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July 14, 2006

Kenya Data Networks deploys Strix Systems' wireless mesh network in major cities across the country

Strix Systems, the leader in high-performance wireless mesh networking, today announced that Kenya Data Networks (KDN) has selected Strix's Access/One Network Outdoor Wireless Systems (OWS) and Indoor Wireless Systems (IWS) to create its new Wi-Fi service.

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Posted by Dal at 10:17 AM |

July 13, 2006

VeriSign To Secure WiMAX Networks

VeriSign will be responsible for the security of WiMAX networks after its appointment as the provider of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-related services to all WiMAX Forum Certified solutions. Under the agreement, VeriSign will operate the WiMAX root CA used to create a single, trusted device authentication standard for WiMAX networks.

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Posted by Dal at 12:23 PM |

July 12, 2006

SkyPilot Networks Announces $21 Million Financing

SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, announced a $21 million round of funding that will fuel its growth as the technology leader in the municipal Wi-Fi market.

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Posted by Dal at 07:45 AM |

Airband Communications Launches Service in San Antonio

Airband Communications, Inc., the largest fixed wireless company for businesses in the United States, today announced the availability of its broadband solutions in San Antonio, Texas. This market entry provides Airband with a footprint in the state's four largest metropolitan areas - Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio.

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Posted by Dal at 07:44 AM |

July 11, 2006

EFJ, Inc. Acquires 3e Technologies International

EFJ, Inc. today announced that it acquired 3e Technologies International (3eTI), a privately held, Maryland based company. 3eTI is a technology company that offers security solutions for wireless platforms such as WiFi, mesh networking and Bluetooth

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Posted by Dal at 10:27 AM |

July 10, 2006

Verizon Business Intros Service to Manage Wireless LANs

Verizon Business has unveiled a managed service to enable large corporate and government customers to use wireless technology to securely extend the reach of local area networks (LANs) within office buildings, factories and other locations.

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Posted by Dal at 11:03 AM |

July 07, 2006

Pittsburgh launches downtown WiFi net

Pittsburgh is the latest U.S. city to launch a program to provide wireless Internet access in its downtown area. The WiFi Downtown Pittsburgh project consisting of 52 WiFi antennas got under way with a small ceremony Thursday and should be online in September, the city announced.

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Posted by Dal at 11:58 AM |

July 06, 2006

Cellnet and Pronto Networks Launch a Joint Wifi Hotzone Network Deployment for the City of Madison

Pronto Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class operations support systems (OSS) for managing large-scale Wi-Fi hotspot and hotzone networks and Cellnet Technology, Inc., the leading fixed data network provider for gas, water, and electric utility solutions, announced their first joint city wide wireless broadband access network deployment using Cisco WiFi mesh equipment for the City of Madison, Wisconsin.

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Posted by Dal at 11:06 AM |

Faster WiFi from Linksys

Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, recently announced the availability of its first wireless-N products – the WRT300N broadband router, WPC300N notebook adaptor and WMP300N desktop PCI card.

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Posted by Dal at 11:00 AM |

July 05, 2006

Paris wants wireless Internet access across city

Paris wants blanket wireless Internet cover by the end of 2007, helping to make it the most connected capital city in the world, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe said on Tuesday.

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Posted by Dal at 01:13 PM |

July 03, 2006

Can airships solve wireless broadband?

The wireless universe is filled with innovation, and sometimes these innovations come off, at first glance, as being just a little wacky. One of these is airships stationed miles above the Earth, working like floating cell towers, that offer an intriguing direction for broadband wireless communications.

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Posted by Dal at 10:08 AM |

July 02, 2006

Atific Presents Commercial FPGA Based Multi Radio Wireless Sensor Network Platform

Atific Oy Ltd. presents the first FPGA based multi radio wireless sensor network (WSN) platform Atific Helicopter. A complete development kit is immediately available for rapid technology adoption.

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Posted by Dal at 12:50 PM |

June 30, 2006

Is Google Going Dark on Fiber?

Google, which once seemed as though it was emerging as a competitive threat to network operators, is now believed to be taking a different view of building its own fiber-based backbone network. Rumors abound that Google is rethinking the businesses it wants to emphasize, and running its own fiber-fed nationwide network doesn't appear to be on the top of its "things-to-do" list.

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Posted by Dal at 04:20 PM |

Hackers put Linux back into Linksys WiFi routers

Code Hackers found a way to stuff the Penguin back into the new and cheaper Linksys WRT54G Wi-Fi routers which run Vxworks, according to a news post on the dd-wrt project portal.

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Posted by Dal at 10:16 AM |

June 29, 2006

ClearMesh Networks Introduces Next-Generation Wireless Optical Mesh Networking Solution

ClearMesh Networks today announced the launch of its next generation wireless optical mesh solution, the ClearMesh Metro Grid. The ClearMesh solution enables service providers to roll out business-class services at 5-100 Mbps to small and medium business (SMB) markets.

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Posted by Dal at 10:15 AM |

June 28, 2006

ADAPTIX Announces New BX-3000 Micro Base Station and SX Series of Mobile Terminals

 
 
ADAPTIX, one of the earliest developers of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) technology, is introducing a new family of end-to-end mobile networking products based on its powerful Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture.

