We have discovered an important measure of IP value hiding in plain sight. We identified some pure-play IP firms, such as ARM, MIPS and others, [...]
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WiFi Disruptive to Backhaul Systems
Recently an IEEE discussion about a new business model for using WiFi to off-load cellular data traffic was posted. The idea that the cellular operators [...]
Read the rest of this entry »PHY Layer Research: Unnecessary?
Communication theory is one of the few in engineering that actually has a set of known, computable boundaries for optimum system performance, which boundaries serve [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Gee, Maybe WiMax isn’t Dead Afterall
After Clearwire announced it was changing its 4G plans to replace WiMax with LTE, and Sprint was aligned in that decision, the pundits and wise [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Has Cognitive Radio Disappeared Like AI?
In some outposts of the wireless engineering community, “cognitive radio” (CR) and “software defined radio” (SDR) are sub-disciplines used in common practice, just like “artificial [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Smart Phone Patent Lawsuits Focus on Android
Recently there have been many articles about the outbreak of lawsuits over patents used in smart phone design. The most comprehensive article is probably in [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Antennagate, Steve Jobs, Intel, Qualcomm and a Clash of Engineering Cultures
Steve Jobs gave a press conference on 16 JULY 10 designed to respond to the growing uproar over Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna problems. His pitch [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cognitive Radio Presentation at Wireless Communications Alliance
On 2-25-10 we moderated a panel session of the Cognitive Radio Special Interest Group within the Wireless Communications Alliance. WCA is a Silicon Valley based [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Smart Phone Bill of Materials Good for CR?
Cognitive Radio architectures and implementations require advanced signal processing. While the algorithms can be implemented in software, of course, the ability for RF systems to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Google Nexus One is a “Platform” for Social Networking and Augmented Reality
Google’s 5 JAN 10 launch of the Nexus One smart phone has captured attention in two main areas: it’s capability as a smart phone, especially [...]
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