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Mobile broadband to become mass market 

Mobile broadband is rapidly moving towards becoming a mass market, Ericsson president and chief executive officer Carl-Henric Svanberg has said at a technology ... summit. There are currently 128 commercial HSPA networks and more than 300 models of HSPA devices worldwide. Source:mobilemarketingnews.co.uk   [More...] [Less...]

Under the Hood: Full-featured phones are ultrathin 

Thick and thinner When the one-year-old Sony Ericsson K800i, also analyzed by Portelligent, is compared with the recently launched W880i, many similarities ... are found to exist between the phones, including the candy-bar form factor, QVGA display, dual cameras and W-CDMA connectivity. However, the thickness of the devices and their respective display modules couldn't be more different. At only 10 mm, the Sony Ericsson W880i is more than 40 percent thinner than the K800i, even after excluding the additional 5-mm camera protrusion found on the K800i. A significant contributor to this reduction in thickness is the svelte QVGA (320 x 240-pixel) display module contained in the W880i. Examining the two display modules side by side quickly reveals that the LCD module in the W880i contributes at least 1 mm of the 7.6-mm profile difference between the phones. Where is the glass? When squeezing out an additional 1 mm from a 2.6-mm-thick display assembly, typically the first component to address   [More...] [Less...]

FCC PERMITS THE USE OF SMALLER ANTENNAS BY FIXED SERVICE OPERATORS IN THE 11 GHz BAND 

Fresh concerns over mobile use in hospitals 

Featured Talkback I choose to share some of my fixed Internet connection to any passing visitors/mobile users via an open WiFi access point which is set ... to use some of my bandwidth and is isolated/firewalled off from my home network. Will police now be questioning anyone in the vicinity who is using WiFi (PDA, phone, Laptop ) just in case they are accessing without my permission ? By: 18276 Read full story: Daily News ZDNet Insight ZDNetWeek ZDNet Events Mobile Update Communications Update IT Whitepapers Security Virus Alert Special Reports Alert Software Tools Reviews & Prices Netbuyer Best Deals IT Jobs   [More...] [Less...]

IBC tutorial 2008 - The IET 

Round off your visit to IBC 2008 with the IET’s Seminar on Digital Delivery! Hear from industry leaders of the latest services and technologies available ... now, those in the pipeline and on the horizon for delivering content to both fixed and mobile terminals. In this dynamic tutorial expert speakers will overview the main physical layer characteristics of the different technology families and discuss developments across satellite and terrestrial broadcasting, wired and wireless broadband and the long term evolution of mobile telecoms networks. Delegates will participate in a moderated and interactive update Registration For details on cost and how to register please visit the IBC 2008 website. Programme 11:30 Chairman’s Opening Address Dr Leonardo Chiariglione, CEO, CEDEO.net, Italy 11:35 Content to the home: now, next and on the horizon Stephen Lowe Chairman, Broadband Communications Research Consortium, UK ‘We’re halfway along the road to full convergence and we have voice networks st   [More...] [Less...]