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Femtocell announcements bring market momentum; questions still remain
A few big announcements in the femtocell arena this week should give this market some good momentum. First, Qualcomm made a significant yet unknown investment in ip.access' Oyster 3G system, which Read more...
Qualcomm invests in femtocell maker ip.access
Femtocell and picocell maker ip.access received a financial boost from Qualcomm. The company joined existing investors Cisco, Intel Capital, ADC, Motorola Ventures, Scottish Equity Partners, Read more...
Femto Forum agrees on one interoperability standard
The Femto Forum announced it has reached consensus on the standard way femtocells should connect with the mobile core network. The agreement is welcomed news as a number of vendors have come up with Read more...
BT helps businesses set up WiFi hotspots
BT has embarked on an initiative to help U.K. businesses turn their premises into WiFi hotspots. Businesses using BT Business Total Broadband can make their BT Business Hub into a BT Openzone Read more...
FCC changes broadband calculation rules
The Federal Communications Commission adopted new data collecting and reporting practices for helping to more accurately determine broadband penetration in the U.S. The FCC changed its methods after Read more...
Clearwire officially launches PC card, $60 too high?
Clearwire announced the official launch of its first PC card. Read more...
TeliaSonera launches UMA in Sweden
TeliaSonera AB plans to launch its Home Free unlicensed mobile access (UMA) service, called Home Free, in Sweden at the end of September. One unique aspect of the offering is the fact that the Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Study: More than half of U.S. adults have broadband
A new report from the Consumer Electronics Association says more than half of American households subscribe to a broadband service and 72 percent of adults in the U.S. have access to a broadband Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Juniper: HSPA to dominate until 2012
HSPA, not mobile WiMAX, will dominate mobile broadband network deployments during the next five years, according to forecasts from Juniper Research. The firm says HSPA will consistently account for Read more...