When digital doesn't always mean clear

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Digital technology is considered to offer superior performance and sound quality in CD-ROM and digital television products. However, digital technology has failed to produce higher quality cellular telephone service. Users complain about unreliable service and poor sound quality. Many companies have decided to back off their aggressive marketing efforts while trying to fix the problems. Industry analysts say that the cellular telephone industry is not trying to repair technical problems but is instead simply trying to make money. The problem is that moving cellular communications to digital technology was never intended to improve quality but instead to increase capacity because digital technology allows carrier service to place three times as many subscribers on a single channel.

Usage, Cellular telephones, Smart phone, Smart phones, Digital communications, Digital communication, Technology Information

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U.S. restrictions on exports aid German software maker

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The Brokat Informationssysteme is a German computer software company that is growing at an impressive pace. The company's growth is due in a large part to the US policy that prohibits US companies from exporting powerful encryption programs. Consequently, Brokat and a number of other European companies are providing encryption software to global companies. Brokat's customers include America Online, Netscape and Microsoft all of which needed to team up with the company to provide the encryption security that their customers demanded. Many in the industry have voiced their complaints concerning the US policy. In response, American officials have been consistently relaxing the restrictions during the past several years.

Encryption/Decryption Equip, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Germany, Equipment and supplies, Encryption, Data encryption, International aspects, Cryptographic equipment, Growth, Company growth, Brokat Informationssysteme

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Next stage of the cellular tour; as Europe zooms ahead, U.S. fiddles with formats

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In the area of cellular phones and wireless technology, it seem the whole world is in a race to be number one. In Europe, it seems that folks are flying ahead because of the massive amounts of advertising and promotion around wireless technology. Also, in Europe, as well as the United States, teenagers have become a huge focus to those out there wishing to sell their wares through wireless. Who has all of the cellular phones in this society? The kids are finally calling the shots.

United States, Europe, Product development, Market share, Cellular telephone equipment industry

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