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Greek island gets wireless mesh network
News Negroponte's MIT Media Lab then went on to look at ways of bringing broadband web access to Patmos and eventually settled on wireless mesh networking tech as the best solution. The wireless Patmos network - due to launch this summer - has been... [24 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News C is for Cable & Wireless O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. BT has been explicit that it also wants to see these rules... [17 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News C is for Cable & Wireless Many European countries have already deployed fibre to the home (FTTH), and a European body that deals with NGA issued a report on Friday in which it said such improvements in broadband speeds clearly resulted in more usage. [07 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News C is for Cable & Wireless Jones said Skype can act as a "virtual water cooler" for those who work at home. Emma Jones, who runs home business resource website EnterpriseNation.com, said she chose Skype because of its low cost and simplicity. [02 Jul 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News Wireless from A to Z So they can have that service very early on in the technology lifecycle and they can use that to get really good services when they're at home - where a large proportion of the highest rate usage tends to happen. [30 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Wireless from A to Z 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]
iPhone 2.0 - ready for business?
News He told silicon.com: "If we look at the sorts of apps that business users want from their phone wireless email is right up there at the top of the list, and BlackBerry - RIM - has been doing a fantastic job without 3G for a number of years. [06 Jun 2008]
Broadband speed: ISPs accept 'code of practice'
News ISPA said it would like to see the code extended to include wireless mobile operators that provide broadband over their networks as well as fixed line broadband providers - to ensure minimal confusion to consumers. [05 Jun 2008]
Broadband Britain embraces wi-fi sharing love
News By sharing their own connections using their BT Home Hub, Fon customers can use any of the 193,000 Fon and BT Openzone global hotspots and connections within BT's 13 wireless cities. BT released the figures showing the number of people who have... [05 Jun 2008]
Paper-free train tickets on track
News Wireless from A-Z Click here for all there is on wireless, from email to WiMax. Travellers will be able to buy smart tickets online using their mobile phone or PC and then download them onto a smartcard at home via a plug-in reader or at a station. [04 Jun 2008]
BlackBerrys on the beat
News Wireless from A-Z Click here for all there is on wireless, from email to WiMax. The initiative is part of the £50m Home Office and National Policing Improvement Agency funding announced last week for 10,000 hand-held devices to be rolled out across... [03 Jun 2008]
BT business hubs to be wi-fi hotspots
News Speaking at the Mobile Broadband Congress in London yesterday, Dave Hughes, BT's director of wireless broadband, told delegates that - by the end of this week - there would be 100,000 BT Home Hub users who have signed up to turn their hub into a... [22 May 2008]
RIM reveals BlackBerry roadmap
News Speaking at RIM's Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) in Orlando, Florida, the BlackBerry maker's co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said the company's vision is "no less than maintenance-free BlackBerry" - or "the ability to deploy BlackBerrys anywhere... [14 May 2008]
IT education organisation takes Microsoft grumbles to EC
News Wireless from A-Z… In the context of the education system, this can result in higher prices and a range of other unsatisfactory effects which have a negative impact on wider policy initiatives, including improving educational outcomes, facilitating... [14 May 2008]
Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News Wireless tech could also power smart pill boxes and bottles which sense whether they have been opened at the appropriate time each day and can sound an alarm or send a reminder message to a patient's home hub or portable monitor if not, said the... [08 May 2008]
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