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Wireless Interference With new FCC regulations looming, could Wi-Fi be caught in the crossfire? We asked Tim Pozar, cofounder of the Bay Area Wireless User Group (BAWUG), about the legal issues surrounding 802.11.   |
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June 18, 2009 |
DTV Weak? Try Double Rescan Has your television reception survived the DTV transition not quite fully intact? Here are a few tips from the Federal Communications Commission, including one we haven't heard before. |
BusinessWeek
July 22, 2010
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Antennas: Jobs Was Right. They're Still a Challenge As phones continue to shrink, fitting antennas in and making them work correctly often comes down to trial and error. |
BusinessWeek
December 15, 2003
Catherine Yang |
Beyond Wi-Fi: A New Wireless Age Three technologies will boost the capacity of our airwaves -- and innovation, too |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2006
Billy Brackenridge |
Ultrawideband Upset WiMedia, the next generation of wireless connectivity, is raising some interesting questions about privacy. Will ultrashort-range radio have far-reaching legal consequences? |
InternetNews
May 6, 2005
Roy Mark |
Court Lowers Broadcast Flag Appeals panel rules FCC exceeded its authority in rules designed to limit DTV piracy over Internet. |
Home Theater
June 5, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
DTV Transition One Week Away On June 12, 2009, more than half of the nation's television broadcasters will make the final switch to digital signals, shutting off analog forever. |
Wired
June 2000
Alex Markels |
Radio Active Up against the megastations in a battle for the airwaves, do-it-yourself DJs are deploying two potent weapons - 100-watt transmitters and the global reach of the Web. |
InternetNews
November 2, 2006
Roy Mark |
Wi-Fi a Winner in Logan Airport Dispute FCC rules airlines free to offer wireless services in competition with airport Wi-Fi facilities. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2006
Stephen Cass |
Air Power Wish you didn't have to plug in your laptop and cellphone? A team of researchers from MIT may have just the thing for you. |
InternetNews
October 27, 2008
Brian T. Horowitz |
What's the Latest on Wireless and Your Health? Research sheds light on possible health risks to users of cell phones, Wi-Fi and other wireless technology. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2009
Schneider & Ross |
Antennas for the New Airwaves This month's planned shutdown of analog broadcast TV in the United States will bring antenna technology back into the spotlight. |
InternetNews
August 3, 2005
Roy Mark |
Wi-Fi HotSpot Spat Heats up at Logan A free wireless hotspot in Continental's frequent-flier lounge irks airport officials. While the airport claims the digital antenna is a safety issue, Continental asserts the Massachusetts Port Authority just wants a monetary cut. |
InternetNews
July 8, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Linksys Extends its Wi-Fi Range Cisco's wireless home networking unit unveils new antennas to bolster range and signals. |
National Defense
September 2014
Christina Munnell |
DARPA Program Aims to Reduce Cost of Electronic Antenna Systems A Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program is seeking to sharply reduce the cost and years it takes to develop electronically scanned array antennas. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2013
Mitchell Lazarus |
When Spectrum Auctions Fail For some microwave links, cooperation beats competition as a way to share the air |
Technology Research News
November 17, 2004
Eric Smalley |
Nanotubes Tune in Light Carbon nanotubes can act as antennas, but instead of transmitting and receiving radio waves, antennas of their size pick up the nanoscale wavelengths of visible light. |
Wired
February 2004
John Geirland |
The Quiet Zone Cell phones, pagers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth -- the wireless revolution is everywhere. Except here, a site in rural West Virginia virtually free of man-made electromagnetic pollution, the perfect place for studying radio waves from space. But it's a tough job keeping the spectrum quiet. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
Koch & Prasad |
The Universal Handset Software-defined radio will let cellphones speak Wi-Fi, 3G, WiMax, and more. |
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March 1, 2003
Robert X. Cringely |
The Next Next Big Thing Were you thinking that the innovations of the Internet age are over? WiFi and HomePlug may change your mind. |
InternetNews
June 17, 2010
Kenneth Corbin |
Fight Over FCC Broadband Regulation Begins Commissioners vote to begin process of reclassifying broadband as a regulated telecommunications service, but there's opposition and other ideas on the table. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Did the FCC Kill Satellite Radio? Shares of Sirius XM Radio debuted this week. Was the FCC's approval too little, too late? What does the future hold for satellite radio as it competes with Apple's iPod? These questions are discussed in this video. |
Mother Jones
August 1999
Alex Markels |
Low Power To The People Muted by the high cost of broadcast licenses, diverse voices may yet step up to the mike, thanks to a new FCC proposal |
Information Today
April 8, 2010 |
Appeals Court Decision Serves as Setback for Net Neutrality Initiatives The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lacks the authority to require broadband providers to give equal treatment to all internet traffic flowing over their networks. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Bill Machrone |
