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Wireless group in Wake Forest has golden Rolodex of engineer talent

Wake Forest non-profit leverages the local engineering talent pool to push the boundaries of wireless technologies for North Carolina and the world.

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 HP develops glasses-free 3-D for mobile devices

Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Co. have developed a way to put glasses-free 3-D video on mobile devices, which a researcher says, is "much like you'd see in the movie 'Star Wars' with the hologram of Princess Leia."

 More youth use smartphones as route to web

A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 78 percent of young people, ages 12 to 17, now have cellphones. Nearly half of those are smartphones, a share that's increasing steadily -- and that's having a big effect on how, and where, many young people are accessing the Web.

 Cisco launches routers, software targeting mobile data explosion

The Cisco blog: Cisco is rolling out new routers and software designed to help service providers better manage the growing amount of wireless data and also to capitalize on opportunities to monetize ot with new services.

Cisco's new routers

 Google earnings report to provide insight into ad spending trends

Google's fourth-quarter earnings report should provide a barometer on how much more advertising shifted to the Internet during the holiday shopping season.

 Google invests $200M in wind farm; chairman calls for net freedom in North Korea

As Google expands its commitment to alternative energy, company chairman Eric Schmidt calls for Internet freedom during a visit to North Korea.

 Google gives New York's Silicon Alley a boost with free WiFi

The new network is part of an effort to cultivate Silicon Alley, a concentration of startups in Manhattan. WiFi will be available to thousands of New Yorkers.

 Creative investments bringing broadband to Western NC

The cost of broadband service in remote areas of North Carolina has long been a barrier to increasing rural access in the past. New federal funding, private investments, and a little creativity are helping to better the business case for expanding broadband to some of the most isolated areas in the state.

 AT&T, Verizon Wireless stores to have iPhone 5s

The roll-out of 4G wireless broadband service across N.C. picks up pace as AT&T adds Fayetteville and Wilmington to its coverage area. AT&T and Verizon Wireless stores will have iPhone 5s to sell starting Friday at 8 a.m.

 EarthLink to use Clearwire for 4G wireless Internet services

The Atlanta-based Internet Services Provider, which has an operation in Raleigh, plans to launch high-speed wireless service in 2013.

 T-Mobile picks Tekelec gear as part of 4G upgrade

Tekelec will provide diameter signaling routers to T-Mobile as the wireless provider upgrades its network to LTE technology.

Diameter routing graphic

 RDU Airport to offer Wi-Fi service beginning Saturday

Some wireless access will be free of charge. A premium offering will be available for secure networking, large file downloads and video streaming.

 AT&T to open super store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile

AT&T is refining its retail strategy with its first flagship store, a location on Chicago's Michigan Avenue that goes beyond phones and tablets to show services such as fitness applications and "smartcar" features.

 RDU Airport to offer Wi-Fi service through Boingo

Some wireless access will be free of charge. A premium offering will be available for secure networking, large file downloads and video streaming.

 AT&T to offer free Wi-Fi at Bank of America Stadium

Carolina Panthers fans and people attending other events at the 70,000-seat Charlotte stadium will have access to the Internet through hundreds of "hot spots."

 TimeWarner Cable launches Wi-Fi hot spots in Charlotte

The company makes service available in several areas of Charlotte that is free for TWC customers and $2.95 per hour for pay-as-you-go customers. No word yet when the service might be offered in the Triangle.

 RDU expands Wi-Fi options at airport

By July, the Raleigh-Durham Airport will have two options for customers to connect to wireless internet - free or paid.

 Cisco to acquire mobile device software firm

The networking giant says it is buying Washington-based ClearAccess which provides hardware and software for management of residential and mobile network devices.

ClearVision links providers and consumers

 Move over: Wireless spectrum search may hit Pentagon, NASA, other agencies

The Commerce Department identifies a 95 megahertz-wide band that could be auctioned to wireless companies. That's enough to support at least two new national wireless data networks. The block is particularly desirable because it is near frequencies already available to cellphone companies.

A portion of the "radio spectrum" allocations

 Va. firm LightSquared tries to revive GPS network plan

The Federal Communications Commission has decided to revoke LightSquared's permit after a federal review found that its network interfered with dozens of personal-navigation devices and aircraft-control systems that rely on GPS. LightSquared is fighting the decision.