News tagged with broadband modem

FCC rejects proposal for free wireless service

(AP) -- Federal regulators have shot down a proposal by a startup called M2Z Networks Inc. to build a free, nationwide wireless broadband network using a spare slice of airwaves.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Japan's Renesas to buy Nokia wireless modem operations

Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp. said Tuesday it had reached an agreement to buy the wireless modem operations of mobile phone maker Nokia Corp. in a 200 million dollar deal.

Technology / Business

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: 10 ways to save on calling costs

(AP) -- The cost of making phone calls has been dropping rapidly in the last few years. If you want take full advantage of that, you'll need to try some new things, because the phone companies aren't going ...

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Broadband ISPs test download caps, face resistance from more data-heavy users

All-you-can-eat buffets lose a lot of their luster when you have to pay by the pound. Will the same hold true for broadband Internet access?

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Unpaid bills? Good luck starting future laptops

(AP) -- As wireless carriers begin to subsidize computers that come with wireless Internet access, they're faced with a quandary: What do they do if the buyer stops paying his bills?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5