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Wireless Broadband Threatened By Licensing Plan?
News The MoD is also insisting on exclusion zones -- near key radar sites -- and some form of licensing or registration scheme, so that networks can be eliminated if they interfere with military radar. The RA says that if network operators are indeed...
[March 7, 2003, 9:27]
BT Spurns Wireless Broadband Auction
News We will consult shortly about offering additional spectrum for wireless broadband at 3.6 GHz and will consider a number of licensing options including a national licence for the UK," explained the DTI spokesman.
[February 20, 2003, 12:05]
BT Trials Wireless Broadband Service
News This has not yet been opened up for full public use, but it is expected to be available from early next year under a "light licensing" regime. BT is testing a wireless broadband service that if launched commercially could help to bring high-speed...
[December 16, 2003, 16:40]
Wireless Rural Broadband Gets Green Light
News As expected, the 5.8GHz Band C will be regulated under a 'light touch' licensing regime, said Ofcom. This means that all service providers will have to register with Ofcom and pay a licensing fee of £1 a year for each terminal installed, with a...
[December 30, 2003, 12:35]
Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS)
White Papers Local multipoint distribution system (LMDS) is the broadband wireless technology used to deliver voice, data, Internet, and video services in the 25-GHz and higher spectrum (depending on licensing). In the United States, 1.3 MHz of bandwidth (27.5...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Nortel Networks Case Study: Eurotel
White Papers Based on spectrum availability, licensing issues, capacity, and cost, Eurotel narrowed down their search to 1xEVDO. Initially Eurotel considered several technologies to provide wireless broadband service.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
WiMax Cut Off By HSDPA In Asia
News In Hong Kong, however, the government's proposed wireless broadband licensing is expected to advance WiMax in the local telecoms market. In markets where there are established wired broadband technologies such as fibre, DSL (digital subscriber line...
[April 24, 2006, 15:55]
Ericsson And Qualcomm Settle Standards Dispute
News Swedish mobile phone giant Ericsson and U.S.wireless phone maker Qualcomm settled their intellectual property disputes and worked out a technology sharing and cross-licensing deal that could pave the way for a worldwide standard for third...
[March 26, 1999, 10:44]
Global 3G Data Roaming Comes Closer
News This development allows operators and licensing partners to truly leverage being part of a global standard," said Chris Gilbert, chief executive officer of IP Wireless. IP Wireless says these modems have the capability to provide broadband...
[May 12, 2004, 18:15]
Isle Of Man Gets 60Mbps Wireless Network
News The band is not to be confused with the slower 5.8GHz "Band C" services, recently opened for business by Ofcom under a light-touch licensing scheme, which allows for more competition but makes service provision riskier for ISPs.
[February 2, 2004, 11:40]
Canterbury Trials WiMax Ahead Of Summer Launch
News The frequencies covered by the university trial are likely to include the 3.6GHz spectrum licensed to PCCW, and the 5.8GHz band covered by Ofcom's "light licensing" regime. Service provider Telabria is starting a city-wide WiMax trial in Canterbury...
[May 23, 2005, 14:55]
MPEG-4 Format To Boost Digital Video
News H.264's pending approval could motivate some potential customers to wait until the new format is ratified and implemented before making the jump to MPEG-4, further delaying adoption of a standard that has been tied up in licensing troubles for years.
[October 11, 2002, 11:53]
Second Half Outlook: Five Business Models To Watch
News Based on the tried-and-true software licensing revenue model, Extensible Markup Language (XML) software providers and integrators could be on to big things. There'll be a lot of winners, including Broadcom, which makes broadband chips, and...
[July 10, 2000, 13:11]
The Day Ahead: Diversification Pays Off For Go2Net
News The focus on commerce and licensing doesn't mean Go2Net will write off advertising completely, but it will take a back seat. In an interview with ZDII, chief executive Russell Horowitz said he expects "at least two-thirds" of the company's future...
[July 18, 2000, 13:01]
Broadcom, Verizon Wireless Agree 3G Phone Deal
News Broadcom has found a way around its rival Qualcomm in its effort to earn royalties for a patent which Qualcomm has been found to infringe — by striking a licensing deal with Qualcomm's customer, Verizon Wireless.
[July 20, 2007, 11:39]
Nortell Networks Case Study: Eurotel
White Papers Based on spectrum availability, licensing issues, capacity, and cost, Eurotel narrowed down their search to 1xEVDO. Eurotel needed to find a technology which deployed quickly to capture the broadband data market while leveraging their 450 MHz...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Exploding Laptop Reveals Burning Issues
Leader However, this will require sane wireless data tariffs, sane licensing and sane architectures. Thin clients over broadband wireless with rented laptops is another solution — one with other intriguing advantages.
[June 28, 2006, 14:55]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog What are the regulatory and licensing issues? What makes my hosts particularly frustrated is that the nearest people with broadband connectivity aren't so very far away, and are certainly within reach of a wireless link.
[June 2, 2006, 18:00]
MP3.com Gets The Open Source Spirit
News Web developers who take advantage of the offer could create their own online music locker services without paying any licensing fees, said MP3.com's Oien. MP3.com unveiled its developers network 4 January, along with one of the first fruits of its...
[January 17, 2001, 9:01]
Super-regulator Ofcom Merges Tasks
News The licensing of DVD's and computer games will also come under its remit. The new body will have responsibility for ensuring fair access to broadband and says it is committed to achieving universal Internet access by 2005.
[December 13, 2000, 15:51]
