Wireless Connectivity

Wireless Networks is The Most Attractive Product on Modern Market

Written by Anonymous on 6:16 AM

Precisely what does home wireless networking actually mean? From a technical perspective it implies that you could gain access your web computer access guidance without any cables. Doesn't it sound amazing? I personally feel that wireless networks seems to be gripping! Definitely, it happens to be a fabulous facility, as you've a chance to develop mobile backhaul also with managed circuits. Also it is very easy to bond two or more computer units free of the issues of a lot of wiring. It is actually convenient whenever you just have a limited amount of room or space in the place of work and you desire to arrange more working people, as it could embrace expressed with wireless networks playing the task, as it can certainly even get through wall surfaces!

Do you'd like to realize the reasons of that worthwhile engineering application? To share with you basically, the storyplot is quite intriquing, notable and fascinating. It can also be followed to the times of world war 2. Definitely it is scientifically called as frequency hoping distribution range. It has been created by an artist George Antheil and a famous celebrity of those times Hedy Lamarr. They had a very interesting life style, as they were definitely Jewish and had runaway out of Austria, after even socializing with the preferences of Hitler. They got the patent with regards to product with all of exclusive privileges but didn't gain anything. Only just later on, in `69s the US army forces began to implement this valuable invention.

I would like to dispel some common myths of wireless networks. Most of us may likely suspect that wireless connectivity or managed circuits can be very expensive features. The moment it was first produced it seemed to be high-priced, yet not it is now just cents every single day to run. A result of the developing of the targeted market, much more competitiveness and mass market output, you can employ wireless networks less than 10 dollars a month. Any other myth is the fact that home-based wifi can be unconfident, I do personally utilize wireless networks internet connection place and office place, and so I can say guaranteed that it is secure and safe.

Everyone who is too suspect and want to care for your computer data, you can easily help in shield of encryption for all your wifi signals, networks for local authorities. Now you can rest quietly as hackers will not be able to commit their some time to decode encryption so that see your own private files or pictures.

Moreover, you can use these types of know-how not only at home, but from coffee shops, bookstores, academic institutions and air-ports-everywhere you can discover wi-fi internet access locations and thus be secure and enjoy it!

Wireless Network Password

Written by Anonymous on 11:38 PM

A Wireless network password iseasy to create and to reset in the even you forget them. You must make sure you have some type of wifi encryption enabled, such as WEP or WPA-2. WEP is no longer considered safe, but at least it is something if that is your only choice. However, most network-capable devices these days can now support WPA-2, so make sure you use that whenever you can. If you have older devices, such as a Series 1 Tivo, you may have no choice but to run WEP.

So what are the dangers of not having a password? Well, for one, your neighbor is probably intentionally or unintentionally using your network to browse the Internet. Also, while it’s unlikely you have a team of hackers outside your house dressed in black, sitting in a van with laptops, monitoring your email and passwords as they float–unprotected–through the air, it is still possible that someone is “sniffing” your Wifi traffic.

How To Setup A Wireless Network Password

The process will differ depending on your router. You might want to visit the manufacturer of your router’s website and download the manual for your specific model. The basic principle is this: You need to login to your router, usually by opening your web browser and typing in http://192.168.1.1 and hitting OK. Log-in with your username and password. If you do not have one, try Admin with no password, or Admin and Admin for both. If you still cannot get it, look for a reset button on the back of the router and press it. This will reset your router to factory default. You will then need to visit the manufacturer’s website and find out their default address. Once you can login, look for the wireless section or security section and enable WPA-2. It will ask you for a passphrase. This will become the password for your wireless devices when they see your router and try to connect.

On a side note, take a moment to change the SSID of the router from the default D-Link or Linksys. Doing this adds another layer of security because it prevents snoopers from knowing what hardware you are running.

If you have questions about setting up a wireless network password or how to rest them, be sure to visit our computer forums and let us know the specific model and we will try to help.

by Dave

Piece of Advice on Wireless Broadband

Written by Anonymous on 12:18 AM

While thinking and chatting as to what makes a good internet provider, we should take into account the very important thing issue of quality of offered services. If you have managed to find a company providing you with an excellent range of services from day one, then you have been lucky. As you often have work really hard in order to find something suitable with such a choice of high technologies providers. By the quality of service I mean several things. First of all, discover what internet service providers can be received to your home by wire or wireless? What is the bandwidth offered up and down, is there a service level agreement?

Wireless internet provisioning has already developed a reasonable position in the market place and in most cases the clients are well satisfied with the wireless broadband provided, though it still has its drawbacks. As time goes on and the technology becomes even more familiar with the new customers, the wireless internet option will become an everyday choice as that of the present hard wired solution. However, despite the fact that it is well known, a large number of consumers are still suspicious and will not use this technology until what they feel that all the wrinkles are ironed out. Perhaps, they are right to think like this, as wireless broadband has expanded really rapidly and is a convenient way of internet connection, especially when is needed urgently to get to a distant place.

This option can then appears like magic and this in itself gives rise to suspicion, as it often causes alarm and some cautiousness with clients as it "must be cooking their heads as these waves do, don' they?" On the other hand, they cannot say that this system is not reliable or desirable. As time goes forward and demonstrates what is what, specialists' investigations will show their fears are blown out of proportion and wireless broadband will be shown to be safe and working for the community. Knowledge opens new doors, thus the aim of wireless technologies providers is to rise up and preach the benefits of the technology and in doing so get the people to weigh up the pro and cons in their own minds, and demonstrate and teach the truth; but all along accept that people have a right to incorrectly fear this technology due to a lack of understanding. These are some of the advantages and disadvantages of wireless technology.

What is should your next step be? Initially research the available wireless providers in your area. Examine carefully their profiles. By communication on specific forums you can often get the opinion of ex- clients. Do not get overly influenced by complaints or bad reviews, but do take them onboard. Then call a selection companies and see what they have to offer. This will then It give you a full picture of what resources are out there and helps you to make the right decision. Do not be shy to ask questions: if company's team answers all your questions, this is a good insight and normally points to them being efficient, responsible and reliable, thus it may well be the right company- provider for you.

If you want to get wireless links, telecom microwaves or a telecom radio link you need to devote your time and effort to a research. This will pay dividends in the long as it will save you time, effort and money due to the fact that you researched a suitable company.

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Be Aware of Choosing Broadband Provider

Written by Anonymous on 5:44 AM

Broadband popularity seems to be ever increasing these days; this is due to the phenomenal demand for fast internet services and unfortunately in many cases this demand is outstripping the supply. On top of which the marketing arena is getting ever more popular with new providers springing up every day making the whole arena more and more competitive and provider's choice becomes a bit of a lottery. With these new participants getting involved a greater appeal must be promoted in order for them to grab the market share necessary to sustain growth and become established. These broadband providers must think very deeply on how to be the first and how to gain a leading position supplying their broadband services. As we know there are a great number of suppliers already in existence, but often their services as well as their price lists differ enormously.

If you ever made an investigation in this sphere, you will appreciate that which I am trying to purvey. Many interesting details and facts can be found and I am glad if we can provide you with few good snippets of information on this topic. Often independent advice is a godsend when you are trying to choose between one player and another. As we have already done significant research into this field we will be glad to offer to you our research findings. We hope that this article sheds some light on many of the questions and answers needed to be thought about. What should you consider first of all when thinking about a broadband supply? Speed is the obviously first thing. If you want to download large files then you need very fast downloading speeds. Video on demand and real time access requires large bandwidth that is un-throttled or shared if at all possible. However, for small format documents speed does not play such a great role and thus an ordinary home account will often suffice.

