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802.11 family is getting quite big -...
2008-03-27 21:15:00
802.11 family is getting quite big - http://3g4g.blogspot.com/ Having only studied 802.11a, b and g in past, I was surprised to find that there are many other 802.11 protocols in the family. See which ones do you know: 802.11a - 54 Mbps standard, 5 GHz signaling (ratified 1999) 802.11b - 11 Mbps standard, 2.4 GHz signaling (1999) 802.11c - operation of bridge connections (moved to 802.1) 802.11d - worldwide compliance with regulations for use of wireless signalspectrum (2001) 802.11e - Quality of Service (QoS) support (2005) 802.11f – Inter access point protocol to support roaming clients (2003) 802.11g - 54 Mbps standard, 2.4 GHz signaling (2003) 802.11h - Enhanced version of 802.11a to support European regulatory requirements (2003) 802.11i - Security improvements for the 802.11 family (2004) 802.11j - Enhancements to 5 GHz signaling to support Japan regulatoryrequirements (2004) 802.11k - WLAN system management ...
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Sebastopol voids Wi-Fi contract ...
2008-03-26 19:14:00
Sebastopol voids Wi-Fi contract http://corp.sonic.net/blog/ Our low power mesh Wi-Fi project has been slowly growing in coverage, and we are now serving between 250 and 300 users per day with free broadband access. Service is available in parts of Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Airport Express buses to SFO, plus scattered locations around the bay area. But in Sebastopol, concerned citizens have been lobbying the city council to revoke our contract, and this week, the council reversed themselves, voiding the contract that we signed in November. Here’s an articlenews at BroadBandReports. on the topic from Sebastopol resident Dale Dougherty. The concern the folks who are opposed have is that Wi-Fi will harm them. Despite many independent university and government health studies of even higher power equipment (cellular base station towers, etc) which show no harmful effect. For more on this topic, see Wikipedia. There is also a great overview at the World ...
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Google in fresh WiFi access...
2008-03-25 13:34:00
Google in fresh WiFi access push http://www.ft.com/ By Richard Waters in San Francisco function floatContent(){var paraNum = "3" paraNum = paraNum - 1;var tb = document.getElementById('floating-con');v ar nl = document.getElementById('floating-target' );if(tb.getElementsByTagName("div").lengt h> 0){if (nl.getElementsByTagName("p").length>= paraNum){nl.insertBefore(tb,nl.getElement sByTagName("p")[paraNum]);}else {if (nl.getElementsByTagName("p").length == 3){nl.insertBefore(tb,nl.getElementsByTag Name("p")[2]);}else {nl.insertBefore(tb,nl.getElementsByTagNa me("p")[0]);}}}} Google yesterday opened a new front in its lobbying campaign in Washington to try to pry open more access to the airwaves for wireless internet use. The latest effort could lead to what the internet giant called "WiFi 2.0" an informal, loosely regulated and low-cost wireless broadband network with "data rates in the gigabits-per-second". If regulators went along with the plan, new devices us...
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WiMax Gets Less-Than-Max Grades in...
2008-03-25 13:30:00
WiMax Gets Less-Than-Max Grades in Australia The WiMax technology has been put forward as a way to shake up not one, but two oligopolies. It is a method of wirelessly transmitting data over long distances. It can be used in place of home broadband service from the phone or cable company. And it may also provide an alternative to cellphone networks for on-the-go Internet access. Intel has been a main backer. Here’s one little problem with it. According to Buzz Broadband, a small Australian company that was an early WiMax adopter, it doesn’t work very well. This report by CommsDay, an Australian telecom publication, on a speech at a WiMax conference in Bangkok, quotes Garth Freeman, the company’s chief executive, as saying that WiMax has been a “disaster” that “failed miserably.” The technology, which has been promoted as covering distances as far as 50 kilometers (31 miles), only reached 2 kilometers, he said. It had trouble i...
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EchoStar to control near-nationwide...
