You arrive at the concert hall and, instead of getting a programme, pick up a small piece of electronic kit that could revolutionise the experience of live symphonic music. Via [guardian.co.uk]

As cellular carriers provide faster data services and Wi-Fi hot-spots pop up in coffee shops and hotels, businesses are increasingly providing mobile employees with tools to take advantage of wireless data services outside the workplace. But widespread adoption is still down the road because of incompatible standards, high costs, and overhyped data speeds. Via [informationweek.com]...

A Nextel spokesperson acknowledged Friday that the wireless operator is ending its trial of FLASH-OFDM wireless broadband effective June 30. Via [internetweek.com]

T-Mobile Germany has unveiled the MDA IV, a 3G PDA handset that integrates GPRS, UMTS, and WLAN. Via [dmeurope.com]

The city of Philadelphia will release details of its wireless expansion plan next week. The plan, according to city CIO Dianah Neff, is to cover the entire city from downtown to local neighborhoods with low-cost, wireless broadband access. Via [eweek.com]

PCTel's new product permits users to make and get calls using the same number on cellular and IP networks. Via [informationweek.com]

A new study by the Competitive Enterprise Institute said municipal Wi-Fi wireless broadband networks may not provide all the benefits cities expect. Via [rcrnews.com]

The real question about Canopy Wireless, now launched - 30 months late - in Europe, is not merely "what took you so long?" but "Why are you singing from Intel's song book about regulation, but not about WiMAX?" Via [theregister.co.uk]

Advocates of Big Broadband took their case against municipal Wi-Fi public on Thursday with a new report from the New Millenium Research Council. Via [eweek.com]

Another area where WiMAX is expected to do well is as a way to provide Point-to-Point (PtP) links. A prime example would be with cellular BTSs that are currently using a leased line to provide a backhaul to the network. Via [itfacts.biz]

Wireless networking is one of those "agony and ecstasy" kind of technologies. Via [extremetech.com]

Siemens may have yet to decide whether it intends to flog off its mobile phone division, but while it ponders such a course, its handset business has to continue touting new product. To that end, the company today revealed a trio of handsets it will show off at CeBIT next month. Via [theregister.co.uk]

In a panel discussion with UK journalists in Helsinki last week, leading figures in Nokia's technology platforms and networks businesses explained that much of the hype associated with WiMax, which in some quarters has been labeled a 3G-killer, arise from some basic misunderstandings about radio technology and the economics of network rollout. Via [cbronline.com]

We shouldn't look a for an 802.11n chip from Broadcom anytime soon, according to Jeff Abramowitz, senior director of marketing for the company's home and wireless networking business unit. Via [reed-electronics.com]

Downstream makers in the Taiwan WLAN industry estimate that, excluding chips used in Intel Centrino WLAN modules, Broadcom led the market with shipments of 20 million WLAN chips last year, for a 45% market share. Atheros came second with 12 million units and a 27% share, the makers said. Via [digitimes.com]