Archive | January, 2006

Google Mobilizer"> Google Mobilizer

Google Mobilizer provides a minimalist interface that allows the user to enter a URI, will fetch the content and present it in a mobile device friendly format – optionally without pictures. Very useful. From http://del.icio.us/johan.kuypers tagged google terminals web URI: http://www.google.com/gwt/n

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Flat rate GPRS/WCDMA

Everyone looking for a flat rate GPRS tariff plan is probably interested in BASE Germany’s recently launched GPRS/WCDMA flat rate tariff called Internet-flatrate. I’m sure this will drive mobile data usage. For €50 per month you can eat all data you want, and make unlimited on-net voice calls. That’s a €25 premium over their voice-only [...]

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Antenna site maps for Belgium

Belgian telecom regulator BIPT/IBPT has created an online antenna map application showing locations of GSM and WCDMA (UMTS) antennas in Belgium. Operational base station sites are included, but also sites under construction (building permit already approved or not). Unfortunately a lot more information could be presented. I would like to see operator, azimuth, height, antenna [...]

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VoIP security

Two interesting presentations from the Chaos Computer Club: An introduction to SIP hacking and a discussion of Lawful Intercept in VoIP networks (rather specific for Germany) by Hendrik Scholz.

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Unlicensed radio to mobile network

Motorola just announced their own UMA/GAN product which they market as RSG (Residential Seamless Mobility Gateway). The Motorola RSG can seamlessly transfer voice calls between the home wireless network (WLAN) and the cellular network without interrupting the call, when paired with a dual-mode handset and connected to a network and service that supports this feature. [...]

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