http://www.volny.cz/horvitz/os-info/ World news related to license-free access to the radio spectrum http://www.volny.cz/horvitz/os-info/newlogo-small.jpg http://www.volny.cz/horvitz/os-info/ en-us by Jean-Pierre Joosting, EE Times Europe, 9 February 2012: "Digi International has introduced the ConnectPort X2e for Smart Energy, a low cost, enhanced version of the company's ZigBee Smart Energy gateway. The gateway connects ZigBee Smart Energy devices from a Home Area Network (HAN) to an energy service provider via broadband. It offers additional memory and processing power for over-the-air updates of connected Smart Energy devices making it easier for utilities and application partners to establish and maintain large Smart Energy device deployments. The ConnectPort X2e also provides an upgrade path to Smart Energy 2.0..." http://www.electronics-eetimes.com/en/News/full-news.html?id=222911201 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:34 GMT http://www.electronics-eetimes.com/en/News/full-news.html?id=222911201 Comms Business, 10 February 2012: " Wi-Fi hotspots provide dedicated areas of coverage in city centres and mobile operators now recognise the need to integrate Wi-Fi into their networks to enable data offload and provide subscribers with uninterrupted data access, widespread coverage and a seamless crossover between 3G, Wi-Fi and even 4G (LTE). As mobile operators have discovered from the increase of data traffic on their networks, the issue of capacity has become just as important as coverage. This also applies to Wi-Fi - service providers will have to deploy Wi-Fi networks with the bandwidth to cope with highly populated, dense urban environments..." http://www.commsbusiness.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15576 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:25 GMT http://www.commsbusiness.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15576 InterDigital press release, 9 February 2012: "...Integrated Dynamic Spectrum Management technology harvests TVWS and other available frequency channels to increase the data throughput of Wi-Fi devices, addressing the congestion of heavily used unlicensed bands and the ever-growing demand for wireless bandwidth. The system will be featured at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, February 27 through March 1, 2012..." http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/IDCC/1690147970x0x541474/313f918a-cf22-46d6-8a04-b27bd645c59b/IDCC_News_2012_2_9_General_Releases.pdf Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:59 GMT http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/IDCC/1690147970x0x541474/313f918a-cf22-46d6-8a04-b27bd645c59b/IDCC_News_2012_2_9_General_Releases.pdf by Ian Scales, Telecom TV, 9 February 2012: "Why don't national operators offer WiFi to their customers when they roam abroad with their smartphones? There's clearly the old cannibalisation conundrum at work here. In summary: 'But if we offer WiFi people won't use mobile data and we'll lose revenue.' To which the reply: 'But they're not using mobile data when abroad anyway, so you're probably not losing anything except possible WiFi roaming revenue.' Of course the calculation is a tad more complicated than that. For one thing pushing WiFi in your telco roaming partner's territory invites all sorts of retaliatory responses, so not wanting to upset the neighbours must be a factor. But sooner or later the sums (and the customers) tell their own story..." http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48446%26id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:59 GMT http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=48446%26id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10 "Melita eyes nation-wide Wi-Fi network," by Martin Debattista, Times of Malta, 9 February 2012: "...Melita seems to be taking a different path than other operators in Malta, inspired by the fact that Wi-Fi provides higher internet access speeds compared to 3G in mobile communications networks. 'People use their mobiles a lot at home and therefore Wi-Fi is very important. The speeds Wi-Fi can give you can go up to 100 megabits as well. We have conducted a test project in Paceville where we provide free internet access over Wi-Fi and therefore users don't need 3G to connect to internet anymore and get more speed than traditional mobile networks. Melita's current 3G network offers 3.6 megabits internet access..." http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120209/technology/Malta-well-on-its-way-to-meet-EU-s-very-fast-internet-targets.406000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:59 GMT http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120209/technology/Malta-well-on-its-way-to-meet-EU-s-very-fast-internet-targets.406000 IdTechEx (via ECN Magazine), 8 February 2012: "In 2011 the market for energy harvesters reached US$700 million, with the majority of the value going into consumer electronic applications, where energy harvesters have been used for some time. Approximately 1.6 million energy harvesters were used in wireless sensors, resulting in $13.75 million being spent on this market segment. The next few years will see a growth in the adoption of energy harvesting for wireless sensors with the market for industrial applications reaching US$140 million by 2017. Wireless sensor networks will be as big as US$200 million with bespoke military/aerospace applications reaching US$210 million..." http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2012/02/Energy-Harvesting-for-Wireless-Sensors--1-6-Million-Units-in-2011--Where-Next-/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:52 GMT http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2012/02/Energy-Harvesting-for-Wireless-Sensors--1-6-Million-Units-in-2011--Where-Next-/ by Marguerite Reardon, CNET.com, 8 February 2012: "Joining a carrier Wi-Fi hot spot on your smartphone or tablet will soon be as simple as turning on your device. That means no more scrolling through lists of available Wi-Fi networks, and no more typing passwords to join networks..." http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57373453-266/new-standards-make-using-carrier-wi-fi-super-easy/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:08 GMT http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57373453-266/new-standards-make-using-carrier-wi-fi-super-easy/ "FDA's assault on mobile technologies," by Joel White, Washington Times, 7 February 2012: "...All of this innovation and growth in mobile medical applications could come to a screeching halt if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moves forward with its proposed regulation of mobile medical applications. The FDA continues to explore options to regulate mobile medical applications as medical devices under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, particularly around adverse-event and patient-safety reporting. At this formative stage of emerging mobile medical applications, complicated and expensive new regulatory structures through the FDA would dampen prospects for future lifesaving innovations..." http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/7/fdas-assault-on-mobile-technologies/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:26 GMT http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/7/fdas-assault-on-mobile-technologies/ 7 March in Brussels, Belgium: "...More information and updates on the programme will be available shortly, so please check back regularly. In the meantime if you have any specific questions on the topics to be discussed, or if you are interested in any of the opportunities to participate, please get in touch with Tom Chinnock on +44 (0) 2920 783 025 or tom.chinnock@forum-europe.com." http://www.eu-ems.com/agenda.asp?event_id=109 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:47 GMT http://www.eu-ems.com/agenda.asp?event_id=109 by Ravi Mandalia, IT Pro Portal, 8 February 2012: "Tesco, in an attempt to augment the status of its services, has decided to install Wi-Fi service in all the Tesco Extra stores spread across the UK. The Wi-Fi service is facilitated by UK broadband and mobile operator O2. The real catch of this Wi-Fi service is that it is absolutely free in the stores..." http://www.itproportal.com/2012/02/08/tesco-rolling-out-free-wi-fi-at-all-extra-stores/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:47 GMT http://www.itproportal.com/2012/02/08/tesco-rolling-out-free-wi-fi-at-all-extra-stores/ Digital TV Europe, 7 February 2012: "A potential area of disagreement is emerging at the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) in Geneva over the future of the 700MHz frequency currently used by broadcasters. The Arab and African regional administrations are pressing for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to allocate the 700MHz band to mobile services... The European Broadcasting Union has noted that the use of the 700MHz band for non-broadcasting services would cause problems in Europe, where long-term broadcasting licences have been granted for terrestrial services. Broadcasters are keen to reserve the 700MHz band for future broadcast applications..." http://www.digitaltveurope.net/20475/arab-and-african-countries-press-for-second-digital-dividend-at-wrc/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:47 GMT http://www.digitaltveurope.net/20475/arab-and-african-countries-press-for-second-digital-dividend-at-wrc/ LightSquared press release, 7 February 2012: "...While the company's request is specifically focused on commercial GPS receivers designed to receive signals in the 1559-1610 MHz band, company officials reinforced on a call with reporters that receiver reliability standards would create a level playing field across the entire US spectrum. Two rounds of testing by independent and government entities have confirmed that the interference experienced by the commercial GPS receivers is the result of an industry decision to design and sell poorly filtered devices that purposefully depend on spectrum licensed to LightSquared for accuracy. If sensible standards were in place, the GPS industry would not be facing the current interference problems and consumers would benefit from a more efficient use of spectrum..." http://www.lightsquared.com/press-room/press-releases/lightsquared-calls-on-fcc-to-initiate-receiver-reliability-standards-set-level-playing-field-for-spectrum-licensees/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:47 GMT http://www.lightsquared.com/press-room/press-releases/lightsquared-calls-on-fcc-to-initiate-receiver-reliability-standards-set-level-playing-field-for-spectrum-licensees/ Bluetooth SIG press release, 7 February 2012: "The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the creation of the Sports and Fitness Working Group and is now accepting members. This group will work together to enhance interoperability between Bluetooth enabled sports and fitness sensor products and training computers (Bluetooth Smart devices) and hub devices such as smartphones, PCs, TVs (Bluetooth Smart Ready devices), gym equipment, watches and more..." http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Press-Releases-Detail.aspx?ItemID=147 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:47 GMT http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Press-Releases-Detail.aspx?ItemID=147 by Matt Hamblen, CIO, 6 February 2012: "Federal regulations forbid making calls from cell phones while aboard US commercial planes in-flight, but Wi-Fi services could eventually permit voice and video calls over the Internet for a fee. Airlines are struggling to make in-flight Wi-Fi profitable, and some analysts have suggested the airlines need to provide more than the email and Internet browsing offered on some flights using services from Gogo and Row 44. The question boils down to whether US passengers - and airline flight crews - would want to put up with calls made by people sitting next to them, analysts and airline officials have said..." http://www.cio.com/article/699525/Voice_and_Video_Calls_Via_Wi_Fi_From_30_000_Feet_ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.cio.com/article/699525/Voice_and_Video_Calls_Via_Wi_Fi_From_30_000_Feet_ by Gareth van Zyl, ITWeb, 6 February 2012: "The largest WiFi network in Ghana has been set up by Vodafone, at a university in Accra, said the company's officials over the weekend. Up to 5000 students at the University of Ghana's Legon campus can connect to the network at the same time using their laptops, tablets and smartphones... The service, however, is not free as students have to buy $17 vouchers, available at pay-points on campus, which gives them 100 browsing hours per month." http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content%26view=article%26id=51264:vodafone-unveils-ghanas-largest-wifi-zone Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content%26view=article%26id=51264:vodafone-unveils-ghanas-largest-wifi-zone MobileEurope, 6 February 2012: "...BT said it has six million customers who are entitled to access FON hotspots, many of them through wholesale relationships with mobile operators who offer their subscribers Openzone access as part of their tariff packages. However, a BT spokesperson told me that of those 3.5 million hotspots, 3.3 million are residential FON hotspots. I think this reduces the use case for the 'ubiquitous' WiFi network considerably, as users usually require coverage in a range of locations (bars, cafes, shops etc) that does not typically include 'in the street outside other people's houses'. You could say, therefore, that across the UK and Ireland, BT has 'only' 200,000 truly public hotspots that are in locations of real use to the majority of users..." http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/blog/9112-what-do-35-million-bt-hotspots-mean-for-mobile Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news/blog/9112-what-do-35-million-bt-hotspots-mean-for-mobile TR Electronic press release (via ThomasNet, 6 February 2012): "TR Electronic North America has announced the release of PowerGap(TM), a new wireless sensor system for the industrial automation market. PowerGap(TM) meets customers' demands for wireless solutions by inductively supplying power from a fixed part to a moving part and transmitting a signal between the two..." http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Wireless-Sensor-System-targets-industrial-automation-market-609066 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/Wireless-Sensor-System-targets-industrial-automation-market-609066 by Douglas Perry, Tom's Hardware, 6 February 2012: "...By 2013, wireless chip revenues will be at $72.9 billion while computer semiconductors are expected to nearly stagnate and land at $54.0 billion. 'Among the 10 segments tracked for semiconductor spending, the biggest market share, 24 percent, belonged to the wireless market, spurred by prodigious mobile handset and tablet sales exemplified by the runaway success of Apple's popular offerings,' said Wenlie Ye, analyst for semiconductor design and spend at IHS. 'Wireless will continue to generate the most growth during the next two years...'" http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/iphone-ipad-wireless-chip-semiconductor,news-37677.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/iphone-ipad-wireless-chip-semiconductor,news-37677.html EurekaAlert! 6 February 2012: "... researchers in France have developed a way to deposit a thin aluminum RFID tag on to paper that not only reduces the amount of metal needed for the tag, and so the cost, but could open up RFID tagging to many more systems, even allowing a single printed sheet or flyer to be tagged... Camille Ramade and colleagues at the University of Montpellier have demonstrated how a simple thermal evaporation process can deposit an aluminum coil antenna on to paper for use as an RFID tag. Aluminum is a lot less expensive than copper or silver, which are used in some types of RFID tag. The researchers suggest that the approach would reduce the cost of RFID tagging to a fifth of current prices, which could represent significant savings for inventory users operating millions of RFID tags in their systems." http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/ip-prt020612.php Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/ip-prt020612.php by Hannah Waters, Smart Planet, 5 February 2012: "...For $19 per month, you get unlimited phone, data and text use with no contract. The catch - if you could call it that - is that the phone automatically switches to wifi when it's available. And when it's not, the phone hops back onto Sprint's 3G network... it assumes that its users will respect the way the service works, only signing up if they have regular wifi access, and using wifi whenever possible as to not strain the 3G network. LaHaise told Ars that, if a user did severely overstep his or her bounds, they would probably cancel the service. But they haven't had to do that yet..." http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/cheap-wifi-based-cell-phone-plan-could-challenge-large-providers/22454 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/cheap-wifi-based-cell-phone-plan-could-challenge-large-providers/22454 by Michael Grotticelli, Broadcast Engineering, 3 February 2012: "...'Correcting a 100-year old public policy mistake unleashed a torrent of entrepreneurial activity, innovation and investment,' said the CFA's Mark Cooper. 'My analysis shows that by every measure of economic performance - device shipments, users, usage, efficiency, value and innovation - the unlicensed model has equaled or exceeded the exclusive licensed model in the past decade.' ...Cooper, in a speech hosted by the Wireless Innovation Alliance (WIA) and the White Space Alliance (WSA), said without access to unlicensed spectrum, wireless broadband service would be much more costly and far less valuable..." http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/blog-opinions/2012/02/03/consumer-federation-of-america-says-public-use-of-unlicensed-spectrum-removes-barriers-to-wireless-communication/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/blog-opinions/2012/02/03/consumer-federation-of-america-says-public-use-of-unlicensed-spectrum-removes-barriers-to-wireless-communication/ by Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOm, 3 February 2012: "Google's Fiber organization is asking the FCC for the ability to test a residential gateway that has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It's likely Google is asking the FCC for an experimental licence to test upcoming 802.11ac gigabit Wi-Fi technology inside residential gateways. However, those longing for innovation in broadband here in the US can hope that there are bigger plans in the works. With a fiber to the home network and gigabit Wi-Fi Google could take a cue from the recent launches in France and in the US of mobile networks that lean heavily on Wi-Fi. Then Google could build a network that offers truly ubiquitous broadband within the confines of Palo Alto, Calif., and maybe later in Kansas City..." http://gigaom.com/broadband/is-google-asking-the-fcc-to-allow-gigabit-wi-fi-for-its-gigabit-network/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://gigaom.com/broadband/is-google-asking-the-fcc-to-allow-gigabit-wi-fi-for-its-gigabit-network/ by Steve Donohue, Fierce Cable, 3 February 2012: "...'In an embodiment, the subscriber is a customer of a service provider and accesses a communications network through a WiFi access point using a mobile handset. The subscriber may access the WiFi network through any WiFi network access point operated by the service provider or by a subscriber of the service provider,' Cablevision writes in the patent, titled 'efficient use of a communications network.'