Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Telecommunications/Archive 6

Merge comment required
Should Data signaling rate and Maximum user signaling rate be merged? Please comment at Talk:Data signaling rate D O N D E groovily   Talk to me  02:14, 12 March 2012 (UTC)


 * This does not appear to be controversial. Maximum user signaling rate explicitly states that it is a synonym for Data signaling rate. Do it. --Kvng (talk) 17:04, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Merge comment requested - Filtered symmetric differential phase-shift keying
Should Filtered symmetric differential phase-shift keying merge to Phase-shift keying? Please comment at Talk:Filtered symmetric differential phase-shift keying. Thanks, D O N D E groovily   Talk to me  03:54, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:HighBeam
HighBeam describes a limited opportunity for Wikipedia editors to have access to HighBeam Research. —Wavelength (talk) 16:09, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Phone type at Montauk Point Lighthouse
I need to know if anybody can identify the type of phone seen here inside Montauk Point Lighthouse. I took this back in 2008. DanTD (talk) 18:13, 22 May 2012 (UTC)



Its odd appearance and its location make me suspect it never connected to a telephone exchange but is a sound-powered telephone for talking to one specific place, such as keeper's house to tower or front gate or similar. In that case the crank would merely ring the bell at the other end. Jim.henderson (talk) 12:04, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Globalization
The article Globalization has undergone major re-structuring. WikiProject Telecommunications members are invited to review and comment on the article and add relevant missing information or sections in which your project may have an interest. Also, you may be interested in reviewing the updated WikiProject Council/Proposals/Globalization proposal for a new WikiProject. Regards, Meclee (talk) 15:01, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Personal web page
Some may be interested in a pissing contest over dial-up history that has been underway for a few days. Jim.henderson (talk) 12:04, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Category:Telecommunications terms
has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.131.160 (talk) 05:10, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't have anything to add with respect the deletion of. However, there seems to be inconsistency in the use of the terms "Telecommunication" and "Telecommunications." There is a Wikipedia article "Telecommunication" yet this WP is Telecommunications. Am I missing something? Should these terms be separate or should we work together in what is probably a huge task of rationalizing these terms? Morganstein (talk) 22:31, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Importance parameter
Why doesn't the banner have an importance parameter? - Presidentman talk · contribs Random Picture of the Day (Talkback) 10:16, 28 August 2012 (UTC)


 * I have added it. --Kvng (talk) 15:13, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

F Connector
The article F_connector really should be included in this project but I am unsure how to change it from the project it is in now, (which is unrelated) to this one... NECRAT Speak to me 05:14, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
 * It can be in multiple projects, so another added. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:46, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

The confusing history of AT&T
AT&T is a company (or maybe two or more) with a history that is confusing to non-experts - especially since a company split off from AT&T later bought the old AT&T and took its name. A have a proposal to address this at Talk:AT&T. Please comment. Ego White Tray (talk) 13:41, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Request for comments: Establish standards for version history tables in software articles
I'd like to introduce the Template:Version template to Wikipedia with the goal to establish one standard for version history tables (or lists). It simplifies creation of release histories, standardizes release stages and makes the content more accessible.

Please comment on the template talk page (there already is some discussion). Thanks for your contribution. --Jesus Presley (talk) 01:59, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Microstrip antenna and Patch antenna be merged?
Experts please take a look at the talk page of above articles.

Rijinatwiki (talk) 10:01, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Ring tone
Hello! In the "Telephone numbers in [Country]" articles, what do you think about adding a section on "ring tone"? The BT phone book used to do it back in the day, but now even their site doesn't have it. Basically, it had a list of all the different types of tone at the beginning of the "International dialling codes" section and described each one, something like this -
 * A: ——    ——     ——
 * B: – –    – –     – –
 * C: - -  -  -

And so on, while for each country it had:
 * Free line ring tone: A
 * Engaged line ring tone: C

And so on. The explanation on the different types of tone can be hyperlinked to with brackets and done as a special "Wikipedia Help" article similar to the Help:IPA for English type articles.

What think you about including that? Thanks! BigSteve (talk) 09:28, 11 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Wouldn't another article be more appropriate for a Ring cadence list? Jim.henderson (talk) 12:52, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

"T-carrier"
FYI, a reorangization of the data communications articles is being discussed at Talk:T-carrier (and User talk:TCBallister/User talk:John F. Lewis) you may be interested in participating -- 76.65.128.43 (talk) 02:36, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

"BlackBerry"
The primary topic of "BlackBerry" is under discussion, see Talk:BlackBerry (company), to determine if BlackBerry or the former Research in Motion (now BlackBerry) is the primary topic. -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 15:20, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

