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15th of Feb, 2012 by Admin

FCC seeks to kill LightSquared's LTE network plan

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Computerworld Wireless Networking: February 15, 2012 =============================================================== FCC seeks to kill LightSquared's LTE network plan The U.S. Federal Communications Commission wants to drop the conditional waiver that could have allowed LightSquared to operate an LTE network in frequencies near the GPS band, potentially killing the carrier's plan to offer a hybrid satellite and cellular mobile data network. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552161/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Comcast~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bank Raises the Bar on Service Delivery with Comcast Read this exclusive case study to learn how Comcast and Eastern Bank teamed to maintain a secure, reliable network infrastructure for transferring and protecting an enormous amount of data, including customers’ bank account and credit card information, financial transactions, mortgage payments and payroll processing for their businesses. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552162/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IN THIS ISSUE 1. 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Maybe the word for mobile data growth is exa-rocket Mobile data globally is expected to grow 18-fold by 2016, Cisco said in the update to its Visual Networking Index. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552163/0/ Alcatel-Lucent integrates Wi-Fi with mobile networks Alcatel-Lucent is integrating Wi-Fi with mobile networks with its lightRadio architecture, allowing users to move seamlessly between the two networks and authenticate using the SIM card. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552164/0/ Wireless voting still has a long way to go With the widespread adoption of smartphones and the use of mobile tactics in U.S. presidential campaigns, could there come a day when Americans might vote wirelessly? http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552165/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: F5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Optimize Application Delivery to Support Data Center Efforts to reduce capital and operating expenditures by consolidating data centers can fail if the applications and the network are not optimized. Learn about a consolidation strategy that goes beyond centralizing servers, routers, software, and switches to solve multiple business problems. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552170/0/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LTE boosts mobile gear by 17% in 2012 Thanks to 4G LTE technology, the global market for mobile communications gear will grow 17% in 2012, according to IHS, formerly iSuppli. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552166/0/ Feds look beyond LightSquared to set GPS interference standards A high-ranking federal official and aviation industry leaders called for rules to prevent future interference with GPS, looking beyond a proposal by would-be hybrid mobile operator LightSquared that may be doomed by broad opposition. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552167/0/ Alcatel-Lucent reports rising profit on falling revenue Telecommunication equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent reported a profit for the fourth quarter, but revenue fell 12.9% year-on-year as the company continues to face a challenging market, it said Friday. http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/7857748/869152235/552168/0/ Cisco's John Stewart on the latest security threats and what enterprises can do to fight back Freelance writer Susan Perschke recently sat down with Cisco Vice President and Chief Security Officer John N. 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