 generation (4G) mobile networks, 332 MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) most prevalent for 2G, worldwide, 321 antennas, 333, 337 multiband and multimode handsets operating networks using 802,11a standard, 366 on, 353 satellite network, 377 airplanes, satellite service for, 377 spectral efficiency in 802.11n antennas, 368 Akamai Technologies, 31, 270 WiMAX, specifications for, 339 Alcatel, 112 antivirus software, 355 Alcatel-Lucent, 242, 308 APDs (avalanche photodiodes), 44 algorithms, 15 APIs (application programming interfaces), 27 Aloha Partners, 317 Apple, 109, 156-157, 282 Amazon, 109, 154-156, 282 iPad, 359 cloud computing for individuals and small iPhone, 356 businesses, 33 key acquisitons, 157 Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), 31 QuickTime, 17 key acquisitions, 155 Apple TV, 281 pioneer in e-commerce, 289 appliances, 277 Virtual Private Cloud, 36 SSL installed on, 233 Amazon Marketplace, 32 Application Layer (OSI), 49 Amazon Web Services, 25, 52 applications, 135 América Móvil, 389, 401 application servers, 181 in Brazil, 404 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) Straight Talk, 365 chips, 348 Index apps, 134, 360 purchases of spectrum, 317 as customer retention strategy, 361 spectrum holdings and wide area of coverage, worldwide mobe apps compatibility, 361 architecture, 24 AT&T Wi-Fi Services, 376 archiving AT&T Wireless, 113 e-mail archiving services, 32 acquisition by Cingular Wireless, 135 archiving data, 25 audio conferencing, 89 ARCs (Access Recovery Charges), 123 competition between Google and Skype, 223 Argentina, 402 VoIP over broadband services, 219 ARM chips, 7 audio interfaces on TVs, 281 ARM Holdings, Plc., 7 audio/video container formats, 285 Arnette, Greg, 32 audit trails, security software, 277 ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Australia, 392 Agency), 8 Optus, 393 Asia, 392-401 Austria, 413, 417 China, 393-398 authentication expansion of European mobile providers into, by video processing engines, 286 automated attendants, using to answer phones, 88 India, 398-402 automatic failov