Today the FCC released their Second Report and Order (pdf) adopting rules for “white space” access points. It will allow unlicensed radio transmitters to operate in the broadcast television spectrum where that spectrum is not being used by licensed services.
The rules will allow for both higher power (4 watt) fixed and lower power (up [...]
Comcast today announced it is offering DOCSIS 3.0 in Oregon and Southwest Washington. In December, Comcast’s new cable modem services will be available to residential homes and businesses throughout the communities that Comcast serves.
Comcast will offer a range of services including the Extreme 50 tier with download speeds of up to 50 Mbps. Comcast [...]
Yesterday, a National Football League game — the Cleveland Browns vs. the Denver Broncos — was broadcast on Sprint mobile phones as part of an exclusive partnership with Sprint, a deal that’s valued about $500 million over five years, reports the WSJ.
Over the next seven weeks, Sprint will phone-cast the eight games that are televised [...]
Tuesday’s decision to allow “white spaces” for WiFi-like services on unused television frequencies, represents a new era to provide broadband wireless using unlicensed devices.
One potential use that could come from the decision is neighborhood wireless zones. Carriers could provide, for example, rural broadband Internet access without incurring the huge costs of buying spectrum for [...]
Election night is like the Summer Olympics and Super Bowl for network news divisions, says USA Today. Each network brought out eye-popping technical toys to draw viewers. The Washington Post has details on CNN’s Magic Wall.
Standing in front of an oversize monitor, King began poking, touching and waving at the screen like an over-caffeinated traffic [...]
What’s the best place to watch election results? Here’s a sampling from NewTeeVee, Silcon Alley Insider, Memeorandum, Blogrunner, and Google News.
Mainstream Media (from NewTeeVee):
The Associated Press features a live webcast, hosted by reporters from its Washington bureau, and including voter interviews. Reuters Election Coverage has slideshows and other features.
The New York Times has built [...]
Consumer advocacy group, Free Press says don’t be frightened by their fear-mongering message that our TVs will never be the same if some broadcast channels are used for high-speed Internet.
Lobbyists at the National Association of Broadcasters are trying to scare Washington with horror stories about “white spaces” — vacant TV channels that [...]
I’m all hung up, Vicki. — Thomas Crown Affair
Cox Communications plans to launch cellphone service in the second half of 2009 (pdf) using the 700 MHz spectrum they bought last year.
“We’ve spent $500 million buying wireless capacity in our markets,” President Pat Esser says. “Now, we’re going to turn it on.”
Cable operators have long seen [...]
National Public Radio’s “Election 2008” coverage will offer nine hours of live streaming and multimedia capabilities on November 4, from 8:00PM to 5:00AM (ET). The network will have reporters positioned with the campaigns and in more than two dozen sites around the country.
NPR’s coverage of the general election will include live streaming, blogging, interactive [...]
Broadcom today announced a new combination chip that integrates a complete Bluetooth Version 2.1 + enhanced data rate (EDR) baseband, radio and software, along with an FM stereo radio transceiver, on a single piece of silicon. It’s targeted for mobile devices, adding enhanced voice and stereo audio processing, and industry-leading embedded software functionality using [...]
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