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AT&T buys high-speed wireless spectrum for $2.5 billion AT&T has agreed to buy 12MHz of high-speed wireless spectrum from Aloha Partners for $2.5 billion, the company announced Tuesday. Motorola wins major Taiwanese WiMax contract Motorola Inc. has won two contracts to supply WiMax wireless broadband networking equipment to a Taiwanese WiMax license winner. October 8, 4:17 a.m. PDT Internet blackout in Myanmar stalls citizen reporting The loss of Internet access in Myanmar has slowed the tide of photos and videos shared with the rest of the world but people outside of the troubled country continue to use new media sites and other technologies to protest military activity in the Southeast Asia country. October 1, 9:27 a.m. PDT Far EasTone may promote WiMax handsets, but not Skype Far EasTone Telecommunications doesn't plan to shy away from WiMax handsets once its high-speed wireless network is up and running in southern Taiwan, but the company certainly won't welcome Skype's popular Internet telephony software. September 28, 7:04 a.m. PDT Internet link raises visibility of Myanmar protests The ability of citizens in Myanmar to keep connected to the world via the Internet could make a substantial difference to the outcome of the current protests taking place in the South East Asian country, dissidents living in Japan said on Friday. September 28, 4:19 a.m. PDT Tech giants chart research goals Power consumption, parallelism, and the rapidly-expanding world of mobile communications are among the leading areas of research and development currently being investigated within some of the IT world's largest companies.  September 26, 2:53 p.m. PDT Tensions, crackdowns precede China's big meeting The eyes of the world are looking toward Beijing for the Olympic Games that will be held here fewer than 11 months from now. But for real China watchers, an event next month will draw much more attention and have a much greater impact on the country than 16 days of athletics. September 26, 6:10 a.m. PDT Motorola WiMax chip aims at new device market The groundwork is being laid for a risky experiment in consumer electronics as manufacturers prepare for Sprint Nextel and Clearwire's Xohm WiMax service. September 25, 12:21 p.m. PDT Frontline, AT&T appeal FCC spectrum auction rules Several companies have challenged spectrum auction rules recently set by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, with Frontline Wireless protesting that the auction of the 700MHz band to be auctioned in January could shut out small bidders. September 25, 9:48 a.m. PDT Verizon Business adds to SLAs Verizon Communications' Business unit has expanded its service-level agreement (SLA) options, allowing customers to invoke their SLAs on the last mile of their network connection, even in cases where Verizon doesn't own those pipes. September 24, 8:12 a.m. PDT Microsoft, Philips retest 'white spaces' device A group of technology vendors has submitted new test results for a wireless device intended to operate in unused portions of the television spectrum after an identical device malfunctioned in U.S. Federal Communications Commission tests earlier this year. September 21, 12:24 p.m. PDT Remote Vietnamese village gets Internet access via WiMax WiMax and a satellite connection are bringing broadband Internet access to a remote Vietnamese village, part of a collaboration between the public and private sector to narrow the digital divide in rural Vietnam. September 21, 5:21 a.m. PDT UK prepares to let 3G services run on 2G spectrum The U.K. is considering letting mobile phone operators run 3G (third-generation) services on frequencies reserved for 2G services, a change that could mean better 3G coverage and lower costs for the public, the government's telecommunications regulator said Thursday. September 20, 5:42 a.m. PDT Sprint sees enterprise IT role in WiMax Sprint Nextel plans to cooperate with enterprises on the rollout of its WiMax mobile broadband network, letting the customers install and own short-range base stations in their buildings with automatic roaming onto the carrier's WiMax network outside. September 19, 4:49 p.m. PDT Fear of insider threats hits home The more money that companies spend on securing their IT operations from external attack, the more it seems they become aware that the potential threat posed by their own employees remains their most significant risk. September 18, 10:42 a.m. PDT Sprint launches Airave home cellular base station to boost signals Underdog mobile operator Sprint Nextel quietly rolled out