News tagged with communications technology


Denmark, Sweden top US in new global IT report

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Denmark and Sweden are better than the United States in their ability to exploit information and communications technology, according to a survey published Thursday.





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Qwest doubles top broadband speed in some cities

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Qwest is doubling its top Internet download speeds in some areas to keep up with the offerings of cable companies.


NTU team studies world's fastest satellite Internet connection

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In disaster-struck areas where terrestrial communications may be down, the deployment of rescue teams becomes extremely challenging. A team led by Assistant Professor Lee Yee Hui from the School of Electrical and Electronic ...


US soldiers spend their break browsing the internet at their base in Basra, Iraq

Google invites US soldiers to Voice telephone service

Technology / Internet

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Google on Tuesday set out to recruit US soldiers as users of its Voice online telephone service, promising it would help military families stay connected.


Study: Unlicensed spectrum space worth $100 billion for wireless use

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study commissioned by Microsoft Corp. estimates that the unlicensed "white spaces" spectrum coveted by the software giant and other technology companies could be worth more than $100 billion over the next 15 years.


A new system preserves the right to privacy in Internet searches

A new system preserves the right to privacy in Internet searches

Technology / Other

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A team of Catalan researchers has developed a protocol to distort the user profile generated by Internet search engines, in such a way that they cannot save the searches undertaken by Internet users and thus ...


Research continues on secure, mobile, quantum communications

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researcher Dr. David H. Hughes of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y. is leading a team investigating long-distance, mobile optical links imperative for secure quantum communications capabilities in theater.


Hylas payload shipped to India

Hylas payload shipped to India

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hylas, a flexible, broadband Ka-band satellite, is steadily moving towards completion. The communications payload has been shipped from England to India for integration with the platform, ...


US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon Friday on a command center for government cybersecurity

US boots up new unified cybersecurity center

Technology / Internet

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon on Friday on a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity efforts.


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GSM system about to be compromised

Technology / Telecom

created 14 hours ago | popularity 3.7 / 5 (18) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists in California and elsewhere are deliberately setting out to compromise the mobile phone system used by around three billion people. The system uses Global System for Mobile ...


Net neutrality rules face mounting GOP opposition

Technology / Internet

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Republican opposition is mounting as federal regulators prepare to vote this month on so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would prohibit broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain ...



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