..." http://www.fiercecable.com/story/cablevision-develops-technology-wifi-based-mobile-phone-service/2012-02-03 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.fiercecable.com/story/cablevision-develops-technology-wifi-based-mobile-phone-service/2012-02-03 by Sam Churchill, Daily Wireless, 2 February 2012: "Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., urged the Internet community on Tuesday to rally to push Congress to free up more unlicensed spectrum for Wi-Fi and other new wireless technologies... 'Maximizing efficiency, innovation, competition, and the public interest are the goals that should guide our spectrum policies. Filling the public coffers with auction money is good, but it is not the highest good. And protecting large incumbents from more competition is not our role.'..." http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/02/02/white-space-show-down/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.dailywireless.org/2012/02/02/white-space-show-down/ by Jeff Kagan, E-Commerce Times, 2 February 2012: "The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. Carriers and handset makers are advertising and marketing their new smartphones and apps and attracting users. On the other hand, they are throttling back the amount customers can actually use and the speed at which they can use it. It's time to fix this problem before we are all choked with slow connections, poor service and high prices..." http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/hot-topics/74331.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:37 GMT http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/hot-topics/74331.html by Lee Kaelin, TechSpot, 1 February 2012: "...The SD memory card features an embedded WiGig chip and antenna, which can be used to transmit videos between small electronic devices like tablets and phones to in-car TVs, or the TV in your living room... The technology is still a little way off from being made available to the public, but Panasonic says it could transfer a DVD sized video in less than a minute using the 60Ghz spectrum, with the distance between the two devices limited to around one to three meters..." http://www.techspot.com/news/47273-panasonic-demonstrates-new-wigig-wireless-sd-cards.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52 GMT http://www.techspot.com/news/47273-panasonic-demonstrates-new-wigig-wireless-sd-cards.html The Economist, 28 January 2012: "Among the many new gadgets unveiled at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was a pair of smartphones able to exchange data using light. These phones, as yet only prototypes from Casio, a Japanese firm, transmit digital signals by varying the intensity of the light given off from their screens. The flickering is so slight that it is imperceptible to the human eye, but the camera on another phone can detect it at a distance of up to ten metres. In an age of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, flashing lights might seem like going back to sending messages with an Aldis lamp. In fact, they are the beginning of a fast and cheap wireless-communication system that some have labelled Li-Fi..." http://www.economist.com/node/21543470?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/trippingthelightfantastic Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:11 GMT http://www.economist.com/node/21543470?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/trippingthelightfantastic by Michael Marcus, SpectrumTalk blog, 27 January 2012: "The Dale N. Hatfield Professorship at the University of Colorado Law School has been made possible by Dale's very generous contribution to secure a professorship there that will work in partnership with the Silicon Flatirons Center and the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program. Silicon Flatirons will host events in Washington, DC and Boulder, Colorado, to honor Dale's commitment to these important areas of study..." http://www.marcus-spectrum.com/Blog/files/HatfieldProf.html Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:57 GMT http://www.marcus-spectrum.com/Blog/files/HatfieldProf.html by Amber Dance, Scientific American, 27 January 2012: "...By reading signals from several electrodes, they can infer where, within the skull, a particular impulse originated. This is akin to listening to a single speaker's voice in a crowded room. In so doing, they are also able to filter out movements - not just eyebrow twitches, but also the muscle flexing needed to walk, talk or fly a plane. EEG's most public face may be two Star Wars-inspired toys, Mattel's Mindflex and Uncle Milton's Force Trainer. Introduced in 2009, they let wannabe Jedi knights practice telekinesis while wearing an EEG headset. But these toys are just the 'tip of the iceberg,' says Makeig, whose work includes mental concentration monitoring..." http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=wireless-brain-wave-monitor Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:37 GMT http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=wireless-brain-wave-monitor Mobile Europe, 26 January 2012: "...The mobile operators are represented, in part, at the WRC by their industry body, the GSMA. Roberto Ercole, Senior Director, Spectrum at the GSMA, told Mobile Europe that the GSMA's principal aim this time around is to have an agenda item adopted for WRC2015 that will allocate additional frequency for mobile broadband services, thereby laying out which frequencies will be available from 2020 and beyond. The mobile industry is concerned that although WRC2007 laid out frequency bands for mobile services in digital dividend spectrum at 800MHz, and also at 2.5GHz, that will not be enough to support the remarkable growth in mobile data services the industry has seen since 2007..." http://mobileeurope.co.uk/news/news-analysis/9099-why-wrc12-could-be-the-most-important-conference-for-mobile-industry-this-year Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:37 GMT http://mobileeurope.co.uk/news/news-analysis/9099-why-wrc12-could-be-the-most-important-conference-for-mobile-industry-this-year by Esme Vos, MuniWireless, 23 January 2012: "...Last October, Andy Abramson posted an article entitled 'Why Hotel Wi-Fi Is Being Crushed By iPads And What To Do About It' in which he detailed what hotels needed to do to improve guests' Wi-Fi experience... The Mandarin Oriental in New York City has upgraded its Wi-Fi network using a Ruckus Wi-Fi wall switch switch embedded in each of the 248 rooms in its Columbus Circle property. The hotel has seen an 85 percent decrease in guest complaints after the upgrade. Mandarin Oriental, New York is one of seven Mandarin Oriental hotels that have now upgraded the network (using the Ruckus products) including Tokyo, Manila, Jakarta, Sanya, London, and Hong Kong..." http://www.muniwireless.com/2012/01/23/hotels-upgrading-wifi-infrastructure-to-meet-ipad-iphone-users-needs/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:09 GMT http://www.muniwireless.com/2012/01/23/hotels-upgrading-wifi-infrastructure-to-meet-ipad-iphone-users-needs/ British Journal of Healthcare Computing (via HealthTech Wire, 25 January 2012): "...The researchers evaluated the hospital environment and its influence on the signal propagation as well as the impact of the human body. They found that UWB with the so-called p-rake receivers were the most practical for application, giving a good balance of performance and complexity. UWB is appropriate for general hospital applications and is not detrimentally affected by the specifics of the environment..." http://www.healthtechwire.com/british-journal-of-healthcare-computing/ultra-wide-band-radio-shows-promise-for-body-area-sensor-networks-3021/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:09 GMT http://www.healthtechwire.com/british-journal-of-healthcare-computing/ultra-wide-band-radio-shows-promise-for-body-area-sensor-networks-3021/ by Joseph B. White, Wall Street Journal, 25 January 2012: "This year, auto makers are accelerating a drive to link your next car's dashboard to all the music and data stored in the Internet cloud. Car makers and innovators of the mobile infotainment industry will offer consumers easier in-car access to smartphone and tablet applications that create personalized radio stations or locate good restaurants, and that someday might even find the cheapest nearby gasoline..." http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203718504577180770396354022.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:09 GMT http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203718504577180770396354022.html Austrian Times, 19 January 2012: "IT experts in charge of providing two of Austria's biggest ski resorts have said they are satisfied with tourists' response to the new offer. Salzburg's winter sport resort of Amade and the Solden glacier region, East Tyrol, as well as several other resorts across the country set up free of charge wireless local area network (WLAN) connections at lift stations and information centres... The organisers masterminding the projects at Amade and Solden glacier told the Kurier newspaper today (Thurs) that skiers and snowboarders reacted positively to the opportunity..." http://www.austriantimes.at/news/Business/2012-01-19/38887/Ski_regions_succeed_with_WLAN Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:09 GMT http://www.austriantimes.at/news/Business/2012-01-19/38887/Ski_regions_succeed_with_WLAN by Scott Billquist, World Radiocommunication Report, 1 February 2012. http://www.radioregs.ch/site/Welcome.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:44 GMT http://www.radioregs.ch/site/Welcome.html Panasonic press release, 23 January 2012: "Panasonic Corporation announced today that it has published the details of its 60 GHz multi-gigabit wireless circuit technology on its website, aiming to accelerate the implementation of the 'New Network Lifestyle' the company proposes. Panasonic's ultra-high-speed wireless communication technology is based on WiGig and other network standards..." http://www.thestreet.com/story/11381876/1/60ghz-multi-gigabit-wireless-circuit-technology-and-a-new-network-lifestyle.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:35 GMT http://www.thestreet.com/story/11381876/1/60ghz-multi-gigabit-wireless-circuit-technology-and-a-new-network-lifestyle.html by Courtney Humphries, MIT Technology Review, 23 January 2012: "Optogenetics has been hailed as a breakthrough in biomedical science - it promises to use light to precisely control cells in the brain to manipulate behavior, model disease processes, or even someday to deliver treatments... Now Kendall Research, a startup in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ...has developed several prototype devices that are small and light and powered wirelessly. The devices would allow mice and other small animals to move freely... Optogenetics relies on genetically altering certain cells to make them responsive to light, and then selectively stimulating them with a laser to either turn the cells on or off. Instead of a laser light source, Kendall Research uses creatively packaged LEDs and laser diodes, which are incorporated into a small head-borne device that plugs into an implant in the animal's brain. The device, which weighs only three grams, is powered wirelessly by supercapacitors stationed below the animal's cage or testing area..." http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/39512/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:27 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/39512/ by Gordon Pitts, Globe and Mail (via CTV), 23 January 2012: "After five stormy years as Canada's chief communications watchdog, Konrad von Finckenstein is departing with a warning to his successor: Internet and wireless technology has disarmed federal regulators of their weapons to protect cultural identity... 'We have now moved into an era where the consumer is in control, and where thanks to the Internet and mobile devices, you cannot control access any more,' he said in one of his last interviews as chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. His term ends this week. That means there must be a thorough reappraisal of the regulatory framework, asking whether the same degree of regulation is needed, and, if so, what tools are available to deal with the new media landscape, he said. The highest-profile threat is so-called over-the-top broadcasting, in which movies and TV programs are streamed through the Internet, bypassing standard cable or satellite delivery that falls under Canadian content and ownership rules. The CRTC chair says the over-the-top onslaught is just one symptom of the wider obsolescence of traditional regulatory gate-keeping..." http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article2310806.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:17 GMT http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article2310806.html by Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times, 22 January 2012: "...Onboard Wi-Fi use grew from 4% in 2010 to 7% last year, and is expected to generate up to $1.5 billion annually by 2015, according to a study by In-Stat, an Arizona market analysis company. About 45% of the nation's commercial air fleet is equipped with in-flight wireless Internet, with several airlines, including Virgin America and AirTran, offering the service fleetwide, according to In-Stat. The nation's airlines collected about $155 million in 2011 from charges to use onboard Internet and are expected to collect $225 million this year, said Amy Cravens, a senior analyst for In-Stat..." http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-onboard-wifi-20120120,0,4649618.story Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:14 GMT http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-onboard-wifi-20120120,0,4649618.story by Daniel Eran Dilger, Apple Insider, 21 January 2012: "...In addition to reaching networking speeds above 1 Gigabit (about three times as fast as 802.11n networks can manage), 802.11ac promises better networking range, improved reliability, and more power efficient chips, thanks to parallel advances in reducing chip size and enhancing power management. While Apple wasn't the first company to sell wireless devices, it was first to bring the technology into the mainstream beginning in 1999, when Steve Jobs dramatically demonstrated Apple's initial AirPort technology onstage at the July Macworld Expo as 'one more thing' after showing off the company's new consumer iBook notebook. Jobs pretended to hold his new iBook notebook up to provide a clear view for the camera operator, but he then continued to use the web as he walked across the stage to the delight of the audience that suddenly realized the new notebook had a wireless connection..." http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/21/apple_working_to_adopt_80211ac_5g_gigabit_wifi_this_year_.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:10 GMT http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/01/21/apple_working_to_adopt_80211ac_5g_gigabit_wifi_this_year_.html by Caroline Bloch, Federal TeleMedicine News, 21 January 2012: "...Several researchers have just published a paper appearing in the online edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology that discusses the importance of heart failure disease management and monitoring that can be done in the home. Their research was funded by the Ahmanson Foundation and AHRQ. One of the authors of the research paper, Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow,... sees new promising devices on the horizon to track heart-ventricle and pulmonary artery pressures..." http://telemedicinenews.blogspot.com/2012/01/using-wireless-in-hf-cases.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:02 GMT http://telemedicinenews.blogspot.com/2012/01/using-wireless-in-hf-cases.html by Linda K. Moore, Congressional Research Service, 20 January 2012: "...These bills would, among other provisions: address incentive auctions, which would permit television broadcasters to receive compensation for steps they might take to release some of their airwaves for mobile broadband; require that specified federal holdings be auctioned or reassigned for commercial use; apply future spectrum license auction revenues toward deficit reduction; establish a planning and governance structure to deploy public safety broadband networks, using some auction proceeds for that purpose; and reassign spectrum resources available for public safety. The bills include provisions that would affect the development of new technologies and the availability of spectrum for unlicensed use and for shared use..." http://science-technology-telecommunications.blogspot.com/2012/01/spectrum-policy-in-age-of-broadband_20.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:57 GMT http://science-technology-telecommunications.blogspot.com/2012/01/spectrum-policy-in-age-of-broadband_20.html by Clarice Africa, FutureGov Asia-Pacific, 19 January 2012: "...China has developed a sensor network that will shorten the fire detection lead time to less than five minutes. A test run of the system was successfully conducted recently in the forest area in Qingyuan prefecture, Guangdong province... During the pilot run, wireless sensor nodes were installed in the forest, forming a self-repairing mesh network... In less than three minutes after the fire was ignited, the signals were received by the centre..." http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2012/jan/18/china-pilots-wildfire-detection-sensor-network/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:50 GMT http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2012/jan/18/china-pilots-wildfire-detection-sensor-network/ Texas Instruments press release, 18 January 2012: "...The cornerstone offering in this new family is the new SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3000 product: an easy-to-implement Wi-Fi solution that will lead the charge in expanding the world's Internet of Things. The SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3000 is a self-contained 802.11 network processor, making it ideal for simple and quick addition of Internet connectivity to any embedded application. For full details on the SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3000 and all SimpleLink products, visit http://ti.com/simplelink..." http://newscenter.ti.com/Blogs/newsroom/archive/2012/01/18/introducing-ti-s-simplelink-product-family-the-industry-s-broadest-portfolio-of-easy-to-use-wireless-connectivity-solutions-912530.aspx Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:50 GMT http://newscenter.ti.com/Blogs/newsroom/archive/2012/01/18/introducing-ti-s-simplelink-product-family-the-industry-s-broadest-portfolio-of-easy-to-use-wireless-connectivity-solutions-912530.aspx by Julian Milnes, H+V News, 3 January 2012: "A Kingsclere [UK] family spent Christmas without heating and showers after all their wireless devices failed to operate for three days. Chris Smith, of Ash Grove, awoke on Christmas Eve... to find that the central heating, which relies on a wireless thermostat, did not work... When the engineer inspected their heating system he found that the fault was with the wireless communication system. The engineer installed three new communication units in the boiler before giving up and telling the Smith family that the problem must have been external to their system. Mr Smith said 'I realised that there was a link between the boiler, the shower the doorbell and the car... Mr Smith added that theirs was not an isolated case: 'Through Facebook, we learned that we were not alone and that all over the village people were having problems with remote controls, car locking, etc.' Mr Smith concluded that the common link between the devices was that they all used radio-frequency identification (RFID)." http://www.hvnplus.co.uk/news/wireless-devices-disrupt-familys-heating-system/8624355.article Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:29 GMT http://www.hvnplus.co.uk/news/wireless-devices-disrupt-familys-heating-system/8624355.article by Chloe Yu and Adam Hwang, DigiTimes, 4 January 2012: "The Taipei City Government will enlarge the coverage of Taipei Free, its free 512Kbps wireless Internet-access service via Wi-Fi hot spots at selected public places, through expanding the Wi-Fi network from over 2,000 hot spots to 4,500 ones and hiking backhaul capacity to at least 10Mbps, according to the city government... As the contract with Global Mobile expired at the end of 2011, the city government will offer an open tender to select an operator for expanding Taipei Free Wi-Fi network and continuing operation over the next three years..." http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120103PD213.