an emerging technology on Monday to give customers a strong cellular signal and flat-rate calling at home. September 18, 5:50 a.m. PDT Design work trumps new technologies at Beijing Olympics When Beijing won the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officials promised to use it as a showcase for new technology and China's economic development. September 13, 6:52 a.m. PDT Broadcasters continue fight against wireless Net The association of television broadcasters launched a campaign on Monday designed to persuade the Federal Communications Commission not to allow portable wireless Internet services in the so-called "white spaces" of TV spectrum. September 11, 4:38 a.m. PDT Groups raise concerns about 700MHz auction A $1.3 billion reserve price for a piece of wireless spectrum to be auctioned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in January is too high, according to one company interested in the spectrum. September 4, 1:18 p.m. PDT Tata to aid India's telecoms expansion India's largest outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has landed a US$140 million contract from India's large state-owned telecommunications services provider, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd., for the deployment of next-generation networks in the country. August 30, 7:15 a.m. PDT Update: Current EarthLink deal with SF looks dead EarthLink Inc.'s current contract to build a municipal Wi-Fi network in San Francisco appears to be dead following a restructuring of the struggling Internet service provider. August 29, 1:30 p.m. PDT Nokia shows mobile users the door Nokia Corp. revealed its new online multimedia strategy on Wednesday, and showed mobile users the door. It also unveiled a range of new phones for playing games and music, and demonstrated a new user interface for future multimedia phones. August 29, 4:35 a.m. PDT EU hopes to push mobile TV with the help of satellites A European Commission plan to simplify the licensing of Europe-wide mobile satellite services could boost the nascent market for broadcast TV services over handheld devices. August 24, 7:14 a.m. PDT New cellphones deliver speedier HSDPA downloads South Korea's three big cellphone makers are speeding the path to higher speed data downloads over wireless networks. August 24, 4:51 a.m. PDT Huawei expands development in India Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. plans to expand its research and development operation in India with the addition of 700 new staff over the next two years. August 20, 6:04 a.m. PDT RF Micro to buy Sirenza in $900 million deal Mobile phone chip maker RF Micro Devices plans to buy Sirenza Microdevices in a $900 million deal aimed at expanding its presence in WiMax, broadband, cable TV, and wireless infrastructure. August 20, 4:48 a.m. PDT SMB technology: Replacing in-house software with applications in the cloud In the near future, there's only one way to go for SMBs when it comes to purchasing business software -- and that's out of house. Whether it's full-on SaaS (software as a service), where users access all facets of the application through a browser, or a hosted product (including hosted Exchange, where only the server component is off-site and users employ a standard desktop client such as Outlook), either model is simply too cost-effective for SMBs to ignore. August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT Processors: Dividing chips into many virtual cores The current approach taken by x86 CPUs -- to stuff as many processor cores and as much cache memory as will fit on one chip -- will prove impossible to scale beyond a certain point. And adding more, big, hot processor cores may not be the best fit for server roles that call for managing large workloads over long periods of time. August 20, 3:00 a.m. PDT Sourcefire acquires ClamAV open-source anti-malware project Network security specialist Sourcefire announced Friday that it has acquired ClamAV, an open-source gateway anti-malware project whose technologies are used in the products of a number of other vendors. August 17, 8:58 a.m. PDT Hospital undergoes wireless surgery For years, wireless technologies have only shown up in many U.S. hospitals in the form of rolling computers with Wi-Fi network access, but as evidenced at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, times are changing. August 13, 2:37 p.m. PDT Novell buys endpoint security firm Senforce Novell announced on Monday that it has acquired Senforce Technologies, a provider of endpoint and network security tools, for an undisclosed sum. August 13, 9:40 a.m. PDT