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Tag: wireless internet

EU to free-up spectrum for 3G handsets - 26 July 2007 - News

To promote the development and take-up of new wireless advanced mobile data and multimedia services, the Commission is set to repeal the current GSM Directive that prevents the coexistence of more advanced technologies on its frequencies.

Commission lays ground for next-generation wireless electronics - 22 February 2007 - News

A Commission decision to harmonise radio frequencies used by ultra-wideband technology is expected to boost the market for wireless services and products, including laptops, mobile phones and televisions.

European households go wireless - 27 August 2006 - News

Mobile phones and high-speed wireless internet are on the way up in European households.

 

Commission frees up frequencies for WiFi - 20 July 2005 - News

In a move that may boost the technology in Europe, the Commission has decided to assign two additional frequency bands to wireless local area networks, known as WiFi.

World Summit becomes focus for telecom ministers - 28 June 2005 - News

The EU will prioritise the future governance of the internet and financial mechanisms for bridging the digital divide between industrial nations and developing countries. 

eEurope - An Information Society for All - 05 October 2004 - LinksDossier

eEurope was launched in December 1999 to ensure the EU fully benefits from the changes the Information Society is bringing. eEurope's key objectives are to bringing every citizen, home and school, every business and administration, into the digital age and online. It plans to create a digitally literate Europe, supported by an entrepreneurial culture ready to finance and develop new ideas. eEurope also wants to ensure the whole process is socially inclusive, builds consumer trust and contributes to social cohesion.

Wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) - 30 July 2003 - LinksDossier

The EU aims to promote the Information Society by developing multiple broadband access platforms, and the Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs, also known as Wireless Fidelity, or Wi-Fi) appear to provide plausible solutions that are relatively cheaper and faster than Third Generation (3G) mobile technologies.

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