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:29 GMT http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20120103PD213.html by Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica, 22 December 2011: "...The authorized model in question is the KTS Agility Data Radio. 'The ADR is a software-defined radio that offers unparalleled flexibility,' KTS literature promises. 'It can access more spectrum and support more throughput than any radio product on the market today.' Also in the regulatory approval hopper is what Koos described as a 'second generation' device: KTS' Agility White Space Radio. That's a heavier and slightly taller waterproof machine that looks like it is rigged for outdoor use. The AWR can run in the UHF and VHF bands or 900MHz zone at data rates of 0.5 to 3.1Mbps. KTS is marketing the machine for video surveillance, supervisory networks, and wireless broadband. These devices will work in tandem with an FCC authorized database designed to keep track of whether a given TV band is ripe for usage..." http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/fcc-green-lights-first-white-space-device.ars Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:20 GMT http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/fcc-green-lights-first-white-space-device.ars "Eateries to offer Wi-Fi service in April," by Halim Said, New Straits Times, 2 January 2012: "...the requirement would only apply to restaurants owners operating on premises bigger than 120 sq m in floor size. Besides the restaurants, the Wi-Fi requirement is also imposed on cafes, pubs, bars and club lounges. The outlet operators are free to provide the Wi-Fi service to their customers for free or for a reasonable fee... Meanwhile, the mayor said the WirelessKL service would be discontinued after the expiry of the two-year contract for the free Wi-Fi service by Internet service provider Packet One Networks... The free Wi-Fi service was launched in May 2008. A total of 1,500 Wi-Fi hotspots were activated in the city, including public housing schemes and commercial centres. When asked why City Hall did not continue the free WirelessKL service with its service provider, Ahmad Fuad said the council wanted to give other service providers a chance to offer better connectivity and value-added service to city folk..." http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/eateries-to-offer-wi-fi-service-in-april-1.26479 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:21 GMT http://www.nst.com.my/streets/central/eateries-to-offer-wi-fi-service-in-april-1.26479 by Ashley Lutz and Matt Townsend, BusinessWeek, 15 December 2011: "...Mark Rasch, director of cybersecurity and privacy at CSC (CSC), a consulting firm in Falls Church, Va., says that tracking phones or using cameras to glean shopping habits is 'no more intrusive than what online retailers do.' These tools are likely to become more common if other retailers can replicate Montblanc's success at boosting sales. 'It's really a game-changing experience, and this is only the beginning,' says brand manager Fajardo. 'Before we were just working based on certain know-how and intuition. This is designing a retail business based on real statistics.'" http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/big-brother-is-watching-you-shop-12152011.html Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:11 GMT http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/big-brother-is-watching-you-shop-12152011.html by Jonathan Roberts, TechRadar, 29 December 2011: "...The team has also started venturing into VoIP, using the Bath-based Gradwell trunk network to connect clients to the outside world. As you'd imagine, its solution continues to be entirely built around free and open source software and uses the FreePBX distribution as the switch..." http://www.techradar.com/news/networking/wi-fi/bristol-s-community-built-wireless-network-1046824 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:58 GMT http://www.techradar.com/news/networking/wi-fi/bristol-s-community-built-wireless-network-1046824 "ICT set to unveil WiFi hotspots," Bangkok Post, 27 December 2011: "The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry says it will introduce free public WiFi at 20,000 locations around Greater Bangkok starting tomorrow. An additional 20,000 WiFi hotspots are expected by October next year, said ICT Minister Anudith Nakornthap. The 40,000 WiFi hotspots, under ICT's fiscal budget for 2012, will have an average speed of 2 Mbps... The 30-billion-baht scheme, part of the ministry's Smart Thailand project, will be implemented under a four-year period starting from 2012..." http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/272564/ict-set-to-unveil-wifi-hotspots Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:32 GMT http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/272564/ict-set-to-unveil-wifi-hotspots by Martin Williams, Daily Post (UK), 21 December 2011: "A fast food giant's [GBP]300 million restaurant investment programme is now seeing it serve up more emails a day than it does burgers. This is due to the growing numbers of 'data diners' at McDonald's - business people attracted by the company's free WiFi service. Latest figures for McDonald's restaurants across Wales show a staggering 26,000 customers a month are logging on. Across the country, the total data downloaded daily by customers is over 20,000 megabytes..." http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business-news/business-news/2011/12/21/wi-fi-boom-at-fast-food-restaurants-in-wales-55578-29985856/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:08 GMT http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business-news/business-news/2011/12/21/wi-fi-boom-at-fast-food-restaurants-in-wales-55578-29985856/ by Jeff Plungis, Bloomberg News, 21 December 2011: "...Higher gasoline costs make driving a car more expensive at the same time as buses offer access to free Wi-Fi and cheaper fares than on planes and trains, Schwieterman said. Once viewed as a last resort in the US, bus travel is now attracting more affluent riders, students and women traveling alone, he said..." http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-21/-cool-bus-trips-surge-as-free-wi-fi-beats-driving-study-shows.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:44 GMT http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-21/-cool-bus-trips-surge-as-free-wi-fi-beats-driving-study-shows.html by Dan Frommer, SPLATF.com, 23 December 2011: "Gogo, the company that provides most in-flight wi-fi service in the US, just filed to go public, aiming to raise up to $100 million. Here's a link to its IPO filing with the SEC. Big picture: Most planes still don't have wi-fi and most passengers still don't buy it. With roughly 355 million passengers having flown on Gogo-enabled planes since 2008, Gogo has only provided 15 million sessions - about 4% take-up. I'd estimate that the average flight gets somewhere between 2-10 connections, depending on time of day, capacity, route, percentage of seats filled, etc..." http://www.splatf.com/2011/12/gogo-ipo-filing/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:52 GMT http://www.splatf.com/2011/12/gogo-ipo-filing/ by Tyler Lee, UberGizmo, 28 December 2011: "...Tokyo-based Asahi Soft Drinks recently took the wraps off a new vending machine that not only dispenses the company's products, but also emits a WiFi signal within a 50m radius. There is no catch here and users will not have to purchase a drink in order to use the WiFi, although there is a 30 minute limit before the user is cut off although it appears that reconnecting is possible... Asahi plans to set up 1,000 such vending machines in five different regions of Japan come 2012 - Tokyo, Sendai, Chubu, Kinki, and Fukuoka. After which the company has a grand plan of rolling out a total of 10,000 such units over the next five years..." http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/12/vending-machine-in-japan-dispenses-drinks-and-wifi/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:21 GMT http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/12/vending-machine-in-japan-dispenses-drinks-and-wifi/ by Katie Fehrenbacher, GigaOm, 10 November 2011: "...The WiFi module, which the company is calling Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED), contains a processor, a WiFi radio, a connectivity API, and a software stack. Broadcom's move is an effort to use WiFi to tap into the 'Internet of Things' movement, where every device will one day be able to talk to each other, beyond just computers and cell phones - think everything from your car, to sensors throughout your home and office, to your electricity meter, and even down to tiny objects like the cap of your prescription pills, which could text you and tell you 'hey, it's time to take me now...'" http://gigaom.com/cleantech/broadcom-pushes-wifi-to-connect-internet-of-things/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:38 GMT http://gigaom.com/cleantech/broadcom-pushes-wifi-to-connect-internet-of-things/ Communications Technology, 9 November 2011: "Harman and Sierra Wireless intend to serve drivers who want connection to all their electronic devices in the car. Harman will begin road tests through LTE-networked areas in Europe with similar tests in the United States to follow. Test vehicles will be equipped with the latest infotainment system platform technology integrating an AirPrime embedded wireless module developed by Sierra Wireless..." http://www.cable360.net/ct/49016.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:41 GMT http://www.cable360.net/ct/49016.html by Gautham Nagesh, The Hill, 7 November 2011: "Republican Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell touted the benefits of unlicensed spectrum but said he opposes setting aside a further swath of TV airwaves for unlicensed use during a speech in Brussels on Monday... 'Given today's unprecedented budget deficits, I question whether the U.S. can afford not to auction any and all spectrum recovered in this band,' he added. McDowell closed by pointing to efforts currently under way to take advantage of the white spaces and predicted that the new advances will have an even larger impact on the economy than the development of Wi-Fi." http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/192149-fccs-mcdowell-opposes-setting-aside-more-tv-spectrum-for-unlicensed-use Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:21 GMT http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/192149-fccs-mcdowell-opposes-setting-aside-more-tv-spectrum-for-unlicensed-use by Richard Carlton, HDTV Test, 9 November 2011: "...According to the latest Quarterly TV Design and Features Report from market research firm DisplaySearch, over 27 percent of flat-panel televisions shipped globally in 2011 will feature internet networking connectivity. This figure is forecast to hit 155 million units by 2015, reflecting an increase of 54 percent..." http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/wifi-network-connectivity-tv-201111091509.htm Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:21 GMT http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/wifi-network-connectivity-tv-201111091509.htm by Peter Dinham, IT Wire, 9 November 2011: "The number of public Wi-Fi hotspots is exploding around the world, with analysts predicting that the 1.3 million currently available will leap to 5.8 million in the next four years... In a report published today, the Wireless broadband Alliance (WBA) - the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience - reveals that the number of public WiFi hotspots globally [will] increase by 350 percent by 2015, and this number does not even include 'community hotspots', where users share their own Wi-Fi access point with others, but which will add an additional 4.5 million worldwide..." http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/51018-booming-market-for-wifi-hotspots Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:55 GMT http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/51018-booming-market-for-wifi-hotspots by Scott M. Fulton, III, ReadWriteEnterprise, 3 November 2011: "...'We have reached a point of disconnect between the capacity of wireless networks and the emerging needs of today's customers,' writes Kleeman in GIIC's latest paper. 'This disconnect is driven largely by multimedia and multimodal Internet-based traffic, real-time applications that operate independently of user transactions, and an explosion in the use of mobile video for calling, education and entertainment. Our demand for quality high speed capacity enabled by wireless network infrastructure is growing exponentially and the technology and economics of wireless network capacity are struggling to catch up'..." http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/11/ucsd-study-not-enough-bandwidt.php Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:12 GMT http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/11/ucsd-study-not-enough-bandwidt.php by Grant Gross, IDG News Service (via Network World), 3 November 2011: "...The value of Wi-Fi to the U.S. is in the 'tens of billions of dollars,' said Assaf Eilat, a senior economist at economic consulting firm Compass Lexecon. Many rural areas depend on unlicensed spectrum for broadband, said Stephen Coran, counsel to the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA). Three-quarters of the landmass in Texas and 38 percent of Illinois are served exclusively by WISPs using unlicensed spectrum, he said. Most WISPs do not take federal payments to deliver broadband, he said..." http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110311-more-unlicensed-mobile-spectrum-needed-252735.html Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:59 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/110311-more-unlicensed-mobile-spectrum-needed-252735.html by Paul R. Milgrom, Jonathan Levin and Assaf Eilat, 23 October 2011: "...As the Wi-Fi example suggests, the regulation of unlicensed spectrum can be viewed as a successful example of a managed commons approach. Traditionally, governments have regulated the use of unlicensed spectrum by establishing clear standards as well as pre-approving unlicensed devices. From an economic perspective, this regulatory approach has a number of benefits that allow unlicensed spectrum to be part of a platform for innovation and a source of services that are complementary to those created by licensed spectrum..." http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1948257 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:56 GMT http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1948257 by Donald Melanson, Engadget, 4 November 2011: "...United Continental Holdings announced today that it's signed an agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corporation to bring satellite-based WiFi connectivity to more than 300 of its aircraft beginning in mid-2012. Those aircraft will include Airbus 319 and 320 and Boeing 747, 757, 767, 777 and 787, and the company says it expects its entire mainline fleet to be covered by 2015. No specific word on any additional content or services that will come with it (or a cost, for that matter), but the company promises that the system will 'enable wireless streaming of video content.'" http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/in-flight-wifi-coming-to-300-united-and-continental-aircraft-beg/ Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:51 GMT http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/in-flight-wifi-coming-to-300-united-and-continental-aircraft-beg/ by Ken Terry, InformationWeek, 4 November 2011: "...Last June, the company signed an agreement to provide the wireless network for Zephyr, which makes a clothing sensor array called the BioHarness. According to Glenn Lurie, president of AT+T's emerging devices division, the company is looking for more partners that have developed viable applications in this field. In an interview with InformationWeek Healthcare, Lurie said he believes 'the stars have aligned' for these kinds of products..." http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/mobile-wireless/231902320 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:45 GMT http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/mobile-wireless/231902320 by Mark Jackson, ISP Review, 3 November 2011: "The Northern Ireland Executive has recently awarded [GBP]215,432 from its [GBP]1.9 million NI Broadband Fund, which is co-financed with EU money, to help North West Electronics extend its existing fixed wireless (Wi-Fi) internet access network to cover more rural areas... The effort, which will make use of the Project Kelvin infrastructure to use fibre to increase speeds to the areas of need, is due to be completed by March 2012 and should deliver download speeds of 'at least 10Mbps' (Megabits per second)..." http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/11/03/new-northern-ireland-uk-investment-to-plug-rural-broadband-woes-with-wifi.html Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:45 GMT http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/11/03/new-northern-ireland-uk-investment-to-plug-rural-broadband-woes-with-wifi.html by Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal, 28 October 2011: "A European project overseen by the University of Wolverhampton and a consortium of universities, technical institutes and commercial entities is determining how radio frequency identification technology can benefit the perishable-goods supply chain. The project, known as Farm to Fork (F2F), was launched last year, with half of its funding provided by the European Commission's ICT Policy Support Program..." http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/8913/1/1/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:00 GMT http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/8913/1/1/ Associated Press (via the Washington Post), 1 November 2011: "...The Wi-Fi service known as Amtrak Connect has already been available on Acela Express trains in the Northeast. The Washington Post reported the free wireless expansion Monday. It quoted Amtrak officials as saying the free wireless internet will now be available for passengers on key routes from the Northeast to Georgia. Amtrak estimates that nearly 60 percent of the train system's riders will now have access to free Wi-Fi..." http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/amtrak-announces-it-is-adding-free-wireless-internet-on-about-a-dozen-of-its-east-coast-routes/2011/11/01/gIQANEfhbM_story.