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- Denial of Service Attacks and Challenges in Broadband Wireless Networks
- Broadband wireless networks are providing internet and related services to end users. The three most important broadband wireless technologies are IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.16, and Wireless Mesh Network WMN. Security attacks and vulnerabilities vary amongst these broadband wireless networks because of differences in topologies, network operations and physical setups. Amongst...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Network, Broadband Wireless, Broadband, Wireless Network, Broadband Wireless Networks, Broadband Wireless Network, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Network Technology, Networking
- White papers 2008-07-01
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- Comcast keeps promise, launches data usage meter
- THERE SHOULD BE NOOOO CAP.PERIOD. If less than 1% are using that much bandwidth... WHO CARES?They are just trying to impose a limit on "UNLIMITED" service. They should be forced to stop calling it "UNLIMITED" if there is a 250GB cap and they should have had this in place...
- Tags: Backups, Cable, Comcast Corp., bandwidth user, data usage
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- WiMAX Business Case for Emerging Markets
- WiMAX is a standards-based broadband wireless access technology that can meet the challenges of connecting the unconnected and bridging the digital divide. Operators in these markets can deploy field-proven WiMAX networks that meet the affordability requirements of the mass market and experience a rapid market adoption for a winning business...
- Tags: Business Case, Alvarion Ltd., Broadband Wireless, Emerging Market, WiMAX, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Telecommunications, Wi-Fi
- White papers 2009-11-10
- Leveraging 802.16e WiMAX Technology in License-Exempt Bands
- License-exempt spectrum bands make it possible for operators who do not have access to licensed spectrum to deploy wireless broadband networks. Traditionally vendors have developed specific solutions for license-exempt operators, often based on proprietary technology that limits the flexibility and upgradability of their networks. With Institute of Electrical and Electronics...
- Tags: Senza Fili Consulting, Operator, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, WiMAX, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-11-01
- The Need for Additional Spectrum for Wireless Broadband: The Economic Benefits and Costs of Reallocations
- Broadband is rapidly becoming the lifeblood of modern advanced economies. Just as the telegraph, telephone, electricity, rail and road networks, and more recently, the computer defined social and economic progress, broadband connectivity and capacity today represents this progress. The United States has been a world leader in information technology development...
- Tags: Benefit, Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2009-10-23
- CTIA: Qualcomm, AT&T execs reflect on Mobile's past, future
- In many ways, it may feel like we've "arrived" when it comes to wireless technology. But Drs. Irwin and Paul Jacobs, the father-and-son duo who run Qualcomm, pointed out during a chat with CTIA President Steve Largent this morning that the industry has seen major changes over the decades and...
- Tags: Device, Mobile, Network, AT&T Corp., Qualcomm Inc., CTIA, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- CTIA: Android and Apps everywhere
- In the lobby of my hotel yesterday afternoon, I engaged in some small talk with a guy who was wearing a CTIA badge as we waited for the elevator. As we talked about the show and what we had thought of the first day, he said what I had been...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Mapquest, CTIA, App, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem?
- Well, if I am a light user, I DO NOT want to pay for the hogs that drive upcosts for the carriers. I want a dirt cheap plan, that will immediately throttle me if I start hogging, or, possibly give me the option to pay more if I want to...
- Tags: Smart phones, Wireless and Mobility, Network technology, Apple iPhone, mobile broadband, AT&T Corp., broadband, mobile, UNLIMITED
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- CTIA: Genachowski taps wireless industry to help foster growth, innovation
- As the mobile industry continues to go through its changes, the eyes are increasingly focused on Washington, specifically the Federal Communications Commission. To kick off the conference, FCC chairman Julius Genachowski stepped on to the stage before the attendees of the CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment conference...
- Tags: Innovation, Mobile, Industry, Broadband, Spectrum, CTIA, Wireless, Mobile Data Usage, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- TV Everywhere: We're not just ready; we're already doing it
- Television has gone through some major transformations over the years: color, cable, digital and even TiVo. Now, the industry is undergoing another transformation - and consumers are more than ready. A report released today found that consumers are already accessing television-style video content from devices other than...