2008-03-25 13:06:00
EchoStar to control near-nationwide 700Mhz WiMax network in the USA - http://archosfans.com/ Echostar owns around 20% of Archos stock, and they have just succeeded in buying a nearly national coverage of licences to deploy wireless broadband in the USA on the 700MHZ spectrum. Not only does that mean that Echostar can now deploy their own wireless broadband network to distribute video-on-demand directly to their set-top-boxes without being dependent on the established internet service providers, it also means Echostar can ask Archos to build for them a portable video player that will stream video directly over their 700Mhz WiMax networks. They could also use their spectrum to build WiFi and WiMax mesh networks, thus blanketing the whole USA relativelty cheaply and rapidly with their own wireless broadband network. So customers who agree to install a little box outdoors next to their Dish Networks satellite dish, could then hookup to the central WiMax broadcaster and republish that si...
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WiMax to make initial flight at the...
2008-03-24 11:19:00
WiMax to make initial flight at the airport - http://www.eetimes.com/ WiMAX's first commercial rollout could be at airports, updating manifests, flight plans and onboard entertainment each time a plane lands. Called GateSync, the WiMAX-based technology hardware will be manufactured by Thales Avionics, Inc. (Cedex, France, formerly Thomson CSF), and use wireless software from Proximetry, Inc. (San Diego, Calif.), and a beam-steerable phased-array antenna from Pinyon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, Nev.) "Our GateSync software will bring airliner information-updating into the 21st century," said Michael Sanderson, director of engineering at Proximetry. "Instead of sneaker-net, WiMAX will begin updating onboard information wirelessly as soon as each plane lands." Today, airlines use "sneaker-net" to update onboard manifests, flight plans and in-flight entertainment files: in other words, a person wearing sneakers (for speed) carries either a laptop or a stack o...
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Wouldn’t it be nice if Wi-Fi were...
2008-03-23 00:43:00
Wouldn’t it be nice if Wi-Fi were everywhere? And cheap? Maybe even entirely tax-subsidized? - mashable.com Unfortunately, that dream-turned-partial-reality is slowly deteriorating. Ian Urbina of The New York Times reports today that attempts to service cities in various parts of the US are offering more and more discouraging news. Some are even hanging up their hats. Urbina writes that “in Tempe, Ariz., and Portland, Ore., for example, hundreds of subscribers have found themselves suddenly without service as providers have cut their losses and either abandoned their networks or stopped expanding capacity.” This is surely a tough pill to swallow for many users. There are projects for Chicago, Houston, Miami, and San Francisco that have all been “temporarily tabled.” And even Philadelphia officials are reported as saying that they “are not sure when or if the promised network (EarthLink being the commissioned ISP for Pennsylvania’s capit...
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Verizon, AT&T dominate FCC wireless...
2008-03-22 19:16:00
Verizon, AT&T dominate FCC wireless auction http://www.sfgate.com/ Verizon Wireless took the biggest prize in a federal auction of wireless spectrum that holds the promise of creating a nationwide, high-speed data network, the Federal Communications Commission said Thursday. The mobile carrier paid $4.7 billion for the coveted C block, a large swath of 700 megahertz spectrum that will be vacated next year when broadcast television providers go digital. The spectrum auction, which involved some of the last valuable sections of available airwaves, brought in a total of $19.6 billion, almost twice what the FCC had originally estimated. The spectrum is favored because of its wide reach and ability to pass through walls. In addition to Verizon Wireless, AT&T scooped up a number of licenses that build on its considerable 700 MHz holdings. Between the two giant telecom companies, they paid about $16 billion. Google officials, who successfully lobbied to include open access rules ...
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Wi-Fi to cover 60 miles Intel...
2008-03-21 13:30:00
Wi-Fi to cover 60 miles Intel researchers stretch Wi-Fi to cover 60 miles Off-the-shelf hardware anchors Intel's rural connectivity platform By John Cox Intel recently demonstrated a modified 802.11 radio link with a data rate of around 6 Mbps and a range of more than 60 miles. Intel achieved this extraordinary range using off-the-shelf hardware, including parabolic antennas, for its project, dubbed the rural connectivity platform (RCP). The key innovation was a change, borrowed from cellular networks, to the underlying 802.11 media-access-control layer that allowed for a more efficient signal, and translates into longer reach. RCP is one of several research projects intended to extend the Internet into rural areas, especially in developing countries. The idea is to use low-cost, low-power Wi-Fi radios to bridge between wired Internet connections in a city and wired and wireless connections in small, rural villages. RCP's unprecedented range minimizes th...
