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Archive for January, 2010

Easy-build wireless networks (Science Daily)

Networks that monitor life-threatening situations or improve environmental efficiencies will be easier and cheaper to develop and operate, following the creation of a single middleware solution for the entire spectrum of wireless standards.
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Free Wireless Offered To Low-Income Virginians (WRIC 8 News Richmond)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A mobile carrier is offering free cell phones and wireless service to low-income Virginians. Assurance Wireless, a new service of Virgin Mobile USA, is offering 200 minutes of free
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Apple Tablet not necessarily on Verizon Wireless, analysts say. (ARNnet)

Expected device may run on both AT&T and Verizon 3G networks. An Apple tablet computer, expected to be introduced next week, will run on both AT&T and Verizon Wireless 3G networks, reports say , but two industry sources warned today to not assume Verizon is on board.
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Nokia Ovi Store Top Amongst Wireless Developers in Emerging Markets (Cellular-News.com)

While overall Apple’s iPhone App Store is still more popular worldwide than any other, Nokia’s Ovi Store has overtaken Apple in crucial high-growth emerging markets in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, according to Evans Data Corp’s newly released Wireless Development Survey.
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Apple iSlate, iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless? (infoSyncWorld)

Rumors are heating up about the Apple iSlate and a new iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless. We also wonder how the iSlate would perform as a family gadget.
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SafeLink Wireless(R) Now Available to Over 711,937 Low-Income Citizens of Missouri (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

TracFone Wireless, Inc., America’s largest prepaid cell phone provider, announced its Missouri launch of SafeLink Wireless®.  Introduced in August 2008, SafeLink is the leader in wireless Lifeline service â a U.S. government supported program that ensures telephone service is available and affordable for eligible low-income households. Â
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New Wireless System to Make Track Workers Safe … (BWCS)

Researchers in Canada have launched a new scheme to use wireless systems and RFID tags to keep tabs on trackside workers. The move is designed not to boost productivity, but rather to improve safety and avoid accidents.
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Residents in Grant County, Indiana, Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Verizon Wireless has activated two new cell sites in Grant County, which enable more customers in certain parts of the county to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls, send and receive email and text, picture and video messages, access the Internet, view high-quality videos, and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.
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Wireless Solutions Creating Greater Efficiencies, a Feature of "Industry Today" on Industrialinfo.com (Marketwire)

SUGAR LAND, TX–(Marketwire – January 25, 2010) – Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) will host special guest Houston 2-Way Radio (Houston, Texas) on this week’s “Industry Today” webcast. Houston 2-Way Radio is Motorola’s leading wireless communications provider in the greater Houston area. Houston 2-Way Radio offers Motorola’s complete portfolio of wireless products, including two-way …
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New Unlimited Wireless Plans Not a Fit for Over 93 Percent of Mobile Subscribers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

AT&T and Verizon Wireless recently lowered pricing on unlimited voice plans, generating headlines of increased competition and consumer benefits. But do consumers really know whether the new unlimited plans will actually benefit them?
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