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Articles tagged with: Wind and Rural
Ultrasound imaging now possible with a smartphone
Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand. more
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Dialog Telekom to Deploy Solar and Wind-Powered Base Stations in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan operator, Dialog Telekom is to deploy ten solar and wind-powered base stations in the country. The trial, which will deploy five off-grid and five on-grid base stations, has seen two sites go live this month and a further eight sites will go live in March and April this year. The goal of the trial is to use a number of different scenarios with equipment from eight different vendors to test the range of options available and the commercial viability of rolling out mobile networks using renewable forms of energy. more
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Qualcomm Introduces 2nd-Gen Embedded Module for Mobile Internet Access
Qualcomm has introduced its second-generation embedded Gobi module, delivering multi-mode 3G mobile Internet access on either HSPA or CDMA2000 EV-DO networks in markets around the world. The Gobi2000 module offers a wide range of enhancements, including support for additional radio frequencies, increased data speeds, enhanced GPS functionality and support for additional operating systems such as windows 7. more
Related Tags: 3g, microsoft, qualcomm, gps, mts, cdma, hspa, hsupa, netbook, mobile-internet, a-gps, cdma2000, umts900, windows, notebook, modem, ev-do
Acquisitions Boosting US Companies' Growth Rates
The acquisitions of Dobson, Rural and Suncom have served to boost the number of net additions over the past twelve months at AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile respectively. AT&T already has Centennial in its sights for 2009, while VerizonÃ's acquisition of Alltel is set for closure imminently. As yet, T- Mobile has announced no riposte and in fact, it is difficult to see that there is a meaningful acquisition it could make, unless it wants to enter the murky world of CDMA which it has shown no inclination to do so far. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, metropcs, leap-wireless, mts, cdma, verizon, alltel, USA
Vodafone Portugal Using Wind Power on its Base Stations
.. begun generating electricity for its mobile communications network with the installation of a wind micro-generating system in the Serra do Socorro near Mafra.The introduction of this wind micro-generating system, added to other energy efficien more
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