Sometimes success is all in a name. Once upon a time, GSM, the global system for mobile communication, had a French name: Groupe Spécial Mobile. Imagine the trouble U.S. GSM operators like Cingular would have had getting favors from Congress in recent years if the name had stuck. Likewise, DECT used to stand for Digital European Cordless Telecommunication. Unsurprisingly, the technology ...

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