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- "WiMAX" the Future of Wireless Communication
- The new era of communication, currently employed in some parts of the world, is Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WIMAX. It is the latest technology which is approved by IEEE 802.16 group, which is a standard for point-to-multipoint wireless networking. Wimax vision is to deliver "Last mile" broadband connectivity to...
- Tags: Wireless Communication, Wireless, Wimax Vision, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet
- White papers 2009-01-01
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- Clouds, history, and unmitigated drivel
- Clouds, history, and unmitigated drivelHere come the flames!Regardless of the accurracy/inaccuracy of your vision, I can see the flames coming already.I personally don't see anything overtly incorrect in what you state, but my interpretation differs slightly.In my opinion, until they can find a way to capitalize on the creation of...
- Tags: NETWORKING, New Network Architecture, network, monoculture
- Discussion threads 2009-01-29
- Interview: rPath’s Billy Marshall on how enterprises can virtualize applications as precursor to cloud use
- Interview: rPath’s Billy Marshall on how enterprises can virtualize applications as precursor to cloud useBuzz wordsWhy do they call it the cloud, i've been working with "cloud" technology for about 8 years and will soon be launching what we call an inner web server which according to the current buzz...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless, Internet, Billy Marshall
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- News to know: Firefox 3.0 flaw; Windows 7; IT failures; HP
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Code execution vulnerability found in Firefox 3.0 Dancho Danchev: A security company wants you to DDoS its servers Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Alabama's Broadband Tide Mary Jo Foley: Will Google deliver its own dynamic language runtime?...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Flaw, Web Browsers, Data Centers, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
- News to know: Ubuntu; Firefox 3; RIM; CTIA
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro? Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 Beta 5 released, RC1 Freezes April 8 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.0 Beta 5 - Fastest browser yet! Release notes Larry...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Mobile, Network, SAP AG, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-03
- WiMAX: Worth the wait?
- WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access promises ubiquitous high-speed mobile wireless broadband connectivity. Tom Flak, the CMO of Soma Networks, discusses the vision behind WiMAX and the complexities of its deployment.
- Tags: Wireless Broadband, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- Whiteboards 2007-10-26
- Completing the 4G Vision: Gateways for Mobile WiMAX
- WiMAX is a set of specifications created by the WiMAX Forum and based on standards developed by the IEEE 802.16 Working Group WG. There are two standards of note here. The first is IEEE 802.16-2004, sometimes called 802.16d, which specifies a common air interface for fixed both ends stationary microwave...
- Tags: 4G, Mobile, Farpoint Group, IEEE 802.16, Mobile Broadband, WiMAX, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Marketing
- White papers 2007-09-01
- Software 2007: Motorola CEO Ed Zander says leave the PC behind
- Fresh from blocking Carl Icahn from getting a board seat, Motorola CEO Ed Zander gave a keynote at the Software 2007 Conference. He didnt have anything to say about the boardroom battle, and wasnt asked during a Q&A with conference host M.R. Rangaswami, and gave an overview of Motorolas vision--focusing...
- Tags: Broadband, General, iPhone, Mobile, Motorola, Telecommunications, Web Technology, Wired & Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-05-09
- Nortel has a burn the boats strategy says CTO
- The clap and rumble of thunder is followed within seconds by the sound of a torrential, tropical downpour. Im sitting in the Tonga Room, in the bowels of the swank Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, with John Roese, CTO of Nortel, the $11bn Canadian telecoms equipment giant.The thunder and lighting...
- Tags: Business strategy, Enterprise IT, Top interviews
- Blog posts 2007-02-13
- What's ahead for mobile
- John Patrick, technologist non pariel is leading a panel that features Joe Ziskin of IBM, Tom Jacobs of Sun Microsystems, and Juergen Urbanski of FON. Jacobs begins by saying the digital rights management DRM, is the third-rail of the mobile market. Today's mobile systems, like the iPod or a phone...
- Tags: FON
- Blog posts 2006-09-26
- The smartest dumb idea around
- The smartest dumb idea aroundSome thoughts1. The American Express "Blue" card IS a java card, and should work fine in the existing Sun Rays.2. The technology to make this work is not yet available! You need to prod the IEEE's butt to get Mobile WiMAX approved (almost 1yr since the...
- Tags: WiMAX, NETWORKING, SunRay, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-03-13
- Intel's new chips: WiFi-WiMAX handoffs, 802.11n notebooks, BlackBerry multimedia
- At least three of the chipsets that Intel annnounced yesterday at the Intel Developers' Forum make me real, real curious.OK- Curiousity is a permanent state for me - so make that even more real, real, curious.First, I see that Intel mobility group vice-president Sean Maloney revealed a Wi-Fi WiMAX chip,...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Crestline
- Blog posts 2006-03-08
- A 1950s sci-fi show, mending broken hearts- and WiMAX
- As a lifelong science-fiction enthusiast and a lifelong techie, I am always fascinated by the phenomenon of what was once sci-fi becoming reality. The "Star Trek" "Communicator" wasn't all that different than some of today's PDAs.Yes, but what about WiMAX? Yes, you read that right.Today is a day when we...
- Tags: patient, Patrolman Tom Horton
- Blog posts 2006-02-14
- For whom the tolls sound like alarm bells
- Remember when, if you wanted to participate in CompuServe forum, you got a CompuServe account, even if you already had an AOL account and a WELL account? Those bad old days, when access fees for various services that gave you access to different communities totaled $100+ a month...
- Tags: carrier
- Blog posts 2006-01-30
- My Ten "Converging World" Predictions for 2006
- My Ten "Converging World" Predictions for 2006Prediction 10---- IDTYou may be right Russell, but I know there will be a huge battle for this asset. Think lawsuits, SEC and Delaware courts.Also IDT's machinations have not worked out recently---- remember the ill fated IDT Spectrum, problems in Haiti, and locking reporters...
- Tags: WiMAX, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, IDT Corp., LEC
- Discussion threads 2005-12-28
- Intel CEO Paul Otellini on future wireless
- The world of WiMax will deliver "premium content"At San Jose's Churchill Club, Otellini is asked by NPR's Moira Gunn about his vision for global wireless networking. His answer:It will be a completely different production and economic model.
- Tags: WiMAX, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Paul Otellini, Intel Corp.
- Videos 2005-12-03
- A private sector vision for broadband emergency communications
- Has government's ability to deal with mass crises such as 9/11 improved with the introduction of broadband wireless technology and the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security?Well, doubtful.With the recent debacle of uncoordinated Hurricane Katrina-related assistance response among various government agencies still fresh in our minds, it has...
- Tags: Jennings
- Blog posts 2005-11-17
- Move over Microsoft, Dell. The $100 PC cometh. From MIT.
- As a part of what he says is his life's most important work, MIT Media Labs director Nicholas Negroponte is on course to deliver a $100 laptop to the people who need it most: the world's children. The first prototype, (pictured left, see more photos of it in ZDNet's...
- Tags: Nicholas Negroponte
- Blog posts 2005-09-28
- Google's grand ambition
- Google's grand ambitionYes, the asset that Google will leverage is the abilityto quickly scale their backend cheaply with the highest reliability on the planet. They are number one in providing reliable raw backend power. Microsoft can not even touch them here. This is all possible because of Linux and open...
- Tags: INTERNET, Web browsers, Software development, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsofts
- Discussion threads 2005-09-21
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