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8 February 2010

"Wireless control in the process industries: blasphemy or common sense?" by Wes Iversen, Automation World

"Wireless control in the factory: in search of a standard," by Wes Iversen, Automation World

5 February 2010

"Cognitive radio's foundation on display at ISSCC 2010," by Patrick Mannion, EE Times

"Broadcom To Integrate Bluetooth 3.0 + HS Into Mobile/Notebook Chips," by Shawn Oliver, Hot Hardware

4 February 2010

"Inside Contactless releases open-source NFC protocol stack," Inside Contactless press release

3 February 2010

"Largest frequency auction attracts few bidders," by Grace Nacimiento, BBORS Kreuznacht Rechtsanwälte (via the International Law Office Newsletter)

"Indian government calls in IT experts to decide on new [wireless] toll system," Traffic Technology Today,

"How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers," by Ellen Messmer, Network World

2 February 2010

Inveneo's long-distance WiFi net created in the days following the big earthquake

"How to Deploy Long-Distance WiFi in Haiti," by Wayan Vota, Inveneo.org

"Google shuts down airport Wi-Fi push," by Shaun Nichols, V3.co.uk

1 February 2010

India: "'White-Fi' making waves," by Thomas K. Thomas, Hindu Business Line

"Obama plan sees budget boost from spectrum," by John Poirier, Gerald E. McCormick and Tim Dobbyn, Reuters US

31 January 2010

"Inveneo uses Wi-Fi to help in Haiti," by Andrew S. Ross, San Francisco Chronicle

"Saudi issues first private FM radio licence," AME Info

29 January 2010

"Highways Agency evaluating mobile phone-based driver monitoring," by Leo King, ComputerWorld UK

"Panama rolls out first phase of Internet for All project," Telecom Paper

"Systems and Web: The Wireless Age by Jeff Brooks, Ocala Business Journal

"ComReg commissioner to lead EU radio spectrum group," by John Kennedy, Silicon Republic

"White spaces heating up," by Sam Churchill, Daily Wireless

"Wi-Fi robot helps treat trauma patients," by Joanie Wexler, Network World

28 January 2010

"MEPs unconvinced on benefits of body scanners," by Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

"Commission asks Bulgaria to apply EU rules making radio spectrum available for devices that help senior citizens - hearing aids and social alarms," European Commission press release

"Wireless network-based location approximation," US Patent Application #20100020776 by Google Inc.

"EBRD looking for consult to conduct wireless study," by Michael Licata, Going WiMAX

27 January 2010

US: Oklahoma's 'Communications Freedom Act' would grant FM stations that don't interfere with existing stations the right to broadcast without an FCC license, by Andrew W. Griffin, Oklahoma Watchdog

"Wireless optical transmission key to improved indoor communications," Penn State University press release

"Boucher: finding more wireless spectrum key congressional priority," by John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable

"Analyst Angle: Let the bidding begin - spectrum auction updates around the globe," by Karen Wrege and Brett Tarnutzer, RCR Wireless News

"Nokia Research Centre showcase mobile radar: wireless sensing with a difference," by Ibrahim Jogee, The Nokia Review

"White Paper: RFID In Manufacturing Control," by Markus Weinlander (Siemens AG) via RFID Solutions Online

According to BelAir Networks, "WiFi key to LTE landgrab," by Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom

"Scientist uses radio collars to track the arctic wolf in its habitat," by Margaret Webb Pressler, Washington Post

26 January 2010

War between telecom operators and municipalities over free public Wi-Fi continues in Spain, by Ana Zarzuela, Intelligence and Capital News Report (in Spanish)

"IEEE works on coexistence of wireless nets in TV white space," by Umesh Kukreja, Converge! Network Digest

"UK radio spectrum auctions hang in the balance," by Peter Judge, eWeek Europe

"Gefen now shipping 60Ghz Wireless HDMI solution," by Alexander Grundner, eHomeUpgrade

"AT&T sees soaring use of Wi-Fi - just in time for an Apple tablet," by Matt Hamblen, ComputerWorld

