U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, a Democrat whose district includes Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters, this week introduced a bill pressing the FCC for a decision to use currently unused broadcast tv frequencies for wireless Internet access, reports the Seattle Times.
His bill, which matches legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate in January, instructs the FCC to issue a [...]
Ultra Wideband (UWB) which operates in the 3.1GHz to 10.6GHz spectrum at up to 480Mbps has achieved standards status by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Ecma International who signed off on ECMA-368, ECMA-369, and ISO/IEC 26907, forming the basis for Wireless USB.
WiMedia’s ultra wideband technology could some day eliminate a rat’s nest of [...]
TeleNav and Sprint today launched Sprint Navigation, said to be the industry’s first GPS navigation bundled in data packs.
Sprint Navigation, powered by TeleNav, provides GPS navigation on a phone. Unlimited use of Sprint Navigation will be included in the new Sprint Power Vision Navigation Pack, along with two other existing data packs.
Sprint customers who [...]
Municipal WiFi mesh is being used by cities to handle video surveillance, reports Unstrung:
The Dallas Police Department has deployed mesh networks for video surveillance in the downtown business district. The surveillance system covers approximately 30 percent of the downtown area and delivers live 24-hour monitoring in City Hall and Police headquarters. The network was set [...]
WildBlue announced today that it has began offering high-speed Internet through its new satellite, WildBlue-1. WildBlue provides broadband Internet access via satellite to homes and small businesses not currently served, or underserved, by other high-speed providers. WildBlue launched commercial service via the Anik F2 satellite in June of 2005, and currently has over [...]
Roger the Shrubber: Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say Ni at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land, nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress in this period in history.
King Arthur: Did you say shrubberies?
Roger the Shrubber: Yes, [...]
Sanyo Electric will use chips from Beceem Communications for its planned dual-mode CDMA/WiMAX mobile phones, reports RCR News. Sanyo is also a major handset supplier to Sprint Nextel, which is building out a mobile WiMAX network in the United States, notes RCR News.
“Sanyo has chosen Beceem because of its continued leadership in mobile WiMAX,” said [...]
EarthLink is testing a wireless handset that will allow consumers to make phone calls over EarthLink’s municipal wireless network (FAQ). Accton Technology is manufacturing the Wi-Fi phones for the company’s beta test network in Anaheim, Calif.
“We expect that many people who use cell phones today in our municipal Wi-Fi markets [...]
DailyWireless has been on a mini Spring Break the last few days.
But we have a special treat — guest columnist Ken DiPietro, Vice President/CTO of
NextGenCommunications.
Ken attended the MuniWireless convention in Dallas, March 4-6, 2007 (Conference Presentations). Here’s his report on the convention:
The latest in the series of MuniWireless shows finished up on Tuesday, March [...]
Engadget got their hands a second generation UMPC, the Samsung’s Q1 Ultra, at the big CeBIT show in Germany.
It brings a smaller form factor, lighter weight, integrated thumb-board, HSDPA data, 60GB disk, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Vista Home Premium running on a 7-inch, 1,024 x 600 WSVGA screen. Hell, it will even pack WiBro data [...]
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