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Klaxons are in a rush. The British electro-rockers are at the airport in Iceland when Pitchfork catches up with them, heading from a triumphant set at the Iceland Airwaves festival back to a gig in their home country. "That's pretty much the story of our lives," lead Klaxon Jamie Reynolds says. "We go to the most beautiful places in the world but don't actually get to see them. We just sit in the back of a taxi and then go home." But the band's hurry isn't just a struggle not to be late. Their music races frantic grooves through candy-colored riffs and comet-chasing synthesizers, and it has propelled the trio to near-instant fame. Despite having only released a few singles in England and an EP (Xan Valleys on Modular) in America, Klaxons have already rocketed to the top of the buzz bin, appearing on the cover of the NME, signing to Polydor, and selling out shows everywhere.
New technology such as WiMax and user trends such as increased wireless data downloads are changing the nature of base-station design, according to the latest research from the Unstrung Insider. The new report -- 3G Base Station Design & Wireless Network Economics -- highlights the steady evolution of a new breed of "faster, cheaper, smaller" base stations. "With an emphasis on increasing data throughput for both 3G and WiMax, speed is certainly being addressed," writes the report's author, Simon Swales. "There is also a trend towards smaller base stations, with the idea of a zero-footprint base station gaining interest." These design concepts are gaining ground over previous, monolithic designs because the mobile operators that use the infrastructure are facing increasing costs associated with deploying cell sites.
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