Wi-Fi Fun on Vacation Use a Hawking Wi-Fi corner antenna to strengthen your weak signal. |
BusinessWeek
May 16, 2005
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Wi-Fi: Pumping Up The Volume New technology called MIMO extends the range throughout your house. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2012
Alexander Hellemans |
A New Twist on Radio Waves Using the angular momentum of light could make one radio channel into two, three, or more. But many wireless experts are skeptical |
InternetNews
March 24, 2008 |
Google Unveils 'White Space' Airwaves Plans Even after the end of the FCC's C Block spectrum auction, search leader Google still has national wireless Internet access on its agenda. |
PC Magazine
December 21, 2005
Craig Ellison |
Could You RepeatThat? To use your XM Satellite Radio receiver indoors, you need to have a window that faces in the right direction. |
InternetNews
May 28, 2010 |
FCC Has Broadband Regulations on its Agenda The Federal Communications plans to discuss Internet regulations and consumer protections at a meeting next month. How will the issue of net neutrality play out? |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2008
Tekla S. Perry |
Unconverted Masses The switch to digital television is supposed to be simple. It's not |
InternetNews
March 9, 2011 |
House Subpanel Moves to Block Net Neutrality After a pair of hearings highlighting the partisan gulf on the issue of Internet regulation, Republican subcommittee members send a resolution of disapproval on to full committee. |
InternetNews
November 9, 2004
Roy Mark |
FCC Rules VoIP an Interstate Service Voice over IP services are interstate in nature and not subject to traditional state public utility regulation, the Federal Communications Commission decided today. |
InternetNews
May 25, 2010 |
Next Steps for FCC's Broadband Plan After striking out in court, the FCC's general counsel plots his next moves to regulate the broadband services sector. |
Wired
January 2002
Brent Hurtig |
Broadband Cowboy As Beltway bureaucrats keep America in the wireless Dark Ages, a spectrum revolt is brewing in the heart of Indian country... |
BusinessWeek
February 7, 2005
Catherine Yang |
Getting Real At The FCC Unlike Michael K. Powell, the next chairman must put ideology aside to foster new services. The new chairman must safeguard basic communications services and promote new entrants who'll create competition. |
InternetNews
August 27, 2007
Roy Mark |
Beyond The FCC's 700 MHz Outside of the much anticipated January 700 MHz auction, the Federal Communications Commission isn't planning on selling anymore spectrum at this time. Tech hopes to change that with several proposals now pending before the agency. |
InternetNews
April 15, 2004
Roy Mark |
FCC To 'Drop in' More Wireless Broadband Agency approves proposed rules to allow unlicensed wireless devices to operate at higher power. |
InternetNews
August 9, 2004
Roy Mark |
FCC Approves First Commercial UWB Chipset Motorola semiconductor spinoff gets the nod to begin selling its ultra wide band (UWB) product to consumer electronics makers. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2010 |
Pentek Introduces Specialized Beamforming Module for PCs Pentek introduced two beamformer PCI Express modules for military communications applications. |
Wired
February 23, 2009
Mathew Honan |
Hide the Antenna Inside the Cell Phone The constraint: Tuck a 7-inch antenna inside the case without adding bulk. |
Salon.com
December 1, 2000
Damien Cave |
Unchaining the Net Call it the "free-network movement": Grass-roots hardware hackers are creating a wireless wonderland with megabits of connectivity for all... |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2008
Behzad Razavi |
Gadgets Gab at 60 GHz Cheap silicon transceivers broadcasting in this still-unlicensed band may usher in the hi-def wireless home |
InternetNews
April 29, 2004
Roy Mark |
Wireless Broadband Said To Use Wrong Spectrum Former FCC chairman says costs can be lowered by 50 percent in spectrum space being vacated by UHF television stations. |
InternetNews
January 13, 2005
Roy Mark |
Powell Questions States' VoIP Appeals Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said today that states appealing the FCC's November decision ruling Voice over IP an interstate service "pretty much makes zero sense to me." |
Home Theater
Mark Fleischmann |
Some DTV Stations Suffer in Transition Some two dozen DTV stations who are having trouble reaching their viewers in the wake of the DTV transition are receiving help from the Federal Communications Commission, reports the Associated Press. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Is No News Bad News for XM/Sirius? The FCC and the Justice Department continue to review the proposed merger between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. Is no news bad news for investors? The proposed deal is discussed in this video. |
InternetNews
October 15, 2008
Judy Mottl |
FCC Says 'White Spaces' Can Work for Net Access A major victory for tech firms as testing finds little risk of interference, clearing the way for a vote on opening the spectrum. |
AskMen.com
March 5, 2003
Steve Richer |
How To: Take Up Ham Radio Although easier methods of communication have been developed since, ham radio is still quite popular, with approximately 675,000 operators in the United States and more than 2.5 million around the world. |
InternetNews
March 21, 2007
Roy Mark |
VoIP Still on FCC's Open Road A federal appeals court upheld a 2004 FCC ruling that Voice over IP services are interstate in nature and not subject to state public utility regulation. The ruling gives the FCC the responsibility and obligation to decide which regulations apply to Internet telephony. |
