| 03/15/10 | NuMobile (NUBL) and Nova (NVAE) Announce African Wi-Fi Project Partnership Updates Nova Energy, Inc. (OTCBB: NVAE) is scheduled to
release an on-demand Webcast this Thursday, March 18th. The Webcast,
planned to be conducted by interim CEO Philip Verges, will present the
latest updates on the Company's Wi-Fi project in Kenya. Nova is working in
partnership with NuMobile, Inc. (OTCBB: NUBL ) to build a wireless broadband
network to support local utility authorities. |
| 02/16/10 | Comtrend Corporation Launches BeamLink HD IPTV Wireless Video Adapters Comtrend Corporation announced the launch of its new
BeamLink Wireless Video Adapters. Now available to service providers in
North America, the BeamLink adapters are used to distribute multiple
streams of carrier-grade High Definition (HD) IPTV content from an
Ethernet-equipped home gateway or DVR to IP set top boxes. |
| 02/16/10 | Union Hospital Launches Versus' Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) Union
Hospital in Terre Haute, IN expanded on this commitment by deploying
enterprise asset tracking from Versus Technology, Inc. The Versus highly
accurate Asset Management
Solution helps Union Hospital to better manage equipment resources,
including maintenance, storage and deployment. |
| 01/07/10 | D-Link Unleashes Its Fastest 802.11n Wi-Fi Router In a giant leap in wireless networking technology, D-Link today announced
it is preparing to ship its first 802.11n Wi-Fi router with 3x3 MIMO
technology that uses three distinct data streams to enable extremely fast
data transfer rates with speeds up to 450 megabits per second*. Most
routers on consumer shelves today operate at 300 Mbps or less. |
| 01/04/10 | D-Link Showcases Next-Generation Digital Broadband Wireless Home With 'Link Your Life' Theme at CES D-Link will highlight the next-generation in digital home networking and solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here this week, demonstrating how today's consumers can enjoy affordable, easy-to-use connectivity in their homes like never before. With a focus on the "Link Your Life" theme, the digital home networking pioneer will preview some of the hottest devices to enhance digital home entertainment, monitoring and connectivity. |
| 12/24/09 | Automated Outlet to Distribute Luxul Wireless Signal Enhancement Products in Home Automation Markets Luxul Wireless announced that Automated
Outlet will promote and distribute Luxul Pro-WAV solutions through its
online catalog and worldwide dealer network. Automated Outlet is a global
distributor of home automation, lighting control, and security products.
Pro-WAV products are designed to efficiently expand the coverage area and
improve overall network performance, enabling a single wireless access
point (WAP) to provide complete "whole home" 802.11 Wi-Fi coverage.
Automated Outlet will also add Luxul's X-WAV Circular Polarized
antennas and Shock-WAV Wi-Fi Signal Boosters to the product line. |
| 12/22/09 | Croatian Academic and Research Network Connects 1,300 Schools With WiMAX and Cisco Technology Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced that the Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNet) has extended its Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) to connect 1,300 primary and secondary schools across Croatia. |
| 12/18/09 | New "Wireless Engine" Repeater Provides Broadband Wireless Connectivity to World-Class Trains CSI has bridged the gap between train commuters and their ability to
utilize cell phones and data devices while en route. With the deployment of
the industry's only "rail repeater" to feature GPS technology and digital
filtering, CSI's Broadband Wireless Engine provides trains with uninterrupted voice
and data services. |
| 12/17/09 | Luxul Wireless Teams With D-LINK to Deliver FCC Certified Wi-Fi Systems That Increase Wireless Coverage Area Luxul Wireless and D-LINK announced the availability of a series of FCC certified high performance Wi-Fi systems. This new series of FCC certified systems and kits will bundle the D-LINK AirPlus Xtreme G access point, which delivers speeds of up to 108Mbps and includes SNMP management software. |
| 12/15/09 | Hay Group Selects iPass for Its Broadband Wireless Enterprise Mobility Solution iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) announced that its enterprise mobility
service has been selected to help Hay
Group reduce the overall costs of managing a highly mobile workforce,
while helping secure intellectual property assets. The award-winning
service combines worldwide 3G mobile broadband networks,
Wi-Fi hotspots, hotel Ethernet and dial-up access with comprehensive
management control over connectivity, devices, and costs. |
| 12/14/09 | Aruba Networks Wins Mobile Star Awards for Broadband Wireless LAN Management, Network Coverage, and Portable Remote Connectivity Gear Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN)
announced that it has been awarded three awards as part of the eighth
annual Mobile Star Awards™ program. The program promotes the top mobile
products and deployments across a broad range of categories including
applications, enterprise software, and wireless network products.