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Muni-WiFi player Azulstar shifts gears...
2008-03-21 09:36:00
Muni-WiFi player Azulstar shifts gears to WiMAX Muni-WiFi vendor Azulstar said it plans to upgrade all of its existing muni-WiFi networks with WiMAX. Using equipment from Airspan Networks and Redline Communications, Azulstar will roll out WiMAX across 15 cities in the Midwest and Southwest, including the nation's first muni-WiFi market Grand Haven, Mich., which will be the first market to upgrade. The vendor is using licensed 3.6 GHz spectrum. The WiMAX network is in final stages of testing in Grand Haven and first customers are being connected. The network will overlay the existing unlicensed WiFi mesh networks, which will continue to operate supporting visitors and residential customers as long as there is demand. Legacy WiFi customers wanting to move to WiMAX will receive a discount toward their adapter. Azulstar, which cites WiMAX as having better economics, performance and reliability, said it will continue its strategy of owning and operating municipal wireless ...
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Quando la rete è libera Sono...
2008-03-21 09:23:00
Quando la rete è libera Sono un fervido sostenitore della necessità, per consentire una lotta vera al digital divide non solo fra le aree geografiche ma anche fra gli abitanti di una stessa via, di prevedere modelli di connessione alle reti wi-fi gratuiti per la popolazione e finalizzati a servizi specifici. La possibilità di connettersi gratuitamente a reti wireless in aree pubbliche è una condizione indispensabile per consentire un utilizzo "massificato" di questa tecnologia in particolar modo all'interno di aree urbane dove altrimenti il solo pagamento di una fee aggiuntiva ai normali costi telefonici domestici ne scoraggeranno l'uso. Ma senza una finalità precisa di queste reti difficilmente potremo vedere persone che si collegano, se non sporadicamente, da Piazza del Duomo a Milano o da Piazza del Plebiscito a Napoli. Per questo motivo a mio parere si rende indispensabile lo sviluppo di reti wireless metropolitane che non si limi...
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Intel Reveals new WiMax-WiFi Roaming ...
2008-03-18 14:28:00
Intel Reveals new WiMax-WiFi Roaming By Sr. Editor Lonny Paul http://news.tigerdirect.com/ Converged networks. Seamless link exchange. Passing Off to the next tower. These are all things we take for granted - and your cell phone is a great example. While you can seemingly stay connected for an endless stretch of the road - you are actually making those calls from different cellular towers along the way. The closest tower is generally going to get the call. As you move, that changes and they are passed between one another without you even realizing it. The same is happening now with new efforts to allow seamless roaming from WiMax to WiFi. With this technology, mobile users will be able to migrate to and from their home to the mobile network - the recently announced options by T-Mobile for a mini cell tower in your home (via WiFi) already provide for roaming without fail between WiFi and the cellular network. But now, with the rollout of WiMax already happening nationwide,...
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Azulstar to Upgrade its Existing...
2008-03-17 18:21:00
Azulstar to Upgrade its Existing Municipal Wi-Fi Networks with WiMAX http://www.prweb.com/ Economics, performance and reliability driving Azulstar upgrades to WiMAX. Enterprise connections up to 20Mbps symmetric to be offered, residential connections to 10Mbps. Grand Haven, MI (PRWEB) March 17, 2008 -- Azulstar today announced that it is enhancing all of its existing municipal Wi-Fi networks with WiMAX technology, using equipment from Airspan Networks and Redline Communications. The networks being upgraded include Grand Haven, MI - America's first municipal Wi-Fi network, which recently entered its 5th year of operation, and are part of larger regional WiMAX rollouts by Azulstar across 15 cities in the mid- and southwest USA including Grand Rapids, MI and Albuquerque, NM. The highly advanced, licensed spectrum Wi...

Motorola wireless LAN adds mesh to...