Let us take note of one of the important points, when asking a service provider about extra costs, will you be asking me to pay for extra speed or GB once a set limit has been reached. There are limits for downloading imposed by providers, so you need to be aware of them and if they are encompassed within the contract you are signing for. Also remember that you must have a good virus protection at all times, this is especially needed for a user who downloads many files. Again ask your provider if he does any special deals when selling you the package with regard to security packages. This then allows you to feel safe and lets you freely navigate the cyber community and various sites as you are being protected as you surf.

Once you have taken into account all of the above components, the final and very important question arises with regard price for all of these services? You will need to examine carefully and make careful comparisons to the quality of service and the relative price breaks each provider may offer. There are so many companies offering their services, so choose carefully, some of them charge high prices and it's difficult to see why as some others are more competitive with cheaper prices but lower services. It is very tricky thing because you can be often be hooked with a low price but then find out after a month or so that produce deliverable is wanting! They know how to trap you, there using a very professional approach, highly-qualified staff and up-to-date technologies. Do not be naive to think that you can get a qualitative product at low price. Remember the adage you get what you pay for.

In general, think long and hard before you sign the contract. All will be written in the contract must examined carefully and discussed if need, don not be shy to ask the hard questions then when you are happy agree and sign. If you need wireless links or telecom microwaves, you can address any centre of MLL Telecom.

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City may revisit Freenet subsidies

Written by Anonymous on 2:46 AM

Editor’s note: The Lawrence Journal-World is owned by The World Company, which also owns Sunflower Broadband. Sunflower Broadband and Lawrence Freenet are competitors in the Lawrence Internet service provider market.

Plans are in the works for the for-profit partner of Lawrence Freenet to provide cable television service in Lawrence, sparking new questions about a city subsidy that Freenet receives.

City commissioners at their meeting tonight are scheduled to vote on a new agreement with Community Wireless Communications that would allow the company to begin offering video television services over a planned network of fiber optic cables buried in city rights-of-way.

The Kansas Corporation Commission recently approved Community Wireless’ application to provide video services in Lawrence. City commissioners are expected to also approve the agreement, but Mayor Rob Chestnut said he wants the city to launch a review of whether the city is improperly aiding Community Wireless’ related nonprofit entity, Lawrence Freenet.

“We need to make sure that we’re not indirectly subsidizing a for-profit entity that is in direct competition with other private, for-profit companies,” Chestnut said.

Cable expansion

Community Wireless officials have said in filings with the KCC that it intends to begin selling video television service throughout Lawrence within the next five years.

Community Wireless founder Josh Montgomery said exact timing will be determined by funding, but he expects to begin offering service in the next 24 to 36 months.

Montgomery said the company’s cable operations will allow users to access video television services through wireless technology. In a marketing video, Montgomery shows how the service can be used to watch programming from a television set up in remote locations, such as a city park and from a sidewalk on Massachusetts Street.

Montgomery also predicts the FCC will soon make it easier for cable companies to offer “a la carte” channels. Montgomery said he could not say specifically what channels the system would be able to offer because Community Wireless does not yet have any agreements in place with cable channels.

Sunflower Broadband filed a petition with the KCC asking that Community Wireless’ application be denied because the company has presented no evidence that it intends to operate a legitimate cable television service.

“In short, the application represents little more than a pie-in-the-sky, speculative venture seeking fast-track, unconstrained access to rights-of-way in the city of Lawrence,” Sunflower wrote in its petition to the KCC.

Instead, Community Wireless is seeking the video services license because it represents the cheapest way for the company to use the city’s right-of-way to boost its ability to provide Internet service in Lawrence, said Rod Kutemeier, Sunflower’s general manager.

Once the fiber optic cable is in the ground, Community Wireless will be able to use that cable to provide both video and Internet services. By applying for a video services agreement, Community Wireless will not have to share any of its Internet-related revenue with the city, Lawrence City Manager David Corliss said.

Corliss said if Community Wireless had sought to install the fiber for the sole purposes of providing Internet service, the city would have been entitled to negotiate a right-of-way usage fee with Community Wireless.

Under the video services agreement, Community Wireless is being asked to pay the city 5 percent of its gross revenues derived from video services. But the city does not have any control over how much Community Wireless uses the fiber to produce revenue for video versus Internet services.

“Community Wireless is looking to find a way to use Lawrence’s right-of-way and not have to pay extra fees to the city of Lawrence,” Kutemeier said. “I continue to think that the city needs to look deeper at what is going on.”

Montgomery denies those allegations and said that Community Wireless will be an active player in the video services market.

“This is an unfounded accusation with no basis in fact,” Montgomery said. “Our intent to provide a video service will be proved when we launch our video service.”

City subsidy

The KCC rejected Sunflower’s arguments. But City Hall leaders may start looking at changing its deals with Lawrence Freenet.

Since 2005, the city has been providing at least a $90,000 per-year subsidy to Lawrence Freenet in exchange for Freenet agreeing to provide some free Internet service in the community, according to city figures.

The subsidy comes in the form of reduced rates that the city charges Freenet to place wireless Internet equipment on city water towers and on City Hall. The city charges the company $10 per year to be on four water towers and City Hall. The city charges for-profit wireless telephone companies about $1,500 to $2,000 per month to place equipment on city infrastructure. The lower rates charged to Community Wireless amount to about $90,000 per year in revenue that the city forgoes.

Corliss said the amount of forgone revenue may be higher because the city also allows Freenet to place equipment on city traffic signals. But he said it is difficult to estimate the fair market value of that arrangement because the city has not allowed a for-profit company to place equipment on the traffic signals.

Chestnut said the latest plans by Community Wireless should lead to a review of the Freenet agreements. Community Wireless receives the majority of its money from Lawrence Freenet. In 2008, about 85 percent of all the money Freenet collected in user fees went to Community Wireless to pay for Community Wireless’ system operation.

Plus, Chestnut said he believes Lawrence Freenet has morphed into something much different from what it started out as in 2005. In 2005, Freenet leaders said they were starting the company with the idea of providing free Internet service to anyone who requested it, regardless of income. The business model called for users to send in a voluntary donation to the company. Now, Freenet requires users to pay a fee of $23.98 per month. The company provides free service to 104 accounts, which must qualify based on income, according to the company’s fourth quarter 2008 report.

“It is pretty obvious that Community Wireless is going to enter the market as a direct competitor to the for-profit companies,” Chestnut said. “I believe we have to ask ourselves whether our support has created the unintended consequence of creating an unlevel playing field.”

Sunflower officials are asking that the contracts be immediately voided, and they also are asking the city to investigate whether there is a conflict of interest between Montgomery, Community Wireless and Freenet. Sunflower officials are concerned that Montgomery, who was one of the founders of Freenet, also founded the for-profit Community Wireless company after negotiating the low-cost lease payments with the city on the basis that they would benefit a not-for-profit company.

Montgomery denies any wrongdoing.

The review of contracts also may lead to a cost-benefit analysis of whether the city is receiving enough benefit for the subsidy it provides to Freenet.

Based on the current rates charged by Freenet, the fair market value of the 104 accounts that Freenet provides for free is just under $30,000 per year. The city forgives at least $90,000 in fees for the community to receive those 104 free accounts.

In other cases where the city provides a subsidy to a business — such as a tax abatement where the city forgoes collecting future property taxes — the city requires a formal cost-benefit analysis that shows the company will be providing at least $1.25 in benefit for every $1 in subsidy it receives.

Corliss said the city did no formal cost-benefit analysis when considering the Freenet deal.