Vodafone hedges its bets, joins WiMax Forum Vodafone Group doesn't want to miss out on the next big wireless technology, no matter what it is. August 9, 8:24 a.m. PDT Profit tumbles, pressure rises at Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom is feeling the heat of competition big time. Europe's largest telecommunications service provider on Thursday reported its fifth consecutive profit slide, caused by intense price pressure and a steady exodus of traditional telephone customers that was not fully offset by its growing broadband business. August 9, 6:17 a.m. PDT Beijing's Olympics: One year to go August 8 marks one year until the 2008 Olympic Games begin in Beijing. Standing on the street in the Chinese capital, can you tell? Yes and no. August 8, 5:20 a.m. PDT Far EasTone lays out plan for Taiwan WiMax Far EasTone Telecommunications plans to roll out its WiMax service in Taiwan over the next one to two years and will seek partners to cover the north of the island. August 2, 5:20 a.m. PDT FCC embraces open access for 700MHz auction The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set the conditions for next year's wireless spectrum to auction on Tuesday, putting open-access rules on a third of the spectrum. July 31, 12:21 p.m. PDT Nortel and partners jump start mobile WiMax Nortel Networks and two U.K. companies will test mobile WiMax, a wireless data transfer technology that will compete with Wi-Fi and 3G (third-generation) networks. July 31, 4:56 a.m. PDT Verizon revenue, net income up on Fios strength Verizon Communications reported net income of $1.7 billion for the second quarter of 2007, up slightly from a year ago, fueled largely by increases in data and wireless revenues. July 30, 6:53 a.m. PDT Nothing sure but death and the Internet tax debate As a federal ban on discriminatory and access taxes on the Internet approaches a Nov. 1 expiration date, Congress is once again embroiled in a question that comes up every three or four years: To what degree does the Internet merit special federal protection from state and local tax collectors? July 27, 5:15 a.m. PDT Take a byte out of ID crime More than a year after President Bush commissioned a task force on the topic, the Department of Justice has finally drawn up legislation to combat identity theft. And if the DoJ's efforts remain consistent with the objectives stated in the task force's strategic plan (PDF), the new bill could in fact mark significant progress in protecting personal identity data. July 27, 3:00 a.m. PDT NXP steps up research efforts for Wireless USB chips NXP Semiconductors will invest €90 million ($124 million) over the next five years to expand the development of Wireless USB products at its research and development (R&D) center in Singapore, the company said Tuesday. July 25, 5:06 a.m. PDT New US WiMax partners aim to match 700MHz With wider national coverage than either company could have had on its own, Sprint Nextel Corp. and Clearwire Corp. say they can achieve on their joint WiMax network some of what Google Inc. and others want to see in the prized 700MHz band. July 22, 6:21 p.m. PDT Dell offers free laptops with broadband subscription Dell has signed a deal with a U.K. mobile phone retailer to distribute free laptops with the purchase of a broadband Internet access subscription, continuing the company's push into the retail market. July 20, 6:24 a.m. PDT IEEE 802.20 changes rules to prevent steamrolling The working group for the emerging IEEE 802.20 mobile broadband standard, which was suspended last year after a fight over members' real company affiliations, has changed its voting rules. July 19, 2:13 p.m. PDT Microsoft teams up with JiWire to deliver Wi-Fi ads As part of its plan to earn more revenue from online advertising, Microsoft is teaming with a San Francisco-based provider of mobile broadband advertising to deliver advertising to users of municipal Wi-Fi networks. July 19, 2:03 p.m. PDT Sprint, Clearwire team up on WiMax network Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have entered an agreement to jointly build the first nationwide WiMax network in the U.S., the two companies announced Thursday. July 19, 8:13 a.m. PDT China hits 162 million Internet users The number of Chinese Internet users hit 162 million at the end of June, growing at the fastest rate since 2004, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said Wednesday. July 19, 6:12 a.m. PDT Verizon Business launches Integrated Optical Service Large businesses in the United States looking for high-bandwidth networks that can handle several technologies have a