Wireless Network | Wireless Networks News for 10/10/2009



Windows Mobile 6.5: What to know
Windows Marketplace for Mobile is a brand-new app store for Windows phones. (Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET This week, Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 phones jumped onto retail shelves...

Wireless Carriers Urged To Stop Subsidizing Devices (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
Industry analysts are advising wireless network operators to stop subsidizing devices. While the subsidies let them draw in consumers with free or low-cost devices in exchange for lengthy service commitments, the deals end up squeezing their profit margins, according to Andy Castonguay of the Yankee Group...

AT&T CTO downplays role of iPhone in network's issues - Ars Technica
At this week's CTIA conference, AT&T CTO John Donovan defended the company's wireless network amid numerous reports of complaints from frustrated iPhone owners. iPhone users have complained of frequent dropped calls and slow network access, often ...

AT&T spends $50M-plus on D/FW network - Bizjournals.com

Houston Chronicle

AT&T spends $50M-plus on D/FW network
Bizjournals.com
The upgrade was to the company's EURœthird generationEUR wireless network EUR” 3G for short EUR” which provides faster data uploads and downloads, among other things. .
AT&T's proving groundHouston Chronicle
AT&T Invests More Than $50 Million Through 2Q09 to Strengthen 3G WirelessPR Newswire (press release)
AT&T Announces 3G Enhancements in the Dallas-Fort Worth AreaSoftpedia
Dallas Morning News -Trading Markets (press release) -Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network in Washington County - PR Newswire (press release)

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network in Washington County
PR Newswire (press release)
The company's "nation's most reliable wireless network" reputation is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women throughout the .
Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network In Schaghticoke, Washington .RTT News
Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Yukon, PennsylvaniaPR Newswire (press release)
3G Coverage Enhanced at The Big A for Baseball's Division SeriesPR Newswire (press release)

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AT&T Does the Right Thing - New York Times

ABC News

AT&T Does the Right Thing
New York Times
. shocker: EURœAT&T today announced it has taken the steps necessary so that Apple can enable VoIP applications on iPhone to run on AT&T's wireless network. .
My Interview With FCC Chairman: No Retreat On Net NeutralityWashington Post
AT&T to allow voip iphone apps on 3G networkCNET News
In Reversal, AT&T Will Allow Skype, Similar Services on iphone NetworkWall Street Journal
AFP -Mobiletor.com -PC World
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The Ebooks Nest : Free Ebooks Download: Learnkey EUR WirelessNetworking
The popularity of wireless networks is exploding, and with it, demand for trained wireless IT professionals. In the Wireless Networking course from LearnKey, you'll learn the fundamentals of wireless LANs from a vendor-neutral ...

Why AT&T Should Dump the iPhone's Unlimited Data Plan
Pickens writes "Farhad Manjoo has a provocative story at Slate asserting that while the iPhone has prompted millions of people to join AT&T, it has also hurt the company's image because all of those customers use their phones too much, and AT&T's network is getting crushed by the demand...

OIT launches new student wireless network, Purple Air (The Williams Record)
After more than a year of development and a summer trial run, the College launched its new wireless network, Purple Air, this fall. The network replaces the previously existing Student and Facstaff networks. A variety of factors prompted the move, including issues of security...

Sierra Wireless AirCard(R) 402 2-in-1 data card now available for use on the Verizon Wireless network (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009 in San Diego, Verizon Wireless and Sierra Wireless announced today that the AirCard 402 2-in-1 mobile broadband card has been approved to run on the most reliable wireless voice and data network in the United States through Verizon Wireless' open development program...

Read Whitepaper
How satisfied are sales managers with the processes involved in locating, managing, and closing sales? What can this tell us about where Web 2.0 applications would provide the most benefit to the overall sales process? Read the survey results now...

Addressing security in medical sensor networks
Export In HealthNet '07: Proceedings of the 1st ACM SIGMOBILE international workshop on Systems and networking support for healthcare and assisted living environments , pp...

Tjat to Spotlight its Plaza Messaging Widgets at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2009
Tjat Systems , a leading pioneer in the field of mobile access to Web messaging services, today announced it will unveil its email and IM messaging widgets at the Qualcomm Developer Network Series at CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009...

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Ansonia, Connecticut (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ANSONIA, Conn.----Verizon Wireless is investing in New Haven County, Connecticut to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access. Regionally the company has invested more than $2.5 billion into its New England network over the past nine years, including more than $105 million during the first six months of 2009...

Hacking Wireless Networks Lecture by Sam Bowne Video Tutorial
Hacking Wireless Networks Lecture by Sam Bowne Video Tutorial...

Free in-flight Wi-Fi network SkyTown could cost you - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

Free in-flight Wi-Fi network SkyTown could cost you
Los Angeles Times
To be fair, the free wireless network, dubbed SkyTown Center, also will let travelers watch live television, play games and check out information about .

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Wireless Carriers Urged To Stop Subsidizing Devices - Top Tech News
Wireless carriers like AT&T are being urged to stop subsidies on wireless devices like Apple, Inc.'s iPhone because they hurt profits. Despite a 24-month service contract, AT&T doesn't break even on an iPhone until month 17, according to the Yankee ...

