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Archive for June, 2006

CommunicAsia 2006

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 21st, 2006

CommunicAsia 2006 brings more than 47,000 industry professionals, decision makers, buyers, customers and competitors from over 100 countries to Singapore. More than 1,400 exhibiting companies and 22,000 overseas attendees will attend from 20 – 23 June 2006.

Microsoft, NTT DoCoMo, Ericsson and Motorola will showcase a variety of 3G, WiMAX, IPTV and mobile broadcasting technologies at [...]

Atlanta Wireless RFP

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 21st, 2006

Wireless Atlanta has issued an RFP (pdf) for a wireless cloud serving citizens, city workers, and public safety employees. The city (downtown maps) plans to have a contractor build the system and will lease bandwidth on it, as is the case with most current RFPs. The city of Atlanta, Georgia (pop. 425,000), covers 132 square [...]

Coast Guard’s Vessel Monitoring

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2006

From its command center at the Port of Miami, the Coast Guard monitors commercial vessels using Project Hawkeye, which gives the Coast Guard the ability to identify and track vessels in harbor and coastal waters.

Hawkeye’s sensors, long-range cameras, night-vision and infrared capabilities are viewed at a command center, much like a security guard watches over [...]

Free Mobile Blog Software

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2006

Globe Telecom, the leading telecommunications operator in the Philippines, and Nokia, today announced that Globe is the first operator in the world to offer their customers a fully integrated mobile online sharing experience with Nokia Nseries phones.

Without the need to download or install any additional applications, Globe customers can now upload their photos and video [...]

Day at the Opera

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2006

Lassparri: Never in my life have I received such treatment. They threw an apple at me.
Otis B. Driftwood: Well, watermelons are out of season. - Night at the Opera

DailyTech says with all of the attention that Firefox gets these days, it’s sometimes easy to forget about the Opera [...]

Windows Live Messenger

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2006

Microsoft rolled out the final version of Windows Live Messenger with built-in calling and shared folders on Monday. Users will be able to place free PC-to-PC calls, and even call traditional phone numbers for a small fee through a partnership with Verizon.

The Windows Live Call service [...]

Statewide Interoperabilty Plan

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2006

Radio interoperability is a common concern of every state. The federal Safecom Program wants compability between city, county, state and federal agencies. When Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, different counties were often unable to communicate. While the 800 Mhz radios were similar, different signaling, control and talk channels created inpenetrable barriers.

The state of Oregon is [...]

DVB-H Soccer Disappoints

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2006

Mobile TV is disappointing some World Cup fans, reports EE Times.
Admittedly, I have followed the development of mobile TV technologies more intently than the average user. I’ve built up perhaps unreasonably great expectations for mobile TV. So I had high hopes that World Cup ‘06 would be the defining [...]

Net Neutrality: Bridge to Nowhere?

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2006

ArsTechnica summarizes the latest Net Neutrality news:
A vote on one telecommunications bill that seeks to address Net Neutrality is expected later this week, but just what will be voted on is far from clear. Dubbed the Communications, Consumer’s Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006 (S.2686), the Senate bill backed by Ted Stevens [...]

Motorola’s WiFi Mesh

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2006

Motorola says its new HotZone Duo, a meshed Wi-Fi product line, will provide scalable, area-wide wireless broadband access to large and small municipalities. The HotZone Duo nodes will feature two Wi-Fi based radios. Utilizing two radios enables dedicated user accessibility on one channel by carrying all network backhaul traffic on the other. [...]