Portal:Computer networking
Portal:Computer networking has been nominated for deletion. But it seems to be leaning towards merger with Portal:Computer science (this is a different portal from Portal:Computing) -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 06:05, 9 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Portal:Information technology and Portal:Telecommunication are also under consideration as merge destinations. There does not appear to be a consensus yet. -—Kvng 15:39, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Example Image 2009 UTM.PNG
file:Example Image 2009 UTM.PNG (Universal Threat Management firewalls) has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 04:53, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Breakup of AT&T
Comment is requested at Talk:Breakup of AT&T on a requested move proposed there. 138.16.102.158 (talk) 12:51, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Bands/protocols
It would be really awesome if the summary box of telecommunications companies listed the protocols they used in the native area of the wiki. Isn't that a major distinguishing feature of each company? As it is, you might or might not find it in the article, which seems, well, weird. 174.62.69.11 (talk) 07:11, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Natural History Museum and Science Museum, London Wikimedian in Residence
Hi All

I'm the Natural History Museum and Science Museum, London Wikimedian in Residence for the next 3 months, if I can be of any help please let me know, I may be able to take images of things in the collection etc, let me know what you'd like and I'll do my best.

Thanks

Mrjohncummings (talk) 10:18, 30 April 2013 (UTC)


 * You might consider visiting the list of articles associated with this project and identifying ones that could use additional images that you can supply and add them. -—Kvng 21:30, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

File:LG-WebOS.png
File:LG-WebOS.png has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 07:14, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I have added a FUR. However I cannot tell where this logo came from? DO you know where?  If this is a fake then it should be deleted. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 07:47, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Tin-Eye and Google Image Search has several sites that use this logo in relation to LG webOS, with several news articles about LG buying webOS using it as well. What the particular source the uploader used, you should ask -- 65.94.76.126 (talk) 04:31, 19 May 2013 (UTC)

HTC First
Cross-posted from the Hardware Task Force, but...

FYI, if anyone could go to an AT&T store and get us a free picture of a particular smartphone called the HTC First before it fades into electronics oblivion, that'd be great. ViperSnake151  Talk  22:31, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Pentagrid converter
Pentagrid converter has been requested to be renamed, see talk:Pentagrid converter -- 65.94.79.6 (talk) 21:31, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Area code 619, and unexplained "NANP"
This is about two issues, so I'll subsection them out.

Unexplained "NANP"
I'm not a telecom person, so when I saw a mention -- two mentions -- of "NANP" on Area code 619 with no explanation or link, I thought "What's that?". I scrolled down a screenful or two, found a probable implicit explanation, checked it, and added a link.

I wondered how many other pages had the same problem. So I ran a search, refined it a few times, and found
 * Results 1–37 of 37 for NANP -China -"North American Numbering Plan" "area code"

(-China rules out hits for "Nanping", such as Telephone numbers in China.)

That's too many for me to fix, and this seemed like the best place to report them.

Split date of Area code 619
But first I went to Talk:Area code 619 to see if there was anything about it. No, but two of the three comments -- from 2006 and 2009 -- assert that the split date given on the page is wrong. The history is way too complicated for me (see above) to figure out just which is which, and the reference given for the date there now is 404; I tagged it as a Dead link.

(And the comment in the middle should probably be checked too.)

--Thnidu (talk) 03:06, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Council/Proposals/Nokia
Might like to participate at WikiProject Council/Proposals/Nokia! jcc (tea and biscuits) 19:29, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for posting - hope other join the discussion. XOttawahitech (talk) 19:30, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

File:Motorola-A1600.jpg
File:Motorola-A1600.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 10:37, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up. XOttawahitech (talk)

Wikiproject Watchlist
This project used to have a Wikiproject Watchlist, but I can no longer find it.Can anyone help? XOttawahitech (talk) 20:09, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 * What do you mean? It is right on the main page. RGloucester  — 📬 18:03, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi  RGloucester, I think you are confusing Article alerts with watchlists. Click on Wikiproject Watchlist to see what your Watchlist link should be producing. And while I am at it, it is customary to place the watchlist at the bottom of the wikiproject page (same place where regular articles have their External links). Cheers, XOttawahitech (talk) 01:20, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
 * I was referring to the recent changes section, which is there as it is now. The previous version of this page didn't have a changes section, I added it. RGloucester  — 📬 01:27, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Increased interest in the associated portal?
Any speculation why the views on Portal:Telecommunication suddenly jumped? XOttawahitech (talk) 02:43, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Mobile apps WikiProject
FYI, the status of the mobile apps wikiproject is under discussion, see WT:WikiProject Apps -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 02:51, 19 August 2013 (UTC)

AppleiPhone4.jpg
image:AppleiPhone4.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 04:36, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Waveguide filter
The article waveguide filter has been nominated for FA. Your comments and opinion on whether this article should be promoted to featured status are welcome at Featured article candidates/Waveguide filter/archive1.  Spinning Spark  07:59, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Merge WikiProject Cellular devices into this project?