2008-03-14 17:30:00
Motorola wireless LAN adds mesh to indoor networks Motorola has released a Draft 802.11n access point that supports wireless meshing, plus a new wireless controller. The access point ships with two 802.11n radios, but has an optional third expansion slot. With all three operational, one can be dedicated to client access, one to radio-frequency security scanning, and one to wireless mesh backhaul. The expansion slot can be fitted in the future with a WiMAX or other 3G pr 4G radio. The mesh capability, coupled with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) support, lets an enterprise deploy a wireless LAN with minimal Ethernet and power cabling. Motorola also announced plans to release a version of its LANPlanner Motorola also announced plans to release a version of its LANPlanner WLAN design and planning application by June, with support for 802.11n devices. Mesh access points are rare in indoor enterprise-class WLAN products. In 2006, Meru Networks unve...
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Wireless Mesh e gap tecnologico....
2008-03-11 18:48:00
Wireless Mesh e gap tecnologico. Soluzioni e prospettive future di Cisco. Intervista a Roberto Mircoli (Cisco Italy) - http://www.key4biz.it/ a cura di Raffaella Natale Video Provincia di Brescia Reti e sicurezza, un argomento di fondamentale importanza per lo sviluppo del mercato ICT, ma anche per la crescita delle aziende che operano nel settore. Cisco, fornitore di networking per internet, mette a disposizione soluzioni wireless Mesh che facilitano la connessione in banda larga anche nelle zone rurali del territorio, favorendo un notevole ritorno economico e significativi piani di sviluppo volti a rendere disponibili servizi condivisi. Ne abbiamo parlato con Roberto Mircoli, business development manager security & wireless networking Cisco Italy. K4B. Wi-Fi e Wi-Max, quali i vantaggi della soluzione wireless outdoor mista di Cisco Systems? Mircoli. Riteniamo che le tecnologie Wi?Fi e Wi-Max siano essere tra loro complementari nell’offerta di nuove opportunit&agrav...
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University Of Minnesota Plans Wi-Fi...
2008-03-11 18:31:00
University Of Minnesota Plans Wi-Fi Network For 80,000 The installation will cover 1,204 acres across the university's two campuses and supercede a current network of scattered Wi-Fi access points. The University of Minnesota is preparing to roll out what it calls the "world's largest 802.11n deployment" at the Big Ten university's two campuses. The deployment, to get under way in May, eventually will serve 80,000 students and staff. The deployment, to be implemented by Trapeze Networks, has the advantage of having a single customer. Many large municipal Wi-Fi deployments have been delayed or killed because competing commercial, political, and consumer interests couldn't agree on a successful rollout plan. The installation, which will cover 1,204 acres across the university's two campuses, will supercede a current network of scattered Wi-Fi access points set up by different equipment suppliers and will support future wireless technologies like WiMax. "The network...
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Frost & Sullivan Presents Proxim...
2008-03-09 16:24:00
Frost & Sullivan Presents Proxim Wireless with 2008 Innovation of the Year Award PROX | news | PowerRating -- Based on its recent analysis of integrated wireless technologies, Frost & Sullivan presents Proxim Wireless with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation of the Year Award in recognition of its development of an integrated solution which converges WiMAX, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Mesh into one solution MeshMAX. The MeshMAX is a tri radio product offering Wi-Fi connectivity for access, Wi-Fi mesh gateway for network redundancy, and a high capacity and carrier-class WiMAX radio for backhaul. This could also be termed the convergence of IP (Wi-Fi) and RF (WiMAX) technologies. Although WiMAX and Wi-Fi are distinct technologies with unique characteristic features, they are often deployed in tandem WiMAX for backhaul purposes and Wi-Fi mesh to provide access to Wi-Fi enabled devices such as multimode Wi-Fi phones. Proxim's MeshMax supports licensed Wi...
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Reti Wi-Fi mesh L'economicità e...