new option available to them with the launch of a dedicated optical network service from Verizon Communications' Business unit. July 16, 9:05 a.m. PDT China Telecom, HP offer PC with broadband for $26 per month A China Telecommunications Group (China Telecom) subsidiary in Jiangsu province and Hewlett-Packard are offering customers a desktop computer with broadband Internet access for 198 renminbi, or $26, per month. July 16, 4:43 a.m. PDT NTT DoCoMo targets 300Mbps in Super 3G test NTT DoCoMo has embarked on a month-long experiment of a Super 3G (third-generation) cellular system. July 13, 5:49 a.m. PDT NTT DoCoMo to fund AT&T 3G network in Hawaii NTT DoCoMo will partially fund the construction of AT&T's 3G phone network in Hawaii, it said Thursday. July 12, 6:20 a.m. PDT Can Beijing get its 3G act together for 2008 Olympics? The 2008 Summer Olympics is going to be China's coming out party, a chance for the country to show its modern face to the world. July 9, 7:08 a.m. PDT Frontline: iPhone shows need for new wireless network Complaints about the speed of the network that Apple's new iPhone connects to points to the need for a new broadband wireless network in the U.S., said a businessman proposing one. July 3, 6:39 a.m. PDT Experts: Better broadband stats needed The U.S. government needs better ways to measure broadband availability and adoption in order to develop policies that focus on ways to use broadband to improve the economy, several telecom experts said Thursday. June 28, 12:32 p.m. PDT Covad to cut workforce by 8 percent As its incumbent rivals get bigger, Internet service provider Covad Communications Group is getting smaller with layoffs of about 8 percent of its employees this quarter. June 28, 12:26 p.m. PDT FTC is neutral on net neutrality The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is taking the middle ground in the net neutrality debate that pits large telecommunications operators against Internet giants. June 28, 4:32 a.m. PDT Infineon to buy DSL unit from Texas Instruments German chip maker Infineon Technologies has agreed to buy Texas Instruments' DSL Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) business in a deal expected to close by the end of the summer, the companies said. June 26, 4:28 a.m. PDT U.S. lags behind other nations in broadband speeds The U.S. is lagging behind other industrialized nations in the availability and use of high-speed broadband connections according to a report released today by the Washington-based Communications Workers of America. June 25, 2:00 p.m. PDT European Commission pushes Germany on telecom access The European Commission asked the German regulatory authority, the Federal Network Agency, Monday to do more to ensure a level playing field in the market for high-speed optical fiber connections to the home or office. June 25, 9:49 a.m. PDT Hands on: Korea's cutting-edge wireless broadband It's been a year since a Mobile WiMax service was launched in Seoul and one of the world's most wired cities became one of the most wireless. June 25, 4:23 a.m. PDT Verizon Business expands network service in Europe, Asia Verizon Communications' Business unit will expand its business-level data platform to parts of Europe and the Asia Pacific region this year, the company said Tuesday. June 19, 6:18 a.m. PDT Former Enron Broadband CEO sentenced Kenneth Rice, former CEO of Enron Broadband Services (EBS), has been sentenced to 27 months in prison on securities fraud charges and ordered to turn over about $15 million, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. June 18, 12:21 p.m. PDT Microsoft takes stake in Chinese electronics maker Microsoft Corp. will invest in Chinese electronics maker Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd. as part of a project to link televisions and consumer entertainment devices with the Internet. June 17, 8:45 p.m. PDT Global co-op feeds FBI's botnet fight Officials with the FBI claim that global law enforcement partnerships are playing a significant role in its ongoing efforts to stomp out botnets and other computer-borne crimes. June 14, 3:09 p.m. PDT Siemens tests 1Gbps polymer optical fiber Researchers at Siemens have transmitted data over polymer optical fiber cable at around 1Gbps, opening up new possibilities for the technology, including easy-to-build home networks linking PCs and high-definition TVs June 5, 8:21 a.m. PDT 2007 InfoWorld CTO 25: Padmasree Warrior February 2006 found Padmasree Warrior in the Oval Office, smiling for the camera as she received the 2004 National Medal of Technology on behalf of Motorola from President