 * The following discussion is closed. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

See WTLCellular devices for the discussion. I have proposed to convert that project into a task force of this one. -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:20, 16 August 2013 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section.

This has now been merged as a taskforce, see WP:WikiProject Telecommunications/Cellular devices -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 16:15, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Template:OSIstack: Ethernet is layer 3
I'd like to make you aware of a user who believes, amongst other things, that Ethernet belongs to OSI layer 3 and edits Template:OSIstack accordingly. I'm currently trying to educate him on the talk page but so far he keeps pushing his ideas in the template. --EnOreg (talk) 15:24, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

Galaxy Tab 3 7-inches.jpg
image:Galaxy Tab 3 7-inches.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:25, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

Bus No Phone.jpg
image:Bus No Phone.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.249.39 (talk) 11:49, 16 September 2013 (UTC)

Missing assessments
I've just spend half an hour adding WikiProject Telecommunications and/or rating it on numerous pages, including a lot of what I'd think are high to top levels of importance to this project (ex. telephone network). Somebody should continue this. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 05:56, 8 September 2013 (UTC)


 * I have done a bit of this over the years. How did you find articles that needed tagging? ~KvnG 15:46, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Looking for help with Verizon Communications article
Hi... My name is Bob, and I work for Verizon Communications (you can read my full COI disclosure here). I'm looking to work with volunteers on Wikipedia to improve information about telecommunications and technology, focusing especially on Verizon. I recently left a request on the talk page for Verizon Communications with a couple of corrections I think should be made to the article to make it accurate. I was hoping that there might be an editor who works as part of this WikiProject that would be willing to take a look? Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 20:13, 11 September 2013 (UTC) ✅Jim.henderson (talk) 01:16, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

Consumer Cellular updates
I just drafted some updates to the article about my employer, Consumer Cellular, here: User:Dominicartero/sandbox. I hope you’ll discover that I’ve made a sincere effort to source all the information and write in a way that honors Wikipedia’s core values of neutral and factual information. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Dominicartero (talk) 15:03, 12 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Looks reasonable reasonable enough to apply to the article. Once you've done that, other editors can more easily look at the differences and revert or tweak things as necessary. ~KvnG 15:40, 20 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for taking a look. I have just updated the lead section, and plan to come back in a few days to update the rest, in case anybody else wants to discuss this in the meantime. -Dominicartero (talk) 23:34, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Help on Passive optical network
Is there an active editor that could help with Passive optical network? I tried to start converting some at-large web links into citations and removing some uncited assertions. An anonymous user keeps changing it back, and has not responded on the talk page. Do not want to edit-war, so should we propose a semi-protect or something? Thanks. W Nowicki (talk) 22:12, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Updating information about Verizon's products and services
Hello again... as I mentioned above, I'm a Verizon employee and am looking to make some improvements to Verizon's Wikipedia page.

I recently posted some suggestions for a new section about Verizon's products and services, to make the article more neutral and up-to-date. You can view the details of my suggestions at Talk:Verizon Communications.

Does someone here think they might have time to look at what I've proposed, and make the changes if they seem OK? If you have questions about anything, please let me know. Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 15:55, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of unused area codes
has proposed deletion of articles on unused area codes: Area code 565, Area code 230, Area code 966, Area code 200, Area code 733, Area code 565. I think, at a minimum, these should be retained as redirects to List of North American Numbering Plan area codes. Before I make that change, perhaps someone wants to make an argument for retaining them as they are. ~KvnG 14:25, 1 November 2013 (UTC)


 * For consistency, it is probably better to let these be deleted. No point creating a redirect for every possible area code number. ~KvnG 19:56, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Portal:Technology for featured candidacy
I've nominated Portal:Technology for featured candidacy. Comments would be appreciated, at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Technology. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 01:58, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Portal:Technology

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Fast automatic restoration
Hi, can anyone comment on the above submission to WP:AfC? Would you be happy for it to be turned over or are there problems with it? Rankersbo (talk) 06:44, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

✅ We need to add some categories and links to it now. ~KvnG 15:54, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Popular pages tool update
As of January, the popular pages tool has moved from the Toolserver to Wikimedia Tool Labs. The code has changed significantly from the Toolserver version, but users should notice few differences. Please take a moment to look over your project's list for any anomalies, such as pages that you expect to see that are missing or pages that seem to have more views than expected. Note that unlike other tools, this tool aggregates all views from redirects, which means it will typically have higher numbers. (For January 2014 specifically, 35 hours of data is missing from the WMF data, which was approximated from other dates. For most articles, this should yield a more accurate number. However, a few articles, like ones featured on the Main Page, may be off).