2008-03-09 13:49:00
Reti Wi-Fi mesh L'economicità e le performance delle reti di connessione sono aumentate a mano a mano che è aumentata la capacità dei singoli nodi della rete stessa di rapportarsi agli altri. La capacità di "fare sistema": fare in modo che anche i sistemi wireless, ad oggi rimasti ad un precedente stadio di sviluppo, possano crescere abbracciando le idee già metabolizzate da altri sistemi di connettività (e, più in generale, di organizzazione). Le reti Wi-Fi tradizionali sono reti strutturate in cui: a) i device wifi dialogano solo con l'access point; b) i diversi apparati sono "in competizione" tra loro; c) l'aggiunta di nuovi apparati riduce le risorse disponibili e quindi l'efficienza complessiva della rete». L'idea è dunque quella di andare a creare una rete nella quale: i nodi si comportano come i nodi di Internet ogni apparato coopera con gli altri, estende la rete e mig...
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BelAir Networks Wireless Mesh...
2008-03-09 11:56:00
BelAir Networks Wireless Mesh Improves the Guest Experience at Leading Hotels, Resorts and Venues High Speed Wireless Broadband Networks Support Multiple Mobile Services at Sheraton, Westin, Dolphin Stadium and Lincoln Center. Hospitality organizations worldwide are realizing the strategic advantage delivered by wireless networks at their properties. In the October 2007 Deloitte & Touche USA LLP Online Travel Survey, nearly a third of respondents said that “wireless Internet access is likely to influence them in choosing one lodging facility over another”. As guests and visitors increasingly demand fast and reliable wireless Internet access, hospitality operators are turning to BelAir Networks to increase guest satisfaction with seamless wireless coverage in guest rooms and throughout hospitality properties and venues. BelAir Networks ‘outside-in’ network design delivers extensive indoor and outdoor broadband coverage from high-performance wireless ...

WiWi Solution Offers Affordable...
2008-03-08 12:14:00
WiWi Solution Offers Affordable & Wider Broadband Coverage By Mahanum Abdul Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- WiWi solution, a combination of WiFi and WiMax technologies developed by Mimos Bhd, is the cheapest way to provide wider broadband coverage in the country compared with the current networks which need high cost and maintenance. Mimos' head of wireless communications cluster Dr Mazlan Abbas described WiWi as a hybrid solution that provides WiFi as a hotspot and WiMax as a backhaul - meaning, connecting WiFi users to an Internet service provider and the backbone of the Internet. He said the solution is part of Mimos' effort as a strategic agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation to champion information & communications technology (ICT) advancements for the nation. "WiWi technology will offer a low cost solution towards the last-mile connectivity issue prevalent in many rural and underserved areas," he told Be...

Industry Insiders: Chris Kozup By ...
2008-03-07 19:45:00
Industry Insiders : Chris Kozup By Naomi Graychase http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/ We talk with Cisco's Senior Manager of Mobility Solutions about Cisco's market dominance, the future of 802.11n, WiMAX, greening technology, and other emerging trends in the enterprise. “When you look at technology and what’s exciting and where the innovation is, there’s a lot that’s happening within wireless and mobility,” says Kozup, who now calls the San Francisco Bay Area home. We spoke with Kozup in February, just before he left to run a marathon in Antarctica—it doesn’t get much more mobile than that—to get his perspective on the Wi-Fi industry. Below are excerpts from our conversation. On his own mobile devices: “I use a Nokia E61i, dual-mode device, a 7921 Wi-Fi-only VoIP phone by Cisco in the office, a Razr (in black) for personal use, an iPod, and a laptop.” On Cisco’s dominance in the 802.11n market: &ldqu...
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IPLogic Earns Cisco Recognition for...
2008-03-05 21:05:00
IPLogic Earns Cisco Recognition for Outdoor Wireless Mesh Solutions IPLogic (News - Alert), Inc., a technology solutions provider, has received the Outdoor Wireless Mesh Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. This essentially means that IPLogic adheres to all the prerequisites of the program and that it has completed the training requirements to achieve this designation. For example, a municipality corporation requires a network to interconnect all it activities, like field work or maintenance in real time. Employees need to have instant but secure access to this data network. This is where theATP ( News - Alert) program comes in: it allows channel partners to offer WiFi solutions that conform to these standards, while also being high in performance and tough, so as to withstand any conditions, regardless of where it is installed.  "As a Cisco (News - Alert) Gold Certified Partner, customers depend on proven expertise, both in a deployment environment and ...

