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Call for Papers: 2009 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium
The 2009 Wireless Telecommunications Symposium (WTS 2009), sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society, will focus on Global Wireless Communications through presentations, panel discussions, tutorials and workshops and presentations. WTS 2009 will be held 22-24 April in Prague, Czech Republic. The WTS 2009 Organizing Committee invites you to submit papers in the following areas:
- Wireless Internet and Multimedia
- Wireless Communications Investments and Ventures
- Global Wireless Services and Business
- 3G/4G Wireless Networks & Systems
- Mobile and Wireless Network Security and Privacy
- Wireless Network Modeling, Algorithms and Simulation Spectrum Management
and Policy
- Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) Technology
- Wireless Telecommunications Management
- Spread-spectrum/CDMA/OFDM Technologies
- GPS and Indoor Geolocation Systems
- Satellite Based Systems
- 802.11, Bluetooth and RFID
- Mobile Platform Operating Systems and Architectures Integrated Wireless Systems
- Signal Processing in Wireless Systems
- QoS and Wireless Network Reliability
- Wireless IP and Home Networks
- Broadband Wireless Access
- Mobile and WLAN Interoperability
- Mobile Cellular TV (DVB-H, DMB, MediaFlo)
- Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
Submissions are due 19 January 2009. For complete details, visit the WTS 2009 Call for Papers
Smallest, Most Versatile Embedded WiFi Module Debuts
Nano WiReach, an embedded WiFi bridge that connects any embedded device to 802.11b/g wireless LANs with minimal programming recently debuted. Connect One said the device, which measures only 1.7x3.3 centimeters, has multiple hardware interfaces and extensive firmware functions which make it the most advanced and versatile WiFi solution for embedded devices. The device is based on Connect One's iChipSec CO2144 IP controller chip and includes a full suite of Internet protocols and applications, enabling immediate and full-featured connectivity for embedded solutions without any WiFi driver development or porting. Connect One says Nano WiReach's firmware supports LAN to WiFi bridge, serial to WiFi bridge, full Internet controller mode, embedded IP routing and PPP emulation. Read more
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Canada to Deploy 4G Wireless Network
A next-generation wireless network using the advanced mobile broadband network technology High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) will be built by Canadian telecommunication company TELUS. According to the firm, the network will ensure a smoother transition to long-term evolution technology, the upcoming fourth generation technology standard. Almost all major mobile wireless handsets and devices in the world would be compatible to TELUS network, spanning HSPA, CDMA and iDEN networks on the completion of the new network. The firm estimates capital expenditures for the project at US$1.9 billion for 2008 and slightly more than US$750 million in 2009. The new network will complement TELUS’ existing wireless portfolio that includes Code Division Multiple Access, providing access to Canada’s largest third generation High Speed wireless network and Mike, its Push-to-Talk network and business service. Read more
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Net Neutrality Needs Second Network
A second network is needed to provide an alternative, intelligent Internet that can prioritize the content it carries if net neutrality is to work, according to Vodafone Group research and development area’s head of technology economics, who says the solution is an Internetwork Packet exchange (IPX) already being developed by mobile operators. The IPX will include a number of private, global IP backbones designed to guarantee quality of service when users connected to different mobile operators communicate with one other, which is how operators can monetize traffic running over their networks. Read more
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Chipsets Deliver Guaranteed Bandwidth for High Speed Wireless
A fully integrated 802.11n chipset with 4x4 MIMO and transmit beamforming designed to deliver guaranteed wireless bandwidth within any home has been debuted by Quantenna Communications, which says its product delivers a new level of reliability for delivering high-definition multimedia content over wireless networks. The chip features advanced architecture, including vector mesh routing, two or four concurrent bands and throughput link rates in excess of 1 gigabyte per second, and overcomes interference and dead zones, enabling consumers and carriers to reliably deploy wireless HD, HDTV and IPTV services, to any point in the home over a plug-and-play wireless network. Read more
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Register for IEEE GLOBECOM 2008
Themed “Building a Better World Through Communications”, IEEE GLOBECOM 2008 is being held 30 November – 4 December in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, and includes technical programs focusing on technological trends in recent communication research and development including: Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networking; Communication Theory; Communications Quality of Service, Reliability and Performance Modeling; Communications Software and Services; Computer and Communications Network Security; Next Generation Networks, Protocols and Services; Optical Networks and Systems; Signal Processing for Communications; Wireless Communications; Wireless Networking; and more. IEEE GLOBECOM 2008 features distinguished industry speakers Kaoru Yano (President, NEC Corporation), Richard J. Lynch (Executive Vice President and CTO, Verizon Communications), John Donovan (CTO, AT&T) and Dr. Flavio Bonomi, Ph.D. (Head of Cisco Research).
Attend IEEE GLOBECOM 2008 for the latest advances in telecommunications and the opportunity to network with pioneering practitioners and leading innovators. Register today
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Wireless Powered Kitchen Blender Demonstrated
Fulton Innovation demonstrated a kitchen blender that runs on its eCoupled technology, the wireless power firm announced, saying that devices such as blenders, grills and coffee makers that require kilowatts of power are a much greater technological challenge than low-powered devices such as mobile phones, which only need five watts or less. The blender works without a power cord or cable by simply placing it on an eCoupled-enabled countertop or work surface. Fulton says it is working with many companies, such as Motorola, Leggett & Platt and Herman Miller, to make power and charging cords obsolete in everything from cell phones to power tools. Fulton recently acquired the British firm Splashpower, which is also trying to commercialize wireless power technology and applications. Read more
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Broadband Wireless Radios Deployed to Iraq
Harris Corporation’s Highband Networking Radio system will be deployed to the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Assault Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Baghdad, Iraq. The 15 radio systems will provide high-bandwidth, on-the-move communications for the combat team while it is deployed to Iraq, according to Harris, which says the combat team will use the Highband Networking Radio systems for wireless backbone connectivity among battalion and brigade command posts, company outposts and joint-security stations. The Highband Networking Radio is the first networking system to be deployed in-theatre and integrates directive-beam technology with mobile ad hoc mesh networking to achieve data rates of up to 54 Mbps and node-to-node ranges of up to 30 kilometers. Read more
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IEEE Seeks Program Evaluators
IEEE, the largest member of ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) is responsible for the peer-review evaluation of more than 750 university programs in IEEE fields of interest. To aid in this accreditation role, the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) is seeking engineering professionals to serve as program evaluators. Applications for the 2008-2009 academic year are being accepted through 15 November 2008.
Information packages, including nomination forms and program evaluator qualifications are available for engineering programs and for engineering technology programs
For further information, contact IEEE EAB Accreditation at eab-accred@ieee.org
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Wireless Digital TV Delivered to Nordic Customers
TeliaSonera, a telecommunications provider with 300,000 customers in northern Europe, is deploying Ruckus Smart’s MediaFlex Smart WiFi systems for wireless distribution of the IP-based digital TV service (IPTV), Telia Digital-TV, throughout users’ homes. Using the system, TeliaSonera customers can now place televisions anywhere within their home and wirelessly connect to a host of digital television services, according to the firm, which says the Ruckus Wireless system is the first and only WiFi system specifically developed to transmit IP-based streaming digital video over standard 802.11g/n technology. Read more
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