Nextel's radio interference plan--a tough call

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NPR on Radio Interference

NPR on Radio Interference 05/26/2004 12:09 PM
NPR reports on interference among legitimate radio uses: Morning Edition reports on conflicts between legitimate uses, such as a baby monitor poorly made that was appearing on military and AM/FM radio (they pulled the monitor off the market). It also explains how broadband-over-powerlines (BPL) might have an impact on licensed amateur radio. The excellent report covers how the FCC is improving its testing methods to observe interference....

FCC OKs Plan to Swap Nextel's Bandwith
(AP)

FCC OKs Plan to Swap Nextel's Bandwith
(AP) 07/08/2004 02:12 PM
AP - Federal regulators unanimously approved a plan Thursday aimed at eliminating cell phone interference with hundreds of public safety communication systems around the country.

FCC OKs Plan to Swap Nextel's Bandwith

FCC OKs Plan to Swap Nextel's Bandwith 07/08/2004 02:05 PM
AP via Daily Press Jul 8 2004 6:20PM GMT

Broadband over power lines causes
interference, claim US radio hams

Broadband over power lines causes
interference, claim US radio hams 01/08/2004 08:27 PM
Computer Weekly Jan 8 2004 7:07AM ET

Internet Access Over Power Lines Creates
Radio Interference

Internet Access Over Power Lines Creates
Radio Interference 05/08/2004 01:20 PM
VOA May 8 2004 5:17PM GMT

HP's Next Chief: One Tough Call

HP's Next Chief: One Tough Call 03/28/2005 10:31 AM
Business Week Mar 28 2005 1:53PM GMT

Motorola's ups and downs make it a tough
call

Motorola's ups and downs make it a tough
call 11/18/2003 08:10 AM
Chicago Tribune Nov 18 2003 7:11AM ET

tough call: no XP service pack for
pirates?

tough call: no XP service pack for
pirates? 06/16/2004 02:41 PM
i understand the security concern, but i also understand microsoft's position

Norton Antivirus 2004 Ad Blocking -
Tough Call?

Norton Antivirus 2004 Ad Blocking -
Tough Call? 11/05/2003 07:10 PM
DaaZ asks: "I'm a webmaster (and more) for a small Internet company and discovered a neat feature in Symantec's Norton Antivirus 2004 that might shake some ...

Motorola spinoff plan faces tough
climate

Motorola spinoff plan faces tough
climate 07/16/2004 10:18 AM
ZDNet Jul 16 2004 1:40PM GMT

Motorola Sticks to Spinoff Plan in a
Climate Tough on Chips

Motorola Sticks to Spinoff Plan in a
Climate Tough on Chips 07/15/2004 12:06 AM
New York Times Jul 15 2004 2:56AM GMT

EU Stands Tough, Rejects Microsoft's
Antitrust Monitoring Plan

EU Stands Tough, Rejects Microsoft's
Antitrust Monitoring Plan 03/24/2005 11:49 AM
Mac Observer Mar 24 2005 3:08PM GMT

Despite economic upturn, suppliers in
streaming and digital media industry
should plan on another tough year

Despite economic upturn, suppliers in
streaming and digital media industry
should plan on another tough year 08/18/2004 03:31 AM
[PRWEB Aug 18, 2004]

Bush Social Security Plan Proves Tough
Sell Among Working Poor
(washingtonpost.com)

Bush Social Security Plan Proves Tough
Sell Among Working Poor
(washingtonpost.com) 04/18/2005 02:42 PM
washingtonpost.com - Brenda Ellis's day begins at 6:30 a.m., when she rousts her 11-year-old son, Imani, from bed, hustles him into the kitchen for breakfast and to the school bus by 7. Tianna, 13, and Dikia, 17, quickly follow. Then she's off, some days to a substitute-teaching job in Prince George's County, others to tax clinics for the working poor, where she is earning credit for a hoped-for career in accounting.