Bush. As executive vice president and CTO, she was a good choice. After all, a group of engineers that had reported to her had contributed to the design of the Razr, one of the most successful mobile phones ever created. June 5, 3:00 a.m. PDT Brits are Europe's busiest Web surfers, study finds Web surfers in the U.K. spend more time online than those in the rest of Europe or the U.S., according to results from a study released on Monday. June 4, 8:43 a.m. PDT Spectrum debate moves into presidential politics Debate over upcoming auctions of wireless spectrum in the U.S. has reached new heights -- the U.S. presidential campaign. May 31, 9:35 a.m. PDT Samsung embeds 4GB storage for 3G phones Samsung Electronics has squeezed 4GB of storage into a mobile phone chip set that the manufacturer believes could eliminate the need for external memory card slots. May 30, 8:16 a.m. PDT Groups praise U.S. broadband data bill A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would require the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reconsider what bandwidth rates qualify as broadband, a move that won praise from some groups that call current broadband penetration statistics misleading. May 25, 12:26 p.m. PDT Coalition pushes for U.S. broadband plan Fifty-four organizations, including Amazon, Google, and TiVO, have called on the U.S. government to create a national broadband policy, saying there's no plan now in place focused on providing affordable access for all residents. May 24, 11:52 a.m. PDT Google proposes ad-like auction for U.S. spectrum The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has tried and failed to develop spectrum auctions that allow startup companies to get into the mobile service provider industry but now Google thinks it has a better idea. May 23, 7:18 a.m. PDT Millions disconnected by NTT broadband outage Millions of broadband Internet users across most of eastern Japan were unable to log on Tuesday evening after a problem at the country's largest broadband provider. May 16, 4:07 a.m. PDT U.S. ISPs slam into wiretap deadline U.S. broadband and VOIP providers on Monday hit a deadline to prove they could accommodate law-enforcement wiretaps. May 15, 5:05 a.m. PDT Committee tackles NYC's digital divide Providing affordable or free broadband access to a city of more than 8 million is a daunting task. But a movement spearheaded by New York Councilwoman Gail Brewer aims to do just that, and taking a different tack from other U.S. cities trying to build metropolitan Wi-Fi networks. May 9, 9:46 a.m. PDT Merger adds IM to SaaS communications Apptix isn't a name currently on the tips of many enterprise IT buyers' tongues, but the company maintains that its May 7 buyout of IM specialist WebMessenger will help it grow into a provider with much to offer to larger customers. May 7, 12:13 p.m. PDT Comcast works on dashboard with Zimbra Comcast has turned to open-source software vendor Zimbra to help supply some of the technology behind the U.S. cable provider's upcoming free SmartZone communications dashboard for its broadband users. May 7, 4:42 a.m. PDT First WiMax laptop card approved by FCC Regulators have approved the first WiMax wireless broadband laptop PC card to be offered by Clearwire, and it should be available to users later this year, the company said Tuesday. May 2, 5:44 a.m. PDT Verizon reports growth on wireless, broadband Growth in its wireless and broadband divisions pushed first-quarter revenue higher at Verizon Communications, although earnings declined from a year ago because of asset divestitures and merger costs. April 30, 8:42 a.m. PDT FCC approves plan for auctioning 700MHz spectrum The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved a plan for auctions of wireless spectrum in the 700MHz band, taking the first step toward the multi-billion-dollar sale of spectrum being abandoned by television stations. April 26, 9:04 a.m. PDT US Army to evaluate Mobile WiMax use The U.S. Army’s Communications Electronics Research & Development Engineering Center (CERDEC) will spend several months evaluating Mobile WiMax for possible military use, according to Samsung Electronics, which is supplying the equipment. April 26, 5:39 a.m. PDT New home networks may change the face of IT The growth of IPTV and other network-based entertainment services is likely to change the face of home networking and could affect enterprises, according to Gartner. April 25, 11:22 a.m. PDT Fon helps people share their broadband connections Subscribers to Time Warner Cable's cable modem service in the U.S. can now share their broadband