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:57 GMT http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/amtrak-announces-it-is-adding-free-wireless-internet-on-about-a-dozen-of-its-east-coast-routes/2011/11/01/gIQANEfhbM_story.html by Judith Lewis, Beyond, 1 November 2011: "...The two-month trial is intended to assess both the demand for free Wi-Fi access and the browsing behaviour of consumers using the service across the capital and possibly the habits of spammers, habitual shoppers and people who like to check in to places they are only just walking past. The findings will be used to determine the best locations for future hotspots and the necessary bandwidth to meet robust consumer and spammer demand..." http://bynd.com/2011/11/01/free-wi-fi-in-london-released-today/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:45 GMT http://bynd.com/2011/11/01/free-wi-fi-in-london-released-today/ US Federal Communications Commission press release, 14 September 2011: "...During this trial, participants are encouraged to test the channel availability calculator; the cable headend and broadcast auxiliary temporary receive site registration utilities; and the wireless microphone registration utility to ensure that each of these elements of the database system is working properly and providing the interference protection required under our rules. In addition, participants are encouraged to report any inaccuracies or other issues with any aspect of the database system to Spectrum Bridge through the response facility on the trial's website..." http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1534A1.doc Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:13 GMT http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-1534A1.doc by Thomas K. Thomas, Hindu Business Line, 13 September 2011: "...To be called the Spectrum Management Commission, the new body will be set up through the proposed Spectrum Act. The Commission will subsume Wireless Planning Coordination wing of the Department of Telecom and will get wider powers including dispute settlement, pricing and regulations related to spectrum... While the Commission has been given a lot of powers, the Government has not given it complete autonomy. According to draft Act, the decision of the Central Government will be final and the Commission is expected to follow directives from the Government..." http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2450663.ece Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:02 GMT http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2450663.ece by Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOm, 1 September 2011: "...While the nation waits for white spaces, which first became available as a result of the digital TV transition that occurred in 2009, the stated use for those airwaves have changed. Instead of being a utopian vision of mobile broadband, which Google and others portrayed it as back in 2008, it has morphed more into a utilitarian way to provide broadband to rural areas at a lower cost than laying fiber. So goodbye to white spaces as the future home for an economical Internet of things and hello to it as a WISP of sorts for rural America. In the UK it's still discussed as potential backhaul, but perhaps that vision will also change." http://gigaom.com/broadband/super-wi-fi-or-white-spaces-whats-up-with-unlicensed-broadband/ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:05 GMT http://gigaom.com/broadband/super-wi-fi-or-white-spaces-whats-up-with-unlicensed-broadband/ "Shaw to Build Broadband Wireless Network," Shaw press release, 1 September 2011: "...the economics of a conventional wireless business as a new entrant are extremely challenging. New entrants lack the economies of scale and scope to compete effectively against well established incumbents with ubiquitous coverage, extensive device ecosystems, deep spectrum positions and large retail networks. Even with our established base and considerable strengths and assets, we could not justify a wireless network build at this time. We believe that a more prudent approach for us is to provide a managed Wi-Fi network that will allow our customers to extend their Shaw services beyond the home..." http://www.shaw.ca/uploadedFiles/Corporate/Media/Press_Releases/Shaw_To_Build_Broadband_Wireless_Network_September%201_2011.pdf Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:29 GMT http://www.shaw.ca/uploadedFiles/Corporate/Media/Press_Releases/Shaw_To_Build_Broadband_Wireless_Network_September%201_2011.pdf by Kate Solomon, Tech Radar, 1 September 2011: "...It offers what Samsung calls a 'powerful' multimedia experience, with a 1GHz OMAP processor chugging away under Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a 3.6-inch HVGA touchscreen and a dinky little 2MP camera on the back with LED flash - and it looks just like the Samsung Galaxy S..." http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/portable-media/samsung-galaxy-wi-fi-3-6-is-a-smartphone-without-the-phone-1008695 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:16 GMT http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/portable-media/samsung-galaxy-wi-fi-3-6-is-a-smartphone-without-the-phone-1008695 by Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK, 24 August 2011: "The Laser Communications Relay technology, which Nasa aims to fly on a test mission within four years, will be used in near-earth and deep-space human and robotic missions, Nasa said in a statement on Monday... At present, space communications rely on radio frequency (RF) systems, which limit data transmission rates. For example, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has a limit of 6Mbps, and takes approximately 90 minutes to transmit a single high-resolution image back to Earth. An equivalent mission with an optical communications transmitter could beam images back at 100Mbps, cutting high-resolution image transmission to around five minutes per image, according to Nasa..." http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2011/08/24/nasa-develops-laser-space-communications-40093763/ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:07 GMT http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2011/08/24/nasa-develops-laser-space-communications-40093763/ Toshiba press release, 1 September 2011: "...The new card, 'FlashAir,' has an 8GB capacity and supports both peer-to-peer transfers and uploads to and downloads from servers. Samples will be available from November 2011 and sales will start in February 2012...." http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2011_09/pr0101.htm Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:51 GMT http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2011_09/pr0101.htm UK Office of Communication, 1 September 2011: "...This document summarises our approach to implementing the geolocation method to allow licence exempt wireless devices to access TV white space (TVWS) spectrum, based on the responses to our consultation of November 2010 (the 'November 2010 Consultation')..." http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/geolocation/statement/ Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:52 GMT http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/consultations/geolocation/statement/ IDC press release, 1 September 2011: "In the second quarter of 2011 (2Q11), the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wireless LAN Tracker found year-over-year revenue growth of 29.7%, reaching $1.52 billion (excluding WLAN NICs). The global WLAN market also experienced strong sequential growth, with total revenue increasing 13.4% over the first quarter of 2011..." http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23011711 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:52 GMT http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS23011711 "Networks to fight for Underground Wi-Fi," Mobile Magazine, 31 August 2011: "Mobile operators are battling it out to win a multimillion-pound contract to install a Wi-Fi network across 120 Tube stations... The news comes as Transport for London (TfL) confirmed this week that plans for mobile phone access on the London Underground have been ditched. The project hit problems earlier this year, with Mobile revealing that signalling contractor Thales and the mobile networks could not agree terms..." http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/12503/Networks_to_fight_for_Underground_Wi-Fi.aspx Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:46 GMT http://www.mobiletoday.co.uk/News/12503/Networks_to_fight_for_Underground_Wi-Fi.aspx by Eric Brown, Linux for Devices, 24 August 2011: "NFC is coming to Android tablets this fall, in two seven-inch, Android 2.3 models announced by Sharp and TazTag respectively. The Sharp RW-T107 is an enterprise-focused tablet that supports the Sony Felica flavor of NFC in Japan, while TazTag's TazTab combines NFC with a biometric fingerprint scanner, plus ZigBee, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and optional 3G..." http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Sharp-RWT107-and-TazTag-TazTab/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:28 GMT http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Sharp-RWT107-and-TazTag-TazTab/ Texas Instruments press release, 29 August 2011: "Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), the industry leader in highly integrated wireless connectivity solutions, today launched ten Bluetooth low energy technology (Bluetooth v4.0) profiles with associated sample applications to boost market development of Bluetooth low energy-compliant sensor devices. The Bluetooth low energy application software is a part of TI's BLE-Stack, and is available royalty-free to all using TI's CC2540 Bluetooth low energy system-on-chip (SoC)..." http://newscenter.ti.com/Blogs/newsroom/archive/2011/08/29/ti-launches-10-new-bluetooth-174-low-energy-profiles-for-rapid-design-of-consumer-medical-fitness-alert-applications-and-more-789278.aspx Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:22 GMT http://newscenter.ti.com/Blogs/newsroom/archive/2011/08/29/ti-launches-10-new-bluetooth-174-low-energy-profiles-for-rapid-design-of-consumer-medical-fitness-alert-applications-and-more-789278.aspx Netgear press release, 31 August 2011: "The new Universal Dual Band Wireless Internet Adapter for TV and Blu-ray players connects home theater devices to the Internet and provides enhanced performance for HD video streaming... The adapter plugs into a TV or Blu-ray player through an Ethernet cable, making it compatible with any device that has an Ethernet port... [It] will be available worldwide in the second half of September, at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $89.99 in the United States..." http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netgear-brings-high-performance-dual-band-wifi-connectivity-to-smart-tvs-and-blu-ray-players-128728178.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:52 GMT http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netgear-brings-high-performance-dual-band-wifi-connectivity-to-smart-tvs-and-blu-ray-players-128728178.html "SUFFER '11 farming robot plays a multitude of roles, takes commands via Wiimote (video)," by Darren Murph, Engadget, 30 August 2011: "...The future of farming is being painted in a far different light here at NEXT Aarhus, where a team from the University of Southern Denmark brought in the largest Wiimote-controlled robot that we've ever seen... Put simply, this modular bot can have various apparatuses swapped into its midsection - one pop-in attachment could pick potatoes, while another could disperse pesticide, for example... Of course, the standout feature from our perspective was the inbuilt Bluetooth and WiFi, which allowed the demonstrator to operate the 'bot with a standard Wii remote..." http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/suffer-11-farming-robot-plays-a-multitude-of-roles-takes-comma/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:52 GMT http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/30/suffer-11-farming-robot-plays-a-multitude-of-roles-takes-comma/ by Rafe Needleman, CNET.com, 27 August 2011: "...Matternet tackled the problem of getting drugs and diagnostic or test materials to people in rural areas in developing countries that don't have access to passable roads during rainy seasons. The company proposed building a network of robotic drones to deliver medication quickly and very cost-effectively - even less than a guy on a dirt bike costs... Landing pads act as beacons to augment GPS and guide the copters to precise landings. While the company is building its prototype business around quadcopters, Raptopoulos told me Matternet is platform-agnostic. That makes sense, since fixed-wing drones would be faster and have much greater range (but they couldn't land as precisely)..." http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20098172-250/matternet-delivers-drugs-by-robocopter/ Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:40 GMT http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20098172-250/matternet-delivers-drugs-by-robocopter/ by Will Hernandez, American Banker, 30 August 2011: "The wireless carriers involved in mobile-payments venture Isis reportedly plan to invest more than $100 million into the project. But this kind of revelation is just talk until AT+T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and T-Mobile USA actually have a product in the market that consumers can test and use, notes one observer. 'Until we start to actually see users in the market and we can understand what the user experience is, only then will the [investment] be more interesting,' says Philip Philliou, a partner with the consulting firm Philliou Partners LLC in New York..." http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_169/mobile-payments-isis-philliou-1041696-1.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:18 GMT http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/176_169/mobile-payments-isis-philliou-1041696-1.html by Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOm, 30 August 2011: "...Thanks to Steven Crowley, who dug through the FCC's experimental radio applications, I got a chance to see what may be the fastest Wi-Fi network around. North American Eagle is using gear from Tropos to add Wi-Fi capability to a jet-powered car that's designed to reach 800 miles per hour and break the current world record for speed in a land-based vehicle..." http://gigaom.com/broadband/cool-wi-fi-breaks-the-sound-barrier/ Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:47 GMT http://gigaom.com/broadband/cool-wi-fi-breaks-the-sound-barrier/ "More Telkom Hot-Spots on the Way," Jakarta Globe, 30 August 2011: "PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. is preparing thousands of hot-spots in various locations across the country to help people access internet services quickly. The executive general manager of Telkom Customer Service for the Eastern Area, Sukardi Silalahi, said... of about 5,400 hot-spots to be built by Telkomsel 516 have already been installed. Meanwhile 312 Speedy hot-spots are operational out of a planned 2,000 to be set up in East Java and eastern Indonesia..." http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/tech/more-telkom-hot-spots-on-the-way/462379 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:16 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/tech/more-telkom-hot-spots-on-the-way/462379 by Matt Hamblen, ComputerWorld, 30 August 2011: "A partnership between Google and an Internet service provider in eastern Africa on Tuesday launched Wazi Wi-Fi, a high-speed wireless broadband network in Nairobi, Kenya... The network is already providing affordable high-speed Internet access at Nairobi's Junction Shopping Mall area. The service is free for the first 10 minutes of use per day on a single device and costs 50 Kenyan shillings (about 54 cents US) for a single one-day pass or 500 Kenyan shillings (about $5.40 US) for a one month pass per device..." http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219619/Google_partners_to_provide_cheap_Wi_Fi_service_in_Nairobi Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:33 GMT http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219619/Google_partners_to_provide_cheap_Wi_Fi_service_in_Nairobi "Notice No. SMSE-012-11 -- Consultation on a Policy and Technical Framework for the Use of Non Broadcasting Applications in the Television Broadcasting Bands Below 698 MHz" - Industry Canada press release, 19 August 2011: "...Comments are sought on the possible introduction of licence-exempt television white space devices, possible changes to the policy and regulatory framework for licensed remote rural broadband systems, and potential changes to the policy and regulatory framework for low-power apparatus, such as wireless microphones... To ensure consideration, parties should submit their comments no later than November 4, 2011..." http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10050.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:11 GMT http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf10050.html by David Jamieson, eWeek Europe, 22 August 2011: "...Drinkers in London will get free Wi-Fi access under a partnership between BT and Heineken to connect 100 of the capital's independent pubs - if they are BT Broadband customers. Any of BT Broadband's five million customers logging on in designated pubs will gain access to a special area of the Internet called the Heineken Hub where the i newspaper will be supplying exclusive content..." http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/bt-installs-free-wi-fi-in-london-pubs-37520 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:41 GMT http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/bt-installs-free-wi-fi-in-london-pubs-37520 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University press release (via NewsWise), 29 August 2011: "A Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher has won a five-year, $450,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award to spearhead the sorting of cross-layer incompatibility issues that slow wireless networking delivery on the Internet. Yaling Yang, an assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering who focuses her research on computer networks, says the grant will help her to categorize and analyze over-burdened wireless networks..." http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/580086/?sc=c41 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:36 GMT http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/580086/?sc=c41 by Kevin C. Tofel, GigaOm, 29 August 2011: "...In July, for example, Japanese network operator KDDI said it would build out 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by March 2012 that will seamlessly work with the carrier's WiMAX network. A seamless network transition, in addition to automatic log-in software - similar to Boingo's current application - essentially turns Wi-Fi into the 'other' cell network in this case. Update: By way of email, In-Stat analyst Amy Cravens offered me additional context to the prediction of one million hotspot locations by 2013, saying there were an estimated 420,000 hotspot venues in 2010 and figures 630,000 by the end of 2011..." http://gigaom.com/broadband/wi-fi-hotspots-the-once-and-future-network-king/ Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:18 GMT http://gigaom.com/broadband/wi-fi-hotspots-the-once-and-future-network-king/ by Matt Hamblen, ComputerWorld, 29 August 2011: "...Computer science professor Santosh Vempala has developed LifeNet, which uses free open-source software to allow consumer devices such as laptops, Android phones and battery-powered routers to form ad hoc Wi-Fi, peer-to-peer networks without relying on cellular towers or base stations. The software is available for download, but Vempala said in an interview that it's still a working prototype. It was demonstrated recently at the SigComm conference in Toronto. The demonstrations provoked interest among representatives of public safety groups that want to have more technologies to choose from when a disaster occurs, he said..." http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219561/Peer_to_peer_wireless_network_could_help_in_disasters Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:09 GMT http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9219561/Peer_to_peer_wireless_network_could_help_in_disasters In-Stat press release, 17 August 2011: "...'Bluetooth continues to gain design wins over a wide range of applications, with Bluetooth device shipments increasing by 23% between 2009 and 2010,' says Brian O'Rourke, Research Director. 