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[News] Linux and Wireless Devices Are a Good Match

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Linux Eases Development of Advanced Capabilities for Smart Wireless Devices

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| The use of Linux as an operating system (OS) in the server market has 
| proliferated because of its modular extensibility, open source code 
| community, vast libraries of existing applications, robustness and, not 
| surprisingly, favorable licensing. The obvious benefits of these same 
| features suggest that Linux will also become the dominant OS for wireless 
| devices.     
| 
| A typical Linux based framework has a layered design with several elements. 
| First, the Linux kernel provides the operating system services. Hardware is 
| isolated from the Linux kernel with drivers. Depending on the application, 
| designers can decide to run various system services on top of the kernel such 
| as X-windows, Gstreamer and Graphical Tool Kit (GTK). The applications 
| framework and user interface is then built on top of the Linux service layer.     
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http://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/ShowPR.aspx?PUBCODE=055&ACCT=0031952&ISSUE=0806&RELTYPE=FE&PRODCODE=Z0130&PRODLETT=A&CommonCount=0


Related:

Open Movement in the 3G/4G World

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| “We’re using Debian Linux, which is pretty much the platform of the whole 
| device,” says Ari Virtanen, head of the Converged Product Unit. “Basically, 
| our Linux approach is to really participate in open-source projects and 
| programs and to use them in building our products.”   
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http://vonmag.com/news/featured-articles/open-movement-in-the-3g/4g-world


Nine wireless network companies to watch

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| Why it's worth watching: The old David-and-Goliath thing: Founder Pauline Lo 
| Alker is taking on Microsoft. ABI Research projects Linux will be the fastest 
| growing smart phone operating system for the next five years, with an annual 
| growth rate over 75 percent.   
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;719034987;fp;2;fpid;2


Wireless Software for Linux Cleared of Legal Uncertainty by SFLC

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| After performing the audit, SFLC concluded that OpenHAL does not infringe 
| copyrights held by Atheros. As a result, OpenHAL development can now continue 
| safely, unencumbered by legal uncertainty so long as the OpenHAL developers 
| continue their work in isolation from Atheros' proprietary code.   
|
| [...]
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| "We believe that this outcome will clear the way for eventual acceptance of a 
| new wireless driver into the Linux kernel," said John Linville, the Linux 
| kernel maintainer for wireless networking.  
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http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2007/jul/31/openhal/


Our commitment to open broadband platforms

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| CEO Eric Schmidt today sent a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, saying 
| that, should the FCC adopt all four license conditions requested above, 
| Google intends to commit at least $4.6 billion to bidding for spectrum in the 
| upcoming 700 Mhz auction.   
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http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/our-commitment-to-open-broadband.html


MIMO-enabled enterprise access point runs Linux

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| Bluesocket used Linux in what it claims to be the first 
| enterprise-class wireless access point based on MIMO 
| (multiple-input, multiple output) technology. 
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4446126316.html


Second-generation wireless sensor platform runs Linux

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| Crossbow Technology will demonstrate its tiny XScale-based 
| platform for wireless sensing, at the Sensors Expo 
| tradeshow next week. 
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6488003219.html


New Wireless Architecture to Drive the Next Generation of Enterprise Mobility

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| Wireless Next Generation Architecture Will Bridge the Gap between
| Wi-Fi and RFID to Create the Industry Reference for "RF Switching"
| 
| [...]
| 
| The cornerstone of the Wi-NG architecture is the modular
| Linux-based operating system that provides a separation
| between infrastructure, services, application and management 
| layers. 
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http://www.itrportal.com/absolutenm/templates/article-mobile.aspx?articleid=3141&zoneid=38


Recent:

The next big things in wireless

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| But as Google and its partners talk up Android, there's another open mobile 
| platform that will be making a splash at the show. Earlier this week, the 
| Limo Foundation, a global consortium of mobile carriers, chipmakers, and 
| handset manufacturers developing cell phone technology based on Linux, said 
| it will make its application programming interface available in March. Next 
| week, the group is expected to announce some new members to the consortium, 
| as it becomes the dominant open-source Linux platform for mobile phones. 
| Several industry consortia are dedicated to putting open-source software onto 
| handsets. But it looks like groups are starting to rally behind Limo as it 
| pushes forward.         
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http://www.news.com/The-next-big-things-in-wireless/2100-1039_3-6229811.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
http://tinyurl.com/ypau27
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