Interactive Television will be available during Super Bowl XXXVII, January 26th. ABC Sports, in conjunction with the Walt Disney Internet Group’s Enhanced TV division, and Hanes, will deliver live, PC-based interactive TV programming. Coverage will begin during the pre-game show, and continue throughout the game telecast and the post-game show. [...]
The various flavors of “3G” technology planned by cellular service providers for wireless data networks all have problems for emergency workers (or anyone) in the field. GSM-based GPRS is slow. It typically gets 20-40 kbps while CDMA-based CDMA2000 1x is only marginally better at 40-60kbps. Cellular data networks are really “2.5G”. Full [...]
Today marks the 100th anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi’s inaugural wireless transmission between the US and Great Britain on January 18, 1903 (January 19 UTC).
On that date, from the sandy Cape Cod cliffs overlooking the Atlantic, Marconi–using a powerful (35 kW) [...]
“It is now possible to make the Internet fly. This makes us proud,” declared Wolfgang Mayrhuber, deputy chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa, shortly before the first demonstration flight left for Washington with Boeing’s 2-way internet service, Connexion. After a 90-day demonstration, Lufthansa will decide whether to become a full-fledged customer. [...]
The Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah, is getting free Wi-Fi Internet access courtesty of HOTSPOTZZ from January 16 - 26, 2003. Web surfers along Main Street, Prospector Square and Kimball Junction can log on free. IKANO’s Hotspotzz currently has 149 Hotspotzz locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, [...]
Location-based services (LBS) will account for over 40% of operators’ mobile data services revenues in 2007, according to a new report from ARC Group. Growing from just over $1 billion worldwide in 2002, LBS will contribute increasing amounts to mobile operators’ revenues over the next five years. [...]
“Are you all on the side of higher prices and lower competition or not,” asked Fritz Hollings, chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, to five FCC commissioners assembled this week for hearings in Washington DC. “Absolutely not,” FCC chairman Powell answered. NW Fusion [...]
Two sites are selling the 11 Mbps, 802.11b D-Link DWL-650 PC Card for $20 (after $20 rebate), Buy.com and Amazon. Expires 01/31/03.
According to some observers, true “3G” system won’t come close to 384kbps in vehicles. For some applications (like police or fire), 3G may not be fast enough and it will be expensive with limited coverage. Alternatives like MMDS, Wi-Fi or even 802.16, aren’t much better; they don’t do high-speed handoff required for vehicles. [...]
Wi-Fi at Sea has netted a variety of approaches to broadband wireless on the water. iDockUSA and Global Nautical Network install 802.11 hotspots at marinas. Ohio-based Coastalwave, has a network of more than 10 tower sites spanning a 50-mile radius. TeleSea, provides Wi-Fi to ships at sea. They claim a wireless signal can [...]
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