Web tools, to replace the ones at ~alexz/pop, will become available over the next few weeks at popularpages. All of the historical data (back to July 2009 for some projects) has been copied over. The tool to view historical data is currently partially available (assessment data and a few projects may not be available at the moment). The tool to add new projects to the bot's list is also available now (editing the configuration of current projects coming soon). Unlike the previous tool, all changes will be effective immediately. OAuth is used to authenticate users, allowing only regular users to make changes to prevent abuse. A visible history of configuration additions and changes is coming soon. Once tools become fully available, their toolserver versions will redirect to Labs.

If you have any questions, want to report any bugs, or there are any features you would like to see that aren't currently available on the Toolserver tools, see the updated FAQ or contact me on my talk page. Mr.Z-bot (talk) (for Mr.Z-man ) 05:29, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Network Sovereignty Article
Hi I'm working on a project for the Wikimedia Education Program on Network Sovereignty. I just moved the article to the mainspace and was looking for some feedback. I thought Network Sovereignty was related to this project so I felt like this was a good place to post a request for help. SII&#38;CT Alex (talk) 19:25, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Introduction
Hi there. I'm User:MaryB-INF2165. Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm currently in a Wikipedia Education Program, researching information on mobiles for development. I'll be posting the beginnings of my article to wikipedia in the next few days. Feel free to take a look when it's up. --MaryB-INF2165 (talk) 20:48, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Infobox amateur radio country
has been nominated for deletion -- 70.50.151.11 (talk) 02:03, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

AfC submission - 06/03
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Fixed Mobile Bonding. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 00:02, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Requesting help with an edit to the article about Lowell McAdam
Hello, I'm looking for someone who might be able to help remove a problematic addition to the article about Lowell McAdam, the CEO of Verizon. I'm an employee of Verizon, and because of that conflict of interest, I don't edit Wikipedia directly myself.

Someone recently added "Religion: Judaism" to the infobox on the article. This does not include a source. Could an editor here take a look and remove?

Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 16:44, 4 March 2014 (UTC)


 * This has been done. VZBob (talk) 18:39, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

Mobile phones on aircraft
The scope and naming of is under discussion, see talk:Mobile phones on aircraft  -- 70.50.151.11 (talk) 07:37, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Air-ground radiotelephone service
The scope and naming of is under discussion, see talk:Air-ground radiotelephone service -- 70.50.151.11 (talk) 07:46, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

Looking for help to update the article for TD-LTE
Hello, I'm currently working on behalf of Qualcomm to improve the article for Time-Division Long-Term Evolution (TD-LTE). I've prepared a note over at Talk:TD-LTE which describes my draft, which you can find in my userspace. If an editor from this WikiProject has a chance to take a look at my draft and, if it looks okay, move it over into the mainspace, I'd appreciate it! Cheers, ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 15:18, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
 * This is ✅! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 19:36, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Invitation to User Study
Would you be interested in participating in a user study? We are a team at University of Washington studying methods for finding collaborators within a Wikipedia community. We are looking for volunteers to evaluate a new visualization tool. All you need to do is to prepare for your laptop/desktop, web camera, and speaker for video communication with Google Hangout. We will provide you with a Amazon gift card in appreciation of your time and participation. For more information about this study, please visit our wiki page (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Finding_a_Collaborator). If you would like to participate in our user study, please send me a message at Wkmaster (talk) 18:59, 31 March 2014 (UTC).

Talk:United States
All input welcome. /Cheers walk victor falktalk 03:27, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Looking for an editor to help at Verizon
Hello, I'm an employee of Verizon Communications, and am looking to make some updates to that article, specifically related to marketing efforts and sponsorship section, which in the current article is simply a list of venues that carry the Verizon name. I've drafted a new pair of sections about Verizon's marketing and sponsorship efforts, and uploaded it to my userspace.

Because I have a conflict of interest, though, I won't make these edits myself. Instead, I'm hoping an editor from here would be able to take a look at what I've prepared and, if it seems appropriate, move it over into the article, removing the current list of sponsored venues when they do. I'm also happy to answer any questions people might have.

Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 18:04, 2 May 2014 (UTC)


 * This has been ✅. VZBob (talk) 16:08, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet For Wikiproject Telecommunications At Wikimania 2014
Are you looking to recruit more contributors to your project? We are offering to design and print physical paper leaflets to be distributed at Wikimania 2014 for all projects that apply. For more information, click the link below. Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 14:43, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

AfC submission - 05/06
Draft:Reconfigurable antenna. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 14:51, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Accepted. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:01, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet For Wikiproject Telecommunications At Wikimania 2014 (updated version)
Please note: This is an updated version of a previous post that I made.

Hi all,

My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.

This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:

• Active Wikiprojects: Wikiproject Medicine, WikiProject Video Games, Wikiproject Film

• Tech projects/Tools, which may be looking for either users or developers.

• Less known major projects: Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, etc.