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Posted by Dal at 09:21 AM |

Scansource adds wi-fi enabling vendor Tropos to line card

ScanSource Security Distribution, a sales unit of ScanSource, Inc., and value-added distributor of physical security products, has added Tropos Networks, the market leader for metro-scale, Wi-Fi mesh network systems, to its line card.

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Posted by Dal at 09:18 AM |

June 27, 2006

Google-eBay venture promoting free Wi-Fi with sale of $5 routers

FON, a company funded by Google Inc. and eBay Inc. to promote free wireless Internet access, will start selling routers for $5 to encourage consumers to share their Web connections with others.

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Posted by Dal at 10:10 AM |

MeshNetics Demonstrated Integration of Wireless Sensor Data with SCADA System

MeshNetics, a leading ZigBee technology provider, demonstrated its SensiLink integration platform at ZigBee Open House in San Jose, California, on June 15, 2006. The SensiLink integration platform serves as a gateway between wireless sensor networks (WSN) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), IP-based and custom applications.

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Posted by Dal at 10:05 AM |

June 25, 2006

Samsung to put WiMAX into cell phones

The upcoming dual-mode handset, which will pair WiMax with support for GSM networks, underscores Samsung's backing for mobile WiMAX technology, said Hwan Woo Chung, vice president of Samsung's Mobile WiMAX Group, in an interview at the CommunicAsia exhibition in Singapore.

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Posted by Dal at 01:05 PM |

June 22, 2006

Foster City Selects SkyPilot Networks and MetroFi to Deliver Free Municipal Wi-Fi Services

SkyPilot Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless mesh networks, announced that Foster City, California, has selected MetroFi, the leader in designing, building and operating citywide Wi-Fi networks, to build out a wireless network powered by SkyPilot equipment in this San Mateo County city.

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Posted by Dal at 11:16 AM |

June 21, 2006

MuniWireless and DoceoTech to Offer Training for Municipal Mesh Networks

MuniWireless LLC and DoceoTech Inc. today announced a partnership to offer the industry's most comprehensive technical training program for engineers and technicians deploying municipal mesh networks. Beginning in September, 2006, the two companies will jointly conduct a series of expert classes in major markets across the United States.

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Posted by Dal at 10:25 AM |

June 20, 2006

Australia Leads the World in Mobile WiMAX

Australia has furthered its world leading position in WiMAX with the launch of major subscription TV operator AUSTAR's wireless broadband network in one of Australia's major regional cities -- Wagga Wagga.

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Posted by Dal at 10:26 AM |

June 19, 2006

Trango Broadband Wireless Showcases Its Newest Products

Trango Broadband Wireless, a leader in high-performance fixed wireless products, will feature its newly released products at this year's CommunicAsia Exhibition and Conference at the Singapore Expo. The international integrators and service providers will be introduced to the connectorized Access M5830S™ AP-EXT Access Point, which supports a variety of antenna options.

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Posted by Dal at 02:20 PM |

June 14, 2006

OmniGlobe Networks Selects Proxim's WiMAX Products to Deliver Voice and Data Communications in Cyprus

Proxim Wireless Corporation, a global provider of broadband wireless equipment and wholly-owned subsidiary of Terabeam, Inc., today announced that OmniGlobe Networks, Inc., a global Internet Service Provider (ISP), has selected Proxim's Tsunami MP.11 WiMAX products to provide high-speed, cost-effective Internet access to residents of the Republic of Cyprus. 

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Posted by Dal at 11:06 AM |

MeshNetics Collaborates with Atmel to Deliver Low Power 802.15.4 Solution

 
 
MeshNetics, a leading ZigBee technology provider, collaborates with Atmel,  to bring a low power 802.15.4 solution to the market. The ZigBit, an IEEE802.15.4/ZigBee OEM module, is based on the industry leading Atmel 802.15.4 hardware platform.

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Posted by Dal at 10:51 AM |

June 13, 2006

ZyXel announces WiMAX hardware products

The new products include a WiMAX customer premise equipment (CPE) product and a WiMAX PCMCIA notebook card. Both of the products were designed to be compliant with the 802.16e standard, but while they have the broadband capabilities found in DSL networking products, they also have QoS features.

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Posted by Dal at 10:07 AM |

June 12, 2006

TAGSYS Launches WiFi Enabled Item-Level RFID Reader For Libraries

TAGSYS, the global leader in item-level RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) infrastructure, announced that it has developed a WiFi enabled handheld, item-level RFID reader designed to improve inventory tracking and management for libraries.

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Posted by Dal at 10:05 AM |

June 11, 2006

Motorola reaffirms WiMax commitment

Motorola Thursday said it will continue its commitment to spreading WiMax worldwide. The mobile group had recently established its first nationwide WiMax network in Pakistan, and it said it would press ahead in creating more areas that would allow better mobile broadband access.

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Posted by Dal at 03:03 PM |

June 09, 2006

San Francisco's Massive WiFi Project Stalls

One of the largest WiFi projects in the world, one that has the ultimate goal of getting wireless access to just about everyone that wants it, has hit a wall. The company U.S. MobilePro, one of the companies behind development of the project's infrastructure, has pulled out of the project because they have determined it costs them too much money.