HTC Touch2 unboxing video
It's been a busy week for new devices with the official announcement and launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 several WM6.5 devices have gone on sale this week...

Helix RT 3G router now available from Sierra Wireless for use on the Verizon Wireless network (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
From CTIA WIRELESS I.T. & Entertainment 2009 in San Diego, Verizon Wireless and Sierra Wireless announced today that the AirLink Helix RT intelligent 3G router, powered by ALEOS embedded intelligence, has been approved to run on the most reliable wireless voice and data network in the United States through Verizon Wireless' open development program...

Evening News Online, 10.09.09
Verizon gets nasty with AT&T Verizon takes a mean swipe at AT&T's network and it's awesome! Too bad it doesn't have the phones to back it up...

Battle of the dongles - home alone without broadband
Download Junkie Your daily dose of download discussion IT Sneak V3.co.uk's under cover reporter offers odds and ends from the odd end of the technology Mac Inspector Drills to the core of the latest Mac rumours and news Security Watchdog Sniffing out IT security issues Silicon Valley Sleuth An insiders view from the valley...

10.6: Switch between two wireless networks in one location
[Original Article: 10.6: Switch between two wireless networks in one location EURą comment by: neier] In 10.6, /usr/sbin/networksetup has been enhanced above and beyond 10.5. You can now -setairportnetwork directly, and not have to mess ...

BRIEF: Shutdown approaches for Qwest Wireless service
Qwest Wireless customers in Idaho have until Oct. 31 to switch their service. Only about 3 percent of Qwest Wireless customers in Idaho have not switched, but that's still a few thousand people, spokesman Bob Gravely said...

Nemont Annual meeting
OVER 80 NEMONT EMPLOYEES were on hand to help make the Nemont Annual Meeting in Culbertson on Saturday a big success...

Official: ASU wireless network open to hackers (The State Press)
Nicole Gilbert Friday, October 9, 2009 The open wireless network at ASU makes it possible for hackers to access information from users who dont take precautions, an official from the University Technology Office said Thursday. The open wireless network at ASU makes it possible for hackers to access information from users who dont take precautions, an official from the University Technology ...

Good, Bag and Ugly: On SecTor's Wall of Shame
Many of those attendees (and other vendors) didn't like what they heard; The Wall of Shame was displaying captures from both the secured and unsecured (open) wireless networks. I heard a flurry of rumours that the vendor hosting the ...

Economists to FCC: Wireless and Wired Broadband Are Equal
The need for more spectrum was addressed as a way to bring wireless networks closer to parity with wired networks. Shane Greenstein, Elinor and Wendell Hobbs Professor of Management and Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at ...

AT&T's CTO defends wireless network (CNET)
John Donovan says he's heard the complaints about poor wireless service, as users have forced AT&T "to throw our traditional planning models out the window."..

Google, Verizon teaming to develop Android devices - Computerworld

San Francisco Chronicle

Google, Verizon teaming to develop Android devices
Computerworld
McAdam, however, said that Verizon had no concerns that Google Voice would render its own wireless network redundant. McAdam also denied that his company's .
Verizon Wireless expands wireless network in Coventry, ConnecticutTrading Markets (press release)
Verizon Wireless teams with Google to bring Android to more wireless handsetsNJBIZ
Google phone system coming to VerizonCNNMoney.com
eWeek -PC Magazine -ZDNet
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Axesstel's Wi-Fi Gateway Compatible with Verizon 3G Network - TMCnet

EVDOinfo (press release)

Axesstel's Wi-Fi Gateway Compatible with Verizon 3G Network
TMCnet
A Wi-Fi Gateway has been approved to run on Verizon Wireless 3G data network in the US through the open development program. .
Valders, Wis., Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network EnhancementPR Newswire (press release)
Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Ansonia, ConnecticutSYS-CON Media (press release)
Verizon Wireless expands wireless network in MassachusettsTrading Markets (press release)
Press-Enterprise
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10.6: Switch between two wireless networks in one location
[Original Article: 10.6: Switch between two wireless networks in one location EURą comment by: BobHarris] You may want to just use. /usr/sbin/scselect "new location name". scselect without any arguments will tell you the available ...

Technology News: Social Networking: The Wireless Burden: Our Never .
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski stressed the need to effectively manage the growth of wireless networks over the coming years as greater numbers of people make use of the mobile Web. As devices like netbooks and smartphones grow in ...

Bytemobile Unveils Clientless Media Optimization Solution for iPhone and Android Devices
Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for wireless network operators, today announced a significant enhancement to its Media Fidelity suite of applications which now offers multimedia optimization for the Apple iPhone and Google Android mobile devices...

Free in-flight Wi-Fi network SkyTown could cost you (Los Angeles Times)
The ad-supported service is aimed at airline passengers who want to do some shopping. A pair of high-tech companies is launching the first free, ad-supported, in-flight wireless network. This clears the way for passengers to shop for Paula Abdul's Reach for the Stars Bracelet from the Home Shopping Network or an automatic pet feeder from SkyMall while soaring at 30,000 feet...

