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Results tagged "GPS"

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Dysfunction in DC--The Lightsquared Matter

February 07, 2012 09:00 AM
What happens when the federal agency that is charged with regulating communications in the US butts heads with other agencies who oversee the likes of national defense, transportation, and aviation over issues of potentially devastating radio interference? Why, you get the FCC's current very strange stance on Lightsquared, a wannabe mobile broadband wholesaler.

Shared Data Plans Will Have Significant Impact

January 10, 2012 06:01 AM
As the major U.S. carriers get closer to unleashing shared data plans for mobile devices, it’s worth noting how this change in offering will likely impact both the private and corporate sides of the mobile client world. Smartphones and tablets have already been profoundly disruptive in a number of ways, and new multidevice data plans will only magnify the effect.

No One Uses GPS, Do They?

September 27, 2011 12:53 PM
There are some technologies that you just don't monkey with. Running water, for example. And the global positioning system that is the enabler to about a zillion different location applications found in many aspects of modern civilized life. But courtesy of newcomer 4G wannabe LightSquared, a somewhat exotic mobile network technology threatens to lay functional waste to millions of consumer, commercial and military GPS-enabled devices.

Napatech Sets New Standards For Time Synchronization

September 23, 2009 10:04 AM
Napatech today released new time synchronization features that will allow extremely accurate packet time stamping. This is important for measuring quality of service factors, such as latency, in packet networks.

T-Mobile Offers BlackBerry With Voice Over Wi-Fi

March 25, 2008 06:53 PM
The BlackBerry 8820 offers voice connectivity at public and private hotspots.

Find The Right Path To SOA, UC Convergence

March 15, 2008 04:01 AM
Vendors are emphasizing two approaches to collaboration. One focuses on the architecture, the other on the desktop. Which is right for you?

Trend Report: Unified Threat Management

March 08, 2008 05:00 AM
UTM appliances are gaining ground on standalone systems thanks to cost, green considerations.

Shop 'Til You Drop With Your Cell Phone, Says Sprint

June 07, 2007 03:53 PM
The new search service lets shoppers locate products in 30,000 retail stores across the U.S.

Cell Phones Have Finally Gone to the Dogs

May 11, 2007 01:56 PM
A slew of wireless gadgets--including cell phones and cameras--will soon be available for pampered pooches.

RIM APIs Add Glitz to BlackBerry

March 29, 2007 04:37 PM
Development kit targets audio/video, social media, location and even camera-based applications.

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