Freenet leaders said they are confident that the city receives a positive benefit from the arrangement. In addition to the free accounts, the city receives the ability to conduct video security at its various water tower sites. Freenet spokeswoman Kris Adair said that service has a fair market value of about $30,000 per year.

City Commissioner Mike Dever said he wants to study whether the city is receiving a good value from Freenet, but said he is encouraged by a new program that Freenet launched last week to expand its free offerings.

Freenet is now allowing anyone with a local mobile telephone number to access its Internet network for free. The service does have restrictions. Individuals cannot access the network for more than 30 minutes per day, and the service is not available in about 40 percent of the city where Freenet does not provide service because of technical limitations.

“I would like to have more people served,” Dever said. “But I feel like we’re moving in a direction where we can add an unlimited number of free subscribers. I still believe it (the city’s support) was an investment in the future.”

Sunflower officials contend the new service still will produce a low benefit for the city compared with the total subsidy the city is providing. Kutemeier said Sunflower has a free Internet program that provides free service to about 300 individuals who qualify based on income. The company also provides 63 hotspots throughout the area where people can access the Internet for free.

By Chad Lawhorn

Fast, Reliable, Budget Broadband Connections

Written by Anonymous on 1:24 AM

The current climate dictates that investment into high technologies must always be ongoing. The Internet is now deemed as a necessary as it seems that humankind cannot live without it. Almost everything you think of is now connected or transmitted or available on the internet. It is extensively used whether you want to find anything or establish a piece of information or just navigating for fun.

The Internet business community is expanding and in many cases prospering at a dynamic pace. It has now been muted that every company, adult and child should have an internet connection. Home broadband is becoming more and more popular and is now an everyday attribute to the modern home. A major advantage in one case is that internet system can also be accessed wirelessly on the move, within the home or business. Which is very convenient and safe as you do no longer require trailing leads for one to trip over! Many of the remote systems are now connected via satellite, thus anywhere in the world can have access. These signals are transferred by microwave apparatus to various distribution points where they are again transferred and routed to homes and businesses as needed.

Nowadays this wireless technology is becoming available to anyone as the prices continue fall. There are many medium sized companies providing home and business broadband connections across the country. The larger and famous providers like Orange, BT Group, Homecall, Pipex, and Virgin connect millions of clients, creating a vast net community. These companies play a major role in the internet backbone. As they control the main switching and internet speeds within the chain. You can find a wide range of companies supplying and supporting these services. So be sure to make a good comparison and choose the best provider that suits your requirements and demand. Service quality connection, prices, speed must all be taken into account when examining the variety of providers offerings. Look at their professional knowledge, their experience as well as clients and partners. It can tell you more than the most sweet sales speeches and pitches. Also take heed of special offers and proposals as they are designed to attract your interest. Investigate carefully and seriously all the presented options and services. Think before you buy!

In order to appeal to customers a new client can be easily hood winked, they are ready to promise you the moon and the stars and what seems like a perfect package. This is not their fault; cut-throat marketing is setting the rules of the game. Your aim is to get qualitative service at affordable prices and not fall into any trap. The final result of any broadband connection depends on supplier, so think and act carefully from a good knowledge base.

If you don't know, then consult the professionals, as it there sphere and let them search out and suggest the best connection for you. If you are interested in wireless links or telecom radio link, please address MLL Telecom. We are ready to help and discuss any of your proposals.

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Does Nortel have a future after all?

Written by Anonymous on 12:17 AM

As potential bidders size up its offerings for the next auction, Nortel Networks Corp. appears like a heap of rubble being picked over by rivals at the end of a long bankruptcy liquidation process.

Its major wireless unit has just been sold to Telefon AB LM Ericsson of Sweden, while other suitors have turned their sights on the technology giant's second-biggest business line, enterprise solutions, which will soon be sold off.

It would seem that Mike Zafirovski, Nortel's chief executive, is finally executing on a plan.

Or is he? There is increasing skepticism over whether this really is the end for the 127-year-old Canadian icon, or if a viable business - such as a lessor of patents - could emerge from the carcass of the former technology giant.

"It was never stated categorically that they were going to liquidate the entire company," says Richard Powers, associate dean at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. "It was always thought the Nortel name would not drop off the board and that it might retain some format to continue in a downsized version of what it was."

Adds research analyst Ronald Gruia at Toronto-based Frost & Sullivan: "The are other options, absolutely. Chapter 11 doesn't have to be the last."

Some say that may be Nortel's unstated plan.

During its two-week public relations battle with Research In Motion Ltd. over the bidding process for the wireless business that Ericsson won for US$1.13-billion, the BlackBerry maker accused Nortel of blocking it from participating in the auction. RIM, which is after Nortel's leading-edge patent portfolio of next-generation wireless network technologies, refused to sign the non-disclosure agreement required by the court-approved sale process to gain a seat at the auction table because it would have been prohibited from bidding on those assets for a period of 12 months.

Further, a source familiar with RIM's plans says the Waterloo, Ont.-based company's interests "obviously extend beyond simply getting the [wireless] patents."

As a result, RIM has been pressuring the federal government to intervene on the basis of national security.

Nortel rebuffed the claim it was blocking RIM, saying the company did not choose to abide by the confidentiality agreements that the other three parties, including Nokia Siemens Networks and U.S. private equity firm MatlinPatterson Global Advisers LLC, had all agreed to.

While the courts in Canada and the U.S. were blessing Nortel's deal with Ericsson this week, Nortel's Canadian lawyer Derrick Tay said that about 600 patents would be "transferred" to Ericsson, but those were likely for older CDMA network technologies.

More importantly, Mr. Tay revealed that none of the coveted rights to the LTE (long-term evolution of wireless networks) patents had actually been sold. Rather, they had been leased to Ericsson.

"The licensing agreement to Ericsson will get Nortel a lot of cash for little risk while not giving up a lot," explains Joe Campeau, an instructor of management information systems at the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in London. "Ericsson is going to do what Nortel would do if it wasn't in bankruptcy - manufacture and then market the technology."

Nortel's interest in retaining the LTE patents is simple. The patents, an estimated 5,500 of them, are the most valuable assets in the company's stable.

Although it is difficult to assess the intellectual property's true value and potential, recent research by JP Morgan analysts pegged the potential recurring royalty payments Nortel could receive from the LTE wireless patents at US$2.9-billion. The valuation is generous, according to some, but still underscores their financial potential.

"If those leases are as valuable, there's the business model moving forward," says Prof. Powers.

Those valuations explain RIM's interest in Nortel's patents and why it has demanded Ottawa intervene in the auction process under the guise of national security.

"RIM wanted both the patents and the licensing agreements and Nortel was separating them out," says Ivey's Mr. Compeau. "If I'm RIM, I want to make sure that I have a fair shot at those patents because those are where the real long-term value is. So they're trying to get themselves an advantage by framing it in a political way so the government can get behind it."

By leasing the patents rather than selling them, Nortel is attempting to diffuse RIM's line of attack.

Apparently, Nortel is pursuing the same course with its Enterprise sale as it did with its wireless line - selling off the product line and some patent rights, but retaining ownership of the most valuable ones.

Most industry analysts and experts agree that a "new Nortel" could emerge from bankruptcy and operate as a smaller research and development entity, on the strength of the patents alone.

"I'm not sure that's what RIM would like to see," says Ivey's Mr. Compeau. "They'd like to gain control of those patents, have the core business and the R&D to extend their business."

He added: "At the end of the day, I don't think either outcome is bad for Canada."

