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Greek island gets wireless mesh network
News Writing on a 12Net portal website, Negroponte makes it clear mesh systems - powered by the many not the few - are his vision for a wired world: "Large wired and wireless telephone companies will be replaced by micro-operators, millions of which... [24 Jul 2008]
BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G
News RIM has launched the first of its BlackBerry smart phones to include high-speed HSDPA connectivity. It is not the first BlackBerry to use any kind of 3G at all - that honour would go to the 8707v, which came out in 2006 - but such connectivity has... [13 May 2008]
Global security spend to hit $10.5bn
News According to Ruggero Contu, Gartner principal research analyst, organisations now recognise the need for a more "open" connectivity with business partners and third-party companies. Global security software revenue is expected to reach $10.5bn... [28 Apr 2008]
3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth
News In addition, there are seven personal media players with HSDPA-connectivity and even one 3.5G-enabled camera. The number of 3.5G devices on the market is mushrooming with 150 per cent annual growth in HSDPA gizmos, according to stats from GSM/3G... [07 Apr 2008]
WiMax to make it as a 'last-mile' broadband tech?
News The report, entitled The Last Mile: Opportunities for WiMAX, 2008-2013, says the global opportunity for WiMax 802.16e to deliver local loop broadband connectivity is significant. It predicts the tech will begin to take off between 2009 and 2011... [01 Apr 2008]
London still wi-fi king of the world
News Find out which airports have the best internet connectivity - and share your own experiences - at atlarge.com. Business use of wireless hotspots almost doubled last year but the increasing popularity of 3G as a mobile broadband technology is also... [14 Mar 2008]
Satellite comms to bridge digital divide?
News He said: "The role of the space industry is very important in meeting our connectivity access targets [such as the 2015 Millennium Development Goals] and to contribute to the well-being of the world's population. [28 Feb 2008]
Top 10 retail IT stories of the year
News The fast food chain committed to rolling out free wireless internet connectivity across its 1,200 outlets in what observers saw as a move to try and attract more customers away from trendy coffee bars. [19 Dec 2007]
RIM makes sweet plans for BlackBerry future
News And while BlackBerry-based software has been seen as being concerned only with emails and internet connectivity, now RIM is harnessing a host of new applications. RIM recently shipped its 20-millionth BlackBerry smart phone and the devices are... [06 Nov 2007]
BlackBerry: And the next killer mobile app is...
News Find out which airports have the best internet connectivity - and share your own experiences - at atlarge.com. TV could be the next big thing for mobile devices - but only if battery and network capacity problems can be solved, according to... [02 Nov 2007]
BT gets into bed with FON
News FON has inked similar deals with Time Warner Cable in the US - although that service is yet to be rolled out - and Neuf Cegetel in France, so BT broadband customers who agree to share their connectivity will soon gain free access to their... [04 Oct 2007]
CIO Essentials: Nerdy techies, SaaS and social networks
News Nice to see Her Majesty's government proposing to take some practical steps to increase connectivity. This week we hear from Ben Booth, global CTO at research and polling company Ipsos. Each week a leading IT chief picks his or her top stories from... [25 Sep 2007]
Revealed: World's hottest wi-fi spots
News René Hendrikse, iPass's EMEA managing director, said European business people have an "insatiable appetite" for wi-fi connectivity and the regional and global growth reflects a confidence within companies to let business travellers use technology... [20 Sep 2007]
UK minister dreaming of a high fibre diet
News The UK government may intervene to promote the deployment of fibre connectivity across the country, according to the minister of state for competitiveness. Stephen Timms, minister for competitiveness and formerly the UK's ecommerce minister, has... [19 Sep 2007]
BT drops below half share of fixed-line calls
News Mobile operators all saw their market share remain flat or increase from 2005 to 2006, with the big winners being virtual operators such as Virgin Mobile, which resell other networks' connectivity rather than having their own infrastructure. [24 Aug 2007]
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