Superstar awards, the highest honor, were conferred upon Aruba's AirWave
Wireless Management Suite (AWMS) and Virtual Branch Networking (VBN)
solutions. Aruba's RAP-2 Remote Access Point received a Shining Star award. |
| 12/09/09 | Tranzeo Receives US$1.52 Million in Purchase Orders From North American Distributors Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT) has received purchase orders from their North American distributors worth US$1.52 million. The orders include both Wi-Fi and WiMAX radio systems. |
| 12/08/09 | D-Link Adds AirMagnet to Global Alliance Program to Enhance WLAN Planning and Security D-Link announced that
AirMagnet has joined the D-Link Global
Alliance Program (GAP) as a Solution Partner. GAP, launched earlier this
year, is a formalized framework designed for both D-Link and its partners
to share strengths and enhance each other's product offerings. |
| 12/07/09 | Atheros XSPAN Technology Unleashes the Power of 11n in Microsoft's New Xbox 360 Wireless N Networking Adapter Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR) announced that Microsoft's new Xbox 360 Wireless N
Networking Adapter leverages the high performance of the industry's most
widely adopted 11n technology, Atheros XSPAN, to deliver an enhanced
wireless experience. Xbox 360 owners will see improvements in speed, range
and wireless security features enabled by Atheros' XSPAN 2-stream 11n,
dual-band PCIe solution, the AR9280. Additionally, Xbox LIVE members can
seamlessly stream HD movies and TV episodes in instant-on 1080p and 5.1
surround sound with Zune video on Xbox LIVE, as well as update their
Facebook profile, send tweets via Twitter, download Games on Demand or
watch Netflix videos from their console.
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| 12/03/09 | EthoStream Launches New Broadband Wireless Load Balancing and Bandwidth Aggregation Gateway for Limited Service Hotels EthoStream, LLC announced the release of its
new dual WAN high-speed Internet access (HSIA) gateway, the EthoStream
Gateway Server Dual (EGS Dual), a cost-effective version of its proven EGS
Pro Dual. The EGS Dual virtually eliminates network downtime and maximizes
available bandwidth, ensuring guest satisfaction with media-rich Internet
applications. |
| 12/01/09 | Luxul Wireless Expands Patented Shock-WAV Signal Booster Family Luxul Wireless announced additions to its family of Shock-WAV Wi-Fi Signal Boosters. Indoor and outdoor rated versions of Shock-WAV Signal Boosters are now available for use in licensed 4.9GHz Public Safety wireless network installations, as well as in unlicensed 5GHz WLAN applications. A 2.4GHz indoor version is also now available for use with switches or wireless access points that implement the 802.3af/at Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) standard. These new additions to the Shock-WAV Signal Booster family are available now through the Luxul Wireless worldwide distribution and reseller network. |
| 12/01/09 | D-Link Broadband Wireless Routers Help Bring Connectivity to Rural Region in Michigan's Upper Peninsula U.P. Logon, the largest fixed-wireless Internet Service Provider (ISP) in
the region, has been serving that need since 1995, starting with dial-up
service and migrating to high-speed fixed wireless in 2001. In order to
bring connectivity to its 600 customers in the sparsely populated area,
U.P. Logon uses a combination of towers and antennae -- coupled with a
router and firewall -- to allow customers to tap into the Internet. |
| 11/30/09 | Bell Introduces the Award Winning Novatel Broadband Wireless MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot Bell announced the launch of the award winning MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot from Novatel Wireless (Nasdaq: NVTL). The MiFi 2372 operates on Bell's new HSPA network and offers simultaneous Wi-Fi connectivity for up to five devices or users. |
| 11/18/09 | Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board Deploys Avenda Systems' Identity-Aware Access Control to Secure District-Wide Wireless LAN Avenda Systems announced that the Huron-Superior
Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) has deployed its eTIPS network
access solution to secure wireless access for more than 6,000 users, while
protecting its network from unauthorized use. |
| 11/17/09 | D-Link Provides Ideal Security and Wi-Fi Solutions for Showcase Office Building in Washington State THEGreenBox focuses on providing
businesses with the technology they need to grow and become more efficient,
