Mobilog

Saturday, June 12, 2004

Machines Need Operators. It's operators that are at the switch in determining the full potential of the machine-to-machine (M2M) market, says ABI. [Wireless IQ - News Feeds]
8:50:46 PM

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Raising UWB. Ultra-wideband is the hot topic this week as the United States hosts an ITU conference on the technology's development. Meanwhile, two camps still don't agree on the UWB recipe. [Wireless IQ - News Feeds]
8:50:24 PM

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Beware Of Greedy Intentions In Interpretations On Mobile Content Data. While a new study is touting the success of mobile content in the US, it doesn[base ']t mean that it[base ']s necessarily time for everyone to rush headlong into mobile content. The problem with trend lines is that when the lines start heading in the direction you want them to go, you start assuming that they will always go in that direction. This leads many companies to pick up on a trend that looks favorable to them, and miss the important nuances hidden within those trends. Full Story & Source: thefeature.com [3G Analysis]
8:49:47 PM

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Robertson Research Institute: Software Gives Doctors a Virtual Second Opinion. The NxOpinion project aims to help physicians in underserved communities make rapid and accurate diagnoses through a "virtual dialogue" with a massive, interactive knowledge base. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
8:49:00 PM

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Airgo Has Manufacturers for Its MIMO. Airgo will be the first company to the hit the market with multiple-in, multiple-out wireless systems for consumers: The MIMO approach has started to achieve traction, with it likely being the basis for 802.11n, a high-throughput IEEE standard in progres. When you build antennas and wireless access points, you can increase signal strength, decrease noise inside the chips, or improve antennas--or all three, among other technqiues. By integrating the signal from several antennas, MIMO effectively increases the range through better receptivity and interpretation. It's all interrelated. While Airgo has received plenty of press, so did Vivato and Etherlinx, both of which firms have had rocky roads on their way to production units which didn't seem to live up to early expectations. Airgo, however, has continued to pursue its same initial goals, and products will start appearing through distributor and manufacturing partners in July, according to the News.com article. In an interview in April with CEO Greg Raleigh, he told Wi-Fi Networking News that consumer products based on Airgo's first generation might cost a bit more--possibly $50 more for an access point--but offer such a greater range even in the Wi-Fi bands that a user might need a single access points instead of two or three, a common problem for even moderately large or old homes. Raleigh also said that while their current generation of product handles 802.11g and its own 100+ Mbps proprietary flavor, he expects the next generation to offer multiples of that speed. Airgo's 100+ Mbps offering has a net throughput of 45 Mbps, he said.... [Wi-Fi Networking News]
8:48:30 PM

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Chip Maker Narrows Forecast. Texas Instruments, the semiconductor maker, narrowed its second-quarter sales forecast and said demand for its products was slightly exceeding projections. By Bloomberg News. [New York Times: Technology]
8:38:22 PM

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Wireless VOIP Not Ready for Prime Time. Networking and telecom executives at the VON Europe show say that voice over wireless LAN technology must surmount a number of problems before it can live up to its potential. [eWEEK Technology News]
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