ETSI announces its standardization plans for Reconfigurable Radio Systems. PRLog (Press Release) – Nov 02, 2009 – Following the completion of a phase of feasibility studies, standardization of Reconfigurable Radio Systems (RRS) is now getting underway. RRS are seen by many as the most effective response to the ever-growing demand for a great diversity of [...]


VISLINK, plc has significantly advanced the state-of-the-art in Law Enforcement & Public Safety (LE&PS) wireless surveillance with the introduction of its software defined KAMELYON family of digital transmitters and receivers.  As a Software Defined Radio (SDR), the field upgradeable KAMELYON is compatible with legacy surveillance technology, emerging digital applications, and future technological advancements.  In fact, [...]

The 2009 Venture Capital 100

November 23, 2009 9:16 PM
The first annual AlwaysOn Venture Capital 100 highlights the one hundred individuals who have backed the most profitable winners in the last four years. To compile the first VC 100 List, our editorial team sourced data from its research partners Morgan Stanley, VentureDeal and the 451 Group on more than 700 active venture capitalists, 1,400 [...]


SDR Solution Helps Meet 3G Market Demands and Lowers Operator TCO 13 November 2009, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that itsSoftware Defined Radio (SDR) base stations have recorded a total [...]


The Office of Naval Research (ONR) in Arlington, Va., is issuing a broad agency announcement (BAA 10-003) for the JCREW 3.3 science and technology (S&T) program to improve existing JCREW IED detection and electronic warfare system hardware, software, techniques, and technologies. First off, ONR scientists are interested in improved JCREW antennas. [...]


From Thomson Reuters: China’s research output has increased dramatically since 1999 while most output increased to upwards of 112,000 papers nations remained fairly stable. During the same period the USA increased by 2008 —with the nation more than doubling its output from 265,000 to 340,000 publications per year, an increase of its output since 2004 alone. [...]
The SDR Forum’s Technical Conference is getting ready to gear up in Washington DC. Held annually, more than 100 papers will be presented along with indepth tutorials, keynotes, and panel discussions. The final program is here. You can register here. Disclaimer - I’m the general Chair of the conference. See you in DC!
I have a nice quote in a Mobile Handset DesignLine article written by Fanny Mlinarsky.

Venture Capital Leads Returns

November 9, 2009 1:08 PM
According to Thomson Reuters, venture capital still has better returns than many other investments (at least through March 2009).


Restaurants lead mobile alert survey

November 9, 2009 12:45 PM
For what purpose do you want to receive mobile alerts?

Wireless Infrastructure Market Share

October 26, 2009 11:07 PM
Note ZTE and Huawei are gaining share.

Global Smartphone Market Breakdown

October 26, 2009 10:59 PM
From October 2009

Latest Handset and Smartphone Market Share

October 26, 2009 10:55 PM
From an October 2009 report.


A nice chart showing frequency band allocations by year and corresponding 3GPP releases.


Multiband UMTS is driving the number of frequency bands in cellular handsets.
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