while gaining a competitive edge. With the help of D-Link, the Olympia,
Wash. full-service IT management company engineered an ideal 'connected and
secure' office building to serve as a model for their small business
clients. |
| 11/17/09 | Apprion Announces Integrated Support for ISA100 and WirelessHART Wireless Sensor Networks Apprion announced a new version of their
IONizer industrial wireless networking appliance that seamlessly
integrates wireless sensor network gateways based on either ISA100.11a or
WirelessHART standards with 802.11 (WiFi) radios to support other
industrial wireless applications such as mobility, location, video, and
communications and to enable efficient backhaul of sensor data wirelessly. |
| 11/17/09 | JiWire Announces Second Mobile Audience Insights Report With a Focus on the Business Traveler JiWire released its second Mobile Audience Insights
Report with new information on Wi-Fi usage trends for Q3 2009. The report
also includes findings from a survey among Wi-Fi customers in airports
across the U.S., helping advertisers understand this unique segment of the
on-the-go audience that largely consists of affluent business decision
makers. |
| 11/11/09 | Survey of Mobile Data Users Finds Combined Cellular and Wi-Fi Internet Access A new survey of international
mobile data users by Stoke and Trustive
confirms that many users believe that connectivity and access to the
Internet at all times is a priority -- even if bosses don't insist on it.
According to the survey, users select their mobile provider by price, but
high quality coverage is an essential. Users increasingly seek out Wi-Fi,
and favor operators providing combined cellular and Wi-Fi services. |
| 11/05/09 | Mercedes-Benz Dealership Deploys AeroScout Wi-Fi Asset Tracking Solution to Optimize Vehicle Logistics and Service Levels AeroScout working with Telefónica and Cisco, announced that the Mercedes-Benz dealership of Valencia, Spain has successfully deployed AeroScout's Vehicle Tracking and Management solution. Using the AeroScout Wi-Fi RFID solution, the dealership is able to leverage its reliable, flexible and high-performance Cisco Unified Wireless Network , which is also used for Wi-Fi and voice applications. In addition, the dealership is able to extend operational efficiencies to its service department and ensure the distinctive, high-quality customer experience associated with the Mercedes-Benz brand. |
| 10/27/09 | Aerohive Delivers Breakthrough Simplicity and Cost for Enterprise-Class Wi-Fi Aerohive Networks introduced HiveManager Online, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise Wi-Fi management solution that provides all the features and functionality of a behind-the-firewall wireless network management system (WNMS) without the installation, operation, and maintenance associated with a dedicated management server and at dramatically lower cost. |
| 10/26/09 | iPass Provides Enterprise Users in China Access to 3G Mobile Broadband Wireless Network and Over 20,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) announced that iPass
customers now have access to China Telecom's new 3G mobile broadband
network and over 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in China. Both connectivity
options have been integrated into the iPass Global Network and are
available to the iPass customer base today. The 3G service is based on a
rapidly expanding EV-DO Rev A network that allows iPass users to take
advantage of dramatic performance improvements. iPass' Wi-Fi footprint in
China is now exceeded only by that in the United States, and the total
iPass Global Network now encompasses nearly 140,000 locations -- the
largest Wi-Fi footprint available from a single service provider. |
| 10/26/09 | MediaG3, Inc. Announces the Launch of Imperial Wireless IW4G Mobile Broadband Wireless Internet Service to Salem and Keizer, Oregon MediaG3, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MDGC) announced
that/ it has officially rolled out under the Imperial Wireless brand IW4G's
super fast mobile broadband wireless Internet service to Salem and Keizer, Oregon.
Consequently, consumers and businesses alike can now access the Internet
wirelessly, at true broadband speeds at home, in the office, and on the go,
anywhere in the IW4G coverage area. |
| 10/22/09 | Devicescape Delivers First-Ever Free Access to World's Largest WiFi Network -- The Easy WiFi Network Devicescape announced the Easy
WiFi Network. This new Network delivers a high-quality hotspot network,
which combines global WiFi access with an easy-to-use hotspot map finder.
