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News F is for FMC V is for Virgin Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on Monday, Fabio Colasanti said the Commission was hesitant to impose a cap on the wholesale price of data usage while abroad, and said greater transparency to the... [22 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best technology for providing wireless connectivity to business customers. The provider announced it would be rolling out the technology to customers in Leeds... [10 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for the mobile industry to voluntarily reduce the price of data roaming and sending text messages when abroad in the EU. [02 Jul 2008]
Getting to the meeting - without the journey
Comment F is for FMC V is for Virgin Costs, delays and green issues are all conspiring against business travel. Those factors are also coinciding with the growth of the very tech that could spare you a journey, says Stewart Baines. [30 Jun 2008]
Femtocells to speed arrival of next-gen mobile networks?
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin Industry association body the Femto Forum and operator community group the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance have announced they will work together to ensure the DSL-piggybacking tech works with next... [30 Jun 2008]
We are now roaming at 30,000 feet...
Comment F is for FMC V is for Virgin Soon, even a window seat above the Atlantic will no longer be beyond the reach of the chirping mobile phone. What's the tech behind that change and just how welcome is it, asks Anthony Plewes. [26 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin Berg predicts laptops with HSPA/LTE (high speed packet access/long term evolution) mobile broadband connectivity will grow from 8.4 million in 2007 to 49 million in 2013 - a compound annual growth rate of just over a... [20 Jun 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin Earlier this week the organisation announced that 10 mobile WiMax products had received the "WiMax Forum Certified Seal of Approval". Four base stations, from Alvarion, Motorola, Samsung and Sequans, won certification... [20 Jun 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment F is for FMC V is for Virgin High-speed wireless networks are meant to make life easier for business travellers. But now the problem for mobile workers is how to tap into all that increased connectivity, says George Malim. [12 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin The EU's mobile data market grew by 40 per cent last year, to €7bn, the research found, with 3G users doubling to 112 million in the year to April 2008. Wireless from A to Z [11 Jun 2008]
£50m mobile funding to keep police on the beat
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin The funding was announced by policing minister, Tony McNulty, and will see around 10,000 handheld computers distributed to 27 police forces across the UK. Wireless from A to Z [27 May 2008]
Google bigs up 'white space' wireless plans
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin Page was scheduled to meet with lawmakers in Congress and officials at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hoping to convince them to allow the "white space" between television channels to be accessed by low... [23 May 2008]
BT business hubs to be wi-fi hotspots
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin BT Business Open Wi-Fi will be an extension of the communications and IT company's existing programme of creating "Openzones" using its residential customers' hubs - the hub being a wireless modem and router unit. [22 May 2008]
Google lays out mobile future
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin The online search giant has been ramping up its mobile applications for some time and unveiled its own mobile operating system, Android, last year. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… [13 May 2008]
Nationwide WiMax in next two years?
News F is for FMC V is for Virgin Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said the long-range wireless technology would find an enthusiastic audience among the users of mini-notebooks and other portable web-surfing devices. [09 May 2008]