"20 hot technologies to watch in 2010: Better WiFi," Australian PC Authority

25 January 2010

"Shipments of Wi-Fi ICs grew about 28% last year; 802.11n will lead the Wi-Fi chip market in 2010," ABI Research press release

"ZigBee takes on Active RFID with announcement of upcoming 'ZigBee Retail Services' Public Application Profile," by Sam Lucero, ABI Research

"LTE network failing to exceed 12Mbps in live usage," Cellular News

In-flight Wi-Fi firm Aircell raises $176 million from investors, AltAsset's Private Equity News

"RFID tag breaks one dollar price barrier," by Gautam Chhabra, RFID Weblog

24 January 2010

"5 GHz or Bust," by Glenn Fleishman, Wi-Fi Net News

"Oman Air launches full mobile phone and Wi-Fi connectivity," Cellular News

23 January 2010

"Only 3 percent European enterprises use RFID," Medic Exchange

22 January 2010

"CES Innovations Awards 2010 recognize Novatel Wireless MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot," Novatel press release

"Betcha didn't know Bluetooth could do this!" by Alfred Poor, FOXNews.com

21 January 2010

"TI hits home run with Chronos sportswatch wireless dev kit," by Patrick Mannion, EE Times

18 January 2010

"500 Megabits/second with white LED light," Siemens press release

"Android tablet offers WiFi, optional 3G," by Eric Brown, Linux for Devices

15 January 2010

"FCC boots wireless mics from 700 MHz band," by Deborah D. McAdams, Television Broadcast

12 January 2010

"Fact-Sheet: Terahertz-Sicherheitskamera" [Factsheet: Terahertz security cameras], The Innovations Report (in German)

"Notes on popular re-emergence of sub-1GHz," by J. P. Norair, DASH7 Wireless Sensor Networking blog

9 January 2010

UAE: "WiFi set to expand in the home and office," by Naushad K. Cherrayil, GulfNews.com

8 January 2010

Highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show debate about the UHF band's future, by Glen Dickson, Broadcast News Room

"Blazingly fast Wireless HD hits the mainstream," by Priya Ganapati, Wired's Gadget Lab

"Study finds RFID readers may affect pacemakers, but pose no urgent risk," by Mary Catherine O'Connor, RFID Journal

7 January 2010

"Is 2010 the year of white space?" by Lynnette Luna, Fierce Broadband Wireless

5 January 2010

"Wi-Fi-частоты в Беларуси будут раздавать по льготным расценкам" [Belarus will give Wi-Fi frequencies preferential rates], ByBanner News (in Russian)

4 January 2010

"Proposal by Google Inc. to provide a TV band device database management solution" submitted to the US Federal Communications Commission

"Viva la Wi-Fi!" by Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOm

1 January 2010

"A new approach to wireless power transfer," by Fady Mishriki, Sensors Magazine

"Year-end Review: Economic Recovery Through Municipal Wireless Networks," by Larry Karisny, MuniWireless

"Hotel WiFi should be a right, not a luxury," by Sarah Lacy, TechCrunch

"UK set for wi-fi explosion," by Maija Palmer, Financial Times

31 December 2009

"Internet radio stations are the new wave," by Eric A. Taub, International Herald Tribune

"Culprit in Wi-Fi failures: Chicken wire," by Geoffrey A. Fowler, Wall Street Journal

India: "Airtel to launch 1000+ WiFi Hotspots by 2010 end," TechExplorer.in

30 December 2009

India: "Citibank says high-volume NFC pilot shows strong usage," by Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal

"Rwanda bids to become East Africa's WiFi hotspot," by Eamon Kircher-Allen, GlobalPost

29 December 2009

"Broadcasters' woes could spell trouble for free TV," by Andrew Vanacore, Associate Press (via Chicago Tribune)

26 December 2009

"FCC gets involved in war over White Space," by Ian Bell, Digital Trends

24 December 2009

"2009 in review: Wi-Fi," by Dan Worth, V3.co.uk

"RFiddler: rfid zapper gun terminates rfid tags for good," Technabob

23 December 2009

"Gesture-controlled technology moves closer to reality," Agence France Presse (via Total Telecom)

