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Google lays out mobile future

News Q is for QoS Google is aiming to make an impact in the mobile sector by focusing on web-based applications, super-fast search and location based services (LBS). The online search giant has been ramping up its mobile applications for some time and...

Tags: web, apps, android, mobile

[13 May 2008]

Nationwide WiMax in next two years?

News Q is for QoS There will be WiMax coverage across the UK within the next two years, the managing director of Intel Capital EMEA has claimed. Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said the long-range wireless technology would...

Tags: 3g, wimax

[09 May 2008]

Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear

News Q is for QoS 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...

Tags: e-health, ofcom, wireless

[08 May 2008]

Mobile M2M connections on the up

News Q is for QoS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS H is for HSDPA

Tags: ecall, telematics, m2m

[06 May 2008]

Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi

News Q is for QoS Coffee Republic will become the first UK coffee chain to provide free wi-fi to customers when it launches the service across the majority of its UK chain from 1 May 2008. Wireless from A to Z

Tags: wi-fi, coffee republic

[14 Apr 2008]

WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?

News Q is for QoS WiMax could prove to be the winner in the 4G race against the long-term evolution of 3G, simply because the technology is here first. Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said during a panel...

Tags: 4g, 3g, wimax

[11 Apr 2008]

'Super-3Gs' get connected via the Gobi

News Q is for QoS Gobi, which Qualcomm released in October 2007, is a chipset that allows travellers to connect to both High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Evolution-Data Optimised (EV-DO) networks. Both are types of "super-3G", but are incompatible.

Tags: hp, wireless, lenovo, dell

[07 Apr 2008]

Yahoo! to 'revolutionise' mobile search with OneSearch

News Q is for QoS Yahoo! announced upgrades to its Yahoo! OneSearch product at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas yesterday, which it says make mobile search smarter, more relevant and easier to use with voice-activation technology.

Tags: web, mobile, search, yahoo

[03 Apr 2008]

Dongle mania to kill off wi-fi hotspots?

News Q is for QoS The mobile broadband market is hotting up with data card sales set to jump four-fold in the next three years as prices come down - possibly threatening the wi-fi hotspot market. The Infonetics Research Mobility: Broadband, Phones...

Tags: data card, wi-fi, mobile broadband

[28 Mar 2008]

High speed TGV trains get online

News Q is for QoS Passengers on select high-speed TGV trains in France travelling eastbound from Paris at speeds of up to 320kmph can enjoy a fledgling wi-fi service for free - but don't expect the free connectivity lunch to last.

Tags: wi-fi, train, satellite, charge

[26 Mar 2008]

In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up

News Q is for QoS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS H is for HSDPA

Tags: calls, mobile, ofcom, planes

[26 Mar 2008]

Comcast and Time Warner to invest in 4G…

News Q is for QoS Comcast and Time Warner Cable are looking to help bankroll a new joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to deliver 4G wireless services, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Tags: comcast, 4g, time warner, operator

[26 Mar 2008]

Google pledges 'wi-fi on steroids'

News Q is for QoS Google has said it plans to have US consumers from Manhattan to rural North Dakota surfing the web on handheld gadgets at gigabits-per-second speeds by 2009. The company, joined by other heavyweights like Microsoft and Dell, has long...

Tags: google, fcc, mobile, wi-fi

[25 Mar 2008]

3G operators must learn to share

News Q is for QoS The imperative to drive 3G services means mobile operators are going to have to get cosy about network sharing. A new report from analyst Analysys - titled 3G Infrastructure Sharing: the future for mobile networks - says sharing of 3G...

Tags: 3g, femtocell, network sharing, evolution

[29 Feb 2008]

SMS gets Oxfordshire residents out of deep water

News Q is for QoS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS H is for HSDPA

Tags: text, oxfordshire, flood, sms

[26 Feb 2008]

Kerching! Ofcom flogs more spectrum

News Q is for QoS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS H is for HSDPA

Tags: spectrum, ofcom, operator, band

[22 Feb 2008]

Mobiles on the moon? Nasa prepares trial for takeoff

News Q is for QoS After conquering the farthest corners of the globe, mobile phones are now destined for the final frontier - space. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus

Tags: moon, space, nasa, message

[19 Feb 2008]

Linux-based laptop latest OLPC rival?

News Q is for QoS PC maker and services company Elonex is to launch a £99 laptop aimed at students, at an upcoming educational conference. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus

Tags: olpc, linux, laptop, education

[19 Feb 2008]

Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID

News Q is for QoS Passengers flying to and from Dubai out of Terminal 3 with Emirates airline will have a tiny chip embedded in their luggage tags. Airport operator BAA hopes this chip could save airport staff hours of time by slashing the number of...

Tags: rfid, heathrow, baa, chip

[13 Feb 2008]

Android rocks up at Mobile World Congress

News Q is for QoS Prototypes of the first mobile handsets using Google's Android software debuted at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress. Google launched Android, an open development platform in November last year.

Tags: mwc, google, android, mobile phones

[12 Feb 2008]

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