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Volume 12 Number 02 February 2009
INDUSTRY NEWS News from the communications industry...focus on forums   CDG Predicts: 700 Million CDMA Users by 2013 ITU Takes on Greenhouse Gases NGMN Outlines Requirements on Self-Optimizing Networks 3GPP Celebrates 10 Years TIA Publishes Standard for All-IP Emergency Calls Wi-Fi Alliance: Chipset Sales Up 26% in 2009 New ITU Standard Addresses In-Home HDTV Networks FTTHC: Tax Incentives Would Create 600,000 Jobs Mentor Graphics Receives Award from IEEE Standards Association More... Back to Top SPOT LIGHT From the President, Douglas N. Zuckerman - Meeting an Industry Need - gives the scoop on ComSoc's very important wireless certification program and suggests future directions. A note from the e-News editor - Bob Shapiro New ComSoc Communities site. Create forums, blogs, groups focusing on communications engineer technologies. To learn more, see FAQs. Coming soon to the New ComSoc Communities site... a moderated debate on"Hype in Breakthrough Announcements" between Tony Acampora and Stu Personick. New Tutorials Now...all with free 5 minute previews The Next Generation CDMA Technology (2hrs 39 min; 163 slides) by Hsiao-Hwa Chen Design and Performance Issues in Wireless Mesh Networks (1 hr 17 min; 188 slides) by Dharma P Agrawal Project Management for Telecommunications Projects - Ensuring Success (2 hrs 32 min; 43 slides) by Celia Desmond Signal Processing Techniques for Spectrum Sensing and Communications in Cognitive Radios (2 hrs 43 min; 134 slides) by Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny Indoor Geolocation Systems (2 hrs 56 min; 212 slides) by Ilir F. Progri Future Gigabits Systems: Towards Real 4G and Cognitve Radios (2hrs 34 min; 215 slides) by Niocola Marchetti and Muhammad Imadur Rahman IP Multimedia Substem (IMS): Evolution to New Capabilities (2 hrs 16 min; 104 slides) by Vijay K Varma The WCET Wireless Communications Professional announced the results of the first exam. See the latest issue of the newsletter for more WCET news. Apply to sit for the Spring 2009 IEEE WCET Certification Exam...The Spring 2009 Application Period has been extended to 28 February 2009. The Testing Window is 16 March - 4 April 2009. See the www site. IN MEMORY OF HEINRICH LANTSBERG   More ... Back to Top CONFERENCES OFC/NFOEC 2009, San Diego, CA, USA, 22 - 26 March ... Includes a comprehensive technical program and the largest all-optical business exhibition with live demonstrations, interactive displays, news in the making and the opportunity to talk to the experts. Sign up today! IEEE WCNC 2009, Budapest, Hungary, 5 - 8 April ... Features the presentation of over 550 technical papers, tutorials and business panels exploring the foremost research in wireless communications and networking technologies as well as the newest digital cellular and PCS developments. Register now and receive a complimentary tutorial! IEEE Mobile WiMAX 2009 ... Call for Papers Deadline is just around the corner. Submissions due 15 February.  For a list of potential topics and submission instructions, click here. IEEE IWQOS 2009 ... Call for Papers Deadline Approaching.  Submissions due 15 February. For a list of potential topics and submission instructions, click here. IEEE EDOC 2009 ... Paper abstract submissions due 3 March. Workshop proposals due 16 February. Panel proposals due 31 May. For a list of potential topics and submission instructions, click here. IEEE GLOBECOM 2009 ... Paper, Tutorial and Workshop Submissions due 15 March.  For a list of potential topics and submission instructions, click here. IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, 14 -18 June ... Explores future trends in communications. Conference includes 11 symposia technical program, 19 tutorials, 10 workshops, 8 panels and an exhibit hall showcasing leading companies and research institutions.  Register today! The IEEE Communications Society will have an exhibit at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 16-19 February 2009. Visit us at stand number 2A105. More ... Back to Top PUBLICATIONS Free Article of the Month: Complimentary access to a select article from the current issue of IEEE Wireless - An AS-Level Overlay Network for IP Traceback 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 February 2009 ComSoc/Wiley Book of the Month ... Security of Information and Communication Networks by Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos. Next Generations Wireless LANs ... by Eldad Perahia and Robert Stacey is the February 2009 Cambridge/ComSoc Book of the Month. Special Price for ComSoc members. More ... Back to Top MEMBERSHIP Final Member renewal reminder... Renew today! Save $17 by de-selecting the print ComMag option when renewing your 2009 IEEE Communications Society Membership via your IEEE Web account. 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 optical control plane network interoperability. WiMax Forum: promotes the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wir eless products Back to Top COMMUNICATE WITH e-NEWS You are receiving e-News as a free monthly service provided by the IEEE Communications Society. Editorial Calendar Questions, comments, and newsworthy contributions? 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