FCC adopts rules for broadband over power line 

By: By Donny Jackson and Glenn Bischoff

FCC commissioners yesterday unanimously approved rules for broadband over power line (BPL) technology, which policymakers hope will provide the elusive third broadband access line into most U.S. homes and reduce—or eliminate—the need to regulate the broadband industry....

Thales clears major JTRS milestone 

Thales announced this week that it recently completed the early operational assessment (EOA) for the development of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Cluster 2 handheld radio. ...

TDK offers UWB test services 

Tokyo-based TDK Corp. today launched a suite of evaluation and measurement services for companies developing ultrawideband equipment. A unit of the company’s...

Optimi adds P2T optimization tools 

Optimi unveiled today a suite of products designed to help carriers improve and better manage their push-to-talk networks. The X Product Suite includes...

Report: Rumors of Wi-Fi’s demise are greatly exaggerated 

Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based ABI Research said today its research has refuted the notion that developing WiMAX technologies will one day “kill” Wi-Fi. The company...

Atheros intros single-chip WLAN solution 

Atheros Communications today introduced what it is billing as the world’s first single-chip IEEE 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN chipset. The AR5006X chip integrates...

Symbol, Nextel in iDEN partnership 

Symbol Technologies and Nextel announced this week a partnership to jointly develop mobile computing solutions, including the integration of Nextel’s...

Siemens, Flarion to co-develop 450 MHz products 

Siemens Communications and Flarion Technologies announced today that would result in Siemens integrating Flarion’s Flash-OFDM mobile broadband technology...

RFID platform designed to ease integration 

SAP AG and Infineon Technologies AG jointly announced this week a radio frequency identification platform that is designed to help companies deploy RFID...

Tropos Networks unveils in-vehicle Wi-Fi cell 

Tropos Networks this week announced the introduction of the Tropos 4210, a mobile Wi-Fi cell for in-vehicle deployment. The solution gives municipalities...