Stockholm Tests WiMAX for Commuters By ...
2008-03-04 22:08:00
Stockholm Tests WiMAX for Commuters By Naomi Graychase http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/ March 4, 2008 Nomad Digital, the company responsible for the first wireless broadband service on-board a train system (the Brighton Express from London to Brighton, 2005), the longest in-tunnel service (the Heathrow Xpress from London to Heathrow Airport, 2007), and the longest WiMAX roll-out (on the UK's West Coast mainline, Virgin Trains, 600km and growing), has begun to deploy a WiMAX network that will allow bus passengers in Stockholm, Sweden to get free broadband Wi-Fi access while on board.   Passengers on the one-hour Stockholm to Norrtalje route 676 commuter bus will be part of a pilot project to test the feasibility of broadband access and applications—such as real-time news video--for the Swedish capitol’s public transport authority Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL).   The broadband connection will be available to users via their Wi-Fi-enabled dev...
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The Essential Guide to Wireless...
2008-03-04 22:02:00
The Essential Guide to Wireless VoIP http://www.voip-news.com/ John Edwards on March 4, 2008 VoIP technology has transformed the telephone industry over the last half-decade. Now, VoIP is promising to make a similar impact on mobile communications.  RELATED ARTICLES: VoIP Over 3G Wireless Gets Real Is Someone Listening to Your VoIP Calls? Mobile VoIP Without Wifi or Skype Wireless Phone Comparison WVoIP (wireless VoIP) is based on the same standards and technologies as its wired counterpart. The technology also embraces several wireless standards, such as wifi, WiMAX and high-speed mobile services like EVDO Rev A and HSDPA. A WVoIP device can take many forms. One approach is to transform a high-speed-compatible IP product, such as a mobile phone, into a SIP (session initiation protocol) client that uses the network for SIP messaging and the RTP (real-time transport protocol) for voice. An alternative is to use a gateway to ...
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A VENEZIA “LANCIO” DI UN...
2008-03-04 10:03:00
A VENEZIA “LANCIO” DI UN NUOVO PROGRAMMA EUROPEO COMUNICATO STAMPA N. 362 DEL 03/03/2008 (AVN) Venezia , 3 marzo 2008 La Regione del Veneto, presidente del comitato nazionale del Programma di cooperazione  CENTRAL EUROPE 2007-2013,  organizza il convegno di lancio italiano del Programma, che si terrà a Venezia presso la sala convegni di Palazzo Franchetti, Campo Santo Stefano 2945, il 4 Marzo a partire dalle ore 9:30. I lavori del convegno saranno aperti dal Segretario Regionale della Programmazione, dott. Adriano Rasi Caldogno e vedranno la partecipazione del direttore del Segretariato Tecnico congiunto di Vienna. L’obiettivo dell’Infoday è quello di fornire approfondimenti sulla concomitante apertura del primo bando-invito prevista per il 3 marzo 2008. Possono presentare proposte progettuali organismi nazionali, regionali e locali (sia pubblici che privati) provenienti dai territori dell’Austria, Repubblica Ceca, Germania, Unghe...

Combo Wi-Fi-WiMax Technology Gains...
2008-03-02 12:04:00
Combo Wi-Fi-WiMax Technology Gains Ground http://www.informationweek.com/ A partnership of Comfone, Alvarion, and Iberbanda are using Intel technology to demonstrate how Wi-Fi and WiMax can work together for wireless services. A new partnership of companies is demonstrating dual Wi-Fi and Wimax technology aimed at taking advantage of existing Wi-Fi access points and Mobile WiMax, which is beginning to take off. Using Intel's pioneering technology, Comfone, Alvarion and Iberbanda have produced the roaming technology, according to a Tuesday announcement by Comfone. Successful deployments of the combo technology would likely fill many coverage gaps that have plagued so many municipal Wi-Fi rollouts in the U.S. The partnership enables service providers to deliver wireless connections by using Intel's WiMax Connection 2250 chip integrated into Alvarion's 4Motion product. The service runs over 3.5GHz spectrum provided by Iberbanda; the 3.5GHz spectrum is the most available spectrum...
