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3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News The analyst said growth will be driven by consumer demand for ubiquitous internet access - and mobile broadband laptops will therefore not replace fixed networks but remain a complementary access tech for use outside the home. [20 Jun 2008]
Corporations riddled with security holes
News Vulnerabilities on UK company and public sector networks grew from 19 last year to 21 this year according to security analyst NTA Monitor and 87 per cent of data breaches could have been avoided by regular patching and other precautions according... [19 Jun 2008]
Holograms on handsets by 2010
News The patent, granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office, says this allows complex 3D holographic images to be squeezed through the narrow pipes of existing communications networks, by sending only the unprocessed data to be translated into the... [19 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Europe has taken to 3G faster than any other region in the world and usage is growing rapidly as networks proliferate, according to research commissioned by mobile operator body the GSM Association (GSMA). [11 Jun 2008]
O2 offers business tariffs for 3G iPhone
News O2 said iPhone business customers will be able to have several iPhones and other devices on one account, and all on the same bill.iPhone users also get unlimited data browsing, email downloads and unlimited access to 9,500 wi-fi hotspots through... [10 Jun 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News Spam emails are often used in phishing attacks or to deliver malware it says, distributed by networks of compromised botnet computers which are also used for denial of service attacks. The report by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) says... [06 Jun 2008]
Mobile market booming: But there's room for all
News One is the increased consumer demand for creating and sharing multimedia content from device to device, which increases data traffic on networks. As mobiles get more sophisticated, they will continue to be used for more purposes but they will not... [06 Jun 2008]
Orange to cut 450 jobs
News Around 450 new 2G base stations will be rolled out while there will be further investment in the company's 3G and HSDPA networks. In terms of infrastructure the company plans to accelerate its high speed data network roll out. [04 Jun 2008]
Revealed: Top tech security risks and cash-sappers
News Network congestion: Roughly two per cent of machines have peer-to-peer software installed and the resulting high data traffic can clog up corporate networks. If these systems fail data recovery could prove costly and difficult. [29 May 2008]
Tesco spends £100m on network overhaul
News Folkes said: "Not only will we get savings from converging the voice and data we will also be bringing the separate global networks together. We are radically altering the capacity of the data network. [28 May 2008]
Google bigs up 'white space' wireless plans
News Proponents of the new class of wi-fi devices say the airwaves could eventually offer data transmission speeds of billions of bits per second - far faster than the millions of bits per second available on most current broadband networks. [23 May 2008]
Femtocell market hotting up
News The Forum said its members have agreed a single common approach for integrating femtocells into mobile networks via broadband. Mobile TV is an area close to Qualcomm's heart: its big-in-the-US MediaFLO data broadcasting tech is a rival to current... [21 May 2008]
Nationwide WiMax in next two years?
News The long-term evolution of 3G, Patel said, was "at least two to three years out before it can happen", and would not be significantly cheaper than investment in WiMax because it would also require operators to "rip out and replace their entire 3G... [09 May 2008]
Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News According to the report, in-body networks could be implanted in patients to monitor their movements and/or vital health signs, such as blood sugar level, and to send data wirelessly via a home hub or portable monitor to keep doctors informed of... [08 May 2008]
Multiple network access becoming mobile norm
News The analyst points to an impressive array of radio access techs already in play - from cellular in its various forms, to 3G and HSPA data networks, to video broadcast techs such as DVB-H, to short-range connectivity techs such as Bluetooth, along... [02 May 2008]
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