• Wiki Loves Parliaments, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves ____

• Wikimedia thematic organisations, Wikiwomen’s Collaborative, The Signpost The deadline for submissions is 1st July 2014 For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to: Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 15:43, 25 June 2014 (UTC)

Good reference for "antennas need to be about the size of the wavelength"?
Many of the articles I edit have to do with ever-increasing frequencies of equipment during the 1930s and 40s. One of the many advantages of using shorter wavelengths is that your half-wave dipole gets smaller, which makes it easier to mount.

All of the references I have either don't mention anything like that, or are simply a bunch of formulas. That's fine for me, but useless for generalist articles. I'd much prefer to use one that clearly states that antennas have to be about the wavelength long, or close to it, and simply illustrate why this is.

Suggestions?

Maury Markowitz (talk) 02:02, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Chu–Harrington limit talks about the trade off when you try to go smaller - the Q factor increases and the bandwidth available is reduced. The reference is here, with tradeoffs explained, but it is still too technical for your use. Also other antenna textbooks I have do not simply state the relation either. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 09:45, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Carterfone
I just read Carterfone and I have no idea what it is. Is this some kind of early cordless phone? I'd appreciate it if something could add a non-technical explanation of what it does. Ego White Tray (talk) 14:30, 26 June 2014 (UTC)


 * I just read it and I thought it was relatively clear. I'll make some minor edits to the LEDE, but maybe you have some specific issues I should address? Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:30, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

Updating the infobox on Verizon Communications article
Hello, I'm hoping an editor here might be able to help update the infobox on the Verizon Communications article. I've posted a few suggestions on the Verizon Talk page to bring the information there up-to-date. I've also included a comment about a recent edit that I'm hoping editors here might be able to look at and see what they think.

As I've mentioned previously here, I'm an employee of Verizon, and won't make any of these edits myself.

Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 17:13, 4 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello again. The infobox updates have now been done, but I'm still hoping an editor here might be able to look at the issue I raised at Talk:Verizon about the recent edit, which I've broken out into its own section, to make it easier to find. If possible, could someone take a look at see what they think? The editor who helped with the infobox suggested that I reach out to others about it, so I'm hoping someone here can review it.


 * Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 19:54, 30 June 2014 (UTC)


 * This has been done. VZBob (talk) 18:38, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Looking for an editor to help with Verizon Enterprise Solutions article
Hello, I'm back with another request that I'm hoping an editor can help me with. Currently, the article for Verizon Enterprise Solutions is very short, so I drafted a more thorough version of the article and uploaded it to my userspace.

As I've noted previously here, I'm an employee of Verizon, so I don't make any edits to articles myself. I'm thus hoping an editor can take a look at what I've written and, if the material looks okay, move it over to replace the current, short article. I'm also open to any feedback editors might have.

Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 21:27, 12 August 2014 (UTC)


 * This has been done. VZBob (talk) 13:22, 5 September 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Splitting Radio
Please see here: Talk:Radio. Thanks. Fgnievinski (talk) 16:16, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

LATAs and exchange code protection
I've been seeing this bizarre statement in a few individual area code articles, like area code 618: "The supply of numbers is further limited because much of 618 is part of the St. Louis LATA; some exchanges in Missouri's 314 and 636 are not available as '618-nxx' numbers."

What does a LATA have to do with exchange code protection? Two points can be in the same LATA without being a local call, a seven-digit call or even in the same area code. I presume the limit is on assigning the same local seven-digit number in two different area codes in the same seven-digit local calling area, so bringing LATAs into this (aren't they those Russian cars?) is merely adding unneeded confusion, but I thought I should ask here first. K7L (talk) 18:55, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


Hello everyone!

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Harej (talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

"Carrier-envelope phase"
FYI, there's a notice about Carrier-envelope phase at WT:PHYSICS -- 65.94.43.89 (talk) 06:21, 20 May 2015 (UTC)

"Crosstalk"
The usage and primary topic of and  is under discussion, see talk:crosstalk (disambiguation) -- 65.94.43.89 (talk) 04:20, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Hole punching listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Hole punching to be moved to NAT hole punching. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:45, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Signal strength listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Signal strength to be moved to Electric field strength. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:47, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Fixing errors in Verizon FiOS introduction
Hello WikiProject Telecommunications watchers. Can anyone here help correct a couple of inaccuracies recently added to the introduction of the Verizon FiOS article? In addition to an error regarding the number of people who have access to Verizon FiOS TV and Internet, editors recently deleted from the lead sentence that FiOS operates on a fiber-optic network. You can see my requests detailing the errors in full on the Verizon FiOS Talk page. I am an employee of Verizon and I understand I have a conflict of interest, so I will not make any edits to the entry myself. Would someone be willing to assist with fixing this? Thanks, VZBob (talk) 17:41, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

List of mobile phone generations
I asked about the need for the article here. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:34, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Uber RfC
Hi WikiProject Telecommunications. There is a Request for Comment on the Uber article Talk page regarding the description of the company's growth and history in the article. Since I believe the article is of interest to this particular WikiProject, editors here may want to join the discussion. The question under discussion is how Uber's history might be best summarized within subsections. Craig at Uber (talk) 20:18, 20 July 2015 (UTC)