Vex and Radio Shack Plan Robotics Kit

Vex and Radio Shack Plan Robotics Kit 03/22/2005 04:20 PM
According to MSNBC and PC Magazine articles, Vex Robotics Design and Radio Shack have partnered on a 500 piece erector-set-like robotics kit, called the Vex Robotics Design System, that will retail for $299. The intention is to provide a kit more advanced than previous ones such as the LEGO Mindstorms kits. CMU is contributing curriculum for high school teachers. FIRST is organizing a FIRST Vex competition that will rely on the new kits. The initial kit will only allow radio controlled robots but Radio Shack will be releasing a programming microcontroller module later in the year that allows autonomous designs.

Call for suburban transport plan

Call for suburban transport plan 07/19/2004 01:01 AM
The average suburban journey to work in England is forecast to rise by 10 minutes in the next 15 years, says a report.

Call for referendum on Gaza plan

Call for referendum on Gaza plan 09/13/2004 12:21 PM
Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Finance Minister, calls for a national referendum on plans to withdraw from Gaza.

Bush Radio Speech Touts Health Care Plan
(AP)

Bush Radio Speech Touts Health Care Plan
(AP) 01/24/2004 10:21 AM
AP - President Bush, who has made health care a top item in his election-year agenda, used his weekly radio address Saturday to promote his plan to address rising medical costs and the growing ranks of the uninsured.

Microsoft mimics local radio, serving as
wake-up call _ and annoyance

Microsoft mimics local radio, serving as
wake-up call _ and annoyance 09/21/2004 12:56 AM
San Francisco Chronicle Sep 21 2004 4:23AM GMT

Call to reform mental health plan

Call to reform mental health plan 03/23/2005 02:41 AM
MPs and peers voice fears the draft Mental Health Bill will lead to people with mild conditions being locked up.

Army Defends Plan for Involuntary Troop
Call-Up (Reuters)

Army Defends Plan for Involuntary Troop
Call-Up (Reuters) 06/29/2004 05:11 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Army on Tuesday defended its plan to mobilize involuntarily 5,600 retired or discharged soldiers as nothing "new or unusual," but critics said it undermines the concept of an all-volunteer military.

When the Job Market Gets Tough, the
Tough Go Meta-Searching

When the Job Market Gets Tough, the
Tough Go Meta-Searching 06/19/2004 02:48 AM
Finding that perfect job in the current market is now more competitive than ever. The latest trend in online job searching is to use job meta-search engines that combine jobs from a variety of job sites on a single search results page. [PRWEB Jun 19, 2004]

Radio GaGa: Radio streaming from
Internet Solutions powers major radio
stations in SA

Radio GaGa: Radio streaming from
Internet Solutions powers major radio
stations in SA 09/02/2004 09:41 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Sep 3 2004 2:22AM GMT

Nextel's new Motorola i830

Nextel's new Motorola i830 06/08/2004 03:21 PM
Engadget Jun 8 2004 6:51PM GMT

Sprint Nextel's New Logo

Sprint Nextel's New Logo 06/24/2005 04:02 PM

Every time a pin drops, an angel gets its wings.

That's all I've got. I actually don't hate it, really, and it'll be good for Sprint to ditch the red and white (also Verizon's colors) to go with something a bit more shocking. Now they just need to co-brand a phone with DeWalt with swappable drill bits.

Nextel's Sweet Spectrum Win

Nextel's Sweet Spectrum Win 07/09/2004 03:25 PM
Business Week Jul 9 2004 8:04PM GMT

Nextel's new speakerphone BlackBerry

Nextel's new speakerphone BlackBerry 01/06/2004 02:23 PM
Research In Motion has made a new version BlackBerry wireless communicator for Nextel with speakerphone and that supports the carriers push-to-talk "walkie-talkie" service. The BlackBerry...

Ericsson clones Nextel's DirectConnect

Ericsson clones Nextel's DirectConnect 03/19/2003 10:25 PM
CNET: Ericsson announces Instant Talk. Unlike DirectConnect, Lancia said, Instant Talk gear will also include a buddy list similar those...

Tough on Terror, or Tough on Liberty?