'Bluetooth has been bolstered in the past year by the emergence of two new standards. Bluetooth 3.0 + High Speed (HS) combines classic Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to transmit large data files and Bluetooth 4.0, which offers much lower power consumption than classic Bluetooth and targets medical and fitness devices, as well as PCs and mobile phones'...." http://www.in-stat.com/press.asp?ID=3238 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:23 GMT http://www.in-stat.com/press.asp?ID=3238 Ohio State University Research News, 22 August 2011: "...To make communications devices more reliable, Ohio State University researchers are finding ways to incorporate radio antennas directly into clothing, using plastic film and metallic thread. In the current issue of the journal IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, they report a new antenna design with a range four times larger than that of a conventional antenna worn on the body - one that is used by American soldiers today..." http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/antcloth.htm Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:02 GMT http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/antcloth.htm by Komsan Tortermvasana, Bangkok Post, 29 August 2011: "The new information and communications technology (ICT) minister has vowed to make good on the government's promise to provide free public WiFi service within three months. Group Capt Anudith Nakornthap plans to set up new committees to scrutinise existing contentious projects including deals between True Corporation and CAT Telecom, nationwide 3G network expansion by TOT Plc and past illegitimate concession amendments. 'Free public WiFi is now our most urgent project. We expect to offer free service in some government places and schools within thee months,' said Capt Anudith, adding that nationwide services would be completed in a year..." http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/telecom/253932/new-ict-minister-free-wifi-in-3-months Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:14 GMT http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/telecom/253932/new-ict-minister-free-wifi-in-3-months by Chris Dehnel, Vernon Patch, 29 August 2011: "...With many residents still without power, many are turning to eateries that offer free wi-fi for not only nourishment, but for office space. Take the McDonald's on Route 83 at Vernon Circle, for example. When it opened around dinnertime on Sunday, there was a mad rush to it. Traffic was backed up onto the main road from the drive-through and inside, tables with electrical outlets were at a premium, like window seats at an oceanside five-star restaurant..." http://vernon.patch.com/articles/free-wi-fi-establishments-are-virtual-offices Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:53 GMT http://vernon.patch.com/articles/free-wi-fi-establishments-are-virtual-offices "Spectrum managers tap indoor call tech," by Jayati Ghose, Calcutta Telegraph, 28 August 2011: "The department of telecom (DoT) has proposed the use of technical solutions for the efficient utilisation of spectrum in its draft on the new National Telecom Policy 2011, which will be finalised by October... Analysts said technical systems such as in-building solutions would ensure the improvement in the quality of service, which operators argue is deteriorating because of insufficient spectrum... As part of the new policy, the DoT is planning to ask operators to reserve a part of the spectrum only for in-building coverage..." http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110829/jsp/business/story_14437648.jsp Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:49 GMT http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110829/jsp/business/story_14437648.jsp Cambridge Consultants press release, 25 August 2011: "Cambridge Consultants has today released a report discussing the foremost business opportunities in wireless technologies enabled by White Space frequencies, predicting the development of the first White Space consumer devices in the next five years. The report entitled: 'White Space radio: High Street Hit or Left In the Lab?' is the culmination of a White Space workshop hosted by Cambridge Consultants, and brings together experts from across the wireless and broadcast industries including representatives from Nokia, Samsung, BBC, BSkyB, Neul and CSR to discuss White Space technology..." http://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/news_pr300.html Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:39 GMT http://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/news_pr300.html Government of New Zealand press release, 26 August 2011: "...The freed up spectrum is in the 700 MHz range and is ideal for next generation mobile broadband services... 'We want to make sure we get the allocation process right so that we can unlock the highest possible economic and productivity benefits for New Zealand.' Mr Joyce encourages industry and other interested parties to provide input to the Ministry's consultation process. The discussion document is available on the Ministry of Economic Development website, http://www.rsm.govt.nz. Submissions close on 7 October 2011, and will be followed be a four-week period for cross-submissions..." http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/allocating-digital-dividend-%E2%80%93-discussion-doc-released-0 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:28 GMT http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/allocating-digital-dividend-%E2%80%93-discussion-doc-released-0 by Sylvie Barak, RCR Wireless, 26 August 2011: "...Speaking to Om Malik on Qualcomm Live, [CEO Paul] Jacobs discussed the embedding of wireless into almost all objects, in a world where mobile phones became more of a remote control than a talk enabled device. 'People will be injecting sensors into their body,' he said, adding, 'it may sound like sci-fi, but it's not that far-fetched'..." http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20110826/CHIPS/110829954/-1/ Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:37 GMT http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20110826/CHIPS/110829954/-1/ by Paul Rasmussen, Fierce Wireless Europe, 26 August 2011: "The recent crowd-sourced survey conducted by the BBC of UK 3G coverage seemed to question the claims from the leading mobile operators that their network coverage was at least 90 per cent... this survey was very comprehensive and involved over 44,000 UK residents and collected 1.7 million hours of data from 42 million locations... The threat to mobile operators is coming from the ongoing rise in Wi-Fi hotspots being deployed across the UK by heavyweights such as BT and the satellite TV broadcasters BSkyB...." http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/wi-fi-hotspots-are-growing-threat-3g-data-revenues/2011-08-26 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:46 GMT http://www.fiercewireless.com/europe/story/wi-fi-hotspots-are-growing-threat-3g-data-revenues/2011-08-26 by Glenn Bischoff, Urgent Communications, 25 August 2011: "...Dubbed Rural Connect 2, the radio will be built to the recently ratified IEEE 802.22 standard that governs white-space devices and will operate in both 8 MHz- and 6 MHz-wide channels, the former of which is utilized in international markets, said Jim Carlson, the company's president. The radio is expected to reach the market in four to six months, he said... Carlson has developed new hardware for the radio that he expects will reduce the cost of the radio by 50%. Part of the cost-savings stems from the fact that the radio is designed specifically for the domestic white-space market, while the earlier version was engineered more generically, so that it could be used in multiple markets..." http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/news/carlson-white-space-radio-20110825/ Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:39 GMT http://urgentcomm.com/networks_and_systems/news/carlson-white-space-radio-20110825/ by Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal, 11 August 2011: "...This summer, the three families' new company, known as Prairie Tech Enterprises, is testing a prototype of the solution, dubbed WhereAbouts... WhereAbouts features an active RFID wristband worn by children or pets, which transmits to readers installed on vehicles. When a vehicle comes within range of a wristband tag, the interrogator receives an alert and flashes a warning light, while also sounding an alarm. The driver can then stop the vehicle and ensure that the area is clear before proceeding..." http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/8691 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:20 GMT http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/8691 by Adrienne Lutovsky, Manufacturing.Net, 11 August 2011: "...A plethora of wireless technologies exist to suit a variety of users. Is it for every application? No. But for many, wireless can be more flexible, versatile, and cost effective than wired networks. Yet, questions regarding security, reliability, and capacity of wireless continue to prevent conservative end users from reaping its benefits. Can these be overcome?..." http://www.manufacturing.net/Articles/2011/08/How-To-Overcome-Barriers-To-Wireless-Adoption/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:48 GMT http://www.manufacturing.net/Articles/2011/08/How-To-Overcome-Barriers-To-Wireless-Adoption/ by Roy Rubenstein, New Electronics, 9 August 2011: "...Wider channels means a simpler modulation scheme can be used compared to wifi. IEEE802.11n uses 64 QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) to cram data within the channels. In contrast, WiGig uses 16 QAM. 'This is much less complicated and you get 7Gbit/s,' said Grodzinsky. 'There is no black magic when it comes to pure speed; it just translates from the amount of spectrum you have available'..." http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/60ghz-band-emerges-as-a-complement-to-wifi/35969/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:08 GMT http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/60ghz-band-emerges-as-a-complement-to-wifi/35969/ by Bill Ray, The Register, 11 August 2011: "Researchers looking at the security of the US Project 25 radio network, used by federal agents and local police, have discovered that it's easily jammed, and almost as easily compromised. During a two-year study, the researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that encryption on the police network was routinely switched off, but also demonstrated how a $25 toy could be reprogrammed to knock out radio transmissions - even being able to exclude specific users or subnets... Project 25 is the US equivalent to TETRA, a standard radio platform for local and federal police to communicate in groups during operations..." http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/11/p25_vulnerable/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:01 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/11/p25_vulnerable/ by Michelle Donegan, Light Reading, 11 August 2011: "There's another new kid on the wireless backhaul block, and its name is Sub10 Systems Ltd.... These wireless radios operate in the 60GHz frequency band and have capacity of up to 320Mbit/s over a distance of up to 1 kilometer. 'Microwave has been sold on distance and speed, traditionally,' said Sub10 CEO Stuart Broome. 'We're doing it on speed and form factor. We have a very small form factor that's easy on the eye and blends into the environment'..." http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=211038 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:48 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=211038 by Sarah Clark Near Field Communications World, 11 August 2011: "Market researcher Gartner has placed NFC payments in the 'Peak of Inflated Expectation' in its Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2011 report... 'The Hype Cycle graphic has been used by Gartner since 1995 to highlight the common pattern of over-enthusiasm, disillusionment and eventual realism that accompanies each new technology and innovation,' the company explains..." http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/08/11/39008/gartner-hype-cycle-places-nfc-at-peak-of-inflated-expectations/ Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:48 GMT http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/08/11/39008/gartner-hype-cycle-places-nfc-at-peak-of-inflated-expectations/ by Ryan Singel, Wired's Epicenter blog, 10 August 2011: "...Towerstream, the operator of the largest Wi-Fi network in NYC, ...has more than 1,000 access points in Manhattan... The only catch is that you'll have to download the app being promoted that day via Towerstream's partner BlisMobile. If you've already got say, Angry Birds, on your iPhone then you'll have to see a short ad. In return, you'll get 4 hours of WiFi. But the network (and smaller portions of it) can also be rented out by daily deals sites. On those days, users who log-on to the free Wi-Fi will see a discount coupon for a local business... As for the Wi-Fi access points name? Towerstream says it will change, depending on which company is sponsoring it that day..." http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/08/free-wifi-nyc/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:25 GMT http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/08/free-wifi-nyc/ by Brenna Ehrlich, Mashable, 8 August 2011: "...During the upcoming IDentity Festival tour, the band [Data Romance] will be asking fans to activate the Bluetooth on their phones to instantly receive free songs. Unfortunately, only Android phones will receive the jams, as iPhones don't allow file transfers via Bluetooth... 'If people simply activate Bluetooth on their phone, they'll be able to see the signal and it's pretty self explanatory from there,' Data Romance tells us..." http://mashable.com/2011/08/08/data-romance-bluetooth/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:57 GMT http://mashable.com/2011/08/08/data-romance-bluetooth/ by Luigi Lugmayr, i4u, 8 August 2011: "Thomas Wilhelm showed at the DEFCON 2011 an interesting project dubbed Auto-BAHN. The idea is that smartphone users can still get a message out in the event of an emergency when cellular fails or is not available. Auto-BAHN uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to get a message from one smartphone to the next until it reaches its destination..." http://www.i4u.com/47440/auto-bahn-app-uses-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-send-messages-if-cellular-and-internet-fails Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:08 GMT http://www.i4u.com/47440/auto-bahn-app-uses-wi-fi-and-bluetooth-send-messages-if-cellular-and-internet-fails by Kevin Fitchard, Connected Planet, 10 August 2011: "...Instead of being the end-node of a network like any other smartphone or laptop, what if the car could be used to create a network? What if it could connect to other cars to form constantly morphing mobile mesh network that helped drivers avoid accidents, identify traffic jams miles before they encounter them and even act as a relay point for Internet access? These are the questions Ford Motor Company chief technology officer and vice president of research Paul Mascarenas is not only asking but is pretty close to answering..." http://connectedplanetonline.com/3g4g/news/ford-investigates-creating-mobile-data-network-using-cars-themselves-0810/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:08 GMT http://connectedplanetonline.com/3g4g/news/ford-investigates-creating-mobile-data-network-using-cars-themselves-0810/ by Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette, 10 August 2011: "...'In Canada's 2010 Digital Economy Consultation, Industry Canada committed to investigate the potential use of new low power technologies in television white spaces in Canada. To this end, Industry Canada will soon be releasing a consultation paper on the potential use of television white space while allowing continued use for television broadcasting'... Some of the spectrum that is freed up will be auctioned off to telecommunications companies to transmit cellular phone signals in 2012. However, some of the spectrum will remain unlicenced..." http://www.montrealgazette.com/Super+coming+soon/5236732/story.html Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:00 GMT http://www.montrealgazette.com/Super+coming+soon/5236732/story.html by Don Dingee, Left2MyOwnDevices, 9 August 2011: "...A standard is just the first step. It will take 3 to 5 years for silicon providers, software developers, and infrastructure developers to get enough experience and testing to make reliable adapters for mobile devices - much like the LTE or WiMAX dongles we see right now - viable. When the use grows, 802.22 may be integrated into devices much as Wi-Fi is today. It could be a huge opportunity, especially given the challenge of getting a projected 50B connected devices onto a network already overwhelmed..." http://l2myowndevices.com/index.php/2011/08/09/spectrum-deficit-cognitive-radio-802-22-tv-towers-rise-again/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:42 GMT http://l2myowndevices.com/index.php/2011/08/09/spectrum-deficit-cognitive-radio-802-22-tv-towers-rise-again/ by Katie Fehrenbacher, GigaOm CleanTech, 10 August 2011: "Thank the humble, cheap sensor, the standard wireless radio and basic data bases for the future of planetary assistance. A massive sensor and data network called the National Ecological Observatory Network, or NEON, could go under construction as soon as this summer and will pull data from the air, water and soil across the U.S. and act as the first comprehensive and free data depository for scientists, researchers and educators..." http://gigaom.com/cleantech/plug-in-the-patient-a-planetary-monitoring-network/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:23 GMT http://gigaom.com/cleantech/plug-in-the-patient-a-planetary-monitoring-network/ by Sebastian Anthony, Extreme Tech, 10 August 2011: "At the DEF CON 19 hacking conference, which took place between August 4 and 7, it seems that a full man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack was successfully launched against all 4G and CDMA transmissions in and around the venue, the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas. This MITM attack enabled hackers to gain permanent kernel-level root access in some Android and PC devices using a rootkit, and non-persistent user space access in others. In both cases, whoever launched this attack on CDMA and 4G devices was able to steal data and monitor conversations..." http://www.extremetech.com/computing/92370-4g-and-cdma-reportedly-hacked-at-def-con Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:01 GMT http://www.extremetech.com/computing/92370-4g-and-cdma-reportedly-hacked-at-def-con by Monica Paolini, Fierce Wireless, 2 August 2011: "...Mobile operators that decide to offload to a Wi-Fi hotspot network specifically built for this purpose have so far preferred to build and control their own networks. But is this the most effective--in terms of cost, performance, and time-to-market - route to Wi-Fi offload? Or should operators have some other company build them and operate