Easy WiFi allows you to find and connect to hundreds of thousands of
hotspots all over the world and it is monitored 24/7 to guarantee optimal
WiFi connection performance. |
| 10/21/09 | Extreme Networks and Motorola Address Smart Connectivity for Broadband Wireless Networking Extreme Networks, Inc.
(NASDAQ: EXTR) and the Enterprise Mobility
Solutions business unit of Motorola,
Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that the companies have established a
relationship to deliver a highly scalable unified network edge combining
wired and wireless LAN (WLAN) networks that underpin mobile data and
converged communications. An OEM agreement enables the companies to
develop, market and support high-performance, secure, resilient and
intelligent WLANs. |
| 10/21/09 | Red Hot Internet Completes Integration of the Azotel Simpler Subscriber Management Latform for its Metro Mesh WiFi Network Azotel announced during the
Enterprise Ireland Trade Mission to Canada led by the Deputy Prime Minister of
Ireland, Mary Coughlan TD, the successful integration of it's SIMPLer platform
for the delivery of internet services over Red Hot Internet, a league leading
metro mesh WiFi network now operating in downtown Antigonish, Nova Scotia,
Canada |
| 10/20/09 | Atheros' Industry-Leading, Ultra Low-Power 11n WLAN and Ethernet Designs Enhance a Wide Variety of Acer's New PC Models Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR) announced that its XSPAN and Align 802.11n solutions in combination with its ETHOS Ethernet solutions are enabling high-performance wireless and wired connectivity with ultra low-power operation across Acer's innovative PC platforms. Acer, now the world's second-largest PC company, has integrated Atheros' popular designs for PCs in its new Aspire Timeline thin-and-light notebooks, Aspire One netbooks and Aspire Revo nettop models. |
| 10/19/09 | Viper Networks Announces LOI to Acquire Trimax Wireless Viper Networks, Inc. announced
today that it has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire Trimax
Wireless, Inc., a privately-held developer and manufacturer of a complete
line of modular wireless broadband infrastructure equipment for
metropolitan scale wireless networks. The Company expects to finish their
due diligence and close this transaction by November 30, 2009. |
| 10/14/09 | D-Link Launches 'Gloves Are Off' Promotional Campaign Running now through Dec. 31, 2009, the promotion is designed to show
appreciation to the reseller community that gave D-Link the prestigious
honor this year in the CRN Magazine survey where the company was ranked the
number one competitor in both data and wireless networking categories.
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| 10/13/09 | Sidense OTP Enables Security of Broadband Wireless Video Transmissions Sidense Corp. announced that AMIMON is
employing Sidense's 1T-Fuse-based one-time programmable (OTP) memory
macro technology in chips used for uncompressed wireless high-definition
video connectivity. The chips are used in AMIMON's second-generation
WHDI (Wireless Home Digital Interface) transmitter and receiver
products designed for wireless delivery of full uncompressed 1080p/60Hz HD
video content throughout the entire home. |
| 10/13/09 | Zoom Begins Volume Shipments of 3G Broadband Wireless-N Desk Router Zoom Telephonics, Inc. (OTCBB: ZMTP) announced the first volume shipments of the Zoom 3G Wireless-N Desk Router,
Model 4501. Almost any 3G mobile broadband modem can be plugged into the
router to instantly create a WiFi compatible Hotspot for a wide range
of devices including Windows and Macintosh computers, the iTouch
and Blackberry, mobile phones, barcode readers, and game stations. The
desktop router is AC-powered and comes with a small power cube with a
built-in switching power supply. |
| 10/09/09 | JiWire Offers In-Flight Advertising Service to Reach Executives Utilizing Broadband Wireless Internet Access Service at 35,000 Feet JiWire and Row 44 announced a partnership to deliver the world's first ad-supported in-flight Wi-Fi solution. The collaboration will make it possible for advertisers to run interactive ad campaigns on planes in-flight. Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines have already equipped some of their planes with Row 44's satellite broadband Internet access system. Southwest recently announced their intentions for turning its 544 Boeing 737 jets into Wi-Fi hotspots and Alaska Airlines is testing planes within their fleet of 114 aircraft. |
| 10/07/09 | Yonder Media Broadband Wireless Architects Merge of BayHill Capital to Build Internet Commerce Platforms for Rural Markets Yonder Media has signed a letter of
intent to merge with BayHill Capital (OTCBB: BYHL) of South Jordan, Utah
and its operating subsidiary, affiliate marketing company, Commission
River to build wireless broadband Internet access networks exclusively for rural communities. |