Still, any possible Nortel resurgence will depend on how much the company is able to collect from the sale of other parts to pay off its creditors.

Aksay Sharma, a U.S.-based telecom analyst who says he's in constant contact with Nortel executives, is doubtful Nortel can do that without selling the lucrative patents.

Jamie Sturgeon and Theresa Tedesco

AT&T and Amtrak sign five-year wireless network deal

Written by Anonymous on 12:06 AM

AT&T today announced a new five-year outsourcing agreement with Amtrak, the nation’s passenger rail service. Under the contract, AT&T will provide a package of telecommunications networking services, including managed security services to help protect Amtrak’s telecommunications network infrastructure.

AT&T will implement and manage Amtrak’s Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Enhanced Virtual Private Network (EVPN) to help connect more than 400 locations and converge multiple networks to a single, global network platform. AT&T will also manage 25,000 ports across Amtrak’s Local Area Network (LAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). These technology solutions will help Amtrak to simplify the management of its telecommunications and support its efforts to deliver value to its customers faster.

Amtrak will be utilizing a broad set of security services from AT&T to help protect its mission critical website, and the personal information of every passenger. AT&T will implement Network and Premises-Based Firewalls, which will provide secure inbound and outbound Internet access directly into the telecommunications network. Through AT&T Intrusion Detection Services (IDS) and Intrusion Protection Services (IPS), AT&T will monitor Amtrak’s networking infrastructure for potential misuse from internal and external sources. AT&T IDS & IPS work together to help detect, contain, and neutralize endpoints on the network that are spreading threats or violating security policies. AT&T Private Intranet Protect will also allow Amtrak to analyze network traffic and potential threats – like worms, scanning and phishing sites – from inside or outside its VPN.

Under the terms of the contract, Amtrak will also use AT&T voice services, including Long Distance, Audio and Web Conferencing.

Source: AT&T

Nokia Siemens to buy Nortel's wireless division

Written by Anonymous on 12:02 AM

Networking joint venture to pick up Nortel's CDMA and LTE assets for $650 million

Nokia Siemens Networks will acquire Nortel’s wireless technology assets in a $650 million deal, the networking giant revealed today.

The move will place Nokia Siemens, a joint venture between the two European telecommunications vendors focussed on networking technology, in the number two spot in the market for technology based on the CDMA standard, behind Alcatel-Lucent.

It also will bring with it Nortel's so-called LTE (Long Term Evolution) assets, an emerging wireless networking standard.

Nokia Siemens is obviously hoping to be involved in the potentially lucrative upgrade work, however companies like Verizon, historically one of Nortel’s best customers, have already switched to competitor Alcatel-Lucent in the wake of Nortel’s financial difficulties.

Nortel, which is the principal sponsor of the London 2012 Olympic Games, filed for creditor protection earlier this year amid massive worldwide layoffs. The company insists it will remain viable after emerging from a heavy restructuring process, but runs the risk of having its most profitable segments bought by competitors before it can recover.

Israeli firm Radware bought Nortel’s application delivery business in February, while unified communications (UC) vendor Avaya (along with Nokia Siemens) was rumoured to be eyeing Nortel’s enterprise communications division. Avaya has since run an aggressive campaign encouraging Nortel's pertners to jump ship, with offers of discounts and free training on Avaya's products.

By JJ Robinson

Wireless Broadband - Preparing for the quad play

Written by Anonymous on 12:31 AM

The 4G mobile broadband road is paved by Mobile Device Management.

The road to 4G has two branches: WiMAX and Long Term Evolution. For a number of years now, operators – mostly in emerging regions – have been trialing WiMAX. There have already been a few commercial deployments, notable among them the launch of Clearwire’s Clear WiMAX service in Baltimore and Portland, Ore., and this month in Atlanta. Comcast plans to resell Clear in Portland, and Time Warner Cable has plans to do likewise in an unidentified market later this year. With Verizon, AT&T, Cox Communications and other major providers choosing to pursue LTE, the imminent expansion of 4G is assured.The question is: How will operators transition their users to the new networks?

GROWING SUBSCRIBER EXPECTATIONS
With the growth of smartphones and other advanced mobile devices, mobile operators, both new and established, are looking to provide a premium customer experience across their mobile broadband offerings, while at the same time reducing operating expenses. Subscribers expect their services to work as advertised, and when they don’t, customers expect to have any problems resolved in short order.The burden placed on the mobile operator will come even more to the forefront with 4G adoption, when many previously tethered subscribers will cut the cord. They will depend on wireless connectivity for their very livelihood and will expect reliability and technical support responses equal to – or exceeding – those of their former landline offerings. They will run more applications on their devices, and these will change more rapidly. They will have more complex security and business relationships, with an assumption that the single device is used for both business and pleasure, and that the device must support protected applications such as banking. This is where Mobile Device Management (MDM) enters the picture.

WHAT MDM BRINGS TO THE TABLE
Briefly, MDM establishes an over-the-air connection between the subscriber’s phone and tech support, streamlining the tech support process, saving time in troubleshooting and reducing device returns. As such, established operators are deploying MDM for both cost reduction and customer satisfaction, the latter relating to customer retention – critical in the current economy.MDM consists of a server located within the care organization, at either a wireless operator or a handset vendor, and a client on the device. The over-the-air link uses protocols defined by the Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA-DM) Working Group and supports a set of “enablers” that define capabilities, including updating, checking and changing configuration settings; loading applications; controlling hardware settings; and, if the device is lost or stolen, locking or wiping all data.With OMA-DM, once the client receives notification from the server, it creates a secure data connection over the air. Alternatively, the connection to the server may also be client-initiated, where the user wishes to perform some OTA action. In either case, the server receives feedback on device management commands sent to the device. This last point is critical and separates OMA-DM from earlier OTA technologies that were one-way, referred to by some as “fire-and-forget.” Through OMA-DM’s closed-loop connection, the server administrator can remotely conduct a number of critical care actions.

WHITHER WiMAX?
MDM plays a crucial, upfront role in WiMAX device provisioning and network registration. When a device first enters the network, MDM plays a role in initial provisioning of network settings and applications (see Figure 1). More recently, OMA-DM has begun to supplant those “fire-and-forget” methods for application configuration due to its flexibility and reliability.In 4G, MDM is used to send configuration settings of basic applications – including MMS, e-mail and Internet connectivity – to the device. However, within WiMAX, MDM also plays a role in network identification – the interaction between the device and the network operator in selecting a preferred network and then authenticating. In fact, WiMAX access in the presence of multiple operators is much like dial access. In most cases, a software client on the device makes first contact with the server for this provisioning. LTE device activation will more closely follow the GSM model, so this step is unnecessary. Once the subscriber is connected to the WiMAX network, OTA manageability ensures that any configuration or usability issues can be quickly addressed.Greenfield operators in regions competing with incumbents look to MDM to provide a positive, ‘out-of-the-box’ subscriber experience, critical when deploying a new technology. Finally, in some locations, incumbents have been issued licenses for WiMAX spectrum, providing them with a non-LTE path to 4G. Here, the advantages that MDM brings to the table echo those presented to greenfield operators, since in many cases these operators will compete with LTE.


LTE LOVIN’
Despite wide adoption of WiMAX, LTE is expected to be the technology of choice for most operators due to cleaner migration from GSM, and even CDMA.

