4-A Chips Charge Smart-Phone Li-Ion Batteries
MD&D News Staff
Trumpeted as the first monolithic, 4-A Li-ion battery charger ICs, Summit Microelectronics’ configurable SMB349 and SMB359 operate from a 3.6-V to 16-V input range...
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Oregon ISP Launches First HSPA+ Network
BendBroadband launched what it says is the nation’s fastest wireless data network. The service is the first U.S. deployment of High Speed Access Plus (HSPA+) wireless network standard, and it is upgradable to the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) standard. It is only available in central Oregon....
WiMAX Forum Uses Stimulus Funds to Establish Broadband in Rural Areas
More than 300 WiMAX applications accounted for 25% of the total last mile broadband stimulus applications received by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Department of Agriculture’s RUS fund, the WiMAX Forum says. WiMAX technology can bring 4G broadband services to rural areas, which are usually the last priority for wireless carriers....
White Space Radios Create Innovative Options for Wireless Devices
Many companies are finding new ways to use white space frequencies to improve wireless devices....
Rural White-Space Network Shows Promise For Broadband Deployment
The white-space frequencies that are now available were used for the first time in rural Virginia recently to implement a broadband access network. Now, Claudville has a new, faster wireless broadband connection thanks to white-space radio technology from Spectrum Bridge....
Operators Demonstrate International WiMAX Roaming
Clearwire International LLC, Tatung InfoComm, and VMAX publicly demonstrated Mobile WiMAX global roaming during the WiMAX Forum Member Conference in Taipei last month. The conference also highlighted Taipei’s WiMAX ecosystem, including the anticipated rollout of six WiMAX networks in Taiwan by the first quarter of 2010. ...
ITU Approves Universal Phone Charger Standard
The ITU has approved an energy-efficient one-charger-fits-all mobile phone standard. The Universal Charging Solution (UCS) is part of the ITU’s push to have the role of information and communications technologies recognized in the draft Copenhagen Agreement as part of the solution toward mitigating climate change....
3GPP Partners Propose IMT-Advanced Radio Technology
The 3GPP Partners formally proposed the evaluation of LTE Release 10 & beyond (LTE-advanced) as a candidate for IMT-Advanced. 3GPP’s proposal to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) includes a comprehensive description of LTE-Advanced, which the organization says has considerable support from the world’s leading mobile operators....
Mobile WiMAX 2.0 Testing Underway
Samsung Electronics and Yota are now testing Mobile WiMAX 2.0 (IEEE 802.16m), which Yota calls the most probable candidate for the new commercial standard among the IMT-Advanced (advanced IMT-2000) generation. Its data transfer speed is four times faster than current Mobile WiMAX (802.16e) networks....
Nokia Joins Wireless Power Consortium
Nokia has joined the Wireless Power Consortium, which was founded to create and promote wide market adoption of the Qi wireless power standard for interoperability across rechargeable devices....
Huawei Scores 147 LTE Patents
Huawei has racked up 147 Long-Term Evolution (LTE) patents from the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), representing 12% of the total existing 1272 patents assigned by ETSI as of August 2009....
AT&T Announces Six-City HSPA 7.2 Rollout
AT&T will deploy HSPA 7.2 technology in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami, with initial service availability expected in these markets by the end of the year. The company expects the rollout to provide enhanced service now ahead of the LTE rollout expected in the next couple of years. ...
Companies Team Up To Provide 4G Services To Northern Taiwan
Global Mobile will deploy the Bridgewater Systems Service Controller and Policy Controller WiMAX solutions in the northern region of Taiwan to deliver mobile Internet, mobile TV, interactive media services, digital audio, and mobile advertising to consumers and enterprises....
GSA Confirms 7.2-Mbit/s Baseline For HSPA
Half of the HSPA networks in commercial service around the world can manage peak downlink data speeds of 7.2 Mbits/s or higher, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA)....
Ericsson Wins $1.13B Nortel Auction For CDMA Business, LTE Access
Ericsson has won all of Nortel Networks’ CDMA Business and LTE Access assets as a result of a $1.13 billion auction. Also as part of the agreement, which is subject to court and customary regulatory approvals, a minimum of 2500 Nortel employees supporting CDMA Business and LTE Access will receive offers of employment from Ericsson....
Vodafone Offers HSPA+ Service In Greece
Vodafone Greece has announced mobile broadband services using HSPA+, with theoretical peak speeds of 21.6 Mbits/s (download) and 5.7 Mbits/s (upload). These upgraded services initially will be offered in selected areas of Athens and then continuously expanded...
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