Recently added articles from Mobile Business Advisor:
T-Mobile ups HotSpot Security.(T-Mobile International AG und Company KG)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... T-MOBILE IS BOOSTING SECURITY for its Wi-Fi HotSpots by adding 802.1x security for encryption and stronger authentication. 802.1x encrypts wireless transmissions, including the authentication process, between your laptop or PDA and the access point. The added security is particularly ...
FCC weighs in on VoIP.(Federal Communications Commission, voice over internet protocol)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... VOICE OVER IP (VolP) SERVICES cross state lines and therefore aren't subject to traditional state public utility regulation, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided. The decision came in response to VolP provider Vonage's request to be declared an interstate service in the ...
GSM lags behind in location-based services.(Global System for Mobile Communications )(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... LOCATION-BASED SERVICES (LBSs), applications that take advantage of GPS capabilities on mobile phones, have been available on mobile phones for a couple of years, but the GSM camp has yet to move beyond basic E911 capabilities mandated by the FCC. Meanwhile, CDMA mobile service providers, ...
Mobile experience gives field service workers an advantage.(Advisor News)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... FIELD SERVICE WORKERS who have been working with mobile technology for more than two years outperform those with less than two years or no experience with mobile technology by a margin of 2 to 1, according to Aberdeen Group. These field service workers complete more work orders per day and ...
Wi-Fi alliance: beware 802.11n pre-certified products.(Advisor News)(Brief Article)
Jan 01, 2005 ... THE WI-FI ALLIANCE will not certify any products as 802.11n-compliant until the standard is ratified in late 2006. 802.11n uses the 5GHz radio spectrum (like 802.11a), but promises to increase WLAN speed to 100Mbps. The Wi-Fi Alliance wants to avoid problems that arose when ...