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Why the downturn can be good for digital nomads

The stock market continues to slide, companies are going out of business and layoffs are on the rise. The economic downturn is bad for just about everybody. But digital nomads can weather the storm better than most. Here's why.

By Mike Elgan | 11 December, 2008 09:26

Tags: financial crisis

The challenges of WiMAX service activation: Over-the-Air provisioning in a retail-centric world

In traditional cellular networks, the operator retains primary control over the devices operating on its network, with most devices being directly supplied to the subscriber through the operator's retail stores or partners, and pre-provisioned with the operator's software or SIM card.

WiMax at sea, the journey begins

Ships that call on Singapore can now use WiMax instead of satellite to connect to the Internet.

Will WiMax impact your business this year?

While WiMAX appears to be set for commercial deployment in some US markets by year-end, the technology itself has been plagued by various fits and starts.

Is fixed-mobile convergence worth the bother?

Whether fixed-mobile convergence is for you in the near-term depends in part on how you define it, but for most, there's no rush.

Is LTE the next must-have mobile broadband technology?

Long Term Evolution (LTE)-based services are garnering a lot of attention in the mobile broadband industry, despite the fact that they are at least two years away from being deployed.

It's not your father's wireless anymore

Back in the day, wireless data was a neatly self-contained niche technology used by folks such as field force workers and logistics companies, but virtually ignored by everyone else.

Picocell tech could aid fixed-mobile convergence

An interesting thing happened in 1999. The unit price of a long-distance voice call to consumers, which had been falling since the early 1980s, finally crossed over the cost curve and long-distance voice became a loss leader. This eventually led to the acquisition of the long-distance giants by the regional Bells. It was certainly one of those pivotal events in telecom history, but another 1999 event might be even more important.