"Report: handhelds grab larger share of hotspot traffic," by Mikael Ricknas, IDG News Service (via MacWorld)

"Will free Wi-Fi become the norm?" by Larry Magid, CBS.com

"FCC planning to wrest TV spectrum for mobile broadband," by Reinhardt Krau, Yahoo News

22 December 2009

"AT&T looks to Wi-Fi partnerships to ease network headaches," by Ryan Whitwam, MaximumPC

21 December 2009

US: "Spectrum, Comcast-NBCU deal dominate hearing," by John Eggerton, Broadcasting and Cable

"Ford cars to become Wi-Fi hot spots," by Lance Whitney, CNET News

18 December 2009

"Top 10 municipal wireless stories of the decade," by Sam Churchill, Daily Wireless

17 December 2009

"The next Internet boom: connected cars," Cellular News

"China gets Femto Fever," CommunicationsDirect

"SIG introduces Bluetooth Low Energy Wireless Technology, the next generation...," Bluetooth SIG press release (via IT Business Net)

"Wi-Fi operator may quit UK over wireless tax," by Ian Grant, Computer Weekly

US: "National Broadband Plan sees a need for more spectrum," by Mark Long, NewsFactor

16 December 2009

"Ireland's first wireless technology innovation network launches," by Carmel Doyle, Silicon Republic

EU to evaluate claim that 4G mobile networks in "digital dividend" interfere with cable TV, by Bill Ray, The Register

"Morgan Stanley: mobile Internet market will be twice the size of desktop Internet," by Richard MacManus, ReadWriteWeb

"RFID follows art," by David Friedlos, RFID Journal

"Wireless e-car recharge tech within range?" by Alun Taylor, Reg Hardware

"Ronald Coase and the radio spectrum," by Thomas Hazlett, Financial Times

15 December 2009

"Wireless and broadcast industries begin spectrum debate," by Marguerite Reardon, CNET News

"Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s," by Jessica Mintz, Associated Press (via Cellular News)

"Wi-Fi becomes the multimedia interface of choice for consumer entertainment devices," In-Stat (via CommunicationsDirect)

"Smart, wireless parking: a Trojan Horse for making better cities," by Cliff Kuangt, Fast Company

"McDonald's to offer free wireless Internet in mid-Jan," by Paul Ziobro, Dow Jones Newswires

"Verizon rolls out free Wi-Fi for mobile broadband users," by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week

Statements on spectrum: hearings before the US House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Communications Technology and the Internet

New Zealand: Maori claim share of Digital Dividend, by Tom Pullar-Strecker, The Dominion Post (via Stuff.nz)

"China and Taiwan seek cooperation in RFID," by Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service (via IT World)

14 December 2009

"Broadband touted as 'Civil Right,' by Sara Jerome, Tech Daily Dose

"Hacked Wiimote makes super scientific sensor," by Betsy Maso, Wired Science

"Chevy adds in-car Wi-Fi router option to seven models for $200," by Ryan Whitwam, MaximumPC

WLAN and RFID sales growing again after recessionary dip, by Doug Woodburn, ChannelWeb UK

"The future of RFID," by Mark Roberti, RFID Journal

"Wireless heart monitor deployed in Italy's ambulances," Hospital Management

11 December 2009

"Wireless in sport and fitness equpment; mass adoption a marathon not a sprint," IMS Research press release

US: "Study sees little hope for rural Internet users," by Mark Huffman, ConsumerAffairs.com

FCC chairman "Genachowski hires broadcast TV hitman," by Harry A. Jessell, TVNewsCheck

"Simple RFID tags evolve into complex ultra-low-power SoCs, NXP expects," by Ron Wilson, Electronics Design News

"Let's Make a Deal: Broadcasters, Mobile Broadband, and a Market in Spectrum," edited transcript of a panel discussion at the Progress and Freedom Foundation (Washington, DC) on 1 December 2009

"NAB: Use airwaves to fight potential spectrum grab," by Mike Reynolds, Multichannel News