In February, the GSMA reported that more than 26 operators globally have made plans to deploy LTE in the 2009-2012 timeframe. These operators span all regions and include both GSM and CDMA. Over the next decade, as 4G deployment follows the earlier 3G deployment curve, hundreds of millions of subscribers are expected to be connected to the technology. In the U.S., Verizon Wireless, looking at an early migration from CDMA, is expected to deploy LTE in 2010, while AT&T, with HSPA at its disposal, will begin deployment in 2011.Globally, major operators announcing support include Vodafone, DoCoMo and China Mobile. All told, operators representing almost 2 billion subscribers have announced their plans. As with WiMAX, MDM will play a major role in provisioning, and in frontline customer support. Naturally, both CDMA and GSM operators that have already deployed MDM will leverage their investments by adding LTE to the list of supported network types.

MDM SAVES GREEN
Once the device is registered and operational on the network, the same set of lifecycle management capabilities are available under WiMAX or LTE (see Figure 2). If the user is experiencing difficulty with e-mail access, for example, they’ll call tech support. With MDM and its real-time OTA connection between the frontline CSR and the device, the problem can now be quickly identified and corrected, with the first step being a quick check of the device to determine current hardware, software and network settings. This information alone will go a long way in creating a more efficient troubleshooting call. If the device manufacturer issues a firmware update or the operator wishes to patch an application it controls, MDM will provide the conduit for pushing it to one device, or potentially hundreds of thousands of devices.And, if the device is lost, tech support agents will be able to quickly lock and/or wipe it. In fact, at a 3G operator of 20 million subscribers, MDM’s positive impact on the frontline could result in savings of more than $100 million each year. Savings for 4G operators, with their more modest initial deployments, will therefore be proportionate.


MDM TECHNOLOGY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 3G AND 4G
When deploying MDM in support of 4G devices, there are a few critical technology differences from today’s MDM deployment technology. The technical support agent’s experience, as well as that of the subscriber, will be pretty much the same. These users will have the same tools and the same client capabilities (except for the initial WiMAX provisioning described above). However, connectivity between the server and the device, be it handset, dongle or some other advanced device, will be exclusively conducted over an IP channel (with the exception of interim, dual-mode 3G/4G devices that may be reached over either network for both provisioning and management).With 4G networks, there is no SMS, and the network has finally transitioned to all-IP. So all communication between the server and the device, from initial activation through updating and troubleshooting, is via IP (see Figure 3). This implies some notable changes in the OMA-DM protocol, which in versions through 1.2 had relied on SMS for the initial notification to the device, with ensuing communication taking place over IP. With 4G, DM 1.3 and its support for HTTP Push for notification are key, replacing SMS.

In addition, the MDM server must be network-agnostic, communicating with any device – 3G or 4G – over the most appropriate network connection. The client must also be capable of utilizing the most suitable connection. Lastly, the MDM server must be capable of properly locating the device, associating a user with an IP or SIP address. No longer is there an absolute identifier in the form of a phone number (the MSISDN). For example, the user could be mobile, changing his or her IP address periodically. Here, the MDM server must be either notified of changes or must be capable of querying some database or proxy server in the network to locate the subscriber.

No matter the path to 4G, operators will need strong device care capability to smoothly transition their subscribers to the new network. Lessons learned in operator 3G MDM deployments will prove critical in enabling MDM’s quick deployment within 4G. This, in turn, will lead to faster, more error-free and lower-cost device deployments across both LTE and WiMAX. With MDM ensuring service reliability and new 4G networks offering high-speed connections, subscribers will be able to increasingly untether and adopt a truly mobile lifestyle.

By David Ginsburg

Is It Time To Switch To An All-Wireless Network?

Written by Anonymous on 12:35 AM

If you haven't looked at your network cabling in a quite awhile, it might be time to consider upgrading to an all-wireless network infrastructure. Why? Because wireless is a very viable option that can connect all your PCs together.

What's happened? Well, the cost of wireless network adapters is nearly at parity with wired ones, and if you are buying laptops as your main desktop, then there is nothing to add to your PCs because all desktops come with built-in wireless network adapters now. Second, the performance of wireless, especially the newest 802.11n-capable products, is also nearly at parity with wired networks, or at least to the point where for most common office tasks your users won't know the difference. Finally, there is better management software to handle administrative tasks, and better encryption software to protect your wireless networks from the hacker-in-the-parking-lot-with-a-laptop scenario (HITPLWALS).

Think I am kidding about HITPLWALS? I was recently visiting the Dallas Cowboys new stadium and talking to their IT manager about this: while the stadium is barely open for business, they have detected six different HITPLWALS attacks over the past several months as they have finished construction. Their wireless network will cover not only the interior of the stadium but the nearby parking lot fields as well. Now granted your business may not be trying to blanket the better part of a small city with your wireless network, but still this is something to worry about. This is why you use encryption, to keep those prying eyes and keyboards away.

Wireless networking means you can take your network infrastructure with you when your business expands (or contracts) and you need to move into new space. And you have the flexibility to put workstations where it makes sense, rather than where you can reach with a set of cables. You also can do most of the infrastructure yourself, without having to pay for specialized electricians and construction workers.

So where do you get started? First, do a census of what networking adapters you have in your current PCs and whether any of them support 11n wireless protocols. If a majority of them do, all the better. If not, you will have to make do with the older 11g standards for your PCs.

Second, look at how many wireless PCs you need to support and where they are located around your office. Unlike many networking products, it doesn't make a bit of difference what operating system they are running, but if you have older versions of XP (or even pre-XP Windows), you will have some trouble running some of the newer encryption protocols.

You probably don't want to connect every device that you have in your business wirelessly. Shared printers, network file servers, and other network devices such as cameras or IP phones are better left as wired connections, provided you can reach them with cabling.

Third, decide whether you need one or more wireless access points. Things get complicated when you go to more than one AP, but if you can serve your entire population from one that is best. The 11n products have the widest range, which is another reason to use them. If you are stuck with 11g, then take a look at the Linksys Wireless-G Range Expander product here and see if that will help.

We'll talk about where to locate your wireless access points and what kind of wireless access point device to buy in another column. In the meantime, start thinking about cutting the cable and looking at what wireless networks can do for your business.

David Strom

Motorola launches new wireless broadband platform

Written by Anonymous on 12:24 AM

A new network management tool has been launched by Motorola that the manufacturer believes will offer internet users a secure way to connect to their networks.

The Wireless Manager 2.0 system, which forms part of Motorola's One Point Wireless Suite, is claimed to be one of the most comprehensive options available for end-to-end indoor and outdoor wireless LAN and broadband use.

It is also noted that users will be able to make use of the platform in the "design, deployment, management and ongoing protection" of such systems that are superior to those of legacy wired networks.

Motorola explains a wireless IP network would offer a better service in terms of mobility and cost-effectiveness, but only when planned and operated correctly - which is where Wireless Manager 2.0 comes in.

It adds the software's integrated design tools are capable of delivering "highly accurate optimised network designs" as well as a level of coverage that is more than adequate for handling the latest in voice, video and data support.

Phil Bolt, vice-president of wireless broadband engineering and product management for Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions, said the requirements of modern web use demanded more robust tools and the One Point Wireless Suite was designed with this in mind.

"Motorola has an end-to-end indoor/outdoor portfolio that helps deliver purpose-built wireless broadband networks to customers and is leading the industry in its holistic approach to simplifying network design, deployment and management," he added.

This week the firm will be trialling its TuVista software solution at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester using the BTs Openzone Wi-Fi network.

By Noel Mellor

Broadcom Accelerates Enterprise Wireless Networks

Written by Anonymous on 11:39 PM

Broadcom Corporation has announced an end-to-end unified silicon and software solution for 802.11n enterprise wireless networks. By combining its industry-leading wireless LAN (WLAN) silicon, switch silicon and networking software, Broadcom provides a complete platform for OEMs to design and bring to market a unified wireless network solution. This highly integrated, low power enterprise WLAN solution enables seamless mobility around the office while delivering the same network management, scalability, security, performance and cost advantages of a wired network.