Tough on Terror, or Tough on Liberty? 12/12/2003 10:06 PM
Reports, including this one from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on a study on the prevalence of terror-related crime hit the wire services several days ago but have received relatively little attention in broad circles. The new study, done by the TRAC research center at Syracuse University, shows that federal investigators have recommended the prosecution of an estimated 6,400 people on terrorism charges since September 11, 2001. Out of 6,400 cases, just 879 have been convicted. Of these, 184 have been convicted of "international terrorism" and the remainder for related charges. Overall, only 123 received significant sentences (over one year in prison) and only 23 were sentenced to five years or more. Also, convictions for "international terrorism" had a median duration of just 14 days, indicating that the vast majority of these convictions were for very minor crimes. The linked story quotes Charles Pena, director of a libertarian group. "It bothers me that we would round up whole bunches of people without an idea about whether they really are a terrorist . . . It certainly is valid to ask whether the whole war on terror is successful."

Nextel's Revenues Rise, But Stock Drops
(Reuters)

Nextel's Revenues Rise, But Stock Drops
(Reuters) 02/19/2004 03:38 PM
Reuters - Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL.O) on Thursday said quarterly profit fell from a year earlier, when the wireless telephone company had a gain from the sale of an international unit, but revenue rose 29 percent.

Wi-Fi fudge will allow interference

Wi-Fi fudge will allow interference 08/05/2004 10:37 AM
Computer Weekly Aug 5 2004 2:53PM GMT

The myth of interference.

The myth of interference. 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
Salon: The myth of interference.

"Myth of Interference" Slashdotted

"Myth of Interference" Slashdotted 03/13/2003 10:25 AM
About 475 comments so far at slashdot on my Salon article about David Reed's ideas about Open Spectrum....

Add a Cordless Phone, but Not
Interference

Add a Cordless Phone, but Not
Interference 04/22/2004 01:02 AM
New York Times Apr 22 2004 5:05AM GMT

Interference to Pose Problems

Interference to Pose Problems 10/28/2003 11:09 PM
An analyst from the Aberdeen Group suggests that interference will become a major problem next year: As more hot spots pop up, they are more likely to interfere with each other, degrading the user experience. He says that the only solution will be for governments to open up more spectrum and thus more channels for Wi-Fi so networks have less chance of interfering with each other....

Wimax To Be Hampered By 3g And Wi-fi
Interference

Wimax To Be Hampered By 3g And Wi-fi
Interference 06/28/2004 05:01 AM
ewirelessnews Jun 28 2004 9:02AM GMT

Electrical (Standards) Interference

Electrical (Standards) Interference 04/02/2005 03:25 PM

HomePlu g AV is near--but so are three other standards: Frustrating, isn't it, that just when you hear the news that the electrical networking standard HomePlug is about to be revised from version 1.0 to AV (11 Mbps to 200 Mbps!) that three other standards could split the marketplace and thus doom it in the same way that the excellent HomeRF standard sunk beneath the waters by failing to reach the market fast enough with speedy bandwidth.

PC World reports that HomePlug AV will be ratified in June and be built into settop boxes and other devices. With a raw 200 Mbps design, it should deliver at least 100 Mbps of actual net throughput, enough to stream multiple video signals across your home's wiring. It's also designed to work with Broadband over Powerline (BPL) equipment, although I'm finding that increasingly unlikely to be deployed in the U.S. based on power utility statements. (Anti-municipal telecom/broadband bills would make it impossible for private utilities to deploy BPL, too.)

The United Powerline Association unfortunately has a competing spec that won't interoperate. And then HomePlug has a low-power control protocol they're working on as does Z-Wave.

The article unfortunately quotes the New Millennium Research Council, a group that I have written about extensively here because of their parent company, Issue Dynamics, which is a PR firm that represents incumbent telco and cable operators. The NRMC is oddly 100-percent behind BPL, and if you look at Issue Dynamics's client list, you find that Edison Electric Institute and Virginia Power are represented in their client list; Pacific Gas & Electric was a former client.

So keep your scorecard straight: utilities offering broadband is a bad idea when they are owned by municipalities, but an entirely good idea when private companies own the utilities. And allowing municipal utilities to allow private companies to offer broadband over their electrical lines would be bad, too.

Salon.com Technology | The myth of
interference

Salon.com Technology | The myth of
interference 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
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Google Gmail hit by US Senate
interference

Google Gmail hit by US Senate
interference 05/28/2004 04:57 AM
Silicon.com May 28 2004 8:37AM GMT
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