Do you want wireless with that?

Apple’s recent recession-bucking third-quarter results have been widely reported, with continued growth of sales of the iPhone (a staggering 626% on the previous year) and its associated apps as a major driver. Just as interesting to my mind, however, is the associated fall of 7%) in sales of the iPod. The iPod was responsible for [...]

UK WiMAX: Spectrally Challenged?

from Warnham
Wi-Max is a mixed blessing. It’s a fantastic technology, with great potential, but plenty of questions hang over the size of its potential success.
I’ve previously written about the generality of the technology: Wi-Max is not magic – it’s subject to exactly the same trade-offs between range, capacity and quality which any system deals with, [...]

T-Mobile Announces HSDPA Service

From home
The following data rates, offered via HSDPA mobile and over the wide area (i.e. not Wi-Fi) would have sounded like science-fiction just a few years ago:

Initially (Q3/4 this year) with a download speed of 1.8Mbps everywhere in the cell, compared to just 384kbps (up and downlink) for standard 3G.
Next year 3.6Mbps download nearest the [...]