According to ABI Research, the 802.11n access point market is expected to reach 14 million units by 2014, up from less than a million units in 2008, which translates to a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 105 percent(1). This growth is due to the greater mobility that the 802.11n standard provides in the enterprise, as well as its ability to provide a more robust wireless network that can support numerous Wi-Fi(R)-enabled devices such as VoIP handsets, smartphones, desktop PCs and laptops.

Most enterprise wireless networks in existence today have been grafted onto an existing wired network using an overlay approach in which all WLAN traffic is tunneled to a centralized access controller where it is de-encapsulated and authenticated before entering the wired network. While this approach is workable for 802.11a/b/g networks, it creates bottlenecks in higher bandwidth 802.11n networks because it treats wireless as a special service running over the network rather than an inherent feature of the network itself. For 802.11n-based networks, IT managers need a WLAN architecture that provides maximum bandwidth and capacity without reducing efficiency or straining budgets.

To meet this challenge, Broadcom delivers a new approach that unifies an enterprise's wired and wireless infrastructure and enables an enterprise Wi-Fi network to provide the scalability, automated network management and robust performance that will drive the adoption of 802.11n in the enterprise. This solution includes several new products: the Broadcom(R) BCM56520 unified wireless switch, the Intensi-fi(R) BCM4748 802.11n access point (AP) system-on-a-chip (SoC) with Accelerange(TM) technology, and FASTPATH(R) Unified Wireless Switching (UWS) 6.0 software optimized for unified wireless switching and unified wireless APs.

"While 802.11n improves Wi-Fi performance and expands wireless connectivity into new applications, it requires a new unified network architecture to avoid inefficiencies and traffic bottlenecks," said Martin Lund, Vice President & General Manager of Broadcom's Networking Switching Business Unit. "Our expertise in wired and wireless networks makes us uniquely positioned to address this challenge. Not only are we the first to develop the silicon building blocks necessary for a unified network architecture, we are also the only vendor with software specifically designed to support it. With a unified wireless network, all of the performance, scalability and expense benefits of the traditional wired network are now available to support wireless traffic."

By Wireless News Desk

AT&T to Invest Billions in Wireless and Fiber

Written by Anonymous on 1:06 AM

Femtocells; Wi-Fi; HSPA+; an almost doubling of its U-Verse footprint: AT&T Inc. said Tuesday that it plans to invest $17 billion to $18 billion this year despite the recession in these and other initiatives. And, it will add 3,000 new jobs.

And what, you might ask, is the economy-beating reason for keeping capex humming along in line with its pre-recession 2007 budget of $17.7 billion? The carrier says it’s still seeing increased demand for mobility, broadband and video – and especially for mobility, with a veritable explosion in demand expected once the economy turns around. It wants to capitalize on what growth areas there are (wireless and IP). And it wants to be ready for the future.

“We expect demand will only escalate when the larger economy rebounds, and AT&T’s continued strong network investment will help ensure that we’re fully ready to support the next wave of economic growth said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO, in a statement. “We recognize the continuing importance of investing in critical network infrastructure, which plays a key role in driving commerce, innovation and job growth.”

It’s wireless that will claim most of the limelight in terms of AT&T’s initiatives this year, with nods to fixed-to-mobile substitution and the increasing thirst for mobile Internet services.

Notably, AT&T will finally start to trial femtocells more widely with the goal of taking its 3G MicroCell service mainstream. These home base stations add carrier backhaul capacity by plugging into a broadband connection in the home to boost wireless signals to broadband levels for voice and data. Since the consumer is typically paying for the broadband in the first place, it’s an attractive way for a carrier to offload traffic and cost from the macro wireless network while encouraging broadband uptake.

Meanwhile it also plans to double its 3G network capacity by adding 850MHz spectrum to the mix, which is a frequency that provides better in-building coverage than the current network. It will also add 2,100 new cell sites and 20 new markets this year. And, in addition to its previously announced trials of 7.2mbps HSPA+, it said it plans to evolve to support speeds as high as 20mbps.

And along with all of this will be a continuing expansion of AT&T’s Wi-Fi footprint and infrastructure, building from the 20,000 hotspot footprint created in 2008 with the acquisition of Wayport.

On the wireline front, AT&T said it will nearly double its U-verse residential fiber footprint, hoping to pass 30 million homes in 2011, up from 17 million today. The carrier will continue to expand its DSL reach as well to cater to those looking for “affordable broadband.”

It all adds up to AT&T expecting to see data traffic on its core network growing more than 50 percent year-over-year, so its global IP backbone is getting a cash infusion too, including investment in subsea fiber-optic cables.

Meanwhile, AT&T Labs will receive R&D funding to work on LTE, 100-Gigabit backbone network technology and emerging IP applications.

All of this translates into 3,000 new jobs in the “growth areas:” those building, maintaining and enhancing the company’s networks, jobs for developing and delivering new IP applications and positions in global customer service. Those job additions will be offset, however, by previously announced job cuts in AT&T’s declining wireline organization.

So the takeaway: AT&T is interested in wireless data, residential fiber, upgrading core capacity and supporting future IP-based technologies. Consider it a glimpse into the future.

Tara Seals

Your World is Going Wireless

Written by Anonymous on 12:55 AM

Just as we’d become accustomed to the idea of microchips being embedded in anything from clothing to food packaging, now our household appliances are communicating wirelessly with one another. The cheapness of wi-fi technology means that many new electronic devices, from televisions to thermostats to security systems, are coming together onto a single network that can be controlled remotely, not just from your armchair but from almost anywhere in the world.

This is not some pipe dream. At the vast Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January, Howard Stringer, Sony’s chief executive, said that “plug-and-play connectivity” was central to the electronics giant’s future, adding that 90% of Sony’s product lines would connect wirelessly by 2011.

Take this scenario: you leave the office on a winter evening and use your phone to instruct the heating to come on at home. And while you’re about it you tell the oven to warm up. Once through the door, you watch a film you’ve downloaded from an online service. You stream it wirelessly to your gaming console and enjoy it in its full glory on a big-screen TV. Meanwhile, your children are each demanding that their own music playlist be delivered to the speakers in their room. No problem — they can each wirelessly pick up any of the tracks stored on your network server.

This is all feasible now. In Las Vegas, all the main television manufacturers, including LG, Panasonic, Sony and Samsung, were showing sets with wi-fi built in. This will enable them to receive not just broadcast signals but information from your computer, such as home movies, YouTube video clips and anything else you fancy watching via the internet.

At the heart of all this is the wireless local area network, or wi-fi for short. Many people have a wireless router in the corner of the room. What most don’t realise is that as well as linking your computer to the internet, it can be used to connect and interconnect many other “wi-fi enabled” gadgets. The once humble radio now comes wi-fi ready, so instead of receiving dozens of FM stations it gives you the choice of thousands of internet broadcasts from Canada to Khartoum. When a device isn’t wi-fi ready, a simple bolt-on gadget will often do the trick. Many printers, for example, can be fitted with a wi-fi adaptor in their USB port.

Bluetooth — the short-range wireless protocol found in many mobile phones — crops up in all manner of devices. Speakers, sat navs, headphones and MP3 players are increasingly being linked into mini networks, which are particularly suitable for in-car use.

