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- Wireless Broadband
- High-speed wireless transmission of data. However, the "high" in high-speed is always a changing number. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps for cellular carriers, whereas...
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- Meet Cliq, MotoBlur: Live blog from Motorola-Android announcement
- Motorola co-CEO Dr. Sanjay Jha is addressing the audience at GigaOm's Mobilize conference in San Francisco today. I'm here to share some details as they develop. 10:29 am: Dr. Jha takes the stage and starts his keynote speech by talking about wireless broadband. For users, it means...
- Tags: Phone, Network, Blog, T-Mobile, Motorola Inc., Wireless Broadband, Wireless, MotoBlur, Sanjay Jha, Social Networking, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-09-10
- Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections
- Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connectionsNot true growth...The "growth" is due to the service being part of voice plans being added, not due to the need or even desire for data. Sure people want wireless data, but not at the price being sucked out of...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Broadband Internet, 4G, wireless broadband, broadband
- Discussion threads 2009-07-23
- Growth of 3G wireless broadband illustrates demand for 4G connections
- It's no secret that 4G wireless technology - aka Long Term Evolution and WiMax - is in the works and actually starting to see some deployment. But until then, a 3G technology called High Speed Packet Access, or HSPA, is seeing the big growth numbers around the globe. ...
- Tags: 4G, Mobile, Broadband, 3G, HSPA, Mobile Broadband, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Sprint, T-Mobile expand options for wireless broadband on laptops
- Sprint, T-Mobile expand options for wireless broadband on laptopsGoodbye CDMA, HSPA, EDGE. Hello LTE, WiMaxFinally, with LTE, WiFi, and WiMax, the world is doing away with some of the incompatible hodge-podge of "standards", assuming that China doesn't try to flex its muscles and impose its home-grown protocols.There's still a...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WiMAX, Wireless and Mobility, Broadband Internet, Wi-Fi, LTE, wireless broadband, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, broadband, laptop computer, wireless
- Discussion threads 2009-03-26
- Sprint, T-Mobile expand options for wireless broadband on laptops
- Sprint is on a roll this week. Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported the company is making a big push to sell its network capacity wholesale for use in gadgets such as digital cameras, GPS receivers and MP3 players (it's already in the Kindle). Today the company announced expansion plans...
- Tags: 4G, Network, Clearwire Corp., Broadband, T-Mobile, Sprint Communications, Laptop Computer, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, WiMAX, Modems, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Networking, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- AMI and Beyond: How Wireless Broadband Enables the Smart Grid Today and Tomorrow
- As they plan to take their first step towards their Smart Grid vision, most utilities are beginning their journey with the implementation of an AMI Advanced Metering Infrastructure system. More and more of these utilities are also realizing that to truly harness the power of the Smart Grid, they must...
- Tags: Broadband, Grid, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Telecommunications
- White papers 2009-03-03
- Eliminating Guesswork From Wireless Network Design and Deployment
- Motorola's comprehensive portfolio of reliable and cost-effective wireless broadband solutions together with WLAN solutions provide and extend coverage both indoors and outdoors. The Motorola Wireless Broadband portfolio offers high-speed Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Mesh, Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks that support data, voice and video communications, enabling a broad range of fixed and...
- Tags: Network, Broadband, Wireless Network, Motorola Inc., Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2009-02-10
- Expanding the Reach of Health Care in Developing Nations With WiMAX
- Developing nations face urgent challenges in improving access to and the effectiveness of their health care systems with very limited financial and human resources. With technologies like Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WiMAX, wireless broadband connectivity is set to play a growing role in meeting the World Bank goals of...
- Tags: Health Care, Wireless Broadband, WiMAX, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- White papers 2009-02-01
- Intel wants WiMAX to lead Obama's tech initiatives
- Last week at CES, Intel chairman Craig Barrett said that Intel would advise the new administration of Barack Obama to focus on wireless broadband and WiMAX in its tech initiatives. Intel has made significant investments in WiMAX technology, a wireless high-speed broadband technology that can potentially provide...
- Tags: Broadband, Intel Corp., Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Stimulus Package, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-01-12
- Rail commuters: Prefer on-train Wi-Fi or your own wireless broadband?
