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Prab Varma, has been named as a 2011 IEEE fellow for his contribution to system-on-chip (SoC) test technology, which reduces the costs of testing chips used for electronic devices. He …

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ANAHEIM, CALIF. – It’s no secret that America and its allies increasingly face a new kind of foe. What’s even more troubling and yet not surprising is how quickly these …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Amidst the glitz and glamor of Sunset Boulevard, rubbing elbows with stars in LA’s newest W hotel, little chip company Marvell Technology Group Ltd. told Hollywood to …

The WiMAX market is set for a speed boost as a number of chip providers and equipment makers said they plan to accelerate the interoperability of the WiMAX 2 standard. …

The emergence of the Internet of Things and communication using wireless machine-to-machine (M2M) equipment (M2ME) promises to drastically increase the number of devices operating on any given wireless network. Because …

The converging telecom and IT space is set to become a $5 trillion global business, fueled by relentless demand from individuals and businesses to be able to access information across …

BY DAN MEYER HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Despite thunderstorms on Wall Street, as well as outside the convention itself, participants at the PCIA’s 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show last week in Hollywood, …

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Despite thunderstorms on Wall Street, as well as outside the convention itself, participants at the PCIA’s 2008 Wireless Infrastructure Show this week in Hollywood, Fla., were forecasting …

Jim Orr is a principal network architect in the wireless market development group at Fujitsu Network Communications. Q: It seems the infrastructure market has experienced some turbulence over the past …

The wireless broadband industry is fighting to prevent sharing conditions in unlicensed spectrum, but utilities, railroads and others insist such safeguards are necessary to prevent interference in existing and future …

For plenty the debate is over, they’ve already committed to WiMAX or HSPA leading to LTE. But that never stops the larger, ongoing discussion. Wireless carriers and others are ramping …

Patent reform is often billed as a battle between high-tech and pharmaceutical heavyweights, but in reality sharp divisions exist such that Motorola Inc., Qualcomm Inc., InterDigital Communications Corp., Texas Instruments …

Cellphone dodges bullet An Aurora, Colo., man may have his cellphone to thank for his life. Roger Baxter was shot in the chest during a burglary in his home, but …

Clearwire Corp. announced it completed the first phase of a mobile WiMAX field trial in Hillsboro, Ore., a suburb of Portland. Individuals participating in the trial, which covered 15-square miles …

Shared Spectrum Co. didn’t need the luck of the Irish in the first public demonstration of its cognitive radio technology at the IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks Conference in Dublin …

WiMAX set-top box maker Alvarion Ltd. added Wi-Fi functionality to its BreezeMAX product line to support carrier interest in offering bandwidth-intensive mobile applications through broadband connectivity powered by both Wi-Fi …

Did anyone else notice that during the recent WiMAX World trade show, every vendor launching WiMAX gear touted Multiple Input, Multiple Output technology as part of its solution? Indeed, Aclatel …

Here’s a few of the things that got us talking in the edit room last week: Has the IEEE ever kicked out all of the leaders of a working group …

The IEEE standards association announced a leadership shake-up in its troubled 802.20 working group, which is supposed to get the work on a mobile wireless broadband access standard back on …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The IEEE standards association announced a leadership shake-up in its troubled 802.20 working group, a move aimed at getting the work on a mobile wireless broadband access standard back …

Here’s what got us talking in the RCR Wireless News editorial department last week: Throwing caution, and perhaps good sense to the wind, the Wi-Fi Alliance has decided that it …

In a break from its tradition of certifying products only after a standard has been approved, the Wi-Fi Alliance says it plans to “pre-certify” the interoperability of pre-802.11n products beginning …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …