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Novatel is ready to ride the WiMAX wave and has announced that it has successfully completed over the air testing of its new MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot prototype based on 4G WiMAX. “Novatel Wireless is pleased to support the growing 4G ecosystem and the evolution of next-generation communications with this milestone WiMAX call,” said Rob Hadley , CMO, Novatel Wireless. “The combination of our intelligent software platform on MiFi with 4G speeds from Beceem’s high-performance 4G-WiMAX chips will open up new opportunities for the growing number of initiatives involving 4G mobile broadband applications and services.” According to Novatel, it was immediately able to achieve throughput of 18Mbps in over the air testing, and that’s just the beginning. The company’s MiFi prototype is capable of throughput speeds in excess of 30Mpbs downloads and 10Mpbs uploads in a 10MHz channel, Novatel added.

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It’s the Cold War all over again, only this one’s taking place in cyberspace. According to a report by security firm McAfee, there are a growing number of governments all around the globe preparing for potential cyber conflicts with other countries, DailyTech reports. “There are at least five countries known to be arming themselves for this kind of conflict,” McAfee Europe analyst Greg Day told the BBC.

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