Despite security and privacy concerns, all but three of the countries required by the US to issue passports with radio tags are now doing so, the Department of Homeland Security said on Thursday.Except for Andorra, Brunei and Liechtenstein, all of the 27 countries whose citizens can travel to the US without a visa are now issuing “e-Passports”, the department said in a statement. The passports include a radio frequency identification, or RFID, chip with the holder’s information and a biometric identifier, such as a digital …

The UK is likely to see its first deployment of the mobile WiMax standard around the middle of next year, but as a substitute for fixed broadband rather than a new mobile technology.According to Stephane LeDreau, Nortel’s wireless business leader for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the telecommunications equipment manufacturer has an agreement with an unnamed UK provider to use its new MIMO-powered mobile WiMax — also known as IEEE 802.16e — system.”We have today an agreement with a company to provide them with a WiMax …

The UK is likely to see its first deployment of the mobile WiMax standard around the middle of next year, but as a substitute for fixed broadband rather than a new mobile technology.According to Stephane LeDreau, Nortel’s wireless business leader for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the telecommunications equipment manufacturer has an agreement with an unnamed UK provider to use its new MIMO-powered mobile WiMax — also known as IEEE 802.16e — system.”We have today an agreement with a company to provide them with a WiMax …

Users will soon be able to access Skype at The Cloud’s Wi-Fi hot spots across Europe, the two companies announced on Tuesday.They will have to use a Skype-enabled phone from SMC Networks to do so and pay a £6.99 monthly tariff, but the deal means instant connection to Skype whenever the user is in range of such a hot spot.”We are delighted to partner with SMC Networks and extend the service we provide today with Skype to Wi-Fi enabled handsets,” said Niall Murphy, The Cloud’s chief technology officer, on Tuesday. “This agreement …

Users will soon be able to access Skype at The Cloud’s Wi-Fi hot spots across Europe, the two companies announced on Tuesday.They will have to use a Skype-enabled phone from SMC Networks to do so and pay a £6.99 monthly tariff, but the deal means instant connection to Skype whenever the user is in range of such a hot spot.”We are delighted to partner with SMC Networks and extend the service we provide today with Skype to Wi-Fi enabled handsets,” said Niall Murphy, The Cloud’s chief technology officer, on Tuesday. “This agreement …