Two other short-range wireless contenders are known as Zigbee and Z-Wave. Receivers and transmitters for both standards consume tiny amounts of power. The benefits are long battery lives in any products that use them, making them ideal for home monitoring and control devices such as security cameras and motion detectors, thermostats and remote controls.

The breakthrough will come when all these competing standards become compatible. Then you will be able to use your mobile phone to set the oven timer, unlock the door for the cleaner, tell your computer to record an HD TV programme and pipe wake-up music into a teenager’s bedroom from wherever you are in the world. In fact, as our illustration shows, with a bit of technical know-how you can do most of that already.

Welcome, everyone, to wireless world.

Matt Bingham and Alex Pell

Bosch IP video solution proves winning formula in protecting local borough

Written by Anonymous on 12:38 AM

Wireless IP technology from Bosch Security Systems installed by Central Security Systems (CSS), a leading specialist in local authority CCTV solutions, is proving a winning combination for Gedling Borough Council in protecting local residents from petty and serious crime as part of a much wider crime and disorder partnership initiative.

Four town centres - Arnold, Mapperley, Carlton and Netherfield - will be making maximum use of some of the latest camera, encoder, recording and video management hardware and software from Bosch's proven CCTV product range, as Chris Lazzari, director of CSS explains: "We chose Bosch because of the quality and reliability of its products, notably the high resolution images from its cameras, even over IP, and the quality of its streaming. Being wireless means no hard wiring was required, making installation much easier but without sacrificing quality. Single sourcing also made sense, and the level of support from Bosch, especially with the commissioning process, has been excellent."

Amongst the cameras installed is a mixture of 14 Bosch domes (from its AutoDome range) and fixed Dinion IPs. Images are transmitted over wireless IP back to a central monitoring station with 8TB of storage, making maximum use of Bosch's VIP-X IP encoders and VIDOS IP video management software.

Kevin Nealon of Gedling Borough Council says: "We wanted a town centre CCTV system that was reliable, relatively low cost but very high quality, and that could be linked in with other parts of the Borough. Bosch's equipment gives us the ability to do this. Our vision is that the system will ultimately become the hub for a whole range of other agencies including the Neighbourhood Wardens, Police, Police Community Support Officers and the Fire and Rescue Service etc, in line with our commitment for a Borough that is healthy, safe, clean and green."

Rugged in design and ideally suited for outdoor applications, Bosch's AutoDome range utilises advanced 15-bit imaging technology, already proven in its Dinion cameras, to exploit the full potential of today's imaging chips. AutoDome cameras are able to produce extremely sharp and detailed images and handle difficult lighting conditions. The Auto Black feature counteracts the effects of fog or glare, NightSense compensates for fading light, and a backlight ensures clear images when viewing entrances. They also feature its innovative motion tracking capability AutoTrack.

Bosch's Dinion IP features an integrated IP network connection, combining all the benefits and reliability of the Dinion range with a network video server that transmits video and control data over an IP network, which means that images can be transmitted to several receivers simultaneously.

With an Ethernet connection and analogue BNC output, Dinion IP cameras offer a hybrid solution as they can be connected to existing analogue CCTV equipment, whilst offering the additional flexibility and scalability of IP-based CCTV systems. Installation is straightforward and they are easy to configure via the IP network.

In this installation for Gedling Borough Council, both the dome cameras and the fixed Dinion IP cameras are integrated into Bosch's VIDOS Video Management System that affords monitoring station operators total control of all of the cameras installed across the two town centres of Arnold and Netherfield, (with Mapperley and Carlton town centres to follow in the near future), as well as the Bosch LCD monitors and recorders within the monitoring hub. VIDOS is a powerful, flexible and scalable client-server software suite for medium to large CCTV installations.

The installation also utilises Bosch's VIP-X encoders to bring improved quality and enhanced functionality to network-based video surveillance. Thanks to advanced bandwidth-efficient MPEG-4 technology, VIP-X encoders give DVD-like image quality with high resolution and fast frame rates.

From Source Security

Will the economic downturn impact broadband wireless uptake?

Written by Anonymous on 1:26 AM

Consumers around the globe are adopting mobile data services at an incredible pace. This is evident by the skyrocketing popularity of smartphones and feature rich phones with browsing capabilities in more developed regions. Furthermore, preliminary reports from some operators are showing an increase in ARPU from 2007 to 2008. As this bandwidth demand increases, network operators will need to stay ahead of the curve by investing in upgrades for their existing 3G networks as well as new, more spectrally efficient next generation networks. The desire for consumers to be "always connected" via the onslaught of multimedia social networking applications on sites such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube is not likely to wane any time soon.

The question now though is, "How will the current economic climate impact the uptake of mobile data services and consequently, the market for infrastructure equipment?" IMS Research is forecasting the installed base of mobile data users will be relatively insulated from the downturn as many consumers will opt to keep mobile service and cut costs elsewhere. However, the downturn is expected to impact the infrastructure markets with revenues predicted to experience a significant decline in 2009. Coincidentally, this economic downturn has come at a time when many operators are outlining plans to either upgrade their existing 3G network or migrate to a next generation network. Before the economic crash, many thought 2009 would be a year defined by aggressive expansion of mobile data networks and large investments in 4G. For some operators, this may still hold true. For example, the case of Verizon Wireless where it is actually accelerating its LTE plans. For many others however, the lack of available capital and an extremely volatile global economy will likely result in the delay of 3G upgrades and next generation network rollouts.

Large-scale commercial LTE deployments are now expected to take place in 2011. The economy will likely serve to slow LTE and mobile WiMAX roll outs as operators focus on deploying networks in select cities, mainly in developed areas such as North America, Western Europe, Japan and South Korea. Even after the economy recovers, many operators, especially those with HSPA networks, will opt to follow along the upgrade path through HSPA+ en route to LTE. Many operators are just now beginning to see a return on their 3G investment and are in no hurry to roll out a 4G network. The story is a bit different for EV-DO operators as their networks will not be backwards compatible with LTE or mobile WiMAX, thus diminishing the business case for continuing upgrades to the existing EV-DO network.

Mobile WiMAX may be hardest hit by the economy as many of the smaller WiMAX-only vendors count on greenfield operators deploying networks in underserved broadband markets as some of their most important customers. As a result of the credit crunch, many of these operators may find it increasingly difficult to raise the necessary capital to deploy a new WiMAX network or upgrade an existing one. In addition, many operators currently running fixed 802.16d networks are expected to delay upgrading to mobile 802.16e networks.

Following an economic recovery, initial roll outs of LTE are expected to focus on developed regions of the world with very high cellular penetration rates. Although there are a number of developing countries with fixed WiMAX networks, IMS Research believes that the transition to mobile WiMAX for these regions will be relatively slow due in part to the lack of widespread mobile WiMAX networks in other parts of the world that would help create economies of scale and drive down the cost for mobile WiMAX CPE and infrastructure equipment. In addition, many of these fixed WiMAX networks operate in the 3.5 GHz band which does not bode well for mobile services. However, rapid adoption of mobile WiMAX services in developed regions of the world would help to accelerate the transition of these networks from fixed to mobile.

IMS Research is forecasting that Japan and North America will spearhead the market for LTE with networks coming online in 2010 with Western Europe quick to follow. LTE deployments are not expected to take place in developing regions before 2013. However in the long term, LTE services may be used to offer fixed wireless broadband to developing regions as the price of infrastructure equipment and CPE begins to fall as a result of economies of scale.

The market for mobile data infrastructure equipment, including RAN and core network components for EDGE, UMTS/HSPA, EV-DO Rev. X, TD-SCDMA, LTE and mobile WiMAX, is expected to see a decline of approximately 10 percent in 2009, compared to the previous year. However, the market is expected to quickly recover in 2010 and continue to grow with revenues in excess of $35 billion in 2013.

