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WiFi Bonding Demonstrates Gigabit+ Speeds
With all the hype this week surrounding new smartphones, smart watches and a new payment approach from a company named after a fruit, it is easy to overlook the significance of the addition of 802.11 AC wireless to its smartphones. PC Magazine didn’t miss this subtlety, however, as seen in its article, 5 ways 802.11…
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Better Officiating Through Technology – Because It’s the Cup
Although it is often a controversial, the trend is towards more integration of technology for officiating sports [as evidenced by this year’s adoption of the replay by MLB]. Still, it is challenging to integrate technology, such as cameras and associated transmitters, into an environment that includes 100 mph flying pucks and 200+ pound skaters converging on a…
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A Cloud Solution for Rural 4G
Carl-Johan Torarp describes the LocalLoop solution that allows relatively rapid deployment of 4G wireless services by service providers at a cost that is lower than traditional methods. The key to their solution is bringing many of the elements of the 4G infrastructure into the cloud, such that the upfront costs are minimal. From an operational standpoint,…
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White Space Broadband Where Broadcasting Began
Was it fate or just a coincidence that one of the first tests of white space broadband would also be at the location where regularly scheduled radio broadcasting began? That Charles D. Herrold opened the Herrold College of Wireless and Engineering and later began broadcasting at 50 West San Fernando in San José was a…
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Smart Devices – Smart Network – Social Benefit
Luis Sosa, CEO of DDM Brands points out that a SocialMesh network approach to wireless will bring benefits to society. He brings an interesting perspective to this topic, as his company has been serving markets with less than ideal wireless infrastructures. As a manufacturer and designer that focuses on these markets, they have introduced innovations…
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An Indestructible Wireless Broadband Network for All – Part 1
“An indestructible wireless broadband network that everyone can use,” is how Devabhaktuni Srikrishna describes the concept of SocialMesh network. Although the original intent was to aid dissidents in their efforts to communicate to each other and the outside world, Rajeev Krishnamoorthy and Srikrishna have found that the underlying approach they proposed for a so-called SocialMesh network would…
