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  • Wireless broadband company gets carrier license

    Personal Broadband Australia (PBBA), a wireless Internet provider, has been issued with a carrier license by the Australian Communications Authority (ACA).

  • Aruba releases 802.11n Wi-Fi kit

    Aruba Networks has released in the UK its first products that utilise the latest generation of Wi-Fi technology, 802.11n.

  • Analyst sees 3G in VoIP future

    A new analyst report suggests that VoIP-over-3G will be far more successful than current voice-over-Wi-Fi technology currently being pushed by many communications providers.

  • Nortel returns to Wi-Fi

    All but gone from the wireless market since about 2001, Nortel Networks on Monday announced a new effort to sell high-end wireless networking equipment to telephone carriers and mid-size to large businesses.

  • Tired of wired?

    With interoperable products and a variety of form factors, wireless LANs are coming into the mainstream.

Blogs (4)

  • Read the blog post - Juha Saarinen

    Femtocells on NZ broadband? No thanks

    Telcos would love to shift the cost of expanding mobile network coverage to customers with femtocells, but are they a good idea for customers?

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    When will operators let me IP freely?

    Writing a blog about mobile technology on 28 April almost necessitates holding forth on CDMA shutoff. But if you ask me, there's something far more disruptive happening in the wireless world right now.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Labor: Clueless on wireless?

    If there ever were concrete evidence that Labor is blowing smoke up the proverbials of the Australian population, it came earlier this month as Senator Stephen Conroy, the man charged with promoting Labor's fibre-everywhere policy while simultaneously taking potshots at his counterpart Senator Helen Coonan, put his foot squarely in his mouth.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    700MHz auction: The death knell for Aussie 4G?

    The world of speculative telecommunications investments has quieted down considerably since the beginning of the decade, when hype-fuelled carriers plunked down billions to reserve the right to carry mobile phone calls, video calls, and massive volumes of spam at high speed using then-fanciful 3G mobile technology.

Features and Case Studies (70)

  • Tired of wired?

    With interoperable products and a variety of form factors, wireless LANs are coming into the mainstream.

  • What's holding back Wi-Fi?

    The potential of public wireless local area networks has been well documented but there are some very real obstacles that need to be overcome.

  • Nokia: Making phone calls over Wi-Fi remains a challenge

    A technology which allows users to make voice calls over a Wi-Fi network may gain early backing among businesses but it will not find its way into consumer mobile phones just yet, says a senior Nokia official.

  • TI unveils a design called Wanda

    Texas Instruments has introduced a new chipset and related design for making mobile phones that can connect with three different kinds of wireless networks.

  • Is roaming coming to Wi-Fi?

    Networking groups around the globe are working on ways to allow roaming on any number of wireless networks--just as mobile phone users roam on mobile networks.

Reviews (92)

  • Pimp your ride with Intel

    At the Intel Developer Conference in San Francisco, Mad Mike of MTV's "Pimp My Ride," shows off a custom Chrysler loaded with Centrino wireless technology and a PDA remote control.

  • Study: Mobile use spreading into the home

    Mobile services and applications designed primarily for business environments are spilling into homes, according to a new IDC study.

  • Nokia 9500 Communicator

    Want a phone that lets you take your office applications and Web browsing with you and a camera to boot? If you're not fashion conscious the Nokia 9500 might just be your answer. Read our Australian review.

  • TI unveils a design called Wanda

    Texas Instruments has introduced a new chipset and related design for making mobile phones that can connect with three different kinds of wireless networks.

  • Handset makers find more ways to connect

    Handset makers are eager to give people the ability to connect to different types of wireless networks--all on one device.

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