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Verizon’s 4G LTE Network Covers Most of New England

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has fired up its 4G LTE network in the United States some 14 months ago, but it already managed to cover 195 markets nationwide with it. Over a dozen of these markets are in New Engand, and the carrier is happy with how things evolved in this area. Last year alone, the opera...

14 February 2012
14:01 GMT

Videotron and Astellia Team Up for Wireless Network Optimization

French-based provider of monitoring solutions for the optimization of mobile network QoS, Astellia and Candian carrier Videotron have just announced that they have signed a new partnership improve and optimize the operator's wireless network. Videotron, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor, launched its Wir...

7 July 2011
13:31 GMT

Android App Can Hijack Web Sessions over Protected Wireless Networks

A new Android app makes hijacking other people's Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Amazon sessions a breeze over private or open wireless networks.Called FaceNiff, the app is the work of a Polish programmer named Bartosz Ponurkiewicz and was apparently released on his website in mid-May."It is possible to hijack se...

2 June 2011
11:36 GMT

Outdated Computer Definition Renders WiFi Hacking Legal in the Netherlands

The definition of computers as specified in Dutch computer intrusion legislation has led to the acquittal of a defendant charged with breaking into a protected WiFi network.The controversial verdict [Google translation] was handed down earlier this month by a Hague court in the case of a Maerlant College graduate who...

21 March 2011
05:39 GMT

Almost Half of UK Home Wireless Networks Are Insecure

An ethical hacking experiment revealed that almost half of home wireless networks in UK can be compromised in a matter of seconds with freely available tools.The test was performed by Jason Hart, senior vice president of CRYPTOCard, who drove around the main arterial routes of Bristol, Cardiff, London, Birmingham and...

15 October 2010
11:34 GMT

WPA2 Vulnerability Allows for Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

A security researcher plans to demonstrate at the upcoming Black Hat security conference a vulnerability that can be used by a malicious user to launch Man-in-the-Middle attacks on a WPA2-protected WLAN. The flaw, dubbed 'Hole 196' is is described as a key loophole in the WPA2 wireless security protocol.Acc...

26 July 2010
06:35 GMT

Introducing LightSquared 4G-LTE Network with Satellite Coverage

A new, revolutionizing nationwide 4G-LTE wireless network was launched in the United States on Tuesday, namely LightSquared. Complemented by integrated satellite coverage, the solution is expected to provide wireless broadband and satellite connectivity to various customers in the country, including retailers; wirel...

21 July 2010
10:10 GMT

iPads Viciously Eating Away at Wireless Networks

A company specializing in mobile Internet solutions has released findings of wireless network tests conducted on Apple’s iPad. Bytemobile, Inc. says that it used popular applications with identical tasks to compare the volumes of mobile data traffic generated on the iPad and the iPhone. After recording the resu...

27 April 2010
03:14 GMT

AT&T Plans Innovation Centers for Broadband Development

Wireless carrier AT&T recently announced plans to establish AT&T Innovation Centers aimed at the development of next-generation devices, applications and equipment, so as to enhance the capabilities of mobile broadband, as well as of wired one. According to the company, it will open the AT&T Innovation Centers ...

19 February 2010
13:01 GMT

Zer01 Mobile Launches Its Service in the US

Zer01 Mobile has formally launched its nationwide unlimited voice, data and Web mobile wireless service, meant to offer users the possibility to make voice calls, navigate on the Internet, send or receive text messages and view videos on their smartphones for only a small monthly fee. The company offers the new servi...

2 July 2009
06:49 GMT

U.S. Military Developing Hacking-for-Dummies Cyber-Warfare Device

U.S. Defense Department officials were so impressed with the level of coordination between ground military ops and cyberattacks against strategical targets during the recent conflicts, that they are now looking for ways to weaponize hacking. Aviation Week glanced at such a device and reports that it is being designed...

25 May 2009
09:19 GMT

D-Link's CAPTCHA Turns Out to Be a Security Risk

Almost a week ago, networking equipment vendor D-Link announced that new firmware versions for some of its most popular devices would introduce a CAPTCHA validation system. Subsequently, the people behind the SourceSec Security Research blog demonstrated how the feature could be exploited to harvest WiFi WPA password...

18 May 2009
08:03 GMT

Tower Sharing in MEA to Save $8 Billion

According to a white paper on the potential of network sharing in the MEA region published by Delta Partners, there are more than 200,000 mobile network towers in operation in Middle East and Africa, and about 100,000 more are expected to be deployed during the following 5 years. In addition, the paper also notes the...

13 April 2009
02:24 GMT

Companies Team to Provide Wireless Service for Health Care

Dell, Intel and Motion Computing announced the launch of the Mobile Point of Care (MPOC) Wireless Assessment service which was designed for the assessment, designing and validation of the quality and coverage of wireless networks. The increasingly complex and mobile health care environment demands seamless and reliab...

2 October 2008
05:24 GMT

Powerline Network Adapter for Mac Released - 10 Times Faster than DSL

MacWireless has just released the Powerline Network Adapter for Mac, a device that provides speeds of up to 10 times faster than DSL, the company claims. The networking solution is said to be particularly useful when your wireless signal has to deal with "enemies" such as concrete, metal, or other obstructions in the...

21 April 2008
07:11 GMT

Russian Big Brother Keeps an Eye on Foreigners' Internet Connection

If you're one of the people who often travel to Russia on business, you had rather left your Wi-Fi enabled mobile gadgets at home. As previously reported, the Russian authorities have formed a super-agency, called Rossvyazokhrankultura (short for the Russian Mass Media, Communications and Cultural Protection Ser...

19 April 2008
06:51 GMT

AirLive WHA-5500CPE - What About a Network the Size of a Neighborhood?

The Internet has become part of our day-by-day live, and staying connected is almost a necessity. Access to the Internet is vital, since telecommunications, entertainment and business converge on the web. AirLive has come with yet another solution to keep you connected. The AirLive WHA-5000CPE Hi-Power Multiple Mode ...

19 February 2008
04:20 GMT

1G iMac Dazzles Danish Police

Hilarious is too soft of a term to describe this Danish police investigation of a stolen credit card. Danish police investigators had a contradictory chat with the author's roommate, regarding stuff like why she could read his November emails since the 1G iMac was just two weeks old, and where exactly was the 1G...

7 February 2008
05:38 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent to Enhance Mobiltel's Network in Bulgaria

Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has been selected by Mobiltel, the greatest mobile operator in Bulgaria and a subsidiary of Telekom Austria Group, to upgrade and enhance its wireless network with the latest generation of Alcatel-Lucent's GSM/EDGE radio controller platform. The platform will bring superior flexi...

17 March 2007
06:26 GMT


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