More Tests For School Mobile Masts
News Mobile phone masts sited on or near schools will continue to be monitored for safety reasons, even though a recent study found no evidence that emission limits were being broken. This programme was recommended by the Stewart Inquiry -- an...
[March 4, 2002, 12:55]
Full Marks For School Mobile Phone Masts
News A year-long investigation into the emission levels around mobile phone base stations sited near schools has found no evidence that safety guidelines are being broken. In most cases, the amount of radiation detected was many thousands of times less...
[January 4, 2002, 13:19]
All Clear For UK Mobile Masts
News The government announced on Tuesday that the latest study into emissions from mobile phone base stations had found no evidence that safety guidelines are being exceeded. A significant proportion of UK residents are concerned about the safety of...
[February 18, 2003, 16:35]
Qualcomm 3G Phone Ban To Take Effect
News And that could impact the effectiveness of public safety as well as cost taxpayers more money. Public-safety officials have also said that a ban on these new mobile phones would hamper efforts to improve enhanced 911 capabilities.
[August 7, 2007, 10:52]
Broadcom, Verizon Wireless Agree 3G Phone Deal
News Given the continuing negative impact to the public interest and public safety posed by the ITC's order, Qualcomm is continuing to work with its partners on seeking presidential disapproval of the ITC's ban.
[July 20, 2007, 11:39]
Government To Investigate Mobile Phone Safety
News The UK government and the mobile industry have each contributed to a £7.4m fund to investigate the safety of mobile phones. If it concludes that mobile phones appear to be safe, then there could be long-term benefits to an industry that is...
[January 25, 2002, 13:26]
Ofcom Fights To Save Mobile-mast Website
News It therefore deemed that publication of the requested information would not present an adverse risk to public safety over and above the present situation. Ofcom is appealing to the courts against a decision by the Information Tribunal, on 4...
[October 4, 2007, 11:59]
Vodafone Considers Charging For Mobile Spam
News Child safety groups have been especially concerned that they will give children unsupervised access to the web. Because your phone alerts you when it receives a message, mobile spam is much closer to a junk phone call than to junk mail," said Ian...
[June 7, 2004, 17:50]
Orange Backs Down Over Mobile Phone Mast
News There is increasing public concern about the safety of mobile phone masts, despite there being no proof that the radio waves they emit have any health effects. In possibly the first case of its kind, Orange has agreed to remove an existing mobile...
[May 10, 2001, 16:48]
Broadcom Warns Bush Over Qualcomm Chip Veto
News Dull also slammed Qualcomm's claims that the ban could have a negative effect on public safety, arguing that such suggestions were "cynical, disingenuous and wrong". In May Broadcom won a major patent infringement case against Qualcomm in which the...
[July 9, 2007, 14:33]
3G: Will 3G Devices Be Secure?
News Adnan Al-Adnani of the Panasonic Mobile Communications Development Centre -- involved with the UMTS Security Architecture (Useca) project -- argues that until security is dealt with in a way that offers consumers some guarantee of safety, 3G will...
[August 23, 2000, 16:17]
Mobile Broadband At Virginia Tech: Benefits To Student Body, Faculty, Support Staff, And Public Safety
White Papers Just as the cellular phone revolutionized voice telephony by freeing the user from wires and stationary constraints, mobile broadband is doing the same for high-speed data. Mobile broadband is defined as broadband access in the cellular environment.
[July 23, 2008, 1:04]
Motorola May Spin Off Mobile-phone Unit
News It also makes public-safety radios and handheld devices designed for government and enterprise workers. Last week, the company told investors it would take longer than expected to turn around its troubled mobile-phone business.
[February 1, 2008, 8:39]
