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Archive for August, 2009

WiMAX Business Deployment Guide

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2009

The Sidecut Reports WiMAX Business Deployment Guide, from Paul Kapustka, answers the questions: What is WiMAX, how can we use it, and how might its features, prices and attributes save us money? The report also provides a brief historical background on the origins of WiMAX, as well as a cost-comparison matrix for WiMAX and competing [...]

Mexico to Auction 3G Frequencies

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2009

The Mexican government is to begin selling-off new mobile spectrum in the next few weeks in a bid to stimulate competition in the country’s mobile sector, reports Reuters. Mexico’s Communications and Transport Minister Juan Molinar told a news conference yesterday that frequencies in 1.7GHz and 1.9GHz – spectrum suitable for 3G services – will be [...]

Professor: Canadian Wireless Needs Competition

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2009

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ranked Canada as the third most expensive developed country for wireless services. Finland, Netherlands and Sweden have the cheapest cellular rates, says the OECD report. Canada’s big three wireless providers are Rogers Wireless (36.8% with 8 million wireless subs), Bell Mobility (30.6%), and Telus Mobility (28.4%, with 6.3 [...]

AirMagnet: Cisco WiFi Routers can be SkyJacked

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2009

Researchers at AirMagnet, which makes intrusion-detection systems for WLANs, discovered a vulnerability in Cisco Systems WiFi network equipment used by many corporations around the world. According to AirMagnet, Cisco gear is at risk of being used in denial-of-service attacks and data theft. The exploit could be used against networks that have the Over-the-Air-Provisioning feature turned [...]

SmartWaves: Graphical Management of Spectrum

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2009

Today, Spectrum Bridge is unveiling SmartWaves, a new Web-based spectrum management tool. It allows holders of multiple wireless spectrum licenses to manage and optimize their spectrum holdings, analyze business opportunities and maximize their ROI. A wide range of organizations can benefit from this cloud-based solution, including carriers, consultants, regulatory lawyers, OEMs, state governments and utilities, [...]

Cellphones and Brain Tumors: Reasons for Concern?

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2009

A new report, “Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone,” was released today by a collaborative of international EMF activists. Groups affiliated with the report include Powerwatch and the Radiation Research Trust in the U.K., and in the U.S., EMR Policy Institute, ElectromagenticHealth.org and The Peoples Initiative [...]