The FCC has adopted final rules allowing use of white spaces in the United States (pdf final order). White spaces are unused broadcast television channels, between 54-698 MHz (TV Channels 2-51). Google believes they will pave the way for “Wi-Fi on steroids”. It is the FCC’s first significant release of unlicensed spectrum in 25 years, [...]
Nokia and AT&T are offering $10 million in cash and prizes for developers. Nokia is looking to give its Ovi Store a leg-up through the Calling All innovators contest. The actual prizes total $4 million; ($150,000 per winning developer, in 17 categories with three winners each). But Nokia and AT&T say they are also putting [...]
VP of system development for LTE pioneer TeliaSonera, Tommy Ljunggren (right), this morning urged operators not to wait in launching next-generation mobile services, reports GSMA’s Mobile Business Briefing. The first full commercial Long Term Evolution service was launched in December 2009 by Teliasonera. The carrier plans to expand 4G coverage to 25 cities in Sweden [...]
Panasonic’s new Toughbook tablet, the U1 Ultra, has been updated with a newer 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a larger 64GB SSD with Windows 7. An optional two megapixel front-facing camera is said to have better auto-focus and white balance features. It has a street price of $2,799. Panasonic Toughbook U1 features: [...]
T-Mobile USA has installed a solar-powered cell site, the carrier’s first site powered by renewable energy in the United States, reports GigaOm. The T-Mobile site uses 12 solar panels, although the actual wattage wasn’t specified. At 200 watts each, that would be about 2400 watts, enough to keep the site up running without requiring power [...]
The Senate Commerce Committee will conduct a hearing Thursday regarding a nationwide broadband wireless network for public safety as part of a critical week in first responders’ efforts to persuade Congress to reallocate the 700 MHz D Block to public safety. “Public safety will be out in full force in D.C.,” said Dick Mirgon, immediate [...]
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