It established a global consortium to develop standards and attract major hardware manufacturers like Qualcomm to include 2.5 in multi band chipsets.

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It was a grand affair, uptown New York City style, with guests nibbling on lamb chops conceived by Chef Gabriel Kreuther of the Modern and lounging on sofas for a concert by multi-platinum selling band Matchbox 20.

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Singer and guitarist Win Butler brought in the songs, and with help from this band of seemingly rocket fueled, multi-instrumentalists, they created ingenious orchestrations.

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Perhaps still best-known as front man for the multi-platinum-selling '90s metal band White Zombie and solo efforts like 1998's "Hellbilly Deluxe, " Zombie kicked off his first headlining tour since 2007 on Thursday.

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Gogo, a pioneer in wireless in-flight digital entertainment solutions, plans to utilize high-throughput Ku-band capacity on current and future SES multi-beam satellites serving the continental United States, the Atlantic Ocean Region and Europe.

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Fellow band mate David Strackany offers skillfully mixed, multi-instrumental support with a range in keys, drums, accordion, bass and vibraphone.

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Run On Sentence is a vehicle for multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Dustin Hamman, who performs with a rotating band of talented musicians from his hometown of Portland, Ore.

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Originally a solo studio project by multi-instrumentalist Ezra Feinberg (formerly of Piano Magic), Citay eventually evolved into a full band after accumulating contributing musicians and is still growing.

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Jones first album, Come Away With Me, became a multiple Grammy winner and multi-platinum seller, and it opened the door for her to perform around the world with her band.

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