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Emergency Management Needs a Tech Reboot
Mar 19, 2013
“Of all the strange and sensational images produced by Superstorm Sandy, the scene I can’t stop thinking about took place a few steps from my apartment in Lower Manhattan, two days after the storm surge. Dozens of us were wandering up and down 7th Avenue, arms extended like zombies and eyes fixed on our hands. We were hunting—not for food or money or human assistance—but for a cellular signal.”
Wireless Patient Monitoring is Here to Stay
Mar 19, 2013
Last week, the health information technology industry met at HIMSS 2013 in New Orleans. My company, Zephyr Technology, exhibited its solutions as part of the Qualcomm pavilion, to demonstrate how far we have come in bringing affordable patient monitoring to hospitals and into patients’ homes.
How Wireless Access is Creating Opportunity
Mar 19, 2013
I attended Mobile World Congress for the first time this year, and the energy and enthusiasm was palpable. More than 72,000 attendees from 200-plus countries traveled to Barcelona to see inspiring and innovative advances in mobile technology.
#WalkStar Winner Walks More Than 50 Miles at Mobile World Congress
Mar 19, 2013
Last week, Qualcomm Life kicked off the Wireless Walking Challenge with the American Heart Association at Mobile World Congress 2013 to encourage physical activity during the conference.
Getting “Opportunistic” with Small Cells
Mar 19, 2013
When it comes to wireless mobile networks, it is a heterogeneous world out there—there are a large number of small cells interspersed with macro cells. HSPA+ and LTE Advanced incorporate many techniques that effectively address the interference generated by such heterogeneous networks (HetNets), some of which are available today.