"FCC spectrum scholar takes dead aim at broadcasters," by John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable

"Wireless Standards: Too Many Choices," by Harry McCracken, PC World

10 December 2009

"WiGig Alliance announces completion of its multi-gigabit wireless specification," WiGig Alliance press release

"How RFID equipment is manufactured in China," RFID.net video (via YouTube)

CETECOM testing Wi-Fi Mobile Converged Devices and A-GPS," Cellular News

"Wireless won't deliver the bandwidth we need, says Quigley," by Stuart Corner, IT Wire

"Motorola introduces advanced Bluetooth technology in Indonesia," Xinhua News Agency

9 December 2009

"Next Generation Spectrum Regulation," by Kenneth R. Carter, Communications Insight blog

"UC San Diego experts calculate how much information Americans consume," University of California at San Diego press release

"Centre Pompidou hopes NFC will draw teens to art," by Claire Swedberg, RFID Journal

"Wireless Brain-to-Computer Connection Synthesizes Speech," by Brandon Keim, Wired

8 December 2009

"Reality Check - the heat is on: Increasingly higher speeds introduce thermal challenges in mobile data devices," by Rob Rovetta, RCR Wireless News

"Deutsch-Russisches Zentrum für Terahertz-Forschung gegründe" [German-Russian center for terahertz research founded], Chemie.de Information Service (in German)

"WHDI Releases 1.0 Specification," WHDI Special Interest Group press release

"HD TV over smartphones set to be big," by David Richards, SmartHouse

"Ethical hacker starts WPA cloud cracking service," by Iain Thomson, V3

Caribbean: "LIME launches Wi-Fi Hotspot service for cruise ships," TechJamaica.com

South Korea: "Carriers to up WiFi investment," by Choi He-suk, Korea Herald

7 December 2009

"The future of WiFi: gigabit speeds and beyond," by Glenn Fleishman, Ars Technica

"1.5 billion WiFi chipsets to ship in 2014, says analyst," by Julien Happich, EE Times Europe

"Ruckus patents technique for video over Wi-Fi," by Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service (via Yahoo!)

"Study: Consumers can save money with Internet access through Bluetooth, says Bluetooth SIG," by Arne Hess, The Unwired Net

"How Australia's top scientist earned millions from Wi-Fi," by David Sygall, The Age

5 December 2009

"802.11 Encryption: The Origin, Objectives, and Flaws of WEP, WPA and WPA2," by Dan Hutcherson, East Carolina University

4 December 2009

"Nearly Two Billion Bluetooth Chipsets to Ship in 2014," ABI Research press release

"Metal based inks for RFID antennas," Packaging Today

Microsoft proposes using India's UHF "white space" for license-exempt broadband, by Thomas K. Thomas, The Hindu Business Line

3 December 2009

FCC Office of Engineering and Technology seeks proposals from would-be TV white-space database managers, Broadcast Engineering

"Developments in spectrum sharing," by Shyam Ponappa, Business Standard of India

"FCC starts debate between TV, wireless on spectrum efficiency," by Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica

"FCC: Should broadcasters give up spectrum for wireless?" by Phil Goldstein, FierceWireless

"Wireless power consortium adds leading technology brands, signals further momentum for global adoption of Qi standard," Wireless Power Consortium press release

"Windows 7 Starter includes hidden wireless feature, says sleuth," by Gregg Keizer, ComputerWorld

"The NFC Report: Last call to include your products and services," by Sarah Clark, Near Field Communications World

2 December 2009

"The SDR Forum is now the Wireless Innovation Forum," WIF Forum website

"Will ubiquitous wireless change the nature of urban spaces?" by Esme Vos, MuniWireless

FCC issues request for information on broadband vs. broadcasting - Federal Communications Commission, NBP Public Notice #26

1 December 2009

"Google's new open": open spectrum, by Kevin Fitchard, Telephony Online

"Multi-hop matters: the state of wireless mesh networking," by Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica

"Wireless solutions improve communications and productivity in manufacturing facilities," NASA Tech Briefs

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