 * This doesn't look like a telecommunications topic. Am I missing something? ~Kvng (talk) 13:58, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Are most crystal oscillators adjustable?
There is a Request for Comment going on at Talk:Electronic oscillator over whether crystal oscillators are used as fixed-frequency oscillators. Outside opinions are needed. Please drop by and express your opinion at Talk:Electronic oscillator. Thanks. -- Chetvorno TALK 16:44, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

"areacode"
The usage and topic of is under discussion, see Talk:Areekode -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 04:16, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Mobile edge computing
Dear telecommunications experts: I have heavily edited this draft before accepting it into the encyclopedia, because it was 90% techspeak. I may have hacked it up a bit in my efforts to translate it into English (somewhat). Please, can someone read it over and correct any error which I may have introduced? Thanks.&mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 05:46, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

New userbox
For those who like them, I have crafted a new userbox for editors who work or have previously worked within the wireless industry. There are several optional parameters that allow the exact wording (present tense or past tense), position, time of service, region, and colors (or livery) to be modified or omitted. Instructions can be found here. Some examples of use:



Feel free to add this userbox to your user page, if you choose. Or not (I won't be offended if nobody uses it!) I'm pretty busy, so it might be best to ping me if you reply here. Etamni &#124; &#9993; &#124; ✓ 16:04, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

"WikiProject iOS"
Someone has made a request to merge WPiOS inot WPAppleInc, for the discussion, see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject iOS -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 05:28, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

Many "Radio station ITU" related stubs being spawned with little content.
A user has created Template:Radio station ITU, and created the articles it now links to. Most of them seem threadbare and possibly worth of speedy deletion, while some others which already existed have had their generic, non technical lead sections replaced with a definition from the ITU. Could someone from this WikiProject take look, it seems like rather a mess. ( Hohum  @ ) 02:06, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * There are also many redirects to radio station when a red link would be more appropriate. Some are reasonable articles however. I have modified a few ledes. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 05:15, 22 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The related changes to Radio station and Radar beacon (racon) seem to make those articles generally worse too. I've reverted once, but now I'll leave it to someone on the project who will likely know the subject better than me. ( Hohum  @ ) 16:52, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Submarine signalling
A good number of articles describe ships as equipped for "submarine signalling, which for a time was considered an alternative to radio", for example here and here. But there is no explanation or link to help the novices understand what it is or its significance. It has been suggested that it is part of underwater acoustic communication, but not at present linkable, I think. Is this within the scope of this Project? Davidships (talk) 22:41, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
 * It would be in-scope. Lasers could also be used. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 23:16, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Far as I can see, mainly [underwater bells]. Also the Fessenden oscillator. Jim.henderson (talk) 14:24, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Request for article on Unlockd
Good afternoon WikiProject Telecommunications members, I would like to draw your attention to a request for an article on Unlockd on the Requested articles list. Unlockd has been written about by TechCrunch, the Wall Street Journal, CNN the Australian Financial Review, the Sydney Morning Herald and many other publications.

Unlockd is a platform that lets Android users earn bonuses such as extra data or discounts on their bill by viewing ads when they unlock their phone. It is based in Melbourne, Australia and has investors including Lachlan Murdoch.

Unlockd launched in the US with Boost Mobile, a subsidiary of Sprint Telecom, in January 2016 and is about to launch in the UK with another major carrier.

I work for Unlockd, and so have a conflict of interest, but would be happy to provide information to an independent editor as needed. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andrew.ramadge (talk • contribs) 05:05, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Updating Verizon Wireless article
Hello WikiProject Telecommunications watchers. Earlier this month I posted an edit request on the Verizon Wireless Talk page asking editors to review my suggested updates to the article's introduction and its RootMetrics RootScore Awards section. Drafts for the new introduction and RootMetrics section are in my user space.

I recently worked with volunteer editors to update the Verizon Wireless article, and the proposed introduction does a better job of summarizing the article's contents than the existing one. The RootMetrics RootScore Awards section on the live article is a bulleted list that takes up a lot of space. My draft puts the same information in a compact table, making the existing content easier to read and visualize.