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Posted by Dal at 01:37 PM |

June 08, 2006

Entel Deploying First WiMax National Network in Chile

Alvarion announced that telecommunications company, ENTEL Chile, is deploying the first WiMAX network in the country using its award-winning platform, BreezeMAX 3500. ENTEL will use its WiMAX network to offer voice and data services and extend broadband coverage to small and medium companies and corporate users in 14 cities. ENTEL’s decision follows extensive field testing and evaluation.

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Posted by Dal at 10:03 AM |

June 07, 2006

WiMax Is The Future Of Telecommunications

Just 16 years ago cell phones were only owned by the wealthy and were large enough to act as an anchor for a small boat. Pagers were what most people used for mobile communications and they were even quite few in number comparatively speaking.

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Meshcom adds Mesh Networking Software

Meshcom, a pioneer in wireless metro Wi-Fi mesh networking technology, today announced the solution for access point vendors to enable mesh networking functionality in their offerings. This solution is based on "Meshcom MeshDriver" software.

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Posted by Dal at 10:30 AM |

Alvarion Introduces Self-Install WiMAX

Alvarion Ltd. on Tuesday announced the commercial availability of its BreezeMAX Si platform.  The WiMAX CPE, using the Intel PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface chip, is self-installable, taking the onus off the service provider to roll a truck to get a customer up and running. As such, self-install opens the door for large-scale deployments of WiMAX services everywhere, the company said.

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Posted by Dal at 10:08 AM |

June 05, 2006

Helicomm to Demonstrate ZigBee Wireless Sensor Monitoring and Location Tracking Platform

Helicomm, a leading wireless networking solutions provider, today announced that it will demonstrate the integrated platform for wireless sensor monitoring and location tracking applications at Sensors Expo in Rosemont, Ill., June 5-7 in Booth #517.

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Posted by Dal at 05:03 PM |

June 02, 2006

WiMAX equipment sales up 48% in 1Q06

Although relatively small, the WiMAX equipment market surged in the first quarter of 2006, with revenue jumping 48%, to $68.3 million, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly WiMAX and Outdoor Mesh Network Equipment report. Annual revenue is forecast to reach $1.7 billion by 2009.

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Posted by Dal at 12:19 PM |

June 01, 2006

Wireless Gigabit Ethernet Solution, FibeAir IP-Max

FibeAir IP-Max, from Ceragon Networks Ltd., is the industry’s only native Gigabit Ethernet wireless platform to offer high capacities of 50 to 800 Mbps combined with scalable and dynamic bandwidth allocation of TDM interfaces. With fiber-like quality, FibeAir IP-Max solutions have the substantial advantage of quick, easy and cost effective deployment.

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Posted by Dal at 11:06 AM |

May 30, 2006

University of Tsukuba Creates Campus 'Hotzone'

The University of Tsukuba, one of Japan's major national universities, is creating a 'hotzone' to provide seamless and secure anywhere, anytime communications for students and faculty using a wireless mesh network solution.

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Posted by Dal at 10:56 AM |

May 28, 2006

Narrow bands hamper WiMAX future

WiMAX, the fixed-wireless data technology of choice, may not be able to deliver the promised high speeds in New Zealand as the frequency bands in the licensed spectrum it operates in are too narrrow.

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Posted by Dal at 05:16 PM |

May 27, 2006

Will WiMax Trump Wi-Fi?

WiMax and 802.11n (and related standards) are somewhat unrelated. Wi-Fi is a local area network technology; WiMax (whether fixed, nomadic, or mobile) are wide-area network technologies.

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EarthLink To Build City-Wide WiFi Network in New Orleans

EarthLink will build a city-wide WiFi broadband network in New Orleans, the company said Friday.  The New Orleans City Council has approved an ordinance granting EarthLink rights to build the wireless network. The initial coverage area includes 15 square miles.

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Posted by Dal at 02:19 PM |

May 26, 2006

Bridgewater Introduces Mobile WiMAX Solutions

Responding to worldwide service provider interest in mobile WiMAX offerings, Bridgewater Systems, a leading developer of subscriber-centric policy management software for IP-based services, announced a suite of solutions for IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard for WiMAX.

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Posted by Dal at 11:20 AM |

Citywide Wireless Mesh Network for Dunedin, Fla.

Citi WiFi Networks selected Strix's Access/One Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) to deploy a citywide wireless mesh network in the city of Dunedin, Fla., according to a release. This network will provide wireless broadband Internet access to Dunedin's businesses, city offices, marina, tourists, and 38,000 residents.

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Posted by Dal at 10:51 AM |

May 24, 2006

WHOTSPOT Announces $599 Bed & Breakfast WiFi Solution Package

WHOTSPOT, a leading WiFi Hotspot management service, announces its new “$599 Bed & Breakfast WiFi Solution” Package. Aimed at further simplifying the WiFi hotspot setup process and removing all barriers to entry, the new WHOTSPOT package offers B&B and Hostel owners a truly plug and play solution.

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Posted by Dal at 11:09 AM |

May 23, 2006

Campus Deployment Showcases Sensoria Wireless Broadband Mesh Network Based on WirelessFabric

Sensoria Corporation, a leader in wireless broadband communications for mobile and municipal networks, has delivered 100 percent broadband wireless coverage to the California State University San Marcos campus in San Diego County, serving over 8,000 students, faculty and staff with a truly pervasive learning environment based on its EnRoute500 outdoor wireless technology deployed around the 304-acre hillside campus.