- Tags: TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice
- Here's Google's response to AT&T's charges that Voice discriminates against users in certain, expensive locations. Google's argument: yes, the common carrier system is broken and should be fixed so that local carriers can't rip off common carriers for outrageous connection fees. >Under the common carrier laws, AT&T...
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voice, AT&T Corp., Carrier, Google Voice, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-09-28
- Will the Palm Pre come to Verizon? Analysts debate
- Do any of you realize that analysts get paid to GUESS about things?So here we have a bunch of idiot analysts GUESSING what might, or might not, happen regarding Verizon and the Palm Pre. Give me a break.It's like the report I heard in Bloomberg TV the other morning. The...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Federal government, WebOS, Verizon Communications Inc., Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-25
- Let the smart grid vendor consolidation begin!
- Award winning journalist?You speak of Smart grid vendors as if they peddle some cheap USB devices that can be had on ebay for a $1 each. Does the enlightened award winning journalist realize that smart grids aren't selected by bidding on ebay. A smart grid deployment is expected to last...
- Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, grid deployment, grid vendor consolidation, smart grid vendor consolidation, vendor consolidation
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Wireless service boosters: A good idea but we shouldn't have to pay extra
- You would think that the news of an AT&T Femtocell product - basically, a network extender that can help boost a weak cell phone signal in homes and buildings - would be a welcome product, especially for the iPhone users who regularly have to deal with dropped calls. ...
- Tags: Network, AT&T Corp., Wireless Service, Wireless, Network Extender, Networking, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Wireless And Mobility, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- The WiMAX 802.16e Advantage: A Comparison Between WiMAX 802.16d and 802.16e TDD Technologies
- WiMAX technology has spurred tremendous interest from operators seeking to deploy high-performing, cost-effective broadband wireless networks. However, the availability of 802.16 OFDMA (aka 802.16e) and 802.16 OFDM (aka 802.16d) as two different and incompatible options of the WiMAX standards adds confusion to an operator's investment decision. This paper is intended...
- Tags: WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility
- White papers 2009-09-08
- AT&T's "problem" customers get the blame
- Fortune Magazine swallows the AT&T pitch hook, line and sinker in a story titled "Bandwidth hogs â€" iPhones and other smartphones." Writer Jon Fortt dishes up a steaming dish of bull shoveled straight out of AT&T PR: Now the wireless providers hawking those Internet-enabled mobile devices...
- Tags: AT&T Corp., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Apple denies the denial of Google Voice app
- follow the moneyIf it's in Apple's financial interest find a reason - any reason- to deny the app, I believe they will.If an altered user experience results in people being not will to pay a premium for the product, then I can see the concern.More of a concern though is...
- Tags: Federal government, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Apple Inc., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Mobile TV: Why it stalled and why it won't take off
- I have tried it on my iPhone...I would actually like to watch some t.v. on my iPhone. The biggest problem I have is the availability of a strong enough network and a service that runs on it.For example, during lunch I might catch up on a show by watching TV.com...
- Tags: TVs, Mobile applications, TV & Home Theater, mobile TV, TV, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- Wireless: Examining the race to the bottom
- The wireless industry is facing quite a conundrum: Subscriber growth is faster than the relatively pokey video business, but revenue per subscriber is falling. Toss in the movement by Apple, Google and others to make wireless carriers mere dumb pipes and there's turbulence ahead. ...
- Tags: Industry, Video, Cable, Wireless, Wireless Industry, Craig Moffett, Tracfone, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-24
- AT&T: iPhone deal blocks VoIP over cellular
- In a letter to the FCC, AT&T acknowledged that Apple and AT&T have an agreement to block VoIP apps from using AT&T's cellular networks, but that VoIP apps that use Wi-Fi are OK. Here's a selection from the letter. *** ...AT&T and Apple...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, VoIP, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Telephony, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-23
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