Technology News: Wireless Networking

Wednesday - July 1, 2009

Though most major U.S. wireless carriers today tout the ubiquity of their third-generation, or 3G, wireless networks, they are simultaneously planning for the future, pushing the development of fourth-generation networks that they hope we'll all be using in a matter of years. Two of the best-known 4G technologies now on the horizon are WiMax, or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access; and LTE, or Long Term Evolution. However, these two different technologies will likely take different paths in their development and eventually be used for different applications. [More...]

Neutralizing the Smartphone Security Threat

Wednesday - June 17, 2009

There are many common, but inaccurate, assumptions about the security and privacy of smartphones and other handheld converged devices. For many corporate employees today, mobile phones and PDAs have replaced PCs. Enterprise workers are now performing the same functions they previously carried out on their desktop PCs on much smaller devices, virtually anywhere and anytime. [More...]

New BlackBerry Tour Caters to Globetrotting Users

Tuesday - June 16, 2009

Research In Motion announced on Tuesday that its new BlackBerry 9630 Tour world phone will hit the shelves this summer. What's really new about it is that it supports 3G EV-DO networks in North America, as well as 3G UMTS/HSPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks abroad. Other features are similar to the features available in most of the newer BlackBerry devices. [More...]

New iPhone Features Are More Than AT&T Can Handle

Tuesday - June 9, 2009

As you can imagine, it was all cheers, whistles and hurrahs from the audience when Apple executives listed the features on the new iPhone 3G S during Monday's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. However, the accolades quickly turned to derisive laughter -- and even boos -- at nearly every mention of Apple's sole U.S. carrier partner, AT&T. [More...]

Enterprise Mobile Security: Conquering Chaos

Wednesday - May 20, 2009

The days of IT issuing the same mobile device to all employees are all but gone. These days, different types of workers need different kinds of devices. Sometimes employees bring their personal devices into the workspace, adding another layer to IT's burden. Plus, the underlying technologies in devices and apps are constantly changing. [More...]

Cisco to Stock Store Shelves With WiMax Gear

Thursday - May 14, 2009

Clearwire, which is building a nearly nationwide wireless data network, said Wednesday that Cisco Systems has agreed to make devices that can use that network. Clearwire has its new WiMax network up and running in Baltimore and Portland, Ore., but it doesn't have a lot of devices that can use the network apart from USB modems for laptops. [More...]

New Spec to Grease Wheels for Wireless Gadget Data Sharing

Thursday - May 7, 2009

Over a dozen technology companies announced Thursday their participation in the Wireless Gigabit Alliance, an organization formed to establish a unified specification for 60 gigahertz wireless technology. The new wireless alliance has been working behind closed doors for more than a year. [More...]

Mobile Digital TV to Premier in DC This Summer

Monday - April 20, 2009

Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices like cell phones, laptop computers and in-car entertainment systems, broadcasters announced Monday. Broadcasts using new "mobile DTV" technology are expected to begin in late summer from five stations: local affiliates of CBS, NBC, PBS and Ion, and one independent station owned by Fox. [More...]

Bluetooth SIG Brushes Up Version 3.0

Friday - April 10, 2009

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has confirmed that an update to the wireless technology will be unveiled later this month. "Bluetooth 3.0, aka 'Seattle,' will be unveiled at the All Hands Meeting in Tokyo," Bluetooth SIG spokesperson Starr Baker told TechNewsWorld. [More...]

Skype Scores Shelf Space in iPhone App Store

Monday - March 30, 2009

The top Voice over Internet Protocol service and a major traditional wireless operator become frenemies Tuesday when Skype releases its new application for the iPhone. While Internet phone services have long been seen as a low-cost threat to companies like AT&T, analysts say built-in restrictions and the audience likely to use Skype on an iPhone shouldn't concern Apple's wireless partner. [More...]

Verizon Preps for Long Term Evolution Leap

Wednesday - February 18, 2009

Verizon Wireless has picked Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson as its main contractors in its planned deployment of its forthcoming Long Term Evolution network. LTE, reputed to be so fast that users can download a song in mere seconds, is considered the next industry benchmark for carriers to meet. [More...]

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