| 10/06/09 | Stelera Broadband Expands Wireless Internet Service in Texas and New Mexico
Rural Communities to Receive Faster, More Reliable Service Through Latest Technology Executives from Stelera Broadband, a privately-held company specializing in wireless broadband Internet services, recently announced the company's expansion of coverage to several Texas communities, including Seminole, Snyder, Sweetwater, Andrews, Stanton, Lamesa, Brownfield and Colorado City. Lovington, New Mexico, will receive services as well. |
| 10/01/09 | Mater Health Services Hits Key Milestones in Smart Hospital Broadband Wireless Tracking and Communications Strategy Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced that Mater Health Services , Queensland's largest not-for-profit hospital group, is making significant strides in achieving its Smart Hospital strategy with a roll-out of an expanded suite of business applications on its Cisco Medical-Grade Broadband Wireless Network across its seven ultra-modern hospitals. |
| 09/28/09 | Devicescape Delivers Easy Wi-Fi to Leading Japanese Broadband Wireless Service Provider Wi2 Devicescape announced that it has developed an automated hotspot login
application, called Wi2 Connect, for Wire and Wireless (Wi2), a leading
Japanese Wi-Fi service
provider . Wi2 Connect is based upon Devicescape's Easy
Wi-Fi technology. Wi2 Connect allows Wi2's customers to automatically
connect to the hotspots of Wi2 and its roaming partners without the
inconvenience of entering user IDs and passwords in a browser. The Wi2
Connect application is available from the Wi2 Website for Windows Mobile,
Windows laptops, iPhones and MacBooks. |
| 09/25/09 | Aruba Networks Announces New Value-Priced, High-Performance Broadband Wireless 802.11n Access Point Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the
release of its compact, dual-radio AP-105 802.11n
Broadband Wireless Access Point . Value-priced at just $695 U.S. list, Aruba expects the
AP-105 to accelerate adoption of 802.11n by offering enterprise-grade
security, high throughput, streaming video support, and other key features
previously available only in more expensive devices. |
| 09/25/09 | Gowalla iPhone Application Empowers Users to Explore, Discover and Share Locations Alamofire announced upgrades to
Gowalla -- a free, location-based application that rewards users for
visiting places with their iPhones. The public beta of Gowalla, which was
unveiled earlier in 2009 at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference
(SXSW) in Austin, is a true GPS-enabled, location-based social network
whose content base is created by its users on iPhone 3G and 3GS.
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| 09/25/09 | Micrel to Exhibit Innovative Fiber, Ethernet and Broadband Wireless Solutions and Reference Designs for Industrial Applications at Fall Embedded Systems Conference, Boston Micrel Inc., (NASDAQ: MCRL) announced that it
will be showing the industry's newest and most innovative high-performance,
low-power, low-cost IC solutions at Embedded Systems Conference (ESC)
Boston. The show is being held at The Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.
Micrel's booth is No. 326. Micrel will showcase new products for fiber
optic and Ethernet as well as demonstrate a broadband wireless networking reference
design, targeting low-data rate applications, utilizing Micrel RF
transceivers, Zilog Microcontrollers and based upon Micrel's MicrelNet "Star Cluster-of-Trees"
wireless networking solution. |
| 09/25/09 | WellSpan Health's York Hospital Drives Enterprise-Wide Operational Efficiency Using AeroScout's Wi-Fi-Based Asset Tracking and Management Solution AeroScout announced that WellSpan Health's York
Hospital has deployed AeroScout's Wi-Fi-based healthcare visibility
solution. York Hospital's emergency, biomedical engineering and
transportation departments are using the AeroScout solution to track
critical medical equipment throughout the facility to ensure that staff can
quickly locate required items. The solution and its time-saving benefits
are proving to be especially valuable in the emergency department during
peak hours by helping to increase efficiency while improving patient
satisfaction, care and safety. |
| 09/24/09 | Aerohive Broadband Wireless LAN Powers South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services' Communications Network Aerohive Networks announced
that the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon
Services has deployed broadband wireless equipment from Aerohive and Juniper Networks to
provide a secure, enterprise-wide 802.11n wireless LAN solution to the
Department's 680 parole agents and staff. Employees of other government
agencies, including Federal Probation and Vocational Rehabilitation, and
law enforcement personnel will also access the network as guests.
