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RSS fmc in newsSatellite tech keeps tabs on Cornwall's rubbish
News F is for FMC Local authorities in south-west England are using satellite technology to keep track of their rubbish collection fleets. Caradon and North Cornwall District Councils have been using Masternaut Three X to... [13 Nov 2008]
London: Wi-fi capital of the world
News F is for FMC London is the wi-fi capital of the world but is still falling behind on wireless security, according to a survey unveiled today. The survey of London, New York and Paris by security firm RSA found that... [28 Oct 2008]
BT's wi-fi parts ways with The Cloud
News F is for FMC BT Openzone's wi-fi roaming deal with The Cloud will end on Thursday, after the two communications firms failed to resolve unspecified issues over commercial terms. BT and The Cloud have had the deal for... [30 Sep 2008]
Wanted: Techies with mobile skills
News F is for FMC Akshay Amar Garkel, senior consultant for professional services at Datacraft India, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet Asia that the use of mobile devices to access various applications ranging from email to... [22 Sep 2008]
C&W pays £30m for FMC
News Telecoms kit company Ericsson has inked a five-year, £30m contract with telco Cable & Wireless to supply and manage a GSM mobile network that will let C&W sell FMC (fixed mobile convergence) services. [12 Sep 2008]
Interference on the radar for FCC "white space"
News F is for FMC 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... [12 Aug 2008]
Wireless broadband to be cellular feast
News F is for FMC Telecoms analyst Analysys Mason predicts there will be a total of 2.1 billion wireless broadband customers globally generating $784bn in service revenue by 2015 - an increase of some 2,400 per cent. [05 Aug 2008]
DIY wi-fi, Vista in disguise, 3G iPhone and more...
News Video: 60-Second Pitch: FMC 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... [31 Jul 2008]
'Star Trek' communicators free up doctors' time
News F is for FMC Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has saved the equivalent of 4,000 emergency department staff hours per year with an internal 'Star Trek'-style wireless voice communicator. Wireless from A to Z [29 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News F is for FMC Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. [22 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News F is for FMC The spread of WiMax networks across the UK is continuing, with two providers announcing extensions of their business-oriented networks in the past week. On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the... [10 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News F is for FMC European mobile operators should brace themselves for enforced price cuts for SMS roaming, predicts an analyst. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for... [02 Jul 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News F is for FMC Femtocells could help speed the arrival of next generation mobile broadband networks - such as WiMax and LTE (long term evolution), the future roadmap of 3G. Industry association body the Femto Forum and... [30 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News F is for FMC But they could just as well prove a network nightmare, warns industry analyst Berg Insight. Berg predicts laptops with HSPA/LTE (high speed packet access/long term evolution) mobile broadband connectivity... [20 Jun 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News F is for FMC The WiMax Forum has issued its first certifications for mobile-centric products that operate around the 2.5GHz frequency, and said it will start certifying 3.5GHz products later this year. [20 Jun 2008]
