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iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley
Photo June saw plenty of activity on the hardware and software fronts - including a peek at prototypes of a new kind of mobile gadget that's a cross between a smartphone and a netbook, from Freescale. The chipmaker was showing off so-called... [03 Jul 2009]
Apple bonanza, crime breathalysers and broadband tax
News June was a month full of Apple-related news with the launch of the latest version of the iPhone, the iPhone 3G S, coming at the Mac maker's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). O2 wasted no time in sharing... [02 Jul 2009]
Photos: Top 10 smartphones you could take a shine to
Photo While every man and his dog seems to be bringing out a smartphone at the moment, several devices stand out from the crowd. Here silicon.com rounds up the current crop of smartphone heavy-hitters - starting with Apple's iPhone... [30 Jun 2009]
Quarter of techies can use own iPhone for work
News A quarter of techies can use their own iPhone for work with their employer's blessing, a new silicon.com reader poll has found. The latest incarnation of Apple's touchscreen smartphone - the iPhone 3G S - launched... [29 Jun 2009]
Impact of Wireless (Wi-Fi, WiMAX) on 3G and Next Generation - An Initial Assessment
White Paper The mobile infrastructure market is the second largest wireless communications market and arguably the most challenging. Rapid technology change (2.0/2.5G and 3G) and slow revenue growth turning to declining revenues,... [25 Jun 2009]
Analog Television, WiMAX and DVB-H on the Same SoC Platform
White Paper This paper presents a SW reconfigurable platform, capable of executing in real time both analog and digital television protocols as NTSC, PAL, SECAM and DVB-H. This platform is also capable of executing WiMAX at 2.9 Mbps in real time, as... [25 Jun 2009]
How to Build a "Lean and Mean" Video Gateway Using 3G-324M - Over - IP
White Paper Video-based applications in the mobile network are one of the main drivers for the deployment of 3G networks. Both the 3GPP and 3GPP2 standards organizations have adopted the 3G-324M protocol as the... [25 Jun 2009]
IP Transport in 3G Radio Access Networks: An MPLS-Based Approach
White Paper An IP transport scheme for third generation Radio Access Networks (3G RAN) based on MultiProtocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology is proposed. The basic idea is to establish and manage label switched paths for... [25 Jun 2009]
Implementing Mobile Videoconferencing
White Paper This paper explains few applications that show how mobile-to-fixed line video conferencing can add a new dimension to business, services and one's daily lives. All the ingredients are available today. [25 Jun 2009]
From Prototype Through Production: How an AMC DSP Farm Can Simplify and Accelerate Your Development Efforts
White Paper The emergence of ATCA (Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture) and MicroTCA (Micro Telecom Computing Architecture) platforms, and with them, AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) solutions, represents a new era in which developers of telecom,... [25 Jun 2009]
Integrated Solutions for Wireless MPLS and Mobile IP: Current Status and Future Directions
White Paper Mobile IP (MIP) has been chosen as the core of mobility management mechanism for Wireless LANs, 3G Cellular Networks and, most recently, Aeronautical networks. It is viewed as a key element in providing a universal... [25 Jun 2009]
Walking the Wireless Tightrope
White Paper Businesses of all sizes are increasingly enabling their employees to stay in touch on the move. Not so long ago this would have been exclusively via dial-up over traditional voice networks. The availability of data connections from the... [25 Jun 2009]
Vodafone - A Little Perspective on Mobile Costs
White Paper Ask any purchasing manager which communications bills they fear most and the answer is unequivocal - mobile - why? Costs out of control. According to recent Quocirca research surveying IT and communications decision makers in Europe,... [25 Jun 2009]
Real-Time Demonstrator for QoS Testing in 3G/4G Mobile Networks With IP Multimedia Applications
White Paper Outgoing mobile communications research gives a relevant role to the availability of software/hardware platforms able to cope with the increasing complexity of the 3G and beyond addressed scenarios arisen from the need... [25 Jun 2009]
On QoS Management of H/2 Bearer Service for 3G Telecommunication Systems
White Paper 3G telecommunication systems encompass a high-speed access network, which can provide high bit-rate bearer services for roaming users, as well as intelligent allocation of backbone network resources for end-to-end QoS... [25 Jun 2009]