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Wi-Fi Alliance looks to Wi-Fi/cellular convergence
The group that put Wi-Fi on the map by certifying hardware interoperability is now taking up the cause of melding WLAN telephony with existing cellular networks...
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Oct 27, 2004
Text attacks may take down cellular networks
According to security researchers, malicious hackers could take down cellular networks in large cities by inundating text-messaging services with the equivalent of spam, exposing them to denial-of...
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Oct 5, 2005
Switch vendors merge Wi-Fi, GSM
Recently acquired Cisco subsidiary Airespace and startup Kineto Wireless say they've successfully tested a wireless LAN switch that combines Wi-Fi and GSM cellular technology using Kineto's cellular network and phone software. It could pave the way for network gear that supports...
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Mar 1, 2005
The possibilities of VoIP and cellular
While it remains entirely unclear when and how VoIP will be broadly integrated with cellular phone technology, the combination is expected to one day reduce the cost of wireless calls and boost coverage in areas...
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Apr 20, 2005
PalmOne's Treo 650 to run on Cingular network
Cellular company Cingular becomes second major carrier after Sprint PCS to offer Treo 650 smartphone...
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Feb 7, 2005
Related Definitions
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
wireless customers. Outside of the US telecommunications market, GSM is the dominant mobile standard, with more than 80% of the world's cellular phone users. As a result, HSDPA and then LTE are the likely wireless broadband technologies of choice for most users. Nortel and other infrastructure vendors are focusing...
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Jul 31, 2008
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3G is the second generation of iPhone, a smartphone made by Apple that combines an iPod, a tablet PC, a digital camera and a cellular phone.
iPhone OS 2.0 was released concurrently with the 3G phone. (iPhone OS 2.0 may be installed on first generation iPhones.) The operating system update includes a number of features... More... Jul 21, 2008
location awareness
or local business information.
A device's location is usually determined by one of three methods: GPS satellite tracking, cellular tower triangulation or, on Wi-Fi networks, by comparing nearby MAC addresses. Location awareness is an increasing trend in hardware and software. Here are a few of the current... More... Jul 2, 2008
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