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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/mobile-broadcast-message-center-text-all-cell-users-given-geo-location/16965/"> Mobile Broadcast Message Center can text all cell users in a given geo-location</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/gizmag-team/">Gizmag Team</a></p> <p><em>02:26 November 17, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/mobile-broadcast-message-center-text-all-cell-users-given-geo-location/16965/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/alcatel-lucentbroadcastmessagecenter.jpg" title="The Alcatel-Lucent BMC network architecture" alt="The Alcatel-Lucent BMC network architecture"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>With two thirds of the world population now carrying a mobile phone, we are in the position for the first time to enable a new form of broadcasting. Alcatel-Lucent has announced a new Broadcast Message Center (BMC) which enables targeted government text alerts to be sent to mobile users based on their location – from a city block to nationwide. The flexibility and scalability of the BMC will save lives in the event of a gas leak, chemical spillage or natural disaster, as it leverages cell broadcast technology to bypass the network congestion that invariably hampers emergencies. The BMC will also be deployed as a commercial broadcast solution, enabling enterprises to communicate with a mobile workforce, or service providers to offer opt-in subscriber services that generate new sources of revenue. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/mobile-broadcast-message-center-text-all-cell-users-given-geo-location/16965/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/wirelss-range-fujitsu-gallium-nitride-transistor/16846/">Fujitsu's new power amplifier promises to significantly extend wireless network range</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/grant-banks/">Grant Banks</a></p> <p><em>17:12 November 5, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/wirelss-range-fujitsu-gallium-nitride-transistor/16846/picture/124024/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/wirelss-range-fujitsu-gallium-nitride-transistor/16846/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ganhemt.jpg" title="High-capacity communications link at river crossing" alt="High-capacity communications link at river crossing"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Fujitsu has announced a transmission power amplifier that is set to extend the transmission range of wireless communications networks by six times. The company's newly development gallium nitride (GaN) High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) has achieved the world's highest output for wireless communications in the millimeter-wave W band. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/wirelss-range-fujitsu-gallium-nitride-transistor/16846/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-holographic-video/16813/">Researchers transmit holographic images in near-real-time</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>18:26 November 3, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-holographic-video/16813/picture/123877/">3 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-holographic-video/16813/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/holographs.jpg" title="Project leader Nasser Peyghambarian with a refreshable, holographic image of an F-4 Phanto..." alt="Project leader Nasser Peyghambarian with a refreshable, holographic image of an F-4 Phanto..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>We may still not have light sabers or faster-than-light spacecraft, but one other piece of Star Wars technology now looks like it may be on the horizon: 3D holographic videoconferencing. This week researchers from the University of Arizona, Tucson, unveiled a holographic system capable of transmitting a series of three-dimensional images in near-real-time – a significant step towards the live transmission of life-size, full color, holographic video of people or other objects. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/3d-holographic-video/16813/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/teliasonera-ncel-worlds-highest-3g-network/16788/">3G networking reaches the top of the world</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>07:57 November 1, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/teliasonera-ncel-worlds-highest-3g-network/16788/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/teliasonera-ncel-worlds-highest-3g-network/16788/picture/123742/">7 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/teliasonera-ncel-worlds-highest-3g-network/16788/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ncell3g.jpg" title="All of the TeliaSonera/Ncell 3G base stations in the Mount Everest region run on solar or ..." alt="All of the TeliaSonera/Ncell 3G base stations in the Mount Everest region run on solar or ..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Cream brought the country blues classic <em>Sittin' on top of the world</em> to an international audience in the late 1960s... and now you can watch it on YouTube while you're sitting there. Through its subsidiary Ncell, the Swedish telecommunications group TeliaSonera has launched 3G services in the Mount Everest area of Nepal – which makes the company the providers of the world's highest mobile data service. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/teliasonera-ncel-worlds-highest-3g-network/16788/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/phantom-dsl-allows-super-fast-data-transmission-over-copper/16774/">Nokia Siemens claims world record for copper DSL speeds</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/paul-ridden/">Paul Ridden</a></p> <p><em>12:58 October 29, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/phantom-dsl-allows-super-fast-data-transmission-over-copper/16774/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/phantom-dsl-allows-super-fast-data-transmission-over-copper/16774/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/phantomdsl.jpg" title="Nokia Siemens Networks has recorded data transmission speeds of 825 Mbps over copper using..." alt="Nokia Siemens Networks has recorded data transmission speeds of 825 Mbps over copper using..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Just when the future of broadband appears to be tipped towards the mass roll-out of optics, Nokia Siemens Networks proves that there's still life in the old copper wires yet. Using a virtual channel to supplement physical copper wire, data transmission speeds of 825 Mbps were recorded. Okay, so it was only over a distance of 400 meters (just over 1,312 feet) but the circuit managed to sustain 750 Mbps when the distance was increased to 500 meters (about 1,640 feet), with the technology promising broadband speed increases of between 50 and 75 per cent over existing bonded copper lines. