Some cell-phone users were bemused a few years back when an episode of the Fox TV series 24 aired in which Jack Bower and his intrepid antiterrorist team used GPS technology to track the movements of a biological weapon riding on an underground train in Los Angeles. Given that terrestrial cellular calls are unable to penetrate the wide expanse of concrete and earth that lies between trains underground and the sky above, viewers reasoned, then how could any space-based satellite be expected to succeed at the task? These days, however, metropolitan subway systems are joining forces with technology providers to come up with a reliable method for delivering wireless services to their customers. Boston commuters, for example, now have the ability to use cellular phones and other wireless devices as they travel through some of Boston’s busiest subway stations. “This is a major customer service enhancement for our ridership,” said Daniel Grabauskas, the general manager of the Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority. “Not only can customers make calls, send text messages, and receive T-Alerts while using the subway, they can also access the Internet and check e-mails.” Seamless Wireless Coverage Boston’s MBTA wireless system was constructed by InSite Wireless, which specializes in the deployment of distributed antenna system (DAS) technology in public facilities, such as San Francisco’s Moscone Center. DAS technology expands the wireless coverage of cellular networks in much the same way as access points extend the reach of today’s Wi-Fi systems. The DAS signal, which is received by small antennas scattered throughout a facility, is balanced among the antennas and then forwarded over fiber optic cables to the carrier networks. The DAS providers make money by charging access fees to cellular providers, such as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. And the subway system operators benefit by getting a slice of…

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Tech Startup Bridges Mideast Divide
Zvi Schreiber is a British-born serial entrepreneur who established the headquarters of his latest tech startup, a software company called Global Hosted Operating System (G.ho.st), in Israel last year. G.ho.st has developed a “virtual PC” that saves all of a person’s files online so data and programs can be gathered from any computer. As Schreiber sees it, the Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh operating systems that cram applications and documents all inside one physical computer will soon be obsolete. “Our G.ho.st virtual computer will enable users to get their computing environment from any browser — and we’ll eventually compete head-on with Microsoft,” Schreiber predicts. Taking on Microsoft is tough enough. But Schreiber is embracing another challenge: He’s helping create a high-tech economy in the Palestinian territories, one of the most poverty-stricken, crisis-riddled spots in the world. He has located the development center for G.ho.st in the West Bank. A Tough Commute It’s a bold move at a time when the Palestinians are facing an unprecedented economic crisis due to years of Israeli restrictions and border shutdowns imposed for security reasons. Some $7.4 billion in aid was pledged by international donors at a Dec. 17 conference in Paris to shore up the government of President Mahmoud Abbas. But what is really needed, according to a recent World Bank report, is economic integration of Israel and the Palestine territories — a task that’s far easier said than done. Consider the challenges Schreiber confronts. Though he has hired three dozen Palestinian engineers and programmers in Ramallah, Schreiber has yet to set foot in the development center, located a mere 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) north of his home in Jerusalem. As an Israeli citizen, he is barred for security reasons from entering Palestinian-controlled parts of the West Bank. And Israel’s security fence prevents most Palestinians from entering Israel. Still, the…

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Apple’s iPhone on Film Institute’s 2007 List
The Hollywood writers strike, the iPhone and the “hyper-tabloidization” of television news are among the American Film Institute’s “Moments of Significance” for 2007. On Thursday, AFI’s 13-member jury — which includes film scholars, artists and critics — announced seven events that affected “the world of moving image” over the past year. The Writers Guild of America strike, which began Nov. 5, topped the list. The labor dispute between writers-guild members and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers addresses storytelling in the digital age and “may be a defining event in shaping the future,” according to AFI. The group cites the iPhone as a “symbol of the exploding on-demand culture.” The device, which sparked a shopping frenzy when it was unveiled over the summer, allows users to stream and download music, movies and TV shows. The country’s cultural obsession with scandal reached new heights (lows?) in 2007, with coverage of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears often eclipsing traditional news on the war, the economy and other topics of international scale. AFI says Web sites such as TMZ.com and PerezHilton.com encourage a brigade of “citizen paparazzi” to “tear down pop idols.” Other 2007 moments deemed noteworthy by the group include the deaths of Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni, the high-definition Discovery Channel series “Planet Earth,” the summertime contributions of cable television and the glut of films addressing the war on terror. AFI is a national organization dedicated to education, preservation and celebration of American film. The group, known for its “100 movies” lists, recognizes 10 films and television shows each year. The 2007 winners will be honored at a luncheon on Jan. 10.

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