Internet connection with others through Fon Technology, which provides a special public/private router. April 23, 12:52 p.m. PDT Wi-Fi cloaks the City of London The City of London is home to a new Wi-Fi network that is not only one of Europe's largest but also among the first to give users mobile coverage similar to a cellular network. April 23, 8:54 a.m. PDT Research firm: Rising tide lifts network spending Both enterprises and service providers are opening up their wallets for networks, and they'll keep it up at least until 2010, according to Infonetics Research. April 20, 5:15 p.m. PDT Intel's Centrino package to get WiMax next year Intel said Wednesday it plans to next year add WiMax to its Centrino platform, a long-expected move likely to boost demand for wireless broadband services. April 18, 4:51 a.m. PDT Motorola withdraws case in India Motorola has decided to withdraw a case, filed in an Indian court, in which it contested a tender award by state-owned service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). April 16, 9:24 a.m. PDT Intel emphasizes innovation at IDF BEIJING -- Intel sought to emphasize its role in innovation in China during a low-key media preview to its Spring Intel Developer Forum (IDF) on Monday. April 16, 4:14 a.m. PDT US military plans to put Internet router in space The U.S. military plan to test an Internet router in space, in a project that could also benefit civilian broadband satellite communications. April 12, 7:59 a.m. PDT Nokia keeps selling despite patent dispute An end to the heated patent licensing dispute between Qualcomm and Nokia is nowhere in sight, with both companies still far apart in their positions to renew terms of a licensing pact, which expired Tuesday. April 10, 7:54 a.m. PDT Nokia makes $20M payment to Qualcomm for patents Nokia may have bought itself a little more time in a legal dispute with Qualcomm, which wants Nokia to stop selling some of its mobile phones until it pays for new patent licenses. April 5, 5:49 a.m. PDT Government policies add to Japan's broadband success A wide-ranging government policy on broadband and healthy competition among providers gives Japanese customers greater speeds at a much cheaper price than U.S. customers pay, a Japanese telecom executive said Wednesday. April 4, 12:20 p.m. PDT German telecom regulator wants competition in fiber The German Federal Network Agency wants to bring competition closer to the customer in the market for high-speed optical fiber connections to the home or office. April 4, 10:02 a.m. PDT Sprint rolls out faster EV-DO to more markets Sprint Nextel is moving along with its EV-DO Revision A upgrades, adding six more markets this week.The carrier announced that it has upgraded its Sprint Mobile Broadband Network with the faster technology in Chicago, Chattanooga and Knoxville in Tennessee, Richmond, Va., Orlando, Cleveland, and areas surrounding these cities. March 30, 1:41 p.m. PST Tech firms push for more use of unlicensed spectrum Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Google Inc. and other tech companies called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to move forward with a proceeding to make unused television spectrum available for wireless networking technologies. March 27, 10:17 a.m. PST Cisco adds 3G to branch router 3G (third-generation) wireless will grow up at the CTIA Wireless show in Orlando this week, finding its place in Cisco Systems business routers. March 27, 5:06 a.m. PST U.S. Patent Office leverages telecommuting The offer of telecommuting has helped the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) retain and recruit workers as well as reduce commuting complaints and ensure continuity of operations if there's ever a major disaster, agency leaders said. March 20, 2:12 p.m. PST Thomson vies for place in digital living room Thomson has a quirky idea for a music-playing cordless telephone. It is showing a mock-up of the device on its stand at the CeBIT trade show, alongside other multimedia gadgets for the home, and hopes to have it on the market in the second half of this year. March 19, 5:59 a.m. PST T-Mobile, Vodafone race to offer faster HSDPA Two big German mobile phone operators are racing to bring higher-speed data services to data-hungry customers on the go. March 14, 8:34 a.m. PST Verizon rolls out nationwide WAN service Verizon Business on Monday rolled out a nationwide WAN service, allowing large organizations to use Ethernet to connect offices spread across the U.S. March 12, 2:00 p.m. PST > Networking > Telecom |
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