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The convenience store chain 7-Eleven Inc. is taking its prepaid wireless program global with the launch of its 7-Connect program in Singapore. Through the 7-Connect program, Singapore consumers will have access to a wireless product that offers free nights and weekends and wireless rates as low as 8 cents per minute for a monthly fee of $30. 7-Eleven has successfully launched a similar program in the U.S. and Canada.
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Voitel Wireless has launched a wireless cell phone service designed for Market America Distributors. The company said that they will now be providing mobile service to Market America customers on the nation’s largest wireless network. In order to address the changing needs of the Market America distributor, Voitel Wireless said that they will also assist distributors in selling the wireless product to their customers, in addition to providing cell phone service.
LOREX(TM) Technology Inc., a global leader in advanced video security products for professional and consumer applications, has announced the availability of its ultra digital wireless product line. The product line offers a complete range of versatile, expandable and convenient digital wireless solutions for home users and businesses, based on the latest technology. LOREX’ new ultra digital wireless technology provides secure video with exceptional image quality and crisp audio.
Keithley Instruments, Inc. a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announces the availability of Advanced Measurement Techniques for OFDM- and MIMO-based Radio Systems: Demystifying WLAN and WiMAX Testing, a new guide to wireless and RF testing. This CD contains useful and informative RF testing resources, including application notes, articles, white papers, and product demonstrations, to help engineers reduce their cost of test by simplifying and solving the most challenging RF measurement applications.
Ozmo Devices, the leading provider of low-power Wi-Fi Personal Area Network (Wi-Fi PAN) solutions, announced that the company has teamed up with Wolfson Microelectronics, the leading provider of high performance audio and ultra low power consumption products. Together, they have decided to develop an audio reference design for leveraging Ozmo’s Wi-Fi PAN technology. This development will be targeted towards audio peripherals and portable digital audio devices manufacturers, who now will have an access to the lowest power, smallest form factor Wireless design. The developed Ozmo Devices’ Wi-Fi PAN solution will enable connectivity between computer peripherals such as mice and headsets and other Wi-Fi-enabled platforms. The new OZMO1000 Audio Reference Design makes use of the Ozmo Devices’ OZMO1000 IC and Wolfson Microelectronics’ WM8987L low-power CODEC.