I work for Verizon and have a conflict of interest so I ask others to look at the drafts and move them into the article if you feel they look good. Thanks so much, 14:33, 22 April 2016 (UTC)


 * This has been addressed by . ~Kvng (talk) 15:01, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Merger RfC
Formal request has been received to merge: Nokia Lumia Icon into Nokia Lumia 930; >>>Join discussion<<<; dated November 2015. Thanks, GenQuest  "Talk to Me" 02:17, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The discussion has concluded with consensus to merge. No one has yet performed the merge. I will put it on my list. Anyone else is welcome to do this if I don't get to it first. I probably won't get to it until November 2016. ~Kvng (talk) 15:06, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Help with Telcordia Technologies?
Hello! I want to point editors to a note I posted to the Telcordia Technologies Talk page last week. I have identified replacement links for broken references in the entry that I'm hoping another editor can fix. In addition, I am seeking input about the title of the article and whether it should be renamed as iconectiv. I will not make any changes myself, because I am working on the article as part of my paid work at Beutler Ink for LEVICK on behalf of iconectiv (Telcordia's name as of 2013). Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 15:33, 19 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Quick update: I've requested the Telcordia Technologies article be renamed iconectiv and I'm looking for editors to weigh in with their opinions here. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 17:51, 8 June 2016 (UTC)


 * I am still looking for editors to give input on this name change. Please see the new discussion here. After the previous merge request, the article was renamed, but then that change was undone pending more discussion, so I'm hoping to get more people to weigh in to reach consensus. Thanks! Heatherer (talk) 19:46, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Updating Verizon Fios article
Hello WikiProject Telecommunications watchers. In July, I posted an edit request on the Verizon Fios Talk page. You'll see that a reviewing editor declined my edit request, taking particular issue with two portions. I have since revised my draft in my user space and am hoping the draft can get another look by editors. Basically, I'm looking to update the current History section to add content to key milestones and delete unnecessary information. Also, I think the material from the Criticism section should be moved to History.

I work for Verizon and have a conflict of interest so I ask others to look at the drafts and move them into the article if you feel they look good. Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 12:24, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

Add Call Collision to the project
Hi, I'm new to editing, and I think the Call collision article should be added to the project. I think it's a useful article, but there are a few banners at the top so I'm afraid it may be deleted in the future. The Expert Needed banner suggests adding it to a project, thus I am here. This seems like a good place to find experts for it, as well. So can this page be added to the project, and if so, how do I do that? Rixoff (talk) 20:50, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages
Greetings Members!

This is a one-time-only message to inform you about a technical proposal to revive your Popular Pages list in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for:


 * Fix and improve Mr.Z-bot's popular pages report

If the above proposal gets in the Top 10 based on the votes, there is a high likelihood of this bot being restored so your project will again see monthly updates of popular pages.

Further, there are over 260 proposals in all to review and vote for, across many aspects of wikis.

Thank you for your consideration. Please note that voting for proposals continues through December 12, 2016.

Best regards, — Delivered: 18:09, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

Carrier frequency
A year ago I rescued Carrier frequency from an ambiguous fate as a disambiguation page. The article is now clearly about the telecommunications topic but is in need of further improvement. See the article's talk page for further background information. ~Kvng (talk) 15:21, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Degraded LTE Advanced
I degraded LTE Advanced from B to C-class because it is so outdated. --Ysangkok (talk) 12:03, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Request: Technical help for article List of UMTS networks
Hi everybody. I've just started to improve List of UMTS networks by introducing a new table formatting and would be happy to have some help with this. There are already many entries in the list, compared to when I started introducing a new formatting for the LTE network list(s) List of LTE networks as well as List of CDMA2000 networks. I have been maintaining these for quite a while now. Even that seemed to have taken ages when I look back at it, but I believe it was a good thing to do.

Looking at List of UMTS networks: Is there anybody out there interested in helping me here? If this it not what you see yourself in - do you know anybody else who might be interested? Please take a look at the page and give me a short feedback on Talk:List of UMTS networks. Thanks. :-) Nightwalker-87 (talk) 23:31, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Degraded LTE Advanced
I degraded LTE Advanced from B to C-class because it is so outdated. --Ysangkok (talk) 12:03, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Request: Technical help for article List of UMTS networks
Hi everybody. I've just started to improve List of UMTS networks by introducing a new table formatting and would be happy to have some help with this. There are already many entries in the list, compared to when I started introducing a new formatting for the LTE network list(s) List of LTE networks as well as List of CDMA2000 networks. I have been maintaining these for quite a while now. Even that seemed to have taken ages when I look back at it, but I believe it was a good thing to do.

Looking at List of UMTS networks: Is there anybody out there interested in helping me here? If this it not what you see yourself in - do you know anybody else who might be interested? Please take a look at the page and give me a short feedback on Talk:List of UMTS networks. Thanks. :-) Nightwalker-87 (talk) 23:31, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Degraded LTE Advanced
I degraded LTE Advanced from B to C-class because it is so outdated. --Ysangkok (talk) 12:03, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Re: Huawei Honor
On behalf of Huawei, via agency Burson-Marsteller Hong Kong as part of my work with Beutler Ink, I've submitted a request to move the Huawei Honor article to Honor (brand) since this is the brand's official name and how it appears in many reliable sources. I invite WikiProject Telecommunications members to participate in the request/discussion at Talk:Huawei Honor. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:41, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I have submitted an edit request to expand and improve the Huawei Honor article, which you can view on the article's talk page. I am trying to find a neutral editor to implement the proposed draft as appropriate. Is there a project member who is willing to help? Inkian Jason (talk) 16:52, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
 * This edit request has been answered. Inkian Jason (talk) 16:07, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Request to submit
vCard — Preceding unsigned comment added by Krauss (talk • contribs) 00:29, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

