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New 20+ Hour Fire Power from a Hidden Dragon #CES2018
20 years ago, Qualcomm’s demonstration of Windows running on the Snapdragon process would have probably been the headline news of CES. Of course, 20 years ago, a lap-top computer with an always-on, wireless broadband connection and with battery life of more than 20 hours would have been unthinkable. The above video from CES2018 shows a…
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Small Cells – More Than Just a Bandwidth Solution
The idea of using small cells to meet wireless bandwidth needs is all the buzz these days. We recently caught up with Rob Riordan of the Green Bay, Wisconsin-based operator, Cellcom, who has been a long-time, small cell proponent and has been awarded for his pioneering efforts with small cell technology. Riordan points out that: Korea…
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The LTE Alternative to DSL
One of Verizon’s suppliers, Wistron, had a display at CES that demonstrated Verizon’s fixed LTE solution that serves as an alternative to DSL and satellite infrastructure for rural areas. With advertised speeds of 12 Mb/s downstream (and reportedly higher in real world conditions, according to one user), Verizon with its LTE offering will compete against…
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Taking a Byte out of Mobile Broadband
More efficient use of mobile networks is the problem that Bytemobile solves, as described in this video interview with Mikko Disini of Bytemobile. Carriers are using Bytemobile’s technology to get more of their existing spectrum. As Disini points out, this improves carriers’ cash-flow from their existing networks, which helps fund the build-out of their next…