Network

Tue, January 02, 2007 - An open-source wireless tracking system for following people around buildings got its first public use last week at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin. The creators of the OpenBeacon system sold 900 tags at 10 euros (US$13) each to attendees who volunteered to be tracked during the four-day event. Some attendees bought multiple tags to experiment with later.OpenBeacon uses chips ...

Wed, December 27, 2006 - Technology industry experts meeting in Silicon Valley recently said broadband Internet access in the United States needs to improve for the "YouTube generation" to really flourish.

Wed, December 27, 2006 - Sensor networking technology ZigBee should start finding significant adoption in commercial building applications in 2008, according to a new study published by ABI Research.

Thu, December 14, 2006 - The European Commission is harmonizing radio frequency bands across the European Union in order to spur use of a wide range of wireless devices such as wireless computer keyboards, headphones and garage door openers.

Thu, December 14, 2006 - Microsoft plans to commercialize technology developed at its India lab that allows several computer mice to be used with a PC simultaneously.

Wed, December 13, 2006 - LogicTools released an extended version of its network design software, LogicNet Plus XE. The extended edition performs both network design and network planning; it also takes into account seasonality, complex production constraints and inventory buildup, says the company. The new version also includes enhanced geo-coding and mapping capabilities and 64-bit operating system support.The application combines advanced optimization technology with an ...

Thu, November 30, 2006 - This year’s Telecom World show may not be as big or influential as previous ones, but the event is still a good personal networking opportunity for experts in the telecommunications industry.The weeklong conference and exhibition, which opens Monday in Hong Kong for the first time, is the world’s largest public networking event. But the show, hosted every three years ...

Wed, November 29, 2006 - Even if an 11-year-old schoolgirl from the tiny village of Wick in South Wales was the first person to place a call over BT Group’s new next-generation network, U.K. businesses will be among the big beneficiaries of the all-IP network."We’re moving toward giving far more empowerment to our corporate customers," said Neil Rogers, managing director of BT’s 21st Century Network ...

Tue, November 28, 2006 - More than 100 consumers in the U.K. village of Wick are among the first customers to be connected to BT Group’s next-generation telecommunications network, which went live Tuesday.The BT 21st Century Network, dubbed 21CN, is one of the most ambitious network overhauls of its kind in the world. Instead of using traditional circuit-switched systems to transport phone calls, the U.K. ...

Wed, November 22, 2006 - Worldwide mobile phone sales grew 21.5 percent year on year to 251 million units in the third quarter, with India and China driving growth, according to research from Gartner.