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Google lays out mobile future

News Google is aiming to make an impact in the mobile sector by focusing on web-based applications, super-fast search and location based services (LBS). The online search giant has been ramping up its mobile applications for some time and unveiled its...

Tags: web, apps, android, mobile

[13 May 2008]

Nationwide WiMax in next two years?

News WiMax is currently only available in very limited deployments in the UK and only in its "fixed" variant, with the prospects for "mobile WiMax" - the type needed for portable devices - depending on upcoming spectrum auctions.

Tags: 3g, wimax

[09 May 2008]

Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear

News The healthcare sector could also make use of wearable on-body monitors, which would communicate with a home hub or mobile phone via Bluetooth or the like. T is for TV Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more…

Tags: e-health, ofcom, wireless

[08 May 2008]

Mobile M2M connections on the up

News The number of mobile network connections used for M2M comms will grow from 37.5 million in 2007 to 186 million in 2012, says the analyst. T is for TV Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus

Tags: ecall, telematics, m2m

[06 May 2008]

Multiple network access becoming mobile norm

News Key factors expected to shape handsets in the coming five years include the Apple iPhone, alternative networks such as wi-fi and WiMax, and mobile TV and video, according to In-Stat. Mobiles are growing up.

Tags: networks, mobile, wi-fi

[02 May 2008]

Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi

News The company says the new service is aimed at increasing the footfall in Coffee Republic shops from mobile workers, business people and students. Customers making a purchase at Coffee Republic will be offered a free wi-fi voucher giving them a login...

Tags: wi-fi, coffee republic

[14 Apr 2008]

WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?

News LTE is touted as the successor to the existing UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) 3G technology, capable of supporting significantly faster data rates. T is for TV Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more…

Tags: 4g, 3g, wimax

[11 Apr 2008]

Melisa - A Distributed Multimedia System for Multi-Platform Interactive Sports Content Broadcasting

whitepaper The MELISA platform aims at the cross media broadcasting of sports events featuring interactive advertising and sports-related games over digital television and next generation mobile network infrastructures.

Tags: generation, television, sports, commerce

[10 Apr 2008]

'Super-3Gs' get connected via the Gobi

News We are pleased that Dell will be [using] the flexibility and efficiency Gobi provides to meet the growing needs of mobile data users. T is for TV Both are types of "super-3G", but are incompatible. Wireless from A to Z

Tags: hp, wireless, lenovo, dell

[07 Apr 2008]

Yahoo! to 'revolutionise' mobile search with OneSearch

News OneSearch product at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas yesterday, which it says make mobile search smarter, more relevant and easier to use with voice-activation technology. With Yahoo OneSearch 2.0, we are fundamentally changing the way consumers...

Tags: web, mobile, search, yahoo

[03 Apr 2008]

Facebook for BlackBerry racks up a million hits

News Cheat Sheets  Cheat Sheet: Google Android  Cheat Sheet: Mobile TV  Cheat Sheet: Galileo  Video Cheat Sheet: Femtocells Speaking at the world's biggest mobile phone trade show - Mobile World Congress - back in February...

Tags: facebook, blackberry, rim

[02 Apr 2008]

Dongle mania to kill off wi-fi hotspots?

News The mobile broadband market is hotting up with data card sales set to jump four-fold in the next three years as prices come down - possibly threatening the wi-fi hotspot market. The Infonetics Research Mobility: Broadband, Phones, Subscribers and...

Tags: data card, wi-fi, mobile broadband

[28 Mar 2008]

In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up

News In-flight mobile phone calls may soon be a reality for travellers on UK airlines after UK telecoms regulator Ofcom gave its approval to the technology. The service will initially work with 2G mobile spectrum but could be extended to 3G and other...

Tags: calls, mobile, ofcom, planes

[26 Mar 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: The one-box generation

Comment My oldest children can remember black-and-white TV but there were no colour services, nor were videos, PCs, mobile phones or broadband available. Such a trend poses interesting questions for the future, especially when in some countries public...

Tags: television, revenue, radio, broadcast

[26 Mar 2008]

Google pledges 'wi-fi on steroids'

News It does, however, envision the white spaces as a "unique opportunity to provide ubiquitous wireless access for all Americans" and a prime spot for use of mobile handsets running its open-source Android platform.

Tags: google, fcc, mobile, wi-fi

[25 Mar 2008]

EC lays down standard for mobile TV

News The European Commission moved to simplify the nascent mobile phone TV sector by adopting a standard backed by Nokia, but mobile operators said Brussels was acting too quickly. European Telecoms Commissioner, Viviane Reding, said in a statement...

Tags: mobile tv, eu, ec, association

[18 Mar 2008]

BBC iPlayer lands on iPhone

News Writing on the BBC blog this morning the BBC's head of digital media technologies, Anthony Rose, said today was a big day for iPlayer as it's the first time the service has been made available for a mobile device.

Tags: apple, edge, iplayer, bbc

[07 Mar 2008]

Poll: And the next killer app for mobiles is...

News This sounds like good news for the nascent mobile TV industry which has struggled to get off the ground in Europe, with all manner of factors blamed, from consumer apathy to standards fragmentation, to lack of available spectrum.

Tags: social networking, mobile internet, mobile, mobile phones

[04 Mar 2008]

3G operators must learn to share

News The imperative to drive 3G services means mobile operators are going to have to get cosy about network sharing. A new report from analyst Analysys - titled 3G Infrastructure Sharing: the future for mobile networks - says sharing of 3G...

Tags: 3g, femtocell, network sharing, evolution

[29 Feb 2008]

SMS gets Oxfordshire residents out of deep water

News Oxfordshire County Council is rolling out a mobile text alert system to warn residents across the county if their homes are at risk from flood water following heavy rain. T is for TV Click on the links below to find out more…

Tags: text, oxfordshire, flood, sms

[26 Feb 2008]

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