By Bob Perez

Why wirelesses internet connection is so attractive nowadays?

Written by Anonymous on 2:10 AM

Some time ago people had no idea about the internet and wireless networks. At which time people could not even imagine that latterly advanced mankind would invent something like it. Nowadays civilization cannot imagine itself without the internet: emails, letters, messengers, sites` navigation, chats etc. This is a modern style of communication. Within the last 10 years the internet probably became the second most interesting thing after sex. The Internet is the most popular thing amongst people. More and more people are being involved in internet using. Internet services are trendy because each person can find particular sorts of information regarding his or her demands. And this kind of information in an immense amount is offered with the high speed and arranged as well classified in directories and categories.

Then network by wireless comes onto the internet stage. Today WiMAX is easily reached in all distant places. By the way, in some situations wireless networks are more useful as it can penetrate into the locations where wired internet is not accessible. Thus it can help to save somebody’s life, inform about a fire or transfer other vital information. The device that is used in wireless broadband internet is a satellite dish. Yes, you are absolutely right. Satellite dish can provide a wide range of channels as well as offer wireless networks. Especially, for people living in rural areas network by wireless can be the only opportunity to get internet access. Of course, wireless broadband internet service is an expensive treat. On the other hand, if you live in the countryside and run your own home business, then WiMAX is a considered necessary service for you.

Services are differing. It can be just a satellite bond or a combined connection. For example, downloads are dispatched via satellite and uploads are performed through phone lines. Even in practically impossible internet access locations people are able to take advantage of surfing cyber space. Wireless Ethernet allows people to enjoy benefits of using the internet out of their own homes. Originally, wireless ethernet was set up and widely used in internet- cafes. With the lapse of time it became available in libraries, coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, airports and even in some snack food places. Also this kind of wireless ethernet is available at college/ university campuses, business conferences etc. Hence, mobility means contacting and productivity. What do you need? Just a wireless card is needed inside your laptop. And then you can have fun navigating internet waters! Usually some companies offer free wireless internet services, but in some places you can find a cost per minute. I have made an observation that recently many young people use their mobiles to access the internet. Cellular is a practical and possible mean to connect to the internet. Sure, that download speed is rather slower but you can read your email or connect in an urgent case. Particularly, it really helps when you need to manage your business and sort some issues when you are away from your desk.

UK Telecom can assure you that wireless networks are becoming more and more widespread. Why do we think so? The most important feature is your ability to stay connected to the information you need. Only wireless service can provide you with such an opportunity to get internet in any circumstances whether it is a connection through a mobile phone, a card inside your PC or satellite. Network by wireless cares about your needs.

Written by Anonymous on 2:10 AM

Some time ago people had no idea about the internet and wireless networks. At which time people could not even imagine that latterly advanced mankind would invent something like it. Nowadays civilization cannot imagine itself without the internet: emails, letters, messengers, sites` navigation, chats etc. This is a modern style of communication. Within the last 10 years the internet probably became the second most interesting thing after sex. The Internet is the most popular thing amongst people. More and more people are being involved in internet using. Internet services are trendy because each person can find particular sorts of information regarding his or her demands. And this kind of information in an immense amount is offered with the high speed and arranged as well classified in directories and categories.

Then network by wireless comes onto the internet stage. Today WiMAX is easily reached in all distant places. By the way, in some situations wireless networks are more useful as it can penetrate into the locations where wired internet is not accessible. Thus it can help to save somebody’s life, inform about a fire or transfer other vital information. The device that is used in wireless broadband internet is a satellite dish. Yes, you are absolutely right. Satellite dish can provide a wide range of channels as well as offer wireless networks. Especially, for people living in rural areas network by wireless can be the only opportunity to get internet access. Of course, wireless broadband internet service is an expensive treat. On the other hand, if you live in the countryside and run your own home business, then WiMAX is a considered necessary service for you.

Services are differing. It can be just a satellite bond or a combined connection. For example, downloads are dispatched via satellite and uploads are performed through phone lines. Even in practically impossible internet access locations people are able to take advantage of surfing cyber space. Wireless Ethernet allows people to enjoy benefits of using the internet out of their own homes. Originally, wireless ethernet was set up and widely used in internet- cafes. With the lapse of time it became available in libraries, coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, airports and even in some snack food places. Also this kind of wireless ethernet is available at college/ university campuses, business conferences etc. Hence, mobility means contacting and productivity. What do you need? Just a wireless card is needed inside your laptop. And then you can have fun navigating internet waters! Usually some companies offer free wireless internet services, but in some places you can find a cost per minute. I have made an observation that recently many young people use their mobiles to access the internet. Cellular is a practical and possible mean to connect to the internet. Sure, that download speed is rather slower but you can read your email or connect in an urgent case. Particularly, it really helps when you need to manage your business and sort some issues when you are away from your desk.

UK Telecom can assure you that wireless networks are becoming more and more widespread. Why do we think so? The most important feature is your ability to stay connected to the information you need. Only wireless service can provide you with such an opportunity to get internet in any circumstances whether it is a connection through a mobile phone, a card inside your PC or satellite. Network by wireless cares about your needs.

Mobile Web From Verizon Wireless Now Optimized...

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Mobile Web From Verizon Wireless Now Optimized to Give Customers Access to More Full-HTML Web Sites on Their Wireless Phones

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless, the nation's leading wireless service provider, announced today that customers who visit Web sites on their mobile phones using Verizon Wireless' Mobile Web service will now be able to get to the same sites they visit using personal computers and enjoy a similar experience on their mobile phones. The new Optimized View for Mobile Web, enabled by technology from Novarra, gives customers access to the majority of Web sites in full HTML view, regardless if their mobile device supports a full HTML Web browser.

Verizon Wireless customers who were previously unable to view certain Web sites or Web images on their wireless phones because of certain restrictions and limitations can now access almost any Web site quickly, giving them the ability to better enjoy and interact with those Web sites.

Customers can visit the same Web sites on their mobile phones as they do on their PCs, including e-mail, social networking, news, sports, e-commerce and blog sites, and now enjoy more functionality and a more complete view of those sites. With the new technology, which runs on the nation's most reliable wireless network, Web pages typically will load on wireless phones in an average of less than 10 seconds.

"We recognize that customers want to have access to their favorite Web sites on their phones. We have incorporated the technology that allows for an optimized view to keep our customers informed and entertained no matter where they are," said Colson Hillier, executive director of product management at Verizon. "Combined with the nation's most reliable wireless network, Optimized View allows customers to enjoy virtually any Web site available on Mobile Web with this fast and improved service."

Optimized View utilizes Novarra's Vision(TM) platform for mobile Internet and multimedia and allows customers to browse the majority of full HTML sites by optimizing Web sites to take advantage of the unique capabilities of each Verizon Wireless cell phone. The Optimized View technology works automatically when customers visit a Web site using Mobile Web. Software upgrades or application downloads are not necessary for customers to be able to view and experience full HTML Web pages. Optimized View also provides Web site owners with the ability to opt-out and users with the ability to turn off optimization.

Unlimited Mobile Web usage is included with a $15.00 monthly V CAST VPak subscription, which also includes access to V CAST Video, V CAST Music and Media Center/Get It Now(R) applications. Alternatively, customers can access Mobile Web for free with a Nationwide Plan but will incur usage charges of $1.99 per megabyte.

For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) (LSE: VOD) . For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

From: PR News Wire