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Posted by Dal at 11:36 AM |

May 22, 2006

Boingo Wireless Agrees to Acquire Concourse Communications Group

 
 
Boingo Wireless, Inc., the world's leading wholesale Wi-Fi network aggregator, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Concourse Communications Group LLC, the leading operator of neutral-host wireless access systems. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. acted as advisor to Boingo for the transaction. Terms of the deal were not announced.

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Posted by Dal at 09:26 AM |

Wavion's WiFi access points cold help Google in SF

Wavion is a San Jose-based start-up (with offices in Israel) that says it has a better technology to provide metropolitan area WiFi access points for the outdoors.  It has been in stealth until now. It says it is not too late for Google to consider using Wavion access points to wire San Francisco.

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Posted by Dal at 09:05 AM |

High Performance Indoor 802.11a/b/g Wireless Routers Announced


HauteSpot Networks Corporation announced today availability of the new HR-WRAPDXi and HR-WRAPDX2i indoor wireless 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi routers.

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Posted by Dal at 08:49 AM |

May 20, 2006

Boingo Launches Open Source WiFi Toolkit

Santa Monica-based Boingo Wireless has launched a new, open source initiative, launching a new, Wi-Fi toolkit that allows device manufacturers to design software to connect into its Wi-Fi network.

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Posted by Dal at 01:07 PM |

May 19, 2006

Scottish city to pioneer personalised local wireless information

Under the agreement, the Abertay campus will become a test bed for LastMile’s state-of-the-art node-based wireless information system. The technology offers end user-focused content to mobile devices on demand, and tailored precisely to their location.

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Posted by Dal at 09:08 AM |

May 18, 2006

Towerstream Announces First Pre-WiMAX T1 Solution

Towerstream, a fixed wireless Internet provider and WiMAX Forum member, announced that it is offering New York City businesses the first ever last mile T1 solution with a guaranteed 99.999% uptime.

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Posted by Dal at 10:42 AM |

Firetide Announce Full-Featured Wireless Mesh/Access Solution For Europe

Firetide, Inc., a leading provider of wireless mesh networks, announced a new line of HotPoint access points developed for Europe to complement the company's HotPort high performance mesh networks. The new indoor and outdoor access points can be used either as stand alone units or can be integrated with a Firetide HotPort mesh network.

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Posted by Dal at 10:36 AM |

May 16, 2006

Cingular Wireless goes live with Wireless Betting System in Atlantic City

Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless company announced today it has turned on an in- building wireless system at four major casinos in Atlantic City, including Bally's, Wild Wild West, the Claridge and Caesars. The company is the only wireless carrier to provide wireless coverage inside these four casinos.

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Posted by Dal at 11:19 PM |

May 15, 2006

Altera and Sequans Provide First Mobile WiMAX Base Station Modem Chipset

Altera Corporation and SEQUANS Communications today announced the availability of the first mobile WiMAX basestation modem chipset supporting the recently ratified IEEE 802.16e-2005 broadband wireless access standard.

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Posted by Dal at 04:53 PM |

Sonus Networks Chosen for Voice Over WiFi Network Deployment

Sonus Networks, Inc., a leading supplier of service provider Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions, announced today that Tradingcom Europe Group, Europe's leading telecommunications capacities trader, has selected a suite of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-ready architecture solutions from Sonus as the foundation for Tradingcom's complete, end-to-end IP-based voice network.

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Posted by Dal at 08:57 AM |

May 14, 2006

Better Wireless and WiMAX Systems For Public Safety

Alvarion and IBM have formed teamed up to deliver wireless systems to municipalities and their public safety agencies. The alliance will enable a new approach for delivery of scalable, multi-layer IP-based wireless networks that support data, voice and video for both fixed and mobile applications.

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Posted by Dal at 06:08 PM |

May 13, 2006

Pangean Technologies to Deliver a VoWiFi Push to Talk Solution

Pangean Technologies, experts in instant communications for the enterprise market, unveiled plans to launch Y-Talk, Pangean’s VoIP mobility solution for internal instant communications. It is expected to be officially released at the end of June 2006.

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Posted by Dal at 01:39 PM |

Kiva Networks Trials Airspan's WiMAX Technology

Airspan Networks, Inc., a leading worldwide equipment provider of broadband wireless access networks, including WiMAX standard systems, announced today the implementation of a successful WiMAX trial by Kiva Networks.

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Posted by Dal at 01:29 PM |

May 12, 2006

Free wireless link to cover downtown New Rochelle

The central business district of New Rochelle, including its Metro-North Railroad station and the New Roc City recreation complex, will be equipped with a free wireless network by July, leaders said Thursday.

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Posted by Dal at 10:46 AM |

WiMAX Market Poised to Nearly Triple

If necessary factors are met, WiMAX will be the leading contender for mobile services amongst wireless solutions with revenues increasing from $21.6 million in 2005 to $3.3 billion in 2010, Phoenix, Ariz.-based Semico Research predicts.

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Posted by Dal at 10:33 AM |

May 11, 2006

WiMAX poised for big growth, says research firm

WiMAX is the leading contender for mobile services amongst wireless solutions, according to market research analyst firm Semico Research Corp., which said WiMAX revenue could grow from $21.6 million in 2005 to $3.3 billion in 2010 pending "necessary factors."