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| 09/23/09 | AirTight's Broadband Wireless Vulnerability Management Service Now Integrates Into QualysGuard PCI Connect Security Ecosystem AirTight Networks announced that
its unique SaaS broadband wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) is now fully
integrated into the QualysGuard PCI Connect launched earlier this year.
PCI Connect provides an on demand platform bringing together multiple
security solutions into one unified end-to-end business application for PCI DSS compliance and
validation. AirTight is the first and only wireless security vendor to
provide an automated, cost effective means to meet the PCI DSS wireless
scanning requirement with lower operational costs and no capital
investment. |
| 09/23/09 | Synapse Wireless Embraces OpenHAN for Smart Grid Home Area Network Systems The UCAIug is a non-profit users group comprised of organizations involved
in the electric utility industry's Smart Grid initiative. Its OpenHAN
specification establishes the initial requirements and framework for the
development of well managed and secure customer communications systems.
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| 09/22/09 | Ericsson's New Broadband Wireless Module Connects Next Generation of Networked Consumer Electronics Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) unveiled its new mobile broadband module
specifically designed to bring broadband wireless connections to a
new generation of consumer electronic devices. As demand increases
for the freedom and mobility which embedded broadband enables,
Ericsson's new consumer electronics (CE) module signifies a great
leap towards an all-communicating world. |
| 09/10/09 | First JiWire Mobile Audience Insights Report Gives Advertisers a Deeper Understanding of the On-the-Go Audience JiWire released its inaugural Mobile Audience Insights
Report with new data revealing demographic and behavioral interests of
Wi-Fi users. The research provides a view into overall Wi-Fi usage trends,
which includes breakdowns by country, US city and device type as well as
specifics about the café Wi-Fi audience which is mostly affluent, male,
between the ages of twenty-five and forty-nine, and planning on making a
big purchase in the near future. The report is designed to help advertisers
better engage their desired audience when they are on-the-go. |
| 09/08/09 | Luxul Wireless Teams With Control4 to Deliver Hassle Free "Whole-Home" Broadband Wireless Network Coverage Luxul Wireless announced today that Control4 will promote and distribute Pro-WAV solutions to its nationwide dealer network. Pro-WAV products are designed to efficiently expand the coverage area and improve overall network performance, by enabling a single access point to provide complete "whole-home" 802.11 Wi-Fi coverage. |
| 08/31/09 | NewMarket Technology, Inc. Announces $33 Million Outsourcing Agreement with WBA (Wireless Broadband Access) NewMarket Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NWMT) is
a reporting company with audited financial reports filed with the SEC. On
Tuesday September 1st, Board Member Hugh G. Robinson, Retired Major General
and Former Chairman of the Dallas Federal Reserve, is scheduled to host a
strategic update in an on-demand Webcast. |
| 08/31/09 | WiMAX Broadband Wireless Equipment Market Jumps 12% in 2Q09; Defies America's Recession with More Than 140 Million WiMAX Subscribers Worldwide by 2013
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research released the second quarter (2Q09) edition of its WiMAX Equipment, Devices, and Subscribers market share forecast and research report. |
| 08/24/09 | Devicescape, Intel and Meraki Unveil Devicescape Broadband Wireless (Wi-Fi) Report Findings Devicescape unveiled its second quarterly Wi-Fi Report , revealing new insights into Wi-Fi usage and opinions from more than 1,000 survey respondents from around the world. The survey, conducted by Decipher, Inc. and sponsored by Devicescape, Intel and Meraki , queried a cross-section of Devicescape's members, a group that includes a variety of professionals and students. |
| 08/24/09 | The "Father of 802.11" Bob O'Hara and the Farpoint Group's Craig Mathias Discuss "Innovations in Wireless LANs" in Latest Video Podcast From Aerohive Networks Aerohive Networks announced the availability of Episode Two of its "An Expert Opinion" video podcast series. In this latest installment, "Innovations in Wireless LANs," wireless LAN industry pioneer Bob O'Hara and Farpoint Group founder Craig Mathias explore the latest developments in wireless LANs. |
