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Free the Air Waves
Written on 19 Aug, 2008 at 13:38 in General | viewed 102 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
White space in telecommunications refers to unused frequencies in the radio waves portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Google and some other telecommunication companies have called on the FCC to open up the white spaces as a way to create wireless broadband networks nationwide. But these efforts may impact wireless microphones and other technologies that have historically relied on these frequencies. As part of the campaign to gain public support for new wireless devices to use the so-called white spaces Google launched a web site Free the Air waves. So if anyone agree that freeing the white spaces represents a vote for the future of the Internet, they can sign a petition in the web site.
Japanese Mobile System reaches 250M bps
Written on 27 Mar, 2008 at 15:24 in Technology | viewed 270 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
In trials of a future 3G cellular technology, a download speed of 250M bps (bits per second) has been achieved by NTT DoComo, Japan’s biggest mobile service provider. The speed was attained in outdoor tests near the carrier’s research and development laboratory in Yokosuka, Japan. The new system is named “Super 3G” and expected to be launched commercially in the next decade. DoCoMo’s network in Japan currently offers download speeds up to 3.6M bps.
Mobile Broadband Usage doubled in 2007
Written on 19 Mar, 2008 at 16:20 in Technology | viewed 245 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
According to a new study, number of PCs, smart phones, PDAs and other mobile devices that accessed the Internet via U.S. cellular broadband networks more than doubled in 2007. Work-related devices accounted for 59% of total devices and home took the balance 41%. Only one percent of the total U.S. Internet population is using mobile broadband today.