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Volume 12 Number 01 January 2009
This month's e-News supported by Agilent Technologies Order Your New MIMO Poster from Agilent "Ten Things You Should Know about MIMO" provides an overview of the operation of MIMO technology and test methodologies, using specific examples to highlight the impact on the radio system or associated test. INDUSTRY NEWS News from the communications industry...focus on LTE LTE Spec Vote Expected in March 85 Million LTE Users Predicted by 2013 Verizon Plans LTE Roll-Out in 2009 Samsung Developing LTE Chips Aeroflex Makes First LTE Tester Sales in China Sandbridge Claims Development of "Holy Grail" Chip RMI & Aricent to Co-Develop LTE eNodeB Solution LG Shows Off First LTE Handset Modem Chip NTT DoCoMo Announces Low-Power MIMO Chipsets for LTE Nokia Siemens Networks Demonstrates LTE Relaying Technology More... Back to Top SPOT LIGHT From the President, Douglas N. Zuckerman - Finance - The Business Side of ComSoc - - what it takes to offer high value services to the members. A note from the e-News editor - Bob Shapiro Industry meeting... IEEE 802.1 bridging and IEEE 802.3 Ethernet interim sessions are scheduled from Jan. 12-16 in New Orleans, LA, USA. Anyone can attend this event. See the IEEE registration page. IEEE Industry Day coming in February... Attend high profile Industry Lead er and Academician seminar, held at Telcordia Technologies, Piscataway, NJ, USA, February 5, 2009 (from 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM). More Information. See the free 90-minute Webinar...Managed Security: Structures and Services, originally recorded November 20. Congratulations to successful WCET candidates. WCET exam results announcements were distributed in December 2008. Apply for Spring 2009 WCET Certification Exam... Application Period is open 2 February 2009; Testing Window: 16 March - 4 April 2009. See WCET site. Available...New 2009 IEEE WCET certification program Candidate's Handbook. Request print or pdf. Forums, blogs, groups...New ComSoc Communities beta site. Online Distinguished Lectures...There are six free distinguished lectures available. Harvey Freeman has been appointed to a 2-year term (2009-10) on the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB). More ... Back to Top CONFERENCES IEEE SECON 2009 Call for Papers Deadline Extended ... Paper registration due 9 January 2009. Paper submission due 16 January 2009. For more information, click here. IEEE CCNC 2009, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 10 - 13 January 2009... Features presentations of nearly 300 technical sessions, workshops, and demonstrations exploring the advance of on-demand networking systems used by consumers to access entertainment and information services, anytime, anywhere, regardless of time or locations. Register and receive a free tutorial! IEEE Mobile WiMAX 2009 Call for Papers ... Submissions are due 10 February.  For a list of potential topics and submission instructions, click here. OFC/NFOEC 2009, San Diego, CA, USA, 22 - 26 March 2009... Includes a comprehensive technical program and the largest all-optical business exh ibition with live demonstrations, interactive displays, news in the making and the opportunity to talk to the experts. Sign up today! More ... Back to Top PUBLICATIONS Free Article of the Month: Complimentary access to a select article from the current issue of IEEE Wireless - Communications An Empirical Study of the Impact of Mobility on Link Failures in an 802.11 Ad Hoc Network Check out the latest free issue of IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. November  2008 list of Top Ten articles...See the latest ComSoc Top Ten list of papers receiving the most requests for PDF views through IEEE Xplore. The January 2009 ComSoc/Academic Press Book of the Month...3G Evolution, 2nd Edition by Erik Dahlman, Stefan Parkvall, Johan Skold and Per Beming. Discounted for ComSoc members. The January 2009 ComSoc/Wiley Book of the Month...Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless and Mobile Ad Hoc Networks edited by Azzedine Boukerche. More ... Back to Top MEMBERSHIP Member renewal reminder...Save $17 by de-selecting the print ComMag option when renewing your 2009 IEEE Communications Society Membership via your IEEE Web account. All ComSoc members will receive IEEE Communications Magazine via Digital Delivery in 2009. Monthly preview issues will be sent to the membership for the remainder of 2008. More ... Related Industry Groups SDR Forum- promoting the success of next generation radio technologies Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) - bridges work across SDOs with current focus on o ptical control plane network interoperability. WiMax Forum: promotes the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products Back to Top COMMUNICATE WITH e-NEWS You are receiving e-News as a free monthly service provided by the IEEE Communications Society. 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