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Posted by Dal at 09:44 AM |

May 10, 2006

Sensing the future in a wireless world

Andy Stanford-Clark knows his bathroom window is open, even though he is 20 miles away on the other side of the Solent. His smartphone told him.  He can also switch on his house lights, the garden fountain, the towel rail heater or the Christmas reindeer, all from the comfort of his office at IBM’s Hursley Park software research and development centre (R&D) near Winchester.

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Posted by Dal at 11:13 AM |

Wireless buses are future of business

Whether it's the slow evening crawl through Corstorphine, delays on the by-pass or queuing for the Forth Road Bridge, Edinburgh's motorists have to cope with their fair share of congestion. But can punitive measures, such as congestion charging and higher fuel duty, ever succeed in isolation?

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Posted by Dal at 11:05 AM |

Terabeam Nabs 3 ''Fastest Growth'' Positions

Terabeam, Inc., a leading developer and supplier of broadband wireless solutions, today announced that it has been included for the first time in Network World's annual "NW200" ranking of top networking companies. Network World has annually published this list of the largest North American network vendors, ranked by revenue, for the past 12 years.

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Posted by Dal at 11:01 AM |

New York City to Test Wireless Data Network for Police and Fire Departments

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Acting Commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) Ronald M. Bergmann announced plans to test two competing wireless technologies to create a Citywide Mobile Wireless Network (CMWN) for emergency responders.

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Posted by Dal at 10:57 AM |

May 09, 2006

Centale Launches WiFi Radio Beta

Editors Note: One Word - Yes! 
 
Centale, Inc. has announced the introduction of WiFi Radio, a wireless entertainment network available to worldwide consumers. The WiFi Radio platform has been specifically designed and developed to integrate its capabilities with the newly launched Windows Mobile Platform and the Windows Desktop Platform.

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Posted by Dal at 12:26 PM |

Phoenix plans to create downtown Wi-Fi network

The Downtown Phoenix Partnership and a group of local stakeholders are taking the first steps to create a Wi-Fi network in the city's core.  The DPP along with Arizona State University, Maricopa County and the city of Phoenix -- issued a request for proposals this week to identify a technology consultant to conduct pre-devlopment analyses of the project.

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Posted by Dal at 12:06 PM |

Hydro Telcom selects Siemens for deployment of Canada´s largest Wi-Fi zone

Siemens Communications has been selected vendor of record for equipment supply, implementation and services in support of Toronto Hydro Telecom’s plans to make Toronto the largest ubiquitous Wi-Fi zone in Canada. The contract marks Siemens’ entry into the Canadian wireless technology market.

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Posted by Dal at 11:59 AM |

Golden Telecom to Launch Moscow's Wireless Mesh Network

Golden Telecom is using wireless mesh network technology from Nortel to build Moscow's wireless mesh network. Golden Telecom provides integrated communications and Internet service to major cities throughout Russia and countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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Posted by Dal at 11:55 AM |

May 08, 2006

LitePoint Corporation Announces IQmax Test System for 802.16 (WiMAX) Products

LitePoint Corporation, an industry leading provider of advanced wireless "One-Box Tester" solutions, announces the new IQmax Test System supporting WiMAX products based on the IEEE 802.16 standard. Based on an integrated Vector Signal Analyzer (VSA) and Vector Signal Generator (VSG) architecture, the single box IQmax Test System can test critical physical layer radio parameters for developers, volume manufacturing test and quality assurance (Q/A) stations at the lowest possible cost.

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Posted by Dal at 10:36 PM |

AT&T Plans Satellite Broadband, WiMAX

AT&T is dead serious about broadband, and is expanding its range of broadband offerings. AT&T Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre outlined company’s future broadband plans at the Detroit Economic Club.

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Posted by Dal at 10:33 PM |

Five Reasons Why Wireless VoIP is a Challenge

There are huge problems for wireless VoIP coverage. The most popular wireless solution, WiFi, is also the least able to support a wide-ranging, broad-coverage network that spans large geographical areas. WiFi access points – even the most advanced versions – have ranges measured in feet or at best yards. Real wireless and mobile coverage, especially across more rural areas, is going to require miles or tens of miles.

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Posted by Dal at 05:06 PM |

Bonded Wi-Fi hits the backbone

Each year Interop sees new wireless LAN products aiming to be in the next generation of unwired offices. This year is no different, with a clutch of companies showing technology they claim will ultimately take the wires out of the office.

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Posted by Dal at 02:14 PM |

Truphone is world’s first 4G network operator

Telecommunications newcomer Truphone today revealed its worldwide, low-cost mobile network and declared itself the world’s first 4G network operator.  The company has developed a software infrastructure that allows mobile phones with Wi-Fi to make calls and send SMS messages using only Wi-Fi and the Internet.  Crucially, when a Truphone-enabled mobile handset is out of Wi-Fi range it reconnects to the mobile network, allowing customers to roam between the two networks.

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Posted by Dal at 02:03 PM |

Wireless network can benefit area residents

A South Jersey wireless network could also draw more businesses to the region and boost the economy.
New Jersey is fractured into hundreds of governing authorities which makes delivery of services expensive and keeps taxes high. So, when governing bodies make an effort to work together, the benefits to residents can be significant.