the Wi-Fi infrastructure on their behalf? And if doing so, would it make sense to share the network with competing mobile operators - not on a roaming basis, but sharing the infrastructure with them?..." http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/paolini-wi-fi-offloading-build-your-own-wi-fi-network-or-share-it/2011-08-02 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:32 GMT http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/paolini-wi-fi-offloading-build-your-own-wi-fi-network-or-share-it/2011-08-02 by Esme Vos, MuniWireless, 8 August 2011: "...Hotels have come under pressure from visitors who use mobile devices and tablet computers, and demand fast, reliable Wi-Fi service. Hotel chains like Larkspur are investing in the latest Wi-Fi technology to meet their guests' demands and support more devices in the coming years..." http://www.muniwireless.com/2011/08/08/hotels-upgrading-wi-fi-networks-to-cope-with-iphones-and-ipads/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:03 GMT http://www.muniwireless.com/2011/08/08/hotels-upgrading-wi-fi-networks-to-cope-with-iphones-and-ipads/ by Esme Vos, MuniWireless, 8 August 2011: "Public Knowledge has published a white paper written by Michael Weinberg entitled 4G + Data Caps = Magic Beans (PDF format) which asserts that 4G data subscriptions from US carriers (except Sprint) are a complete waste of money: 'Simply put, data caps make the advantages of 4G irrelevant. The caps prevent anyone from making habitual use of the full potential of a 4G network... Activities that are made possible by 4G, such as watching movies or uploading video to the internet, are made impossible by the data caps. As a result most users will avoid taking advantage of these new services...'" http://www.muniwireless.com/2011/08/08/dont-waste-your-money-4g-with-data-caps-is-worthless/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:53 GMT http://www.muniwireless.com/2011/08/08/dont-waste-your-money-4g-with-data-caps-is-worthless/ Telegeography's CommsUpdate, 10 August 2011: "Following negotiations with four cellcos - GrameenPhone, Banglalink, Robi and CityCell - Bangladesh's telecoms minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju has announced that the companies will have to pay spectrum allocation fees of BDT1.5 billion (USD19.74 million) for each 1MHz of GSM 1800MHz/900MHz or CDMA 800MHz band wireless spectrum allocated to them. The fees - the first of such payments incurred by the operators - were arrived at after negotiations following the original draft guideline of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in January proposed a higher BDT3 billion charge for GSM-900 spectrum. The fees must be paid by the cellcos to renew their licences for the next 15 years, with the total amount payable by each finalised on the basis of their market share..." http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/08/10/spectrum-fees-set-at-usd19-7m-per-mhz/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:21 GMT http://www.telegeography.com/products/commsupdate/articles/2011/08/10/spectrum-fees-set-at-usd19-7m-per-mhz/ BBC News, 9 August 2011: "Police may be able to use rioters' mobile phone information to help convict them, say legal experts. Investigators can apply to see the contents of text and instant messages, as well as their location... Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, has already said that it will be cooperating with investigations, and pointed out that it is bound to hand over subscriber information when it relates to criminal activity. The company's BBM instant messenger has been identified as one of the services used by rioters to coordinate their actions...." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14465546 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:00 GMT http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14465546 GeekZone, 10 August 2011: "...Compatible with laptops featuring both current and next generation Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) technology, the device enables users to wirelessly stream digital files and online content stored on their laptop on their living room TV or around the home in full 1080p HD..." http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=9348 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:11 GMT http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=9348 by Alastair Stevenson, International Business Times, 9 August 2011: "In a bid to boost its ailing sales Nintendo has inked a new deal to secure an additional 5,000 free WiFi hotspots for 3DS console owners. The deal will see Nintendo partner with UK Wi-Fi company The Cloud to deliver the new wireless hotspots. The new access points are set to go live Tuesday evening and promise to allow 3DS owners to make use of all the console's online functions..." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/194972/20110809/nintendo-extend-free-wifi-offer-to-3ds-console-owners-games.htm Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:57 GMT http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/194972/20110809/nintendo-extend-free-wifi-offer-to-3ds-console-owners-games.htm by Dan Goodin, The Register, 10 August 2011: "...Karsten Nohl, chief scientist of Berlin-based Security Research Labs, said the attack works because virtually all of the world's cellular networks deploy insecure implementations of GPRS, or general packet radio service. Some, such as those operated by Italy's Wind or Telecom Italia, use no encryption at all, while Germany's T-Mobile, O2 Germany, Vodafone, and E-Plus use crypto that's so weak that it can easily be read by unauthorized parties..." http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/10/gprs_cellphone_call_snooping/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:45 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/10/gprs_cellphone_call_snooping/ by Erica Naone, MIT Technology Review, 10 August 2011: "...coffee shops nationwide have taken steps to discourage people from squatting for hours over tables and outlets. Workers might be better off finding new workspaces anyway, says Anthony Marinos of Loosecubes. 'I don't know if anyone ever liked working at coffee shops,' he says. 'What do you do when you have to go to the bathroom? Do you pack up all your things every time?...'" http://www.technologyreview.com/business/38176/ Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:37 GMT http://www.technologyreview.com/business/38176/ AvaLAN press release, 10 August 2011: "...The new AW5810HTP product was specifically created to solve the growing demand for increased video resolution and greater video frame rate in surveillance and industrial video applications. This product is a 5.8 GHz Outdoor 10 Mbps Wireless Ethernet Radio that allows customers to build point-to-point or multi-point wireless Ethernet connections that link fringe IP devices, such as video surveillance cameras or other devices needing robust and secure high data rates..." http://news.yahoo.com/avalan-wireless-systems-launches-high-speed-outdoor-wireless-100414131.html Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:21 GMT http://news.yahoo.com/avalan-wireless-systems-launches-high-speed-outdoor-wireless-100414131.html BCC, 9 August 2011: "...This study is an update of a research report, first published in 2003, that describes and analyzes the market for seven 'emerging' radio frequency (RF) technologies, including digital TV and radio, advanced cellular communications, wireless networking, the global positioning system (GPS), radio frequency identification (RFID), and RF plasma surface treatment. The RF technologies covered in the 2003 report have continued to grow, to the point where they can no longer be considered 'emerging' technologies. However, their extremely favorable growth prospects continue to set them apart..." http://www.electronics.ca/publications/products/Rapidly-Growing-Radio-Frequency-%28RF%29-Technologies.html Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:22 GMT http://www.electronics.ca/publications/products/Rapidly-Growing-Radio-Frequency-%28RF%29-Technologies.html by Sarah Clark, Near Field Communications World, 9 August 2011: "TI has announced its first NFC product, an NFC transceiver that supports peer-to-peer communications and card emulation as well as read/write functionality and is designed to be built into a wide range of industrial, commercial and consumer products..." http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/08/09/38993/texas-instruments-enters-nfc-market/ Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:10 GMT http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/08/09/38993/texas-instruments-enters-nfc-market/ by Peter Yared, WebTrends, 9 August 2011: "... In a very surprising move, the major US-based carriers just folded their mobile payments hand, and folded it hard. Isis, the mobile payment system sponsored by Verizon, AT+T and TMobile, announced that it had signed deals with Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover to its touch and go payment systems. In the European and Asian markets, mobile carriers are payment providers, and people use their phones to pay for goods and services and then pay their carrier, and the carriers get a cut. So why are US carriers not going after this incredibly lucrative market?..." http://blogs.webtrends.com/blog/2011/08/09/how-the-carriers-screwed-themselves-out-of-mobile-payments/ Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:53 GMT http://blogs.webtrends.com/blog/2011/08/09/how-the-carriers-screwed-themselves-out-of-mobile-payments/ by Mads Olholm, Semi-Accurate, 9 August 2011: "Norwegian semiconductor company Nordic Semiconductor ASA has just demonstrated the compatibility of its microBlue RFID tags - also known as a fob - with a low power Bluetooth 4.0 chip from Broadcom, according to a press release from the company. The demonstration is supposed to woo potential RFID customers into considering building an infrastructure based on Bluetooth that is a widely accepted standard instead of using various proprietary schemes that hamper interoperability..." http://semiaccurate.com/2011/08/09/nordic-semi-demonstrates-bluetooth-rfid-tag/ Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:47 GMT http://semiaccurate.com/2011/08/09/nordic-semi-demonstrates-bluetooth-rfid-tag/ US Federal Communications Commission, 9 August 2011: "...In this Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Memorandum Opinion and Order, we continue our efforts to increase flexibility in the use of microwave services licensed under our Part 101 rules. The steps we take will remove regulatory barriers that today limit the use of spectrum for wireless backhaul and other point-to-point and point-to-multipoint communications. We also make additional spectrum available for wireless backhaul - as much as 650 megahertz especially in rural areas, where wireless backhaul is the only practical middle mile solution..." http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-wireless-backhaul-reform-part-broadband-acceleration-initiative-and-spectrum-and Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:40 GMT http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-wireless-backhaul-reform-part-broadband-acceleration-initiative-and-spectrum-and by Jeff Baumgartner, LightReading, 9 August 2011: "Thanks to rights issues and the limitations of existing programming contracts, TV Everywhere has so far been relegated to everywhere inside the home when it comes to the accessibility of an MSO's live TV lineup. Streaming live TV outside the home? Stay tuned. Cablevision Systems Corp. COO Tom Rutledge says the MSO is in the process of eliminating that barrier for as many channels as possible as it tries to seal up the rights to stream live TV outside the home to iPads and other IP-connected devices..." http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=210983 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:40 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=210983 by Pawel Piejko, GizMag, 9 August 2011: "WiFi and USB have both become inexpensive and ubiquitous connectivity solutions, so the idea of exploiting them both at the same time in a single device sounds like it could be a good idea. IOGEAR has thusly introduced its Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station, which allows up to four USB peripherals (external storage, camera, printer, etc.) to be shared over a WiFi network amongst any WiFi-enabled devices..." http://www.gizmag.com/iogear-wireless-4-port-usb-sharing-station/19471/ Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:32 GMT http://www.gizmag.com/iogear-wireless-4-port-usb-sharing-station/19471/ by Jordan Selburn, iSuppli press release, 9 August 2011: "...Shipments of Internet-enabled consumer electronics devices, a category including a wide range of products - from televisions to video game consoles, to Blu-ray players - will surge to 503.6 million units in 2013, up from 161 million in 2010. In comparison, PC shipments during the same period will amount to 253.3 million, up from 222.3 million. In 2015, shipments of Internet-enabled consumer devices will breach three-quarters of a billion units, at 780.8 million units, massively exceeding PC shipments of 479.1 million..." http://www.isuppli.com/Home-and-Consumer-Electronics/News/Pages/Shipments-of-Internet-Enabled-Consumer-Devices-to-Exceed-PCs-in-2013.aspx Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:16 GMT http://www.isuppli.com/Home-and-Consumer-Electronics/News/Pages/Shipments-of-Internet-Enabled-Consumer-Devices-to-Exceed-PCs-in-2013.aspx by Dan Rowinski, ReadWriteWeb, 5 August 2011: "It appears that Verizon is starting to block hotspot tethering for consumers using jailbroken devices without data plans. A ReadWriteWeb employee using a jailbroken tethered Verizon Motorola X without a data plan was sent to this page outlining Verizon's hotspot data plans today when trying to access a hotspot. This is a new development, since the employee used her jailbroken device as a hotspot two days ago. The move from Verizon comes the day after AT+T started moving jailbroken hotspot users without data plans involuntarily to tiered data plans..." http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/verizon_blocks_hotspot_tethering_for_jailbroken_de.php Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:36 GMT http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/verizon_blocks_hotspot_tethering_for_jailbroken_de.php by Jared Newman, PC World, 4 August 2011: "AT+T is putting the boot down on customers who tether their smartphones or turn them into Wi-Fi hotspots without paying extra for the service. 9to5Mac heard from several readers who are being kicked off their unlimited data plans for using free tethering apps such as MiWi for jailbroken iPhones or PDANet for Android handsets. AT+T is reportedly sending notices to these customers, informing them their plans will switch automatically to a $45 per month DataPro plan on August 11..." http://www.pcworld.com/article/237317/atandt_cracks_down_on_free_tethering_and_hotspots.html Mon, 08 Aug 2011 21:40 GMT http://www.pcworld.com/article/237317/atandt_cracks_down_on_free_tethering_and_hotspots.html by Mae Kowalke, Next Generation Communications blog, 8 August 2011: "...'The white spaces wireless equipment market should see, in the not-too-distant future, increased volumes, pricing pressures, and rapid technological obsolescence similar to the Wi-Fi market,' Alcatel-Lucent predicted in a white paper, White Spaces and Mobile Communications. 'Unlike the Wi-Fi market, the white spaces market will most likely expand the need for supplier expertise and services for new equipment support, distribution methodology, and customer billing and payment systems'..." http://blog.tmcnet.com/next-generation-communications/2011/08/mobile-internet-the-opportunity-of-white-spaces.html Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:19 GMT http://blog.tmcnet.com/next-generation-communications/2011/08/mobile-internet-the-opportunity-of-white-spaces.html by Jason Mick, Daily Tech, 4 August 2011: "...News Corp. openly admits to using drones, with a special feature in its iPad tabloid The Daily dubbed 'The Daily Drone'... Currently drones are legal for use by hobbyists at up to 400 feet. Businesses, under the US Federal Aviation Administration's rules are subject to stricter usage criteria. Civil and commercials uses are only allowed for 'research and development' purposes, 'not for compensation or hire'... Indeed, some states are looking to expand allowances for drones. Oklahoma, in particular, has pending legislation which would create an 80 mile aerial corridor reserved for use by autonomous fliers, including law enforcement drones. A recent study by the NextGen institute predicts that 15,000 drones may be flying over our nation's skies by 2015..." http://www.dailytech.com/FAA+is+Examining+News+Corps+Use+of+Drones+Over+US+Airspace/article22360.htm Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:37 GMT http://www.dailytech.com/FAA+is+Examining+News+Corps+Use+of+Drones+Over+US+Airspace/article22360.htm "...This tutorial will examine some uses of RF spectrum in the so-called 2.5GHz and 5GHz bands. The 802.11 Wi-Fi concept began with a 1985 FCC ruling that released the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio bands for unlicensed use. The ISM bands were originally reserved internationally for industrial, scientific and medical RF applications other than communications such as microwave ovens. Interestingly, the frequencies of what became channels one through six of the 802.11b/g Wi-Fi band overlap the 2.4GHz ham radio band. Thank the hams for their pioneering work at these frequencies..." http://broadcastengineering.com/news/wi-fi_magic_08072011/ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:02 GMT http://broadcastengineering.com/news/wi-fi_magic_08072011/ by Zahid Ghadialy, 3G and4G Wireless Blog, 8 August 2011: "...Radio over fibre is now the most common technique used for indoor radio coverage. As detailed in [16], radio over fibre is today the optimal solution to extending indoor coverage, because it provides scalability, flexibility, easy expandability, and also because the signal degradation is very low compared with DAS using standard connections. The following is from Wikipedia: 'Radio over Fiber (RoF) refers to a technology whereby light is modulated by a radio signal and transmitted over an optical fiber link to facilitate wireless access. Although radio transmission over fiber is used for multiple purposes, such as in cable television (CATV) networks and in satellite base stations, the term RoF is usually applied when this is done for wireless access...'" http://3g4g.blogspot.com/2011/08/radio-over-fiber-rof-existing.html Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:32 GMT http://3g4g.blogspot.com/2011/08/radio-over-fiber-rof-existing.html Telecom Paper, 8 August 2011: "Belgian cable operator Telenet will provide Wi-Fi hotspots at public charging stations for electric cars. Initially, 70 charging stations with internet access will be installed in Flanders... With a high amperage, partially recharging a car will take from 15 minutes to a half hour, with the owner able to use Wi-Fi in the meantime. The Flemish government is subsidizing the project..." http://www.telecompaper.com/news/telenet-to-provide-wi-fi-at-electric-car-charging-stations Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:12 GMT http://www.telecompaper.com/news/telenet-to-provide-wi-fi-at-electric-car-charging-stations "Photo: Shanghai to build 13 billion in mobile WLAN wireless city will reach 90 000 points," Free Paper World News, 8 August 2011. Summary of machine translation into English: Investing 13 billion yuan to build four networks. China Mobile and the Shanghai Municipal Government have recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement for building a smart city framework. http://www.f-paper.com/?i714141 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:26 GMT http://www.f-paper.com/?i714141 by Mike Szczys, Hack-a-Day, 7 August 2011: "...This little work-horse is a hack that [Ernie Fessenden] put together and sent to his brother [Sergeant Chris Fessenden] who is on a tour of duty in Afghanistan. [Chris'] team is trained to be on the lookout for roadside bombs, but [Ernie] wanted to sent him something cool that could also keep him safe. By adding a camera to the hood of the Traxxis Stampede and using a gun-mountable LCD screen, the soldiers now have a way to see what's on the road ahead from their armored Humvee. Sounds like it would work just fine right? Well the hack just got a big endorsement when it tripped an IED made of around 500 pounds of explosives. [Chris] and five other soldiers on patrol were unharmed in the event, and [Ernie] already has a replacement model on the way..." http://hackaday.com/2011/08/07/rc-car-hack-saves-lives-in-war-zone/ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:37 GMT http://hackaday.com/2011/08/07/rc-car-hack-saves-lives-in-war-zone/ by Richard Wilson, Electronics Weekly, 8 August 2011: "...All existing Bluetooth-enabled phones are expected to migrate to the 4.0 standard in the next year or so, as designers make use of it low energy specification. 