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A Shoelace-Based QoS Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Using Directional Antenna
White Papers This paper proposes a new QoS routing protocol for Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET) using directional antenna. Due to the directional antenna property, these cross links can simultaneously transmit data without any data interference.
[July 18, 2008, 1:01]
Evolution Directions of Mobile Device and Its Factors
White Papers Issues related to chip, antenna, storage media, display and antenna are also discussed in this report. This white paper by ROA Group examines the evolution directions of mobile device. According to ROA Group, mobile devices will develop from a...
[September 20, 2007, 10:14]
Glasgow Subway stations to get O2 coverage
News The first operator to take advantage of the distributed antenna system being installed in the stations will be O2, the company announced on Wednesday. The antenna system is being rolled out by Arqiva, which ordinarily puts such systems in shopping...
[September 11, 2008, 13:20]
3G masts 'safer than 2G'
News For example, on average, a 3G mobile phone base station antenna radiates a little more than one tenth of the power of a taxi’s two-way radio. Horton said because the 3G towers use smart technology to encode information on the radio signal and the...
[December 23, 2003, 9:20]
Broadcom introduces combo 802.11n chip
News Broadcom's chip uses single-stream 802.11n, because the space, battery power and processing power restrictions in mobile devices would not support the multiple-antenna implementation used in larger 802.11n devices, according to the company.
[December 9, 2008, 12:46]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog So the vicar gets a wedge of cash for the roof fund, the mobile company gets to put its antenna somewhat closer to God than before, and everyone's happy. The evangelical Christians, normally conservative in outlook, may be persuaded to allow a...
[December 3, 2004, 17:40]
Plumber´s lament
Blog In the words of one microwave antenna company sales executive, "sales have fallen off the edge of a cliff" for 3.5 GHz base station bits, with other bands not looking much better. This is worrying, given that antennas are ordered very early in the...
[February 12, 2008, 16:25]
XMax in pictures
News ZDNet UK saw that the bitstream vanished when the receiving antenna was moved out of alignment with the distant transmitter, when the engineer in the tower was told to turn the transmitter off by mobile phone, and when we removed the coaxial...
[November 4, 2005, 11:30]
Photos: two rugged Windows Mobile handhelds review
Reviews The MC55 cannot be described as attractive, but this 336g, 152mm by 77mm by 27mm device (the version without the external antenna is slightly smaller and lighter) is designed to handle tough conditions.
[June 8, 2009, 15:39]
Vodafone Mobile Connect Card review
Reviews A retractable antenna is included which is sufficient for good reception areas -- for everywhere else, the card has an external antenna socket (Vodafone will sell you one for £25 ex. The Mobile Connect Card itself is an Option Globetrotter...
[March 25, 2003, 16:16]
Acer's Santa Rosa TravelMate notebooks review
Reviews Acer's SignalUp antenna design mounts a pair of PIFAs (Planar Inverted-F Antenna) at the top of the screen lid to maximise wireless performance. Following Intel's recent unveiling of the Santa Rosa mobile platform, notebook vendors are busily...
[May 15, 2007, 10:29]
AnexTEK SP230 review
Reviews One advantage of having the antenna is that there's room for a relatively long stylus, whose housing begins in its tip. The 158g SP230 is relatively compact, measuring 6.8cm wide by 10.9cm deep by 2.1cm high, but these measurements ignore the...
[May 19, 2004, 11:55]
Ryanair announces in-flight mobile
News Planes will be fitted with a pico cell — a GSM antenna in the ceiling of the aircraft which allows phones to connect to the satellite link. Because the antenna is close to the mobiles, they only require low power to connect, according to George...
[August 30, 2006, 14:55]
Start-up's tech offers home networking boost
News A new start-up says it has developed antenna technology that can steer signals around obstacles, improving reliability in wireless home networks. On Wednesday, the company announced that Netgear, a maker of home networking gear, will be the first...
[January 6, 2005, 8:35]
Mitac Mio 8390 review
Reviews The Mio 8390 loses out further because its antenna protrudes some 2cm from the upper edge of the device, while the MPx200 has no protruding antenna. However, the lack of Bluetooth will disappoint those wanting to use the Mio 8390 with a notebook...
[June 18, 2004, 11:45]
Echelon: How it works
News Most characteristic of these stations is the antenna, which looks not unlike an empty gasometer and is around the same size. Although microwaves can be tightly focussed, using parabolic antenna in the same way that car headlights use a curved...
[June 29, 2000, 11:09]
Mio A701 review
Reviews The Mio A701 is slightly taller than the average small-format connected Pocket PC thanks to its built-in GPS receiver, whose antenna is located above the screen. The flash memory slot, which accommodates SD and MultiMedia Cards, is located on the...
[March 31, 2006, 14:05]
RAC Satnav 220 review
Reviews The Satnav 220 is supplied with vehicle mount, vehicle and mains power chargers, FM antenna, USB cable and AV connectors. The back of the device has a flip-out section which contains the antenna for the GPS receiver.
[October 8, 2007, 15:43]
Inside Intel's Centrino 2 review
Reviews Instead, the module (codenamed Shirley Peak) includes all 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11 standards, including 802.11n with various levels of MIMO — the multiple antenna technology that can improve throughput.
[July 16, 2008, 11:31]
Dell Axim X30 (64MB, 624MHz processor) review
Reviews Sitting on top of the device are an IR port, an SDIO/MMC expansion slot, and an antenna nub for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The antenna glows green when Wi-Fi is on and blue for Bluetooth, but it adds a bit of bulk to the device.
[May 25, 2004, 16:05]