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Europe's GÉANT, the world's...
2008-02-29 18:34:00
Europe's GÉANT, the world's highest speed computer network, goes global http://ec.europa.eu/ Europe's GÉANT, the world's largest multi-gigabit computer network dedicated to research and education, is linking up to similar networks world-wide to create a single global research network. In Europe, GÉANT already links researchers from Reykjavik to Vladivostok, serving around 30 million users in over 3500 universities and research centres and connecting 34 national research networks. High-speed links will now be established with regional research network infrastructures emerging in the Balkans, the Black Sea and Mediterranean regions, as well Asia, Southern Africa and Latin America. In Europe, GÉANT has enabled ground-breaking research collaboration in fields such as climate change, radio astronomy and biotechnology. (29/02/2008) “With GÉANT's massive data processing capacity, Europe ca...

SPC rete federale che fa risparmiare -...
2008-02-29 13:07:00
SPC rete federale che fa risparmiare - http://www.i-dome.com/ SPC cresce e sta ottenendo la partecipazione di Regioni ed Enti Locali, divenendo così la 'rete federale' del nostro Paese. A regime oltre 1 milione di telefoni e più di 550 mila computer dell’Amministrazione centrale useranno le stesse infrastrutture ottimizzate. «Lo sviluppo di e-Government e Società dell’Informazione deve poggiare su un’infrastruttura telematica condivisa che consenta a tutti gli attori, pubblici e privati, statali e locali, di interconnettersi in modo rapido, con standard tecnologici di sicurezza omogenei e molto elevati. E l’Italia si è già dotata di questa preziosa ragnatela telematica, il Sistema Pubblico di Connettività-SPC, attivo ormai dall’anno scorso». Lo ha sottolineato l’ing. Emilio Frezza, responsabile delle infrastrutture nazionali condivise del CNIPA-Centro Nazionale per l’Informatica nella ...
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Aperto il concorso RegioStars 2009 La...
2008-02-29 10:24:00
Aperto il concorso RegioStars 2009 La Commissione europea ha aperto il concorso RegioStars per l’anno 2009 che intende premiare i progetti innovativi ed originali nell’ambito dell’ammodernamento economico per lo sviluppo regionale. Le regioni interessate possono partecipare con progetti che si sviluppino attorno ai due temi seguenti: la ricerca, lo sviluppo tecnologico e l’innovazione; adattamento al cambiamento climatico o attenuazione dei suoi effetti. L’iniziativa ha l’obiettivo, oltre che di conferire un riconoscimento alle regioni europee che si distinguono per la loro carica innovativa, di promuovere un’adeguata visibilità alle buone pratiche che maturano, evitando lo spreco di preziose esperienze di successo replicabili. Le proposte per Regiostars 2009 devono essere inviate entro il 15 luglio prossimo. I progetti saranno premiati nel corso della conferenza “Regioni attrici del cambiamento economico”. Concorso RegioS...

Cisco Expo - Technology day Alla prima...
2008-02-29 09:54:00
Cisco Expo - Technology day Alla prima giornata del CISCO Expo 2008 si è fatto il punto della situazione su tecnologie presenti e future che ci consentono di essere sempre connessi col nostro mondo digitale. I lavori si sono aperti con una interessante riflessione: gli italiani che possiedono una connessione a banda larga, passano mediamente 11 ore alla settimana davanti alla TV e ben 21 usando internet. Il dato è spunto per una riflessione: i consumi tecnologici e la fruizione di contenuti, da parte di chi è raggiunto dalla tecnologia, non stanno cambiando, ma sono già cambiati. Allo stesso tempo si deve prendere coscienza che solo poco più del 20% della popolazione nostrana è raggiunta da connessioni a banda larga, servono quindi ingenti investimenti per portare queste tecnologie in tutte le case. In particolare è stato rilevato che il navigatore è oggi anche sempre più spesso produttore di contenuti, il che genera nuo...
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