rain fade n.— «Rain and snow absorb the signal, reducing the quality of the service during storms, an effect the industry calls “rain fade.”» —“With WiMax, Walking on the Wireless Side in Baltimore” by Peter...
cord cutter n.— «The trend of young US wireless users opting to disconnect their home phone lines in favor of wireless-only options is growing. These individuals, dubbed “cord cutters,” are taking consumer communications...
beachfront property n.— «It is referred to as the last beachfront property in the wireless world—a prized swath of spectrum that is about to be sold at federal auction. And it has touched off an intense lobbying effort pitting cellular...
off-deck adj.— «He also said the off-deck services do not come with security, like protection against spam and abuse, protection the carriers are in unique positions to provide.» —“SIP allows consumers to sidestep...
bricked v.— «WRT54GS version is a little bit more difficult to manipulate with 3rd party firmwares than WRT54G, not only because some firmwares don’t work on WRT54G, but Linksys’ firmwares aren’t the same and a “bricked”...
geofencing n.— «Back on terra firma, “geofencing” will be this year’s buzz word. Wireless location technology will mean the movements of mobile-phone users can be tracked by security forces, who will be able to create...