In-building systems present challenges and surprisesBy Doug Mohney LAS VEGAS--RF Distribution systems--the new term for in-building systems to propagate signals in areas where radio coverage is poor at best--can present a variety of challenges and surprises, according to a panel discussion at IWCE 2006... Motorola unveils low-cost mesh productBy Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Motorola this week is displaying the HotZone Duo, a new mesh-networking product designed for users seeking a standards-based, low-cost path into the wireless broadband arena... Speaker: ‘Buyer beware’ in mesh-networking spaceBy Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Wireless mesh networks offer a number of intriguing features, but entities considering such networks should make an effort to be informed and maintain a healthy amount of skepticism when dealing with vendors offering equipment in the space, Lockard & White consultant Parris Neal said yesterday... IWCE: Inventor unveils new alert systemBy Donny Jackson LAS VEGAS--Arkansas-based inventor Robert Eichman this week is demonstrating at IWCE 2006 an emergency-alert package that offers the promise of getting first responders to the scene of an incident more quickly than existing solutions... House bill proposes new VoIP E-911 rulesBy Donny Jackson Telecom-reform legislation approved by the House Commerce Committee includes provisions that would alter existing FCC rules regarding the manner in which voice-over-IP (VoIP) companies provide 911 services... PacketHop solution deployed in Homeland Security exerciseBy Donny Jackson Mobile mesh software provider PacketHop this week announced that its Aware application suite was used at the Long Beach, Calif., airport during a Homeland Security exercise that simulated a terrorist planting a weapon of mass destruction within one of buildings at the airport... Intrado completes successful automatic-location test for VoIP 911By Donny Jackson Leading 911 systems provider Intrado recently completed a test in Seattle demonstrating the ability to integrate three different technologies to automatically determine the location of even nomadic voice-over-IP callers seeking emergency services... Motorola says its mesh technology will meet 802.11s standardBy Donny Jackson Motorola yesterday announced that its MeshConnex networking technology will support the 802.11s meshing standard being developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers... Nortel, Qualcomm claim fastest HSDPA data callBy Donny Jackson Wireless vendor giants Nortel and Qualcomm have completed the first HSDPA mobile data calls achieving speeds of 7.2 MB/s—data rates that are as much as four times faster than most current fixed broadband connections, according to a Nortel announcement released today... Euclid Discoveries announces video-compression breakthroughBy Donny Jackson Massachusetts-based Euclid Discoveries this week announced that its new EuclidVision compression technology would enable quality video transmissions over data networks with very little bandwidth... TenXc Wireless makes array technology availableBy Donny Jackson Wireless equipment vendor TenXc Wireless this week announced the availability of its PCS Bi-Sector Array technology, which lets many cellular operators significantly enhance capacity from existing infrastructure, a company official said... Rio Rancho chooses to make Wi-Fi system freeBy Donny Jackson Residents of Rio Rancho, N.M., will be able to access the citywide Wi-Fi network for free after the city council this week voted to change the terms of its agreement with service provider Azulstar... Broadband communications helps Midwestern police department access dataWaveRider Communications announced that the Indianola, Iowa, Police Department has deployed the company's MMT9000 mobile data terminals to establish mobile broadband communications for police personnel using a WaveRider LMS4000 900 MHz network... Illinois’ second largest city welcomes municipal Wi-Fi networkSkyPilot Networks and MetroFi have been retained to build a metro-scale Wi-Fi network for Aurora, Ill.... RFID tag promises seamless integration of inventory controlRoss Systems, a subsidiary of CDC Software, released RFID2Go, an electronic product code (EPC)-compliant solution that validates downloaded order and line-item requirements... |
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