'Demand for Bluetooth low energy continues to grow as the technology is integrated into the increasing number of consumer electronics devices,' said Craig Ochikubo, general manager of Broadcom's wireless personal area networking business..." http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2011/08/08/51635/bluetooth-4.0-migration-has-started-say-broadcom-and-nordic.htm Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:21 GMT http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2011/08/08/51635/bluetooth-4.0-migration-has-started-say-broadcom-and-nordic.htm by Serkan Toto, TechCrunch, 5 August 2011: "Japan-based chemical and tech company Asahi Kasei has developed a small healthcare product that should make life for paramedics, emergency doctors (and patients) easier: the portable device (pictured) makes it possible to instantly access all medical data on a specific person with a PC or smartphone, via RFID. Asahi Kasei uses the FeliCa smart card tech (instead of a self-developed solution), as this system has been widely adopted by all of Japan's mobile carriers, several major PC makers (i.e. Sony for their Vaio computers), and other electronics companies..." http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/05/mini-rfid-device-stores-personal-medical-data-makes-it-instantly-accessible/ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:09 GMT http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/05/mini-rfid-device-stores-personal-medical-data-makes-it-instantly-accessible/ by Chris Davies, SlashGear, 8 August 2011: "Another optical WLAN project has demonstrated the potential for using LED lighting as a method of data transmission, with University of Edinburgh professor Harald Haas showing the 10 MBit/sec in action... Meanwhile, the technology - which Haas has dubbed D-Light, and hopes to commercialize under the new VLC (Visible Light Communications) brand - could also have applications in mobile location and positioning services..." http://www.slashgear.com/vlc-d-light-led-networking-takes-on-wifi-and-gps-video-08170160/ Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:50 GMT http://www.slashgear.com/vlc-d-light-led-networking-takes-on-wifi-and-gps-video-08170160/ Ixia press release, 8 August 2011: "...IxVeriWave's WaveTest suite of testing products are the first to market that address a new generation of WLAN infrastructure equipment, and enable wireless service providers, equipment manufacturers, and enterprises to ensure that new offerings and network deployments are fully IPv6 compliant and backward compatible..." http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ixia-announces-support-for-ipv6-validation-over-wi-fi-nasdaq-xxia-1546821.htm Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:45 GMT http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/ixia-announces-support-for-ipv6-validation-over-wi-fi-nasdaq-xxia-1546821.htm by Stuart Corner, IT Wire, 8 August 2011: "Communications Alliance has established a Public Wi-Fi Networks Group saying that WiFi is an increasingly important component in how Australians stay connected and that it has a role to play in the development of our Digital Economy... Formation of the group comes just days after iTWire published a comment piece predicting a resurgence of public WiFi networks (as opposed to the individual hotspots available in many coffee shops and other venues)..." http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/49005-the-second-coming-of-public-wi-fi-comms-alliance-forms-industry-group Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:32 GMT http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/49005-the-second-coming-of-public-wi-fi-comms-alliance-forms-industry-group by Jason Gallagher, Yahoo! News, 6 August 2011: "...putting covers on the power outlets was probably the cheapest way to go. While every free service has some abusers, the problem is not prevalent in every Starbucks location. However, the chain has shown at least some restraint in not punishing every customer for the common courtesy violations of a few..." http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110806/us_ac/8918887_starbucks_does_battle_with_free_wifi_abusers Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:25 GMT http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110806/us_ac/8918887_starbucks_does_battle_with_free_wifi_abusers by Lily Boisson, CBC News, 7 August 2011: "...parks across the country are moving into the internet age. Most parks that offer Wi-Fi do so for free, but some that are operated by private businesses charge for the service. Last year, Nova Scotia decided to expand wireless access at its provincial parks, and in Saskatchewan, visitors can use their smartphones or tablets to log on to a 4G network available at most parks..." http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/08/02/f-parks-internet-wifi.html Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:17 GMT http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/08/02/f-parks-internet-wifi.html by Patrick McLaughlin, Cabling Installation and Maintenance, 1 August 2011: "...Santee observed that many structures built with the intention of achieving LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification 'contain 'Low-E' glass, which reflects infrared energy so as not to drive up heating and cooling requirements. That glass offers 45 dB of attenuation for RF signals in the cellular band.' In general, that is more attenuation than the signal receives from a building's concrete structure..." http://www.cablinginstall.com/index/display/article-display/5579280744/articles/cabling-installation-maintenance/volume-19/issue-8/features/high-speed-wireless-requires-robust-cabling.html Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:03 GMT http://www.cablinginstall.com/index/display/article-display/5579280744/articles/cabling-installation-maintenance/volume-19/issue-8/features/high-speed-wireless-requires-robust-cabling.html interview with Lawrence Glover, RFID Connections, 4 August 2011: "...RFID Connections: Currently, what fields or applications are showing the greatest interest in sensors? Lawrence Glover: It definitely is expanding as the technology is improving but you find a lot of the sensors being used in perishables, by that you can talk about agriculture, security especially the medical field, and also for location sensing. Those are the majority of where you're finding it..." http://www.aimglobal.org/members/news/templates/template.aspx?articleid=3922 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:39 GMT http://www.aimglobal.org/members/news/templates/template.aspx?articleid=3922 by Juliana Gruenwald, National Journal, 5 August 2011: "Although Congress managed to clear the most pressing task from its decks by voting this week to raise the debt limit, lawmakers left a full plate of tech issues to deal with when they return in early September, including spectrum legislation, privacy, online piracy and taxes on mobile-phone services. Chief among those issues is legislation that would free up more spectrum to meet surging demand for wireless broadband technologies and also create a national public-safety broadband network..." http://nationaljournal.com/tech/spectrum-legislation-tops-list-of-tech-leftovers-awaiting-congress-this-fall-20110805 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:31 GMT http://nationaljournal.com/tech/spectrum-legislation-tops-list-of-tech-leftovers-awaiting-congress-this-fall-20110805 by Gordon Kelly, Trusted Reviews, 5 August 2011: "...belief in 3G killed off a far more elegant solution than Virgin's WiFi hotspots, it effectively ended mass take up of WiMAX. Introduced in the mid 2000s by Intel, WiMAX is a wide band WiFi standard which can cover entire cities in one fell swoop. Its elegance has found a niche in developing countries with minimal infrastructure, but it never caught on properly in major urban centres. 3G was deemed the better solution, but only if its evolution was managed properly. The absurdity that WiMAX's time may have passed only for WiFi hotspots to pick up the slack of its supposed killer won't be lost on Intel. It also shouldn't be lost on us.." http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/city-wide-wifi-bridge-the-gap-to-4g Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:18 GMT http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/city-wide-wifi-bridge-the-gap-to-4g by Emma Woollacott, TG Daily, 4 August 2011: "Two security researchers from iSec Partners have shown at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas they can unlock a Subaru Outback and actually start the engine - all remotely. Using an Android phone and a technique they've dubbed 'war texting', Don Bailey and Matthew Solnik exploited two unnamed remote control products designed to allow cars to be locked and unlocked... And the pair says their technique could be used to attack many other systems, such as traffic control systems and security cameras, which receive firmware updates via text messages..." http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/57688-hackers-unlock-car-via-text Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:14 GMT http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/57688-hackers-unlock-car-via-text "Journalist faces charges over transit card flaw reports," by Elinor Mills, CNET.com, 1 August 2011: "Dutch journalist Brenno de Winter has covered Black Hat and Defcon for years, but he won't be at the security conferences here this week and is hindered in his work after being targeted by Dutch transportation companies for publicizing weaknesses in the new transit chip card. De Winter, a freelancer who covers security for IDG affiliate WebWereld and other Dutch media outlets, has written articles about the problems with the OV transit chip card and appeared on numerous TV and radio stations in January demonstrating how the OV transit payment system could be defrauded by using software tools available on the Internet..." http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20086613-245/journalist-faces-charges-over-transit-card-flaw-reports/ Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:56 GMT http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20086613-245/journalist-faces-charges-over-transit-card-flaw-reports/ by Paul Riismandel, Radio Survivor, 4 August 2011: "...We would not have LPFM if it were not for the pirates and microbroadcasters who forced the FCC's hand. They demonstrated that there was room on the dial for low-powered community stations not through lobbying and engineering studies, but simply by showing their communities that it could be done, and without interference or harm. This could only have been done without a license, the FCC would have endorsed no exception or trial. I'm sympathetic to the fact that the editor of Radio World can't really come out in support of pirate radio... But it's important not to lose Matthew's original point. An underground economy is still an economy. Pirate radio has made significant contributions to broadcasting in the US..." http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/08/04/radio-world-editor-chuckles-at-matthews-economic-analysis-of-pirate-radio-but-forgets-his-radio-history/ Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:43 GMT http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2011/08/04/radio-world-editor-chuckles-at-matthews-economic-analysis-of-pirate-radio-but-forgets-his-radio-history/ by Carrie-Ann Skinner, PC Advisor, 5 August 2011: "...Step one - From the Menu screen, choose Settings and then Set up Wi-Fi. Step two - From the screen displayed, select Next. Now press Scan for Networks. Step three - From the list of displayed network, select the one you want..." http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/mobile-phone/3295470/how-to-connect-to-wi-fi-on-a-blackberry/ Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:30 GMT http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/mobile-phone/3295470/how-to-connect-to-wi-fi-on-a-blackberry/ by Katherine Noyes, PC World, 5 August 2011: "...Facilitated by a grant from the Tides Foundation, the new open80211s (o11s) technology will enable the development and rollout of large-scale mesh Wi-Fi networks for roughly half the cost of a traditional network, says Geeks Without Frontiers. Designed to use existing hardware to minimize cost and maximize availability, it's expected to be particularly important in areas where legacy broadband models are currently considered to be nonviable economically. Built primarily by Cozybit, the technology is managed by Geeks Without Frontiers and I-Net Solutions and sponsored by Google, Global Connect, Nortel, OLPC and the Manna Energy Foundation..." http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237323/open_source_effort_will_deliver_lowcost_wifi_for_all.html Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:00 GMT http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237323/open_source_effort_will_deliver_lowcost_wifi_for_all.html Washington University in St. Louis press release, 4 August 2011: "...When the full system is operational sensors will take blood oxygenation and heart-rate readings from at-risk patients once or twice a minute. The data will be transmitted to a base station, where they will be combined with other data in the patient's electronic medical record, such as lab test results. The incoming vital signs and data in the medical record will be continually scrutinized by a machine-learning algorithm looking for signs of clinical deterioration..." http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22492.aspx Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:25 GMT http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22492.aspx by Chris Matyszczyk, CNET's blog network, 3 August 2011: "...The Starbucks Gossip site (which I don't read, but Gawker does) was the first to offer that certain Starbucks were covering up their AC outlets, so that customers would have to rely on their laptop batteries, rather than the company's power supply. A poster named Mike Pollock... wondered how widespread was the apparent policy of boarding up outlets..." http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20087817-71/has-starbucks-had-enough-of-laptop-loungers/ Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:08 GMT http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20087817-71/has-starbucks-had-enough-of-laptop-loungers/ by Stuart Corner, IT Wire, 5 August 2011: "Remember when carrier operated public WiFi hotspots were all the rage? Telstra, Optus and a handful of private operators were rolling them out in coffee shops, airports and on the street. Sure every other coffee shop today has free WiFi, but the big telco-operated networks have all but disappeared. They could be about to make a comeback..." http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/cornered/48973-where-has-all-the-wifi-gone Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:00 GMT http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/cornered/48973-where-has-all-the-wifi-gone by Raghu Das, Energy Harvesting Journal, 4 August 2011: "In 2011, IDTechEx research finds that the amount of money spent on energy harvesters will be $0.7Bn, with several hundred developers involved throughout the value chain... The majority of the value this year is in consumer electronic applications, where energy harvesters have been used for some time. In 2011, 1.6 million energy harvesters will be used in wireless sensors, resulting in $13.75 million being spent on those harvesters. The full breakdown is shown below..." http://www.energyharvestingjournal.com/articles/energy-harvesting-markets-analysed-a-4-4-billion-market-in-2021-00003643.asp Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:57 GMT http://www.energyharvestingjournal.com/articles/energy-harvesting-markets-analysed-a-4-4-billion-market-in-2021-00003643.asp Ford Foundation annual report 2010: "Recognizing the value of access to the Internet, citizens in some parts of the [US] have taken steps to bring services to their communities through publicly owned municipal broadband networks. Some states allow and even encourage municipal networks; other states have erected legal barriers that make it difficult or impossible for communities to exercise that option..." http://www.fordfoundation.org/about-us/2010-annual-report/opening-the-digital-future-to-all-americans/creating-infrastructure-with-community-broadband Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:43 GMT http://www.fordfoundation.org/about-us/2010-annual-report/opening-the-digital-future-to-all-americans/creating-infrastructure-with-community-broadband ABI Research press release, 4 August 2011: "...The Near Field Communication (NFC) market is moving forward on an uneven front. Google is aggressively supporting the technology through the latest generation of Android handsets from its partners such as Samsung. Nokia is introducing NFC-capable handsets, but the C7 and N9 only support non-secure applications and not contactless payment. In China, however, device manufacturers and operators are keen to move ahead with contactless mobile payment..." http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3747-NFC+Payment+Transaction+Values+in+China+Could+Surpass+%248+Billion+by+2014 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:42 GMT http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3747-NFC+Payment+Transaction+Values+in+China+Could+Surpass+%248+Billion+by+2014 ABI Research press release, 4 August 2011: "...Wi-Fi Direct device shipments will experience a 50% CAGR from 2011 to 2016 and ship in 2 billion devices in 2016. Not to be outdone, total BLE device shipments (both dual and single mode) will grow at a 61% CAGR to ship 2.9 billion devices in 2016..." http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3746-Driven+by+Standards%2C+in+2016+Wi-Fi+Direct+and+BLE+Protocols+Will+Ship+in+2+and+2.9+Billion+Devices+Respectively Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:29 GMT http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3746-Driven+by+Standards%2C+in+2016+Wi-Fi+Direct+and+BLE+Protocols+Will+Ship+in+2+and+2.9+Billion+Devices+Respectively by Sekan Toto, TechCrunch, 4 August 2011: "...Two companies from Japan have recently come up with new devices that can do just that: one is harvesting energy from cell phone signals, the other uses a rectifying antenna (Rectenna) to produce energy. First, a device [JP] recently announced by Tokyo Electron Device can pick up radio signals from cell phones in the 800MHz band and convert them into electricity... The company says that users can expect to get up to 2.5 milliamperes of charge..." http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/03/harvesting-energy-from-radio-signals-two-new-devices-from-japan-video/ Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:21 GMT http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/03/harvesting-energy-from-radio-signals-two-new-devices-from-japan-video/ by Stephanie Haberman, Mashable, 3 August 2011: "...Here are some of our favorites (click here to see the rest): Police Surveillance Van 2; Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wi-Fi; Use This One Mom; Abraham Linksys; Series of Tubes; 404NetworkUnavailable; PlzBringVodkaToApt1310..." http://mashable.com/2011/08/03/best-wi-fi-names/ Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:41 GMT http://mashable.com/2011/08/03/best-wi-fi-names/ Wi-Fi Alliance press release (via PR Newswire), 3 August 2011: "...'We are proud to see so many great companies participating in the Wi-Fi Smart Energy Forum SEP 2 demonstration,' said Wi-Fi Alliance technical director Greg Ennis. 