Blisteringly fast Internet speeds, more robust connections and a big increase in network capacity at little extra cost, even in rural areas? It's the sort of fantasy that keeps telecommunication company executives and bandwidth-hungry ...
Telecom
Mar 9, 2012
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Paying with a mobile phone is gradually become a reality for consumers, with banks, telecommunications operators and Internet players all jumping in to offer payment options.
Telecom
Mar 4, 2012
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Just past the security gate for the world's largest cell phone trade show in Barcelona, executives of big mobile carriers can't avoid walking past a booth they would probably rather not see: It's for "Pinger," a small California ...
Telecom
Mar 1, 2012
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Mobile phone users are tantalisingly close to the day when they can power up any phone with the same charger.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 29, 2012
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Scripps researchers, NOAA and TE SubCom agree to pursue science ports on transcontinental fiber optic cable lines to help monitor earthquakes, tsunamis and other forces.
Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To improve transmission speeds, the Internet has transitioned over the years from one using copper to fiber optic cabling. Unfortunately, this has caused a bottleneck to occur where the light signals meet ...
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), charged by the United Nations with coordinating global radio spectrum use, recently came to an agreement that will foster improvements in ocean radar technology, which may ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2012
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The International Telecommunication Union said Friday its World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) has agreed a treaty aimed at revising the radio frequency spectrum to speed up mobile services.
Telecom
Feb 17, 2012
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A Russian Proton-M rocket completed the successful launch Wednesday of a European telecommunications satellite after a two-month delay.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2012
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Canada's government Tuesday introduced a bill to give law enforcement authorities sweeping powers to probe online communications, but the move sparked criticism about threats to privacy.
Internet
Feb 14, 2012
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