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May 07, 2006

Wireless Networks Could Be Useful in Weather Forecasting

Ever since the invention of cellular networks, weather systems, including rain, snow, hail, and fog have impeded wireless signals, forcing network operators to monitor their signals closely, and strengthen them when bad weather gets in the way.

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Posted by Dal at 11:36 AM |

May 06, 2006

Linksys' WTR54GS Wireless-G Travel Router reviewed

We sure wish we'd had Linksys' WTR54GS travel router a few months ago at CES, where press room Ethernet connections were few and far between, and the single venue offering free WiFi seemingly devoid of techs to keep the network running.

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Posted by Dal at 12:52 PM |

PicoChip: WiMax Certified

picoChip and Airspan Networks are proud to announce complete WiMAX Forum certification of Airspan's MacroMAX Basestation for the 3.5GHz FDD profile.  The MacroMAX is powered by picoChip¹s software upgradeable architecture, as are Airspan¹s HiperMAX and MicroMAX-SDR basestation models which are expected to achieve certified status during 2006. All three products can support both 256 OFDM and SOFDMA PHYs. Airspan is the first vendor to complete certification of an end-to-end WiMAX system for the mainstream 3.5GHz FDD market.

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Posted by Dal at 12:31 PM |

Rohde & Schwarz - WiMAX performance from signal generator firmware update

A new firmware update, which provides additional important functionalities for receiver and component tests of WiMAX equipment, including multiple zones, PUSC and FUSC permutations as well as space time coding and ranging, has been introduced by Rohde & Schwarz.

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Posted by Dal at 12:18 PM |

Nokia to Procure Key Parts, Modules for WiMAX From Taiwan

Nokia is scheduled to map out an overall global strategy for its Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) business deployment late this year, a move which is expected to bring many business opportunities to local suppliers of key parts and modules, according to Mike Wang, regional general manger for Nokia Networks.

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Posted by Dal at 12:09 PM |

May 05, 2006

Bang & Olufsen Unveils its First Wireless Multi-Room Audio Solution

Bang & Olufsen, a worldwide provider of exclusive, high quality audio and video products, introduced its first multi-room wireless solution, BeoLink Wireless 1, which will be available in all North American stores this May 2006.

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Posted by Dal at 11:51 PM |

Wireless broadband may outperforme fixed line services

This is according to Michelle Branco, product marketing manager for Internet Solutions (IS) who noted that while the growth in both the ADSL and the wireless arena was exponential, wireless services look set to eat into the fixed line.

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Posted by Dal at 11:49 PM |

May 04, 2006

AOL, Clearwire Team On WiMAX Access

Clearwire provides service over WiMAX-class networks in 27 small and medium-sized cities. Initially, AOL said it is offering the service in Jacksonville and Daytona Beach, Florida and Stockton and Modesto, California. AOL said Thursday it is starting to offer its service via wireless broadband provided by Clearwire Corporation. Cellular pioneer Craig McCaw founded Clearwire in 2004.

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Posted by Dal at 04:20 PM |

Sri Lanka plans to test the limits of smart digital mesh boxes

Sri Lanka plans to test the limits of smart digital mesh boxes to connect 30 rural homes onto the World Wide Web, officials said. Costing just under 30,000 dollars, this pilot project is initiated by the ICTA – the government’s key IT agency – is due to kick off in July, giving free internet access to children in the village of Mahavilachchiya, 50 kilometeres off Anuradhapura.

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Posted by Dal at 04:12 PM |

SpectraLink Brings Enterprise Wi-Fi Telephony to Dual-Mode Devices

SpectraLink Corp., the leader in workplace wireless telephony, is demonstrating the ability to port SpectraLink's industry-leading PBX integration technology to third-party devices including dual-mode (Wi-Fi/cellular) handsets.

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Posted by Dal at 07:19 AM |

Philly wireless system set for full Council

Since it was announced nearly two years ago, Mayor Street's plan to bring citywide wireless broadband service to Philadelphia has crept along at dial-up speeds.  But a City Council vote yesterday has backers convinced that the plan is finally ready for the information superhighway. Or at least the political one.

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Posted by Dal at 07:10 AM |

May 03, 2006

WiFi umbrella lets you know when its needed

We're often at a loss as to why the citizens of earth deem it necessary to partake in these "outdoors" of which they speak, but if such an action must be done, might we recommend a WiFi umbrella to help combat the elements? The premise is pretty simple, the umbrella handle has an LED that glows based on the likelihood of precipitation, so instead of taking the 30 seconds necessary to look up the weather on the Internet, or sticking your head out of a window, you can just glance at your umbrella on the way out.

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Posted by Dal at 09:43 PM |

Free Wi-Fi Aids New Orleans Recovery

Wi-fi technology is helping aid workers and residents of hurricane- ravaged New Orleans get the city back on its feet.

Last fall, IT administrators in New Orleans set up the nation's first free wireless Internet network that is solely owned and operated by a major U.S. city. The move was first aimed at helping aid workers do their jobs and was then expanded to boost the city's struggling businesses and enable residents to communicate with friends, relatives and much-needed federal and city services.

