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Wireless technology giant Qualcomm is jumping into the increasingly hot telemonitoring market, releasing wireless mobile network technology which will allow consumers to monitor varied health conditions. Qualcomm is offering a line of cell phones which will integrate capabilities such as blood glucose monitoring. The phones, which will converge with biosensors and medical devices, will also be capable of tracking other health indices such as aerobic activity. To run the related network, …

> Palo Alto, CA-based communications and telecommunications firm Hathaway Corporation has announced that its subsidiary Diabetes Detection is planning to roll out a cellular network aimed at the healthcare sector. The Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) would provide specialized content to the healthcare industry. Release

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Tired of being hampered by its creaky, decades-old infrastructure, the Children's Hospital of Denver is investing $25 million to bring voice, video and data services into a single converged network. The project, which will connect the hospital's three campus locations, 11 Children's Care locations and 400 plus outreach clinics, was spurred by plans to move the hospital's main facility. By October 2007, Children's will be relocating to a 10 story, 1.44 million square foot building in …