Stoke Technical Seminar Series - Wireless

If you live in Bangalore, India this might be of interest to you.
Stoke Technical Seminar Series focus on 3G Mobile Data Offload, Emergence of LTE Technology, Integrated WiFi and Seamless Mobility, Stoke SSX Product Family Evolution.

A Must Attend For:

* Telecom Service Providers
* Cellular Service Providers - GSM & CDMA
* VAS Technology & Platform Companies
* Content Aggregators
* Content Owners
* Entertainment & Electronic Media
* Next Generation Mobile Content Solution Providers
* Telecom Associations & Regulators
* Handset Manufacturers - GSM & CDMA
* Portal Providers
* VAS Consulting and Research Organisations
* Venture Capitalists
* Multimedia Service Providers
* Software Developers
* System Integrators
* Mobile Internet Applications & Solution Developers
* DOT, DIT, Ministries & Regulatory

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Nokia Ovi store reveals Skype :-)

Attention all Nokia owners with 3G and WiFi connectivity: Today Nokia has added Skype to it Ovi arsenal and foreshadows death of regular phone calls! With all the benefits of Skype on your phone you can save money and stay in touch when you're on the move. You can make free Skype-to-Skype calls and IM on 3G or WiFi, Save money on calls and texts (SMS) to phones abroad, Share pictures, videos and other files from your phone. It's free to use Skype in a WiFi zone. If you use Skype with a mobile data connection, operator charges may apply.

Intel touts long-distance WiFi for rural areas

While some companies are busy exploring other options for bringing wireless connectivity to rural areas, Intel's apparently been hard at work pushing plain old WiFi as far as they're able to, and they're reportedly now seeing some rather impressive results. According to Technology Review, the company's so-called "rural connectivity platform" (or RCP) is able to beam WiFi signals from one antenna to another located more than 60 miles away, and at data rates up to 6.5 megabits per second, no less. To do that, Intel whipped up some software that effectively rewrites the way the two radios communicate with one another, in particular by eliminating the extra data sent confirming transmissions. Of course, those high-powered antennas also come into play considerably, but Intel says the entire system is both inexpensive (it's aiming for below $500 when it starts selling it in India later this year) and low-power, with two or three radios in a link requiring just five or six watts.

[Via The Inquirer]