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/phantom-dsl-allows-super-fast-data-transmission-over-copper/16774/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/antennae-arrays-could-replace-satellite-dishes/16677/">New chip could allow antenna arrays to replace satellite dishes</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>01:25 October 19, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/antennae-arrays-could-replace-satellite-dishes/16677/#comments">6 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/antennae-arrays-could-replace-satellite-dishes/16677/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/mpchip-1.jpg" title="Marcel van de Burgwal's multiprocessor microchip " alt="Marcel van de Burgwal's multiprocessor microchip "/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>There was a time not so very long ago when people who wanted satellite TV or radio required dishes several feet across. Those have since been replaced by today’s compact dishes, but now it looks like even those might be on the road to obsolescence. A recent PhD graduate from The Netherlands’ University of Twente has designed a microchip that allows for a grid array of almost-flat antennae to receive satellite signals. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/antennae-arrays-could-replace-satellite-dishes/16677/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/audioscope-audio-zooming-technology/16498/">'Audio zooming' could enhance TV coverage</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>19:54 September 28, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/audioscope-audio-zooming-technology/16498/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/audioscope-audio-zooming-technology/16498/picture/121409/">2 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/audioscope-audio-zooming-technology/16498/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/audioscope.jpg" title="The AudioScope microphone dish" alt="The AudioScope microphone dish"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Imagine if you were watching television coverage of a football game, where none of the cameras could zoom in. It would be pretty frustrating, just having to go from one wide shot to another, never being able to get a close look at any of the players. That’s pretty much how things are with audio, however. Unless someone has their own microphone, or is within line of sight of a parabolic mic, you’re not going to be hearing them very well. In the near future, however, that may not be the case. Norway’s Squarehead Technology has developed AudioScope, a system that allows users to acoustically “zoom in” on individual people in a large area, and follow them as they move around. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/audioscope-audio-zooming-technology/16498/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/wi-fi-versus-3g-broadband/15504/">Wi-Fi and 3G could become competitors for mobile Internet access</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>20:17 June 22, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p></p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/wi-fi-versus-3g-broadband/15504/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/cell-tower.jpg" title="A mobile phone tower provides 3G broadband access to those without a direct Internet conne..." alt="A mobile phone tower provides 3G broadband access to those without a direct Internet conne..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Accessing the Internet while away from the home or office has never been easier. When there’s no <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/wi-fi/" target="_blank">Wi-Fi</a> available users can jump on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/3g/" target="_blank">3G</a> broadband to get their online fix. And that’s the way it has generally been, with the two main mobile communications technologies acting as complementary services. But with the advent of Wi-Fi based municipal wireless networks some experts say there is a strong possibility that Wi-Fi will compete with the 3G cell phone network in city areas and perhaps even become a substitute. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/wi-fi-versus-3g-broadband/15504/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/universal-us-broadband-access/15067/">Universal 4Mbps broadband comes with a US$23.5 billion price tag</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>00:40 May 12, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/universal-us-broadband-access/15067/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/universal-us-broadband-access/15067/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/us-broadband-map.jpg" title="Map of unserved housing units per square mile from the FCC report into broadband availabil..." alt="Map of unserved housing units per square mile from the FCC report into broadband availabil..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>The developed world is fast heading towards a globally networked information economy. Any government that fails to recognize that high-speed Internet access is fundamental to future economic growth and prosperity runs the risk of quickly ending up on the wrong end of a digital divide. While this applies to countries as a whole it also apples to residents within a country, with some spoiled for choice when it comes to broadband access while others in more remotes areas are left wanting. In a bid to ensure broadband access to all people in the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set a 4Mbps download target for universal broadband with its National Broadband Plan. The undertaking will cost US$23.5 billion. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/universal-us-broadband-access/15067/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/alcatel-lucent-dsl-phantom-mode/14888/">Transmission speeds of 100Mbps over 1km on existing copper networks</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>23:52 April 22, 2010</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="/web/20101202211952im_/http://www.gizmag.com/images/icons/splashyIcons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/alcatel-lucent-dsl-phantom-mode/14888/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/alcatel-lucent-dsl-phantom-mode/14888/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/telegraph-line.jpg" title="Alcatel-Lucent has boosted the transmission speeds available over existing copper infrastr..." alt="Alcatel-Lucent has boosted the transmission speeds available over existing copper infrastr..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>In an ideal world we would all access the Internet over fiber optic cables that reach right up to the front door to deliver blisteringly fast transmission speeds. Unfortunately, we don’t live in an ideal world and many of us are forced to rely on aging copper network infrastructure. Now, Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs has demonstrated technology that boosts the transmission speeds over two copper pairs to 100Mbps over a distance of 1km. This could see such infrastructure given a new lease of life, satisfying consumer’s need for speed for some time to come. <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/alcatel-lucent-dsl-phantom-mode/14888/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <center class="snap_noshots"> <div class="next_prev"><strong> <span>1</span> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/2/">2</a> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/3/">3</a> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/4/">4</a> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/5/">5</a> <a href="/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/telecommunications/2/">Next </a> » </strong></div> </center> <div class="dotsontop"> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script>  <div id="search_form_bottom"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20101202211952/http://www.gizmag.com/search/" id="cse-search-box-bottom"> <span class="title">Looking for something? 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