- Rail commuters: Prefer on-train Wi-Fi or your own wireless broadband?Internet on TrainsHigh-speed Internet has been demonstrated and tested on the BART system. Sufficient bandwidth for multiple users to video conference and watch streaming TV has been proven. Permanent installation is beginning this January. Information is available at...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Broadband Internet, wireless broadband, Wi-Fi, broadband, wireless
- Discussion threads 2009-01-02
- Goodbye Boundaries Hello Disruption: Towards Ubiquitous Wireless Broadband
- To meet the market demand for new broadband services, mobile operators are building out their networks along various evolutionary paths. The 3GPP path holds promise for many cellular providers committed to the GSM family of wireless technology platforms, with a choice of upgrade roadmaps that allow carriers to add ever-faster...
- Tags: Wireless Technology, Broadband, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2008-12-19
- Long Term Evolution (LTE): Overview of LTE Air-Interface
- With the emergence of packet-based wireless broadband systems such as WiMAX 802.16e, it is evident that a comprehensive evolution of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System UMTS specifications is required to remain competitive. As a result, work has begun on Long Term Evolution LTE of the UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access and...
- Tags: UMTS, Microsoft Access, Motorola Inc., Wireless Broadband, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Wi-Fi, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2008-12-16
- FCC agrees to free white-space spectrum
- America wins. Large broadcasting companies and makers of devices like wireless microphones are squirming today after the FCC announced that it has voted in favor of Google -- freeing the frequencies between television channels to create a wireless broadband service. What does that really...
- Tags: FCC, Spectrum, Wireless Broadband, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Federal Government, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Government, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- What would you do with wireless broadband?
- What would you do with wireless broadband?I'd do what I do nowonly not be tethered to the house. That may sound like a smart-ass answer, but it's actually a big deal. Especially considering that one of the things I use in the house is an IP phone. If I could...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, wireless broadband, broadband, wireless
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- What would you do with wireless broadband?
- I'm not talking about WiFi here. Everyone and their brother has that. I'm talking about the emerging standard of 802.16, embodied in some areas as WiMax, but otherwise providing fast, wireless access to lots of data over quite a large area (about 50km if you have line of...
- Tags: Broadband, Wireless Broadband, Broadband Internet, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Telecommunications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- If Apple really wanted to revolutionize the iPod, it would embed wireless broadband
- If Apple really wanted to revolutionize the iPod, it would embed wireless broadbandIf Apple really wanted to revolutionize the iPod, it would embed wireless bIts a great idea and I wouldn't mind it thought about this yesterday actually for those times I'm on a train or waiting at the store...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wi-Fi, broadband, Apple Inc., wireless, wireless broadband, Apple iPod, WiMAX
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- If Apple really wanted to revolutionize the iPod, it would embed wireless broadband
- On Tuesday, Apple is expected to unveil the latest updates to its iPod product line in San Francisco at 10:00 AM Pacific. With Apple's recent comments about an important "product transition" that's coming this fall, there are strong expectations that Steve Jobs is going to announce something big. However, the...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Broadband, Apple Inc., Wireless Broadband, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- Video Architectures - Eyes on the Future: The Benefits of Wireless Technology for Fixed Video Surveillance
- Wireless broadband infrastructure provides rapid deployment of reliable connectivity for video, voice and data. These systems can be used to not only enable video surveillance, but also to provide a common network with bandwidth for VoIP and data transfer. In addition, they enable network operators to perform video analytics, while...
- Tags: Video Surveillance, Network, Wireless Technology, Benefit, Video, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Wireless Broadband Infrastructure, Network Operator, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Marketing, Telecommunications
- White papers 2008-08-05
- An Advance in Wireless Broadband Communications Based on a WiMAX-HAPS Architecture
- This paper summarizes the evaluation of the synergy of a WiMAX-High Altitude Platforms HAPs system at S-band for a low-cost fast-availability deployment in supplying broadband wireless communications services in a dynamic environment and enhancement of terrestrial telecommunications. The performance task is progressed relying on the basis of the IEEE 802.16-2004...
- Tags: Broadband Wireless, Broadband, Wireless Broadband, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Network Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Networking
- White papers 2008-06-12
- Driving 4G: WiMAX & LTE
- WiMAX and LTE are well positioned to drive the global evolution towards pervasive wireless broadband communications with market acceptance, rich ecosystems, and promising economies of scale. Motorola's committed focus and investment uniquely position to bring both market-leading WiMAX and LTE solutions to the global marketplace. Availability and regulations of spectrum,...
- Tags: 4G, Broadband, Motorola Inc., Wireless Broadband, Wireless, WiMAX, Broadband Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking
- White papers 2008-04-24
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