WikiJournal of Science promotion
T.Shafee(Evo &#38; Evo)talk 10:29, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Request to update Huawei Honor 8's total sales
On behalf of Honor, I've submitted an edit request at Talk:Huawei Honor 8 to add the total sales volume to the article. I cannot edit the article directly because of my conflict of interest, but hope there is a project member here who may be willing to review and implement this simple request. I've suggested specific language, sourcing, and markup. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 17:00, 25 January 2017 (UTC)
 * This edit request has been answered. I've posted two additional requests on the article's talk page, if anyone is willing to help. Inkian Jason (talk) 21:23, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Verizon Fios Telephone
Hello WikiProject Telecommunications watchers. I recently posted an edit request on the Verizon Fios Talk page. I'm hoping to streamline the section on Fios telephone services, and I think editors here could help.

I work for Verizon and have a conflict of interest so I ask others to look at my drafts and move them into the article if you feel they look good. I'm also happy to take suggestions. Thanks so much, VZBob (talk) 20:58, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Request: Technical help for article List of UMTS networks
Hi everybody. I've just started to improve List of UMTS networks by introducing a new table formatting and would be happy to have some help with this. There are already many entries in the list, compared to when I started introducing a new formatting for the LTE network list(s) List of LTE networks as well as List of CDMA2000 networks. I have been maintaining these for quite a while now. Even that seemed to have taken ages when I look back at it, but I believe it was a good thing to do.

Looking at List of UMTS networks: Is there anybody out there interested in helping me here? If this it not what you see yourself in - do you know anybody else who might be interested? Please take a look at the page and give me a short feedback on Talk:List of UMTS networks. Thanks. :-) Nightwalker-87 (talk) 11:50, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Request to expand and improve the CTIA – The Wireless Association article
Hello, WikiProject Telecommunications members. Over the past few months, I've been working on a proposed draft for the CTIA – The Wireless Association article to expand on information about the organization's history, leadership, advocacy efforts, and other activities. I'm hoping to find a neutral editor who can review and copy over the proposed draft appropriately. You can read more details at this edit request on the article's talk page. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 19:33, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * This edit request has been answered. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:42, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Request: Technical help for article List of UMTS networks
Hi everybody. I've just started to improve List of UMTS networks by introducing a new table formatting and would be happy to have some help with this. There are already many entries in the list, compared to when I started introducing a new formatting for the LTE network list(s) List of LTE networks as well as List of CDMA2000 networks. I have been maintaining these for quite a while now. Even that seemed to have taken ages when I look back at it, but I believe it was a good thing to do.

Looking at List of UMTS networks: Is there anybody out there interested in helping me here? If this it not what you see yourself in - do you know anybody else who might be interested? Please take a look at the page and give me a short feedback on Talk:List of UMTS networks. Thanks. :-) Nightwalker-87 (talk) 11:50, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Request to expand and improve the CTIA – The Wireless Association article
Hello, WikiProject Telecommunications members. Over the past few months, I've been working on a proposed draft for the CTIA – The Wireless Association article to expand on information about the organization's history, leadership, advocacy efforts, and other activities. I'm hoping to find a neutral editor who can review and copy over the proposed draft appropriately. You can read more details at this edit request on the article's talk page. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 19:33, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * This edit request has been answered. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:42, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Request to expand and improve the CTIA – The Wireless Association article
Hello, WikiProject Telecommunications members. Over the past few months, I've been working on a proposed draft for the CTIA – The Wireless Association article to expand on information about the organization's history, leadership, advocacy efforts, and other activities. I'm hoping to find a neutral editor who can review and copy over the proposed draft appropriately. You can read more details at this edit request on the article's talk page. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 19:33, 6 March 2017 (UTC)
 * This edit request has been answered. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:42, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

Anyone have a working RIPterm?
I found a library of public RIPscript samples, and I would like to use one of them to add some flavour to the Remote Imaging Protocol article. Does anyone out there have a working version of a RIP-capable terminal that could render them for us? Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:10, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

radio/TV transmitters and towers
I find that the radio/TV generators (transmitters) and their towers/masts are usually discussed in the same article. But I find the articles are variously categorized into Category:Radio masts and towers, Category:Communication towers and Category:Broadcast transmitters and their subcategories with neither rhyme nor reason and no explanation. What might be a good categorization structure to pursue here and why? Hmains (talk) 01:56, 15 May 2017 (UTC)