| 08/19/09 | Fortress Technologies Launches Vehicle-Based Mesh Point, Mobile Ad Hoc Broadband Wireless Network Solutions Fortress Technologies announced two new solutions to its
product portfolio that enable secure, net-centric wireless communications
via land, air, and sea. The Fortress ES820 Vehicle Mesh Point and Fortress
FastPath Mesh allow vehicles to dynamically create ad hoc mesh networks
on-the-move, and seamlessly leave and rejoin those networks during tactical
missions. |
| 08/17/09 | Proxim Wireless Receives $5 Million Strategic Investment From SRA to Advance WiMAX and 4G Proxim Wireless Corporation (OTCQX: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, today announced that it has received an equity investment of $7.5 million, with $5 million coming from SRA OSS, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SRA Holdings, Inc. of Japan, a publicly held company listed on the Tokyo stock exchange (JP3817), and the rest coming from existing investors (through a combination of new investment and cancellation of debt). |
| 08/14/09 | Infineon Introduces Energy Efficient Single-Chip XWAY WAVE100 Family for Low-Cost 802.11n WLAN Home Gateways Infineon Technologies AG introduced a new family of
single-chip WLAN integrated circuits (ICs). The new XWAY WAVE100 ICs
provide a high-performance and cost-effective solution for wireless network
access points that are compliant to the 802.11n draft standard for data
rates up to 150Mbit/s as well as the 802.11 b/g standard. |
| 08/12/09 | D-Link Introduces Wireless 150 Home Networking Based on 802.11N Technology for Affordable High-Speed Internet and File Sharing D-Link is now shipping a Wireless 150 Router and USB Adapter based on Draft 802.11n technology. D-Link Wireless 150 home networking greatly improves the speed of wireless signals up to four times faster than standard 802.11g, offering better reception and expanded coverage for sharing high-speed Internet, files and printers. |
| 08/07/09 | AirTight Rated "Positive" in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's Broadband Wireless Report on Wireless LAN Intrusion Prevention Systems AirTight Networks announced that
Gartner, Inc. has rated AirTight "Positive" in Gartner's
2009 MarketScope for Wireless LAN Intrusion Prevention Systems report. The
July 2009 report was authored by John Girard, VP, Distinguished Analyst and
John Pescatore, VP, Distinguished Analyst at Gartner. |
| 08/07/09 | Broadband Wireless Hardware Sales Could Be Side Effect of Stimulus Bill's EMR Incentives As the Obama Administration provides
incentives to push doctors and hospitals to upgrade their healthcare IT
solutions, there will be a greater need to replace antiquated computer
hardware with newer, more powerful systems that can support the vast
amounts of information created by EMR, wireless, RFID, electronic physician
order entry (CPOE) and other advanced software that is rapidly being
adopted. |
| 08/05/09 | Avalon RF, Inc. vs. WiFi Wireless, Inc. Litigation Status WiFi Wireless, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WFWL) and its lead counsel, Howard Close of Wright Brown and Close, LLP, issued a statement regarding post-trial activity in the lawsuit
Avalon RF, Inc. vs. WiFi Wireless, Inc. |
| 08/04/09 | DecisionPoint Recognized by Motorola as Top 10 North American Wireless LAN Partner DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: DNPI) announced that it has been recognized by Motorola's Enterprise Mobility Solutions division as one of the top 10 North American Wireless LAN (WLAN) partners. |
| 08/03/09 | JiWire's New 'Ads for Access' Program Yields Results for Hyatt Place JiWire announced that its first customer in a
new Ads for Access program achieved results that far exceed industry
averages. Hyatt Place reached mid-week travelers in some of the nation's
largest airports, offering 20 minutes of free Wi-Fi access in exchange for
viewing a 30-second video advertisement. |
| 07/31/09 | Agilent and Wi-LAN Enter Broadband Wireless License Agreement Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX:WIN) announced Agilent Technologies, Inc. has signed a license agreement covering various wireless