CTIA Diary: Major Themes at Wireless's Big Show - PC World

Straits Times

CTIA Diary: Major Themes at Wireless's Big Show
PC World
T-Mobile tells me they quietly rolled out a new, faster flavor of HSPA in its 3G wireless network in Philadelphia last month. T-Mobile says the new EURœHSPA+EUR .
Verizon Google Work Effort is a Business as Usual DecisionGerson Lehrman Group
Mobile web polarizes as duellists pick their secondsRegister
Verizon turns to Android to compete with Apple's iPhoneApple Insider
NetworkWorld.com -CNET News -Computerworld
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AT&T CTO downplays role of iPhone in network's issues - Ars Technica

Ars Technica

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Computerworld Philippines :: Hardware Mobile & Wireless Networks .
By Matt Hamblen Computerworld (US) October 8, 2009. FRAMINGHAM EUR” Just about everybody has dropped a cell phone at one time or another. The engineers at Nokia's testing lab in San Diego have seen and heard all the phone disaster stories ...

Mobile data networks are too dispersed - Inquirer

MiamiHerald.com

Mobile data networks are too dispersed
Inquirer
. in user experience by building up a dense network and managing the interference between the large scale wireless network and these femto networks. ”.
AT&T's CTO defends wireless networkCNET News
AT&T executive defends network performancePeriscope IT
Is AT&T about to clamp down on heaviest iPhone data users?Ars Technica
TechNewsWorld -eWeek -The Associated Press
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Geodesic partners Sybase for worldwide sms, mms
Mumbai, Oct 9 : Geodesic Limited , a leading provider of award-winning mobile and desktop solutions for instant messaging, VoIP and Internet radio, today announced it has partnered with Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc...

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network in Washington County (redOrbit)
ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless is investing in Washington County and expanding its local coverage with a new cell site in Schaghticoke...

Google Mends Android Security Hole
Researchers at the Open Source Computer Emergency Response Team disclosed two denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Google Inc.'s Android 1.5 mobile phone platform, both of which have already been patched by the vendor...

Bytemobile Unveils Clientless Media Optimization Solution for iPhone . - Melodika.net
Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for wireless network operators, today announced a significant enhancement to its Media Fidelity suite of applications which now offers multimedia optimization for the Apple iPhone and ...

CTIA 2009: Samsung Moment
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at&T Cto downplays role of iPhone in network's issues
At this week's CTIA conference, AT&T CTO John Donovan defended the company's wireless network amid numerous reports of complaints from frustrated iPhone owners...

Invisible Walls: Wireless Networks Can Now Surveille
Wondermark: Camelus Dromedarius · Federal Bureau of Investigation Warns of Fraudulent Emails · XKCD: Reverse Polish Sausage · Blackberry Flaw Patched · Wondermark: Tea, A Commentary · Invisible Walls: Wireless Networks Can Now Surveille ...

UK Mobile Networks "Unaware" Of Any Amazon Kindle Deal - ITProPortal

New York Times

UK Mobile Networks "Unaware" Of Any Amazon Kindle Deal
ITProPortal
. but it seems that at least in the UK, two of the country's biggest mobile operators have not been contacted to provide Amazon with a wireless network. .
Meet the New Kindle, Almost the Same as the Old KindleNew York Times
Amazon Kindle's Switch To AT&T Network A Blow To Sprint >STWall Street Journal
Any sufficiently advanced information is indistinguishable from noiseZDNet UK
Irish Times -The Money Times -Globe and Mail
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iTWire - NICTA, Singapore's IČR collaborate on mobile wireless .
Technology news, views and jobs, NICTA, Singapore's IČR collaborate on mobile wireless networks research. . arrow Information Technology News arrow NICTA, Singapore's IČR collaborate on mobile wireless networks research ...

You can't chug without a charge
Oregon's network of electric car chargers gets a boost When Nissan starts selling its Leaf electric cars in Oregon next year, the early adapters will be able to recharge at home in their garages or at a growing network of public stations...

HowTo: Add Network Drive Support to Windows Live Movie Maker
Turns out, this can be a major contributor to project crashes and issues if you're trying to share over weak wireless networks...

Select the Right Network Technology with Proven Best Practices
Info-tech 08:10:45 Tags : 'Network Technology', Info-tech, 'enterprise business', ' technology l Regardless of an IT organization's size, there is usually some type of network planning activity that determines the technology mix and the services provided...

FusionOne Partners With Airborne Mobile and Melodeo to Support Mobile Content Transfer
FusionOne , the leading provider of mobile content portability services, today announced partnerships with Airborne Mobile, a leading full-service mobile media company, and Melodeo, a leader in delivering music and other media to the Web and mobile devices...

Yesterday's Edition
On October 10, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Lawrence Olivier Theater, LTG is offering the community a unique opportunity...

Valders, Wis., Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Valders that expands network coverage, enabling more customers in the area to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls...



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