The rise of the BlackBerry is part of a wider trend, as wireless and broadband technologies make it possible to work any time, anywhere.
CNN.com turned to Bob Schukai, the vice president of wireless and broadband technologies for Turner Broadcasting System -- of which CNN is a division -- for some advice.
Even the best upcoming broadband wireless technologies from the telcos are nowhere near the 100Mbit or better I can get from from telco to get to the Internet, nor are they as reliable as copper or fiber, and they are orders of magnitude more expensive.
IPWireless is a pioneer in wireless broadband and broadcast and its inventions are on the cutting edge of wireless technologies.
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When it comes to broadband competition, the FCC should remove barriers to entry for wireless broadband operators seeking to deploy 4G wireless technologies, and eliminate the disincentives facing telcos for deploying fiber beyond the 55 million U.S. homes that were served as of March 2012.
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Although Teledesic says it is still confident of success, others fear that the improvement of rival technologies, such as broadband wireless and fibre optics, will leave Teledesic with little but niche markets.
From broadband Internet to latest-generation wireless technologies, from aeronautical and maritime navigation to radio astronomy and satellite-based meteorology, from convergence in fixed-mobile phone, Internet access, data, voice and TV broadcasting to next-generation networks, ITU is committed to connecting the world.
We passed an initiative that will create jobs by expanding wireless broadband and ensuring that first responders have access to the latest lifesaving technologies.
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Bowen and others hope that new wireless technologies recently approved by the FCC will eventually solve the rural broadband problem.
With improvements in cellular technologies driven in part by the explosive adoption of smartphones, wireless broadband is expanding even faster than wired.
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Levin says Wall Street is also wary of fiber-optic networks because they may wind up facing competition from emerging wireless technologies such as WIMAX, a wireless technology that promises to deliver broadband over great distances.
Along with Microsoft's new generation of Internet-oriented software, users will need other non-software technologies tailored for the Web, such as broadband access, wireless communications, smart cards, phones with large screens, handheld computers and PCs with integrated microphones and cameras, Gates said.
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Broadband is delivered to a small audience in Wales via cable, satellite and wireless technologies.
And several service providers, using a number of different technologies, have sprung up offering wireless alternatives to Telkom's costly fixed-line broadband service, which is expensive by European standards, let alone African ones.
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