WASHINGTON-A new study says electromagnetic radiation produced by cell phones do not stress human cells in a way that could lead to heath risks. "We performed highly sensitive, extremely well-controlled tests on living cells irradiated with energy like that from mobile phones, but at...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solutions provider Alvarion Ltd. said it is filling commercial orders and shipping its WiMAX-ready BreezeMAX PRO customer premises equipment, which includes Intel's PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip. The company said BreezeMAX is Alvarion's WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for...
Motorola Inc. says it is playing its trump card-wireless mobility-in the WiMAX space, skipping over 802.16 Revision D in favor of getting Revision E (the mobile standard) products to market by the second quarter of 2006. The Moto Wi4 portfolio of mobile WiMAX solutions...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emerging wireless broadband platform WiBro will gain traction even beyond South Korea where it has garnered early favor, according to ABI Research.In South Korea, KT and SK Telecom have been working to launch commercial WiBro services next year, and ABI said...
TEMPE, Ariz.-In an in-depth wireless local area network, WiMAX and chip market study, research firm Forward Concepts predicted that WLAN equipment sales will grow to $5.9 billion in 2006 as new IEEE 802.11n and Voice over Wi-Fi equipment is introduced and the infrastructure for...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solutions provider Alvarion Ltd. said it is filling commercial orders and shipping its WiMAX-ready BreezeMAX PRO customer premises equipment, which includes Intel's PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip.The company said BreezeMAX is Alvarion's WiMAX-ready platform that uses OFDM technology for advanced...
LONDON-The voice over wireless local area network market is poised for huge growth, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. A study by the company found that the introduction of dual-mode handsets and the ratification of 802.11 standards indicate a positive market outlook for...
Much hyped and long awaited, WiMAX is now in the first phase of wave one. That means it's go-time for the world's WiMAX players. The testing and rollout schedule for fixed WiMAX technology is broken down into phases and waves, explained Gordon Antonello. Antonello...
LONDON-The voice over wireless local area network market is poised for huge growth, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. A study by the company found that the introduction of dual-mode handsets and the ratification of 802.11 standards indicate a positive market outlook for...
DENVER-Wi-Fi technology should take another step forward now that a joint proposal is under way for the 802.11n wireless standards proposal. Representatives from TGn Synch, WWiSE and MitMot decided at an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. task group meeting in San Francisco...
Nortel Networks Ltd. and collaborating members of the Wi-Mesh Alliance said they plan to present a proposal for a new global mesh wireless local area networks standard to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 802.11 Task Group in San Francisco today.The alliance...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Retel d.o.o. and Arbital Communications Sdn. Bhd. said they will deploy a mobile broadband service in Zagreb, Croatia, using Flarion Technologies Inc.'s Flash-OFDM technology. Flarion's Flash-OFDM technology will provide Croatian enterprise and residential customers with wireless broadband access."We are also proud to...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Flarion Technologies Inc. reported a trial deployment of its Flash-OFDM technology by Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. and Tohoku University’s Research Center in Sendai, Japan, that will include seamless roaming and handoff between Flarion’s wide-area technology and fixed Wi-Fi access points.The mobile broadband trial...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-IEEE said it has begun work on a standard to define the nature of the communication channel to be used with installed electrical power lines for Internet and other broadband communications.The IEEE P1901 standard is officially titled "Standard for Broadband over Power Line...
To the Editor: I just read the article "Connecting dots draw future of wireless" in the May 23 issue. In the article, the section on 802.15.3a states that "Both sides are backed by major vendors ..." This is misleading. The article implies that these...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations. "Nokia's end-to-end multiradio...
Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations."Nokia's end-to-end multiradio strategy covers...
Less than 10 years ago, dot-com was the technology phrase de jour. Business plans, companies and even an economic boom (and bust) were built upon one little dot. Today, at least in the wireless world, `dot' has taken on a new meaning.Dot unites 802...
WASHINGTON-The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the mobile-phone industry's motion to re-hear arguments in five class-action headset lawsuits that a divided three-judge panel remanded to state courts last month, setting the stage for a possible battle in the nation's high court....
FRANKFURT, Germany-Days after Intel Corp. made waves with its new WiMAX chip, rival Fujitsu announced its own WiMAX offering. The company said its new MB87M3400 chip works on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and is available for both base stations and WiMAX terminals."This new WiMAX-compliant...
DALLAS-The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium, which has developed a complete proposal for the IEEE 802.11 Task Group N, said it added several new members. France Telecom, Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan and NTT joined the group's efforts, making 17 companies total that...
WASHINGTON-An Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer official has questioned the fire fighters' union about a study that suggested six fire fighters in California suffered medical problems due to five years of radiation exposure from a cell site at stations, a claim in a...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance announced four ZigBee-compliant platforms from Chipcon, CompXs, Ember and Freescale Semiconductor Inc.The alliance conducted testing of the platforms to ensure interoperability via its official test houses, National Technical Systems Inc. and TUV Rheinland. It also used analysis tools from...
Freescale Semiconductor launched a single-source ZigBee-compliant platform, which the company said is the first of its kind in the world. The product was confirmed as IEEE 802.15.4- and ZigBee-compliant by TUV Rheinland of North America.The solution enables wireless products for monitoring, sensing, automation and...