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Tropos Pushes Spec for Mesh Networking

Tropos Networks, the market leader for metro-scale, Wi-Fi mesh network systems, today unveiled its Tropos Metro Compatible Extensions (TMCX) specification for Wi-Fi devices used for residential and business service. The TMCX specification will ensure the highest performance and reliability when third-party devices are connected to a metro-scale Wi-Fi mesh network, and will allow an exceptional level of integrated management, optimization and provisioning through intelligent MetroMesh software tools such as Tropos Control and Tropos Insight.

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Posted by Dal at 01:55 PM |

Symbol Technologies Announces New Wireless Architecture

Symbol Technologies, Inc., today announced plans to bring to market its innovative Wireless Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture to help businesses cost-effectively deploy and centrally manage wireless voice, data and infrastructure devices throughout the RF spectrum. The architecture enables the consolidation of Wi-Fi, RFID, VoWLAN (Voice over Wireless LAN), mesh and WiMAX networks in the industry's first integrated RF switching platform. With this new architecture, customers can achieve unprecedented levels of efficiency and lay the foundation for the next generation of productivity applications. Additionally, Symbol's Wi-NG architecture will enable Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC), further powering the next generation of enterprise mobility.

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Posted by Dal at 08:22 AM |

Wireless Internet gaining ground across nation

When household-name businesses like Cisco Systems and IBM submit competing bids to provide the city of San Francisco with wireless Internet access, it is clear that being plugged in is becoming a thing of the past. When the winning venture — outfitted by Earthlink and Google — offers to provide free wireless to both the city and its residents, maybe it’s time to wonder at how soon the future will be here.

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Posted by Dal at 08:13 AM |

Via demonstrates new generation of UMPCs

Developer of silicon chip technologies and PC platform solutions, Via Technologies, has announced that the company has taken major steps to meet the growing global demand of Ultra Mobile PC devices. These are based on 'Origami' platform developed by Microsoft that combines the functionality of PDA and a PC with advanced connectivity features.

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Posted by Dal at 02:20 AM |

802.11n puts the why into WiFi

Belkin has announced the launch of their N1 range of next generation wireless routers based upon a new WiFi standard that could extend the range of existing ‘wireless-G’ solutions by a factor of 4, and speeds by as much as 12. This might bring out the excited little geek in me, were it not for the fact that there isn’t any standard yet, no guarantee it will work properly with other 802.11n kit (even from the same manufacturer) now or in the future, and most damning of all: nobody really needs it.

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Posted by Dal at 02:15 AM |

Wired west a new frontier for PBA

THE race to win customers in Australia's nascent WiMax mobile internet sector is heading west. Personal Broadband Australia, a mobile internet supplier that is majority-owned by junior telecoms operator Commander, has snuck ahead of its rival Unwired and announced that its service would soon be available in Adelaide and Perth.

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Posted by Dal at 02:04 AM |

May 02, 2006

New Test System to Help Speed WiMAX Rollouts

Mobile Metrics announced the forthcoming availability of an advanced traffic simulation system specifically designed for testing WiMAX in the Access Service Network (ASN) and the Connectivity Service Network (CSN). The Torrent 7100 WiMAX Test System will feature the same flexibility, realism, and automation capabilities for which the Torrent series is known, but will be focused exclusively on WiMAX.

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Posted by Dal at 10:09 AM |

May 01, 2006

Wireless Vendors Tout Security, VoIP At Interop

Wireless vendors at Interop Las Vegas 2006 this week are pushing new products to expand enterprise wireless LAN rollouts and are spotlighting the VoIP and security features of their latest wares. Meru Networks is targeting enterprise wireless deployments with its Wireless Backbone System and announcing its latest round of funding, while Trapeze Networks is launching new network access control features and demonstrating new Wi-Fi/cellular convergence.

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Posted by Dal at 09:21 AM |

April 27, 2006

Lack of Common Spectrum Will Hinder WiMAX

he success of WiMAX could be hindered by a lack of common spectrum availability in different countries, according to a report by the U.K.-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). “Many credit a nearly globally unified spectrum band at 2.4GHz for the success of WiFi. The harmonized spectrum band has allowed equipment manufacturers and consumers to benefit from economies of scale, effectively increasing supply and lowering prices for equipment,” said the report.

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Posted by Dal at 12:21 PM |

April 24, 2006

Schools Could Be The First In U.S. To Use WiMax

A cash-strapped school district seems an unlikely candidate to embrace bleeding-edge technology. But facing a use-it-or-lose-it choice on its allocated radio spectrum, Milwaukee Public Schools is among several schools and universities ready to take a chance on WiMax wireless broadband, which would make them among the first major U.S. implementers of the emerging tech.

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Posted by Dal at 04:56 PM |

April 22, 2006

NeoReach to Supply WiFi Infrastructure to City of Yuma, AZ

The city of Yuma, AZ has entered an agreement with NeoReach, Inc. to supply the city with a WiFi network infrastructure. The new offering will cover the 25 most-populous square mile of Yuma and will be accessible by computer, PDAs and cellular phones.

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Posted by Dal at 10:20 AM |

New law requires some businesses to secure their WiFi networks

One New York county has solved the "problem" of unauthorized access to unsecured wireless networks by passing a new law. Businesses operating in Westchester County will soon need to turn on security settings for their WiFi networks if they are used to access financial information for their customers.

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Posted by Dal at 10:18 AM |

April 20, 2006

What's Cooking in WiMAX? - Why It's Poised to Cause a Major Upheaval

End-to-end connectivity anytime, anywhere in the world, has become a fundamental need in today's digital age. The resounding calls for seamless connectivity have motivated the development of cellular technology and broadband wireless access (BWA).

