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[News] Wi-Fi Radio from Com One Runs Linux

  • Subject: [News] Wi-Fi Radio from Com One Runs Linux
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:59:52 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Linux-based WiFi radio hits the big time

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| French bluetooth accessory specialist Com One announced that its Linux-based 
| Phoenix WiFi Radio has upgraded firmware and is being widely distributed. The 
| Internet-enabled clock-radio is now being sold by online retailers 
| tigerdirect.com, mobileplanet.com, and buy.com, says Com One, while 
| distributors include DBL, D&H, and Nice Stuff.    
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6524695191.html


Related:

Linux to power cellular radio tower of Babel

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| A Virginia-based company offering radio protocol conversion products for 
| telecom infrastructure has reportedly licensed Enea's soup-to-nuts 
| carrier-grade Linux and high-availability middleware suite. Enea says 4DK 
| will use the "Enea Accelerator Platform" with its "SuperConnectivity" 
| product, apparently aimed at enabling telecom infrastructure to support  
| multiple cellular protocols.    
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9264137056.html


Linux-based SDR targets 700MHz Femtocells

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| Vanu Inc. and BitWave Semiconductor have demonstrated a Linux-based 
| software-defined radio (SDR) for wireless Femtocell base stations. Designed 
| to handle the 700MHz spectrum due to be auctioned in January, the SDR offers 
| simultaneous operation of multiple standards, enabling a fast transition to 
| multifaceted Femtocells, says Vanu.    
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3715723987.html


FCC ignores more than 100 years of wisdom

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| In 1883 French cryptographer Auguste Kerckhoffs published a set of six 
| design principles for military encryption systems. The second of these
| principles is generally known today under the observation that security 
| through obscurity is not security. The Federal Communications Commission 
| (FCC) seems not to have read the history books or to be aware of how its
|  sister federal agencies develop security standards....
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http://www.infoworld.nl/idgns/bericht.phtml?id=002570DE00740E1800257313005EC092


The FCC, FOSS, and software radios: a mixed bag

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| After studying the new rules -- published in the Federal Register last month 
| and taking effect today -- the SFLC concluded that the laws are not 
| FOSS-restrictive because they "apply to hardware manufacturers who distribute 
| SDR devices, regardless if they use FOSS in them or not." And the Center says 
| that since the rules specifically mention the GNU/Linux operating system, the 
| FCC is actually acknowledging the importance of open source.     
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http://www.linux.com/feature/116769


Is The FCC Blocking Wireless Competition?

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| With the nationwide expansion of fiber-optic wiring and digital delivery at 
| the turn of the century, the federal government reclaimed and is still 
| reclaiming large amounts of spectrum.  
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http://www.webpronews.com/insiderreports/2007/09/07/is-the-fcc-blocking-wireless-competition

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