Duke CIO comments on wireless disruptions; Unlocked phones may be part of spectrum auction

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Jul 24, 20072 mins

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Duke CIO releases statement on wireless disruptions, 07/21/07: Duke University has posted a statement on its Web site saying that a “particular set of conditions made the Duke wireless network experience some minor and temporary disruptions in service.”

Unlocked phones may be part of spectrum auction, 07/20/07: If Americans want to buy cell phones and add mobile applications that they can use with any carrier, they need to be watching the FCC.

Google invests in home cell-station vendor, 07/20/07: Femtocells, an emerging technology for improving cellular coverage in homes and enterprises, have attracted the interest of none other than Google.

Court pushes back Qualcomm request for stay of ban, 07/20/07: A federal court won’t consider Qualcomm’s request for a stay of a trade commission order that bans the importation of its chips into the U.S.

Google to FCC: Accept our rules and we’ll bid, 07/20/07: In its clearest statement of intent so far, Google said that it will compete in an upcoming wireless spectrum auction, if the government agrees to certain rules.

13 reasons why I’m not buying an iPhone – yet, 07/18/07: I bought a new phone from AT&T week before last. I’m pretty happy with it. And the weird thing is, it isn’t an iPhone–it’s an AT&T 8525, a Windows Mobile-based model that’s been around since the middle of last year.

Sprint, Clearwire team up on WiMAX deal, 07/19/07: Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have entered an agreement to jointly build the first nationwide WiMAX network in the U.S., the two companies announced Thursday.

Video: Testing out Seoul’s WiMAX network: The IDG News Service’s Martyn Williams tests out Seoul’s WiMAX network on the one-year anniversary of its launch. Could this be the future of U.S. wireless broadband?