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Home networks have become relatively commonplace and now are following a trend similar to one found in business networks: creating ways to fulfill a need for higher speed. Because users are now working with more high bandwidth video transmissions, they are on the lookout for new network options to s...
Cell phones have been transformed from mere telephones into handheld computers capable of a variety of tasks, such as supporting e-mail, surfing the Web and transmitting video. Consequently, handset vendors have been focused on enhancing their products' software capabilities, which means adding more...
Changes are afoot in many enterprises as more and more of them switch from traditional voice connections to Voice over IP services. Market research firm Gartner found that three out of every four PBX lines sold in 2005 were VoIP links; that number is expected to grow to more than four out of every ...
The drumbeat of support for WiMax products has begun to sound a bit more loudly. In August, Sprint Nextel became the largest domestic telecom carrier to throw its weight behind the next-generation wireless option. "The Sprint endorsement was a bit of a surprise because the company had other options ...
Shareholders approved last week the merger of Lucent and Alcatel, a deal first announced in March. The pairing is one of a handful that has taken place in the telecommunications equipment market since the year began. The changes underscore the diminishing vitality of the telecom equipment market and...
A growing number of consumers are walking around with a cell phone for voice communications and a laptop for data connections. Soon, that may no longer be necessary, as handset vendors are delivering new devices and carriers are rolling out new services that support both cellular and WiFi connection...
Across the U.S. -- and in fact throughout the world -- municipalities are adding broadband WiFi to their list of services. Improving their own communication infrastructure, bridging the digital divide, making the community more attractive to business and bringing a few extra dollars into city coffer...
Users want to keep their data safe from outsiders but they do not want their security products to make their computing experiences tedious. Vendors often find it difficult to maintain that delicate balance, but that could change if a new encryption technique gains momentum. Ideally, users want their...
Enterprises have armed themselves with a bevy of management and monitoring tools. These products calculate bandwidth utilization, gauge system response time, and identify system and network bottlenecks. Yet amid all the information gleaned, for many firms a simple question often goes unanswered: How...
Enterprises have begun to recognize that instant messaging can be a useful tool to help improve employee productivity. The ability to instantly determine where an employee, supplier, or customer is at any time, coupled with the tools to exchange information with the person instantly, can cut down on...
The battle plans have been laid, and the combatants are poised to attack. After months of mystery, the big three game console makers -- Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo -- have each revealed their next-generation gaming machines. Whether the coming market showdown will result in any dramatic reshaping o...
Handheld devices now tie top executives to corporate e-mail systems and application servers. Since this capability allows mobile workers to be better informed and more responsive, companies are thinking about expanding their reach. As usage spreads, more formal metrics are being put into place to de...
Cell phones have been steadily morphing into portable computers that busy executives are using to keep in touch with clients, suppliers and co-workers while on the go. Now, after passively watching this market take hold, Microsoft has decided that it wants to become a key player, an attainable but n...
To some, it might seem like an unlikely pairing: wireless handset chipsets and mobile application development tools. To Qualcomm, however, it is a match that makes sense and is starting to have an impact on the wireless data industry. Qualcomm is best known for its CDMA chipsets that are found in p...
Cell phones have been transformed into handheld computers capable of supporting e-mail, Web surfing, and video transmissions, which has necessitated the development of more sophisticated cell phone operating systems. After a number of failed attempts to emerge as a significant force in this market,...
As the future of video gaming services comes into focus, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony are all enhancing their online gaming services in a bid to offer gamers richer, more challenging interplay experiences than they can find when playing just by themselves. What is not as easy to discern is how the ...
Convergence is a common theme among telecommunications and cable television suppliers. These companies think that by offering a portfolio of bundled voice, video and data services they will be able to gain customers and increase their market share. This desire has created a ripple effect in the netw...
E-mail systems such as Microsoft's Exchange had been considered moribund technology, but recently they have been revitalized. "Because corporations are now using e-mail to streamline a variety of communications, including instant messaging and Web conferencing, they are moving away from simple Web b...
At one time, users had to buy Ethernet adapters, install them in their desktop computers, and then upgrade them as they moved to a faster version of the networking option. Now when users buy a desktop system, it comes with an integrated adapter that supports a variety of transmission speeds. A simil...
Startup cellular carriers are beginning to view the United States' immigrant population as an underserved market. "Carriers have done a good job in penetrating most adult demographics, so they are now searching for niche groups that don't rely on their services," said Marina Amoroso, an industry ana...
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