Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) are becoming more and more common in the world of business, but it seems that some companies may well be jumping ahead on the technology front while neglecting the security implications. While it is great to have a wireless network which is accessible to all authorised users, what about [...]

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While it was billed as the most important of any spectrum sales so far, the US auction of airwaves seems to have failed in the eyes of many. On the surface, a record take for the US government and a more accessible open airwaves system will look like something of a success but the [...]

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As the world continues to go wireless mad many people are now starting to ask the simple question, could you actually survive without your mobile phone? Would be able to function? Would you be able to keep in touch with the latest news?
In reality the mobile phone has quickly become vital for 90% of us [...]

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You would be excused for wondering what has happened to 3G communications with more and more companies seemingly moving on to 4G communication systems. But what is 4G and what has actually happened to 3G?
Over the last few years we have seen literally billions and billions of dollars thrown into 2G, 3G and now [...]

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Even though many people thought of the idea of a national wireless messaging service some time ago, it is only now that the US authorities have finally agreed a format with the array of mobile phone companies in the US. They have agreed an SMS messaging service which will see all holders warned about [...]

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As the hackers of this world become more and more sophisticated there are real concerns that corporate networks may come under more severe cyber attacks over the coming years. We are seeing signs of new and more powerful viruses, hacking systems always seem to be one step ahead, but more importantly there are still [...]

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Are you sick and tired of the wires from your PC to your monitor, to your printer and any other USB connection you need to make? Would you prefer something which was wireless and allowed you to bin the cables? Wireless USB, or WUSB as it is being called, was launched at this years CeBIT [...]

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News that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have decided not to step in and outlaw the forthcoming Phorm trial by BT has been greeted with dismay by many consumer groups. Many now believe that this “wait and see” ruling has given the trials and the system itself the green light, even though there have [...]

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As more and more people decide to drop their home landlines in favour of mobile phone technology it seems that Femtocells are set to be the next big wireless technology to storm the market. Verizon Wireless and Spring Nextel Corp have joined forces in the US to bring Femtocells to the market and try [...]

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As we move further and further away from the old telecom internet cable connections of the past, and onto the wireless networks of today, questions are being asked about the security of your wireless network. Whether you are working on your own home network or you have a wireless network at work, safety should [...]

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