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1) 	FLAW FOUND IN DIGITAL WIRELESS PHONE SYSTEM
2)		FROST & SULLIVAN STUDY -- LOCAL VOICE SERVICES 
		THROWN OPEN BY TELECOM ACT OF 1996
3)		WINSTAR LAUNCHES FIXED WIRELESS MULTIPOINT 
		METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK IN WASHINGTON, 
		D.C.
4)		LOOKING FOR A JOB IN THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY?
    
*******WIRELESS JOB OPPORTUNITY OF THE WEEK*******

http://www.wow-com.com/wworkplace/
Company: Hughes Network Systems
Job Title: 	Senior Digital Design Engineer - Hardware
Location:  	Germantown, MD - US
Job Description:   Lead digital design engineer for satellite
baseband communications hardware.  Position requires experience 
in design of digital communications subsystems such as 
modulators, demodulators, digital filters, NCOs and FEC 
encoders/decoders.   Requires BSEE (MSEE preferred) and 7-10 years 
of digital design experience with emphasis on communication circuit 
design.

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FLAW FOUND IN DIGITAL WIRELESS PHONE SYSTEM

http://www.wow-com.com/professional/news
Computer security engineers say they have discovered a weakness 
in GSM, the most widely used digital cellular phone technology in 
the world. Some are worried that the flaw could eventually be exploited 
to enable hackers to get free service by pretending to be legitimate
subscribers. A software developer and two graduate students say 

they can obtain important security information from GSM cellular 
phones. Click above link for the Cellular Telecommunications 
Industry Association's reaction to this announcement.

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FROST & SULLIVAN STUDY -- LOCAL VOICE SERVICES 
THROWN OPEN BY TELECOM ACT OF 1996

http://www.wow-com.com/results/professional/
Designed to create a competitive environment, the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 was an invitation to companies 
from different market segments to vie for the same market share
in the public local wireline and wireless voice services market.  The
question now is, how well has it worked?   According to new 
strategic research from Frost & Sullivan U.S. Markets for Public 
Local Wireline and Wireless Voice Services, the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 has created the most significant
business opportunity since the long distance market was opened for
true competition 13 years ago.  Many companies are entering the 
local wireline services market such as interexchange carriers (IXCs),
competitive access providers (CAPs), cable TV service providers 
(CATV) and utility companies, as well as wireless voice service 
providers such as cellular carriers, Personal Communications Service
(PCS) providers and wireless local loop voice service providers.

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WINSTAR LAUNCHES FIXED WIRELESS MULTIPOINT 
METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

http://www.wow-com.com/professional/news
WinStar Communications, Inc. announced today that it has 
activated a full-duplex ATM-based, point-to-multipoint (PMP) 
broadband, fixed wireless network carrying voice, data, and video 
services in Washington, D.C. The network incorporates two hub sites,
expanding to three shortly, and is providing high-speed 
telecommunications network services over multiple sectors to four 
end-user buildings. According to the company, WinStar's D.C. 
network is demonstrating all the features of a fully networked PMP 
infrastructure, including bi-directional communications on a 
bandwidth-on-demand basis.

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global wireless workplace. Click above to find your next wireless job
opportunity! 
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This update sponsored by: HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS

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Hughes Network Systems is one of the fastest-growing digital
communications companies in the world, providing world-class
wireless, satellite and broadcast products to customers in over 60 
countries.
Today, HNS employs over 500 software engineers and 200 hardware
engineers dedicated to developing our products, services and 
systems from our Germantown, Maryland headquarters and San 
Diego, California facility. Click above to learn more.

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HNS HOT JOBS CAREER INVITATIONAL. On Saturday, April 25, 
Hughes Network Systems (HNS) is hosting a Hot Jobs Career 
Invitational at our facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland (metro 
Washington, DC). For this 1-day event, we're bringing in the best the 

industry has to offer to meet with our Hiring Managers. Interview 
expenses will be paid for qualified candidates.