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News C is for Cable & Wireless Mobile broadband is encroaching on the business of fixed line ISPs, market research company YouGov is claiming. But not everyone is happy with the dongle experience. Results from YouGov's DongleTrack report show while the... [20 Aug 2008]
Apple issues iPhone 3G software update
News Last week BusinessWeek said industry sources had confirmed the problems are down to a chip inside the device, following a report by analyst Richard Windsor of Nomura Securities who earlier that week named a comms chip made by Infineon Technologies... [19 Aug 2008]
Google's lobby site ups US "white space" debate
News These slivers of spectrum that sit between TV channels as buffers to ensure that TV channels don't interfere with each could be used to provide broadband wireless services. The debate over new unlicensed spectrum the Federal Communications... [19 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News C is for Cable & Wireless Powers to snoop on the UK's email and internet records will be of limited use in tackling serious crime, the government has admitted. Home Office proposals for phone, email and internet records - including VoIP - to be... [13 Aug 2008]
Free wi-fi for Scottish market town
News Wireless from A-Z Click here for all there is on wireless, from email to WiMax. A small market town in the Scottish Borders is to offer free wi-fi across the whole of its town centre. The technology is being brought to Jedburgh, 10 miles from the... [13 Aug 2008]
Google Android to land next month?
News The wireless operator is also supposedly planning to launch an open development platform for all of its phone technologies. T-Mobile USA could put the new HTC Android phone on sale for select customers as early as the middle of September, according... [13 Aug 2008]
HP ProCurve buys networking specialist
News HP ProCurve has made its first acquisition of a company, with the purchase of wireless-networking provider Colubris Networks for an undisclosed sum, HP announced on Monday. Colubris is a specialist in networking products and, especially, the... [12 Aug 2008]
Interference on the radar for FCC "white space"
News Field tests to determine whether the Federal Communications Commission should open up unused TV spectrum for wireless broadband services are getting mixed reviews as different methods for avoiding spectrum interference are being tested in the real... [12 Aug 2008]
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News C is for Cable & Wireless Companies shouldn't ban staff from using social applications such as Facebook and MySpace because of concerns about how they might be used. Instead businesses should view employee participation as part of the "social... [08 Aug 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News UK shoppers credit card details could be at risk from the same wireless hack technique that snared more than 40 million people's details in the US, according to security experts. Security at hundreds of medium sized retailers is not fully checked... [06 Aug 2008]
Free wi-fi steams into St Pancras
News Despite making claims to the contrary, St Pancras is not in fact the UK's first station to offer free wireless to travellers. Rail travellers rejoice: free wi-fi is now available at St Pancras International, giving the 45 million commuters who... [06 Aug 2008]
Wireless broadband to be cellular feast
News Massive growth in wireless broadband services is being forecast, with the market set to be dominated by cellular technologies. Telecoms analyst Analysys Mason predicts there will be a total of 2.1 billion wireless broadband customers globally... [05 Aug 2008]
Motorola lands ex-Qualcomm exec for co-CEO
News Qualcomm's CEO, Paul Jacobs, wished him well in a press release, saying Jha had been instrumental in helping Qualcomm become "the number one wireless semiconductor supplier". Motorola has picked an industry veteran to take the helm of its mobile... [05 Aug 2008]
Motorola, Panasonic welcome LiMo Platform
News The new phones, from Motorola, NEC and Panasonic, are the latest to ship with Release 1 of the LiMo Platform, a Linux-based operating system for mobile phones developed by a consortium of wireless carriers, handset makers and others. [04 Aug 2008]
DIY wi-fi, Vista in disguise, 3G iPhone and more...
News Kicking off proceedings was Cable &Wireless trying to convince our tough panel of CIOs of the benefits of its FMC tech. One of the biggest stories in July was the launch of the 3G iPhone and silicon.com cast its eye over the eagerly anticipated... [31 Jul 2008]
