In Star Wars terms, the small cells that mobile carriers and vendors will be talking up this week at Mobile World Congress are more like the odd-couple androids R2-D2 and C-3PO than like their foes, the Empire's phalanxes of identical storm ...
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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken the first step toward an expansion of the spectrum available for Wi-Fi, with the agency launching a rulemaking proceeding to open new parts of the 5GHz spectrum to unlicensed uses. The ...
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Tokyo's subways will soon offer a new mobile app with free Wi-Fi access, then track if the information it provides changes passenger habits. Tokyo Metro, which operates the city's subway system, said the new portal service will act as an ...
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) will auction off public services spectrum next year to help the government free up the airwaves for commercial purposes. The frequencies, previously used for the likes of emergency services and ...
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Cisco Systems and Qualcomm are putting their considerable wireless weight behind a system to make it easier for retail stores and other venues to offer information to visitors over Wi-Fi. Many shops, airports and other locations have ...
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Microsoft's new mobile operating systems have been affected by a series of glitches that has had users complaining online – and some returning their devices to retailers and mobile telecoms companies for a refund. The most serious ...
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Computerworld Hong Kong - Two hotels in Hong Kong are leveraging mobile apps to give guests a new experience during their stay. Both Hotel ICON in Tsim Sha Tsui East and L'hotel A(c)lan in Kwun Tong have integrated apps for guests' use ...
EE has released its tariffs for the UK's first 4G contracts, which will be available from the end of October. EE – created from the merger of T-Mobile and Orange and formerly known as Everything Everywhere – has outlined price ...
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Delta Air Lines today announced it would extend its Wi-Fi coverage to international flights, including those serving the UK. Delta Air Lines already has Wi-Fi services on all internal flights in the US – over 3,000 a day – ...
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