Technologies used today by companies, such as Direct TV, Iridium Satellite, Bluetooth, and Globalstar, are based on satellite communications efforts started at Virginia Tech four decades ago in its Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).

CSIRO is developing new wireless technologies for locating, tracking, sensing and communicating in areas where global positioning systems (GPS) do not work.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced the addition of the PTP 500 Series of Wireless Ethernet Bridges to its portfolio of MOTOwi4™ Fixed Point-to-Point (PTP) solutions. The PTP 500 Series is ideal for deployments that require secure, high-performance backhaul or broadband connectivity and deliver carrier grade availability in obstructed, long-distance and harsh weather environments.

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Sony announced "TransferJet", a new Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology enabling the high speed transfer of large data files (photos, HD images, etc.) between electronic devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, digital video cameras, computers and TVs.

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AT&T Inc. announced an expanded retail presence in Lee County with a new wireless store in Auburn. The store, which is more than 3,000 square feet, is located at 1710 Opelika Road. It represents the company's new design concept and is the company's second in Alabama that showcases the new layout.

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced that its innovative wireless technologies have been selected by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung) to drive compelling multimedia and connectivity into a variety of the mobile phone maker's handsets.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced its board of directors has approved an agreement to purchase spectrum licenses covering 196 million people in the 700 MHz frequency band from Aloha Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

Qualcomm Incorporated, leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, data solutions, announced that it has granted TechFaith Wireless Technology Group Limited, British Virgin Islands corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited, a royalty-bearing, worldwide license under Qualcomm's patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and sell subscriber units and modem cards implementing the WCDMA and TD-SCDMA standards.

A team of researchers led by Fei Hu, assistant professor of computer engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, is working to advance the integration of radio frequency identification technology, also known as RFID, into cardiac sensor networks, a new wireless technology for telemedicine delivery.

Application providers can leverage a global network of hotspots and relationships established by Quiconnect with leading telecoms and network operators to deliver services and content over public wireless broadband.