'As Wi-Fi continues its momentum in smart energy applications, this demonstration is a testament to the industry's readiness for commercial deployment and the technology's suitability for a wide range of smart energy implementations. Video from the event, including keynotes and panel discussions, will be available online August 8 on the Wi-Fi Alliance YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/wifialliance..." http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wi-fi-alliance-hosts-wi-fi-smart-energy-forum-and-first-large-scale-demonstration-of-interoperable-wi-fi-sep-2-implementations-126658143.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:51 GMT http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wi-fi-alliance-hosts-wi-fi-smart-energy-forum-and-first-large-scale-demonstration-of-interoperable-wi-fi-sep-2-implementations-126658143.html by Dennis Fisher, Kaspersky Lab's ThreatPost, 3 August 2011: "Researchers from IBM's ISS X-Force plan to unveil a new system for running an open wireless network in a secure mode at the Black Hat conference here this week. The system mimics the way that Web sites browsers use digital certificates to establish a trusted connection with one another..." https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/ibm-unveil-secure-open-wireless-system-black-hat-080311 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:24 GMT https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/ibm-unveil-secure-open-wireless-system-black-hat-080311 by Kevin C. Tofel, GigaOm (via CNN Money), 2 August 2011: "Wearable connected devices haven't made a splash yet, but the number of products trying to crack the market is on the rise. The latest is from WIMM Labs, a Los Altos, CA startup, who today introduced the WIMM Wearable Platform. The small display can be worn as a watch or be clipped on to clothing, where it runs custom applications built on Google Android... One key difference in WIMM's device is support for Wi-Fi connectivity; something other devices in this market don't offer..." http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/articles/mobile_wi_fi_plus_android_apps_make_for_a_smarter_watch.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:49 GMT http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/articles/mobile_wi_fi_plus_android_apps_make_for_a_smarter_watch.html by Olivia Solon, Wired, 2 August 2011: "Londoners will soon have access to Wi-Fi via the bus network, according to Kulveer Ranger, Director of Environment and Digital London. The move would be part of the Mayor Boris Johnson's drive to improve connectivity in the capital. In May 2010 he made the remarkable pledge to the Google Zeitgeist audience that 'every lamp post and every bus stop will one day very soon, and before the 2012 Olympics, be Wi-Fi enabled.' While it might be unlikely that every lamp post will be Wi-Fi enabled within 12 months - there are more than 15,000 of them in the borough of Barking and Dagenham alone - Ranger confirmed that the wheels are very much in motion to ensure that the bus network is connected..." http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-08/02/bus-wi-fi-open-data Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:39 GMT http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-08/02/bus-wi-fi-open-data by Paul McLane, Radio World Online, 2 August 2011: "...Matthew Lasar of the website Radio Survivor has done some musing on the economic stimulus effect of illegal broadcasting, all the while giving NAB a dig in the ribs. The NAB recently commissioned a study to try to figure out how many jobs - and even how much of the U.S. gross domestic product - can be attributed to local commercial radio and TV... Reacting to NAB's study, Lasar did his own back-of-the-napkin calculations and wrote about it. He thinks illegal radio stations in the United States annually generate 19,220 jobs, worth $576.6 million to American workers. 'That's more than a half a billion dollar yearly boost to the U.S. economy'..." http://www.rwonline.com/article/does-pirate-radio-create-jobs/24042 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:11 GMT http://www.rwonline.com/article/does-pirate-radio-create-jobs/24042 by Rick Merritt, EE Times, 2 August 2011: "...The emerging IEEE 802.11ac standard for delivering gigabit/speeds over 5 GHz represents the future of mainstream Wi-Fi, said William McFarland, vice president of technology for the Wi-Fi division of the cellular chip maker. The .11ad 60 GHz standard will play a complementary but more limited role, and beyond that the future is unclear, he said..." http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218450/Atheros-5-not-60-GHz-is-future-of-Wi-Fi Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:40 GMT http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4218450/Atheros-5-not-60-GHz-is-future-of-Wi-Fi Mobile Enterprise, 1 August 2011: "...Cubic GTS and prime contractor ARINC Engineering Services, LLC successfully demonstrated their mesh network tracking solution in early 2011 under the Army Logistics Innovation Agency's asset visibility program known as Next Generation Wireless Communications for Logistics Applications (NGWC). In June, Cubic delivered 2,000 new mesh network asset tags... [The] small, battery-powered mesh asset tags with GPS receivers are attached to vehicles at Camp Arifjan and automatically connect wirelessly with one another to form a mesh network. The precise location of any tag can be determined by searching for its serial number in the Cubic GTS Device Management Center, a central database of all tags in operation..." http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/news/U-S--Army-Tracks-Assets-With-Wireless-Mesh-Network-System74667 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:06 GMT http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/news/U-S--Army-Tracks-Assets-With-Wireless-Mesh-Network-System74667 by Bill Ray, The Register, 2 August 2011: "The Cheeky bar, in Georgia USA, now has a self-service bar known as the 'wall of beer' where patrons can help themselves to a drink with the wave of a card. The card is simply an RFID tag which identifies the buyer, but the system measures the amount of alcohol poured as well as requiring each drinker to prove their sobriety to the barman every 64 ounces (three pints or so). The great thing is flexibility, as RFID Journal explains, but one can't help wondering if it's a troubling trend..." http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/02/self_service_pub/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:53 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/02/self_service_pub/ press release, 2 August 2011: "...The joint certification and test program will be used to certify wireless and wired devices that support IP-based smart energy applications and end-user devices such as thermostats, appliances and gateways. It will address devices operating on one or more of a variety of underlying connectivity technologies and provide the smart energy ecosystem - including utilities, product vendors and consumers - assurances of application and device interoperability..." http://bit.ly/oFbzTT Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:43 GMT http://bit.ly/oFbzTT Dell'Oro Group press release, 2 August 2011: "...overall Wireless LAN (WLAN) market revenues are expected to surpass $8 billion in 2015, a 49% increase over 2010 revenues. 'The wireless LAN market continues its rapid expansion, as it tries to keep pace with the large growth in the number of Wi-Fi enabled devices,' said Chris DePuy, Analyst of Wireless LAN research at Dell'Oro Group. '802.11n technology has helped to propel this market, and is continuing to evolve...'" http://www.delloro.com/news/2011/WLAN080211.htm Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:51 GMT http://www.delloro.com/news/2011/WLAN080211.htm "Cambridge Consultants develops industry's smallest 2G and 3G femtocell base station," Cambridge Consultants press release, 28 July 2011: "...Sidewinder [is] the smallest commercially available 2G and 3G small-cell platform... [It] is software configurable between GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA+ and other SDR applications... The novel radio design enables Sidewinder to operate at any carrier frequency from 375MHz to 4GHz and with a channel bandwidth from 200kHz to 28MHz. Available off the shelf, Sidewinder supports GSM link ranges up to and in excess of 40 metres indoors, and 200 metres outdoors...." http://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/news_pr299.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:24 GMT http://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/news_pr299.html by Michelle Donegan, Light Reading, 1 August 2011: "...This new area of business will comprise distributed antenna system (DAS) products for in-building coverage as well as Wi-Fi-based mobile data offload products... Another new technology for Alvarion is Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplex (LTE TDD). Gorev said a trial LTE TDD system would be ready by the end of the second quarter and that the vendor was in discussions with operators about trials..." http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=210679 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:24 GMT http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=210679 "Chunghwa Telecom offers Wi-Fi roaming services in China through cooperation with China Telecom," by Chloe Yu and Adam Hwang, DigiTimes, 2 August 2011: "Chunghwa Telecom on August 1 announced the launch of data roaming services for its mobile Internet-access subscribers traveling in China by use of Wi-Fi hot spots established by China Telecom... China Telecom has set up a Wi-Fi network of about 300,000 hot spots mainly located in science parks, transportation stations, public facilities, retail stores around China currently, and plans to expand the network to 700,000 hot spots at the end of 2011 and one million ones in 2012..." http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20110801PD227.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:14 GMT http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20110801PD227.html by Chris DeMorro, Deseret News (via the International Business Times), 2 August 2011: "...Right now electric vehicles are not up to par when it comes to driving range compared with traditional gas-powered vehicles. But a breakthrough in wireless in-road charging technology could deliver an electric charge as you make your way down the road, in theory giving your EV 'unlimited' range. Utah State University researchers have managed to wirelessly transmit five kilowatts of electricity across a ten-inch gap with a 90% efficiency rate... All of the sudden the idea of wirelessly charging EV's while they drive down the highway seems not only feasible, but downright economical..." http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/20110802/researchers-make-wireless-road-charging-breakthrough.htm Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:59 GMT http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/20110802/researchers-make-wireless-road-charging-breakthrough.htm by Bill McFarland, Network World, 2 August 2011: "...Until recently, users relied on Wi-Fi networks simply to access Web pages and email - fairly non-demanding traffic that doesn't consume a ton of bandwidth. But users have gone from 'connecting' to 'consuming,' as they download music from iTunes, stream movies from Netflix and Hulu and enter into multiplayer games on their Xboxes and PlayStations. Devices have changed, as well, offering 'control' capabilities. In homes, everything from thermostats to home healthcare equipment to light bulbs (yes, light bulbs) will connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks..." http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2011/080211-80211-networks.html Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:48 GMT http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2011/080211-80211-networks.html by Roger Grimes, InfoWorld, 2 August 2011: "...Each participating vehicle will broadcast wireless heartbeats or beacon messages that can be picked up by other participating autos. Messages are authenticated, but not encrypted; they don't need to be because they are intended to be broadcasted and shared by any nearby vehicle. There is no personally identifying information in the WAVE messages, so no one can tell which vehicle is sending a particular message; at least, that capability is not built into the protocol..." http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/car-hacks-loom-autos-go-wireless-168664 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:54 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/car-hacks-loom-autos-go-wireless-168664 by Mike Nathan, Hack-a-Day, 1 August 2011: "...[Tiakson] opted to use an old Fonera router running OpenWRT to control the system. He wrote special software that allows him to direct the quadcopter using an HTML 5 interface... The Fonera takes in data from Wii nunchuck and Motion+ sensors... This is a great use for a old router, and the cost is obviously far cheaper than buying off the shelf wireless control modules. We would love to hear how much extra weight the Fonera adds, as well as if there is any controller lag introduced by the web-based interface..." http://hackaday.com/2011/08/01/fonera-based-quadcopter-can-be-controlled-from-a-web-browser/ Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:54 GMT http://hackaday.com/2011/08/01/fonera-based-quadcopter-can-be-controlled-from-a-web-browser/ by Declan McCullagh, CNET.com, 1 August 2011: "Microsoft has ceased publishing the estimated locations of millions of laptops, cell phones, and other devices with Wi-Fi connections around the world after a CNET article on Friday highlighted privacy concerns. The decision to rework Live.com's geolocation service comes following scrutiny of the way Microsoft made available its database assembled by both Windows Phone 7 phones and what the company calls 'managed driving' by Street View-like vehicles that record Wi-Fi signals accessible from public roads..." http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20086489-281/microsoft-curbs-wi-fi-location-database/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:26 GMT http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20086489-281/microsoft-curbs-wi-fi-location-database/ by Julian Clover, Broadband TV News, 1 August 2011: "Virgin Media is exploring the possibility of using its existing broadband infrastructure to develop a Wi-Fi 'metro' network in London. CEO Neil Berkett has confirmed Virgin was in 'advanced conversations' with some boroughs and councils with a view to being able to deliver additional broadband services. One proposition is for free Wi-Fi access for all at half a megabit per second, with full access to Virgin Media customers at 10 Mbps. The option of wholesaling the offer is also under consideration..." http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/08/01/virgin-looks-at-london-wi-fi/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:21 GMT http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/08/01/virgin-looks-at-london-wi-fi/ by Liam Devlin and Marcus Walden, New Electronics, 26 July 2011: "...The largest current application for millimetre wave communications is point to point links for mobile communications back haul and microwave point to point links in the 6 to 40GHz range are a well established technology. Looking to the immediate future, there is a lot of interest in frequencies between 40.5 and 43.5GHz, the so called the 42GHz band... E-band spectrum - at 71 to 76GHz and 81 to 86GHz - is also receiving a lot of interest..." http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/increasing-operating-frequencies-provide-new-opportunities-in-wireless-communications/35557/ Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:11 GMT http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/increasing-operating-frequencies-provide-new-opportunities-in-wireless-communications/35557/ Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Research News, 1 August 2011: "Regular LEDs can be turned into optical WLAN with only a few additional components thanks to visible light communication (in short, VLC). The lights are then not just lighting up, they also transfer data. They send films in HD quality to your iPhone or laptop, with no loss in quality, quickly and safely... 'Using red-blue-green-white light LEDs, we were able to transmit 800 Mbit/s in the lab,' said Klaus-Dieter Langer. 'That is a world record for the VLC method'..." http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2010-2011/20/data-traveling.jsp Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:59 GMT http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2010-2011/20/data-traveling.jsp by Tim Whittaker, EE Times/Medical Electronics Design, 31 July 2011: "...Makers of glucometers for diabetes are already designing BLE into their devices, and other home instruments like blood pressure monitors and weight scales will follow soon. There will also be cellphone apps and home hubs, providing a gateway between the medical device and the IT system of a provider of medical or care services..." http://www.eetimes.com/design/medical-design/4218371/Bluetooth-low-energy--BLE--explained Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:20 GMT http://www.eetimes.com/design/medical-design/4218371/Bluetooth-low-energy--BLE--explained by David Hambling, New Scientist, 27 July 2011: "...Existing UWB radars typically use a random noise signal to avoid interference between waves of the same wavelength... Leung's team are using a 'chaotic oscillator' to generate their signal. The device creates what seems like random noise, but which is actually generated by a fixed algorithm. It is matched by a receiver using the same algorithm. Because the outgoing signal is known, it is as easy to process as spread-spectrum signals. It is also irregular, like random noise, meaning reflections are less likely to interfere with each other. In tests, the chaotic signal produced better results than [either sequential or random hopping, the currently used techniques]..." http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128225.200-chaos-radar-uses-messy-signals-to-see-through-walls.html Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:20 GMT http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128225.200-chaos-radar-uses-messy-signals-to-see-through-walls.html