While prior proprietary BWA solutions have mostly suffered early demise or slow adoption as a result of the lack of standardization and poor interoperability, WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access has generated much interest as the next evolutionary data-voice enabler.

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Posted by Dal at 10:08 AM |

April 18, 2006

VIA Rail's WiFi plan ahead of schedule

VIA Rail Canada has completed the deployment of Wi-Fi service on all VIA 1 cars in the Quebec-Windsor corridor almost two weeks ahead of schedule. The initial target for the service was the end of April, but VIA says Wi-Fi in now available on all its VIA 1 cars in the corridor. The plan is still to have Wi-Fi available on all VIA trains in the corridor by the end of the year.

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Posted by Dal at 09:14 PM |

MPS aims to provide free web access via WiMax

Milwaukee Public Schools is seeking to provide free broadband Internet service to the homes of its students and staff members, starting with a pilot system covering about five square miles that is scheduled to be in operation by August of 2007.

It plans to utilize a so-called WiMax system, using television channels that the Federal Communications Commission allocated for educational purposes.  James Davis, MPS director of technology, said he sees WiMax as the means to provide Internet access to students from families too poor to afford a phone line.

The channels have been used to broadcast educational programs into classrooms in a one-way exchange of information, but the WiMax system would provide for a two-way exchange of data.

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Posted by Dal at 02:09 PM |

Strix Scales Wireless Mesh Networks

Strix Systems introduced a new, third-generation Outdoor Wireless System and a new High Performance Modular Architecture for large-scale mesh networks.The new OWS 2400-30 offers increased user density, provides enhanced transmit power and receive sensitivity, a 30% smaller form factor and lower cost per radio compared to earlier products.

The new design doubles from 64 to 128 the number of WLAN associations permitted per radio, allowing up to 768 concurrent users per node. Modularity lets the OWS 2400-30 scale to up to six radios as needed (802.11a/b/g/j, 802.16d/e, 2.4 GHz, 4.9GHz and 5 GHz) in any access and backhaul configuration.

 

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Posted by Dal at 07:45 AM |

April 17, 2006

German WiMAX Pilot Successful

The town of Erkelenz in North Rhine-Westphalia, helped lay the foundations for the German regional power utility NEW Energie's commercial launch of WiMAX for bandwidth-intensive wireless services such as live multimedia streams, VoIP applications and high-speed Internet access.
 
The WiMAX pilot, according to a release from Nortel, used German communications consultant tkt teleconsult to deploy a WiMAX network that allowed NEW Energie to provide broadband wireless connections to a selection of small businesses and consumers at speeds of up to 10Mbps, equal to the current fastest fixed DSL services.

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Posted by Dal at 11:16 AM |

April 14, 2006

New Orleans CIO vows to keep free city Wi-Fi at high speeds

After surviving Hurricane Katrina and the early recovery efforts following last year’s disaster, the CIO of New Orleans said he plans to continue fighting to keep a free downtown wireless Internet network functioning at high speeds.

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Posted by Dal at 11:05 PM |

No Free WiFi For Next Google City

While San Francisco will see Google and EarthLink roll out a couple of tiers of wireless broadband service, including one for free, the next city probably won't see a free option.  Even though search advertising makes billions for Google, it doesn't offer EarthLink the best chance for making a profit or pleasing its shareholders.

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Posted by Dal at 11:03 PM |

Wireless World: VCs eye mobile TV, WiFi

A new survey from the firm Datamonitor, based in London, indicates that VC investment in IT totaled $3 billion during the first quarter of 2006. The area that has attracted most investment notoriety is wireless technology, which received $216 million in new funding during the first three months of 2006.   Though the value of total investments has gone down slightly, the overall number of deals has increased significantly, the report said.

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Posted by Dal at 10:46 AM |

Look Beyond Hype in WiMax

WiMax has been increasingly called the technology of the future. Is this hype or reality? A question facing wireless designers and developers is to what extent WiMax will gain adequate acceptance for them to base their designs on?

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Posted by Dal at 10:29 AM |

Samsung to deploy WiMax in Michigan

Samsung Electronics will supply a WiMax network to Arialink for a high-speed mobile broadband service scheduled to launch in Michigan in early 2007, the company said Monday. The deal with Arialink covers WiMax gear, installation, training, and product support, Samsung said in a statement. No value for the deal was disclosed.

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Posted by Dal at 10:26 AM |

June 01, 2005

Asterisk pbx on wrt54g Wireless Access Point




the linksys wrt54g has been the target of many hacks taking it far beyond its original intended mode of operation; now going so far as becoming a personal telephone company. David DeLauro has set up an asterisk pbx system on top of the the openwrt firmware package. asterisk is a fully featured pbx system. in theory this set up could allow you to wire your whole house through one voip connection. you can even script the dialing sequence so that certain prefixes are handled by different carriers. the router has limited storage space, but you could probably use the voicemail features by mounting network storage. with enough ingenuity you should be able to pipe all of your communications and entertainment over ethernet.

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Source: Gregarius.net - hack a day
Editor Note: I found this little tidbit. Being a wi-fi junkie also, really would like any additional info about this hack.

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