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08/08/2012
Feds To FCC: Time To Reassess Wireless Radiation Specs
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is stirring the cellphone RF radiation pot again, despite all scientific research to the contrary. In a recently released report, the agency notes, “Scientific research to date has not demonstrated adverse human health effects of exposure to radio-frequency (RF) energy from mobile phone use, but research is ongoing that may […]
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08/07/2012
People Watch 08/07/12
Dror Bin has taken the reins as president/CEO of Israel-based RAD Data Communications, succeeding Efraim (Effi) Wachtel, who has retired. Bin had been a venture partner at Carmel Ventures, and he held prior positions at Comverse Technology…Mark Powell is the new executive director of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, tasked with leading both technology and […]
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08/07/2012
Events 08/07/12
Send in your application now to be considered for an exhibit spot in the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2012 Spotlight Pavilion. “The Spotlight Pavilion will address network infrastructure and operations tactics that are required to deliver IP video content in an adaptable and flexible manner, highlighting such technologies as real-time content ingest, adaptive bit-rate video, transcoding […]
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08/07/2012
Inside The Beltway 08/07/12
In comments filed by the American Cable Association, the group encouraged the Federal Communications Commission “to fix identified problems with the current Universal Service Fund (USF) contribution system while continuing to collect data and information on the harms and benefits of expanding the base to include broadband before deciding on the best course of action […]
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08/07/2012
Deals Of The Day 08/07/12
U.K.-based mobile service providers were among the earliest in the world to embrace outsourced network operations, and that market remains one of the biggest and most advanced for managed-service opportunities. Notes ABI Research’s Jim Eller, “Some of the biggest multi-year managed services contracts in the U.K. are expiring this year, and the fight is on […]
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08/07/2012
Survey Sez 08/07/12
According to a recent Thales survey of 4,000 business and IT managers, 82 percent of organizations already transfer, or plan to transfer, sensitive or confidential data into the cloud. However, nearly 40 percent admitted their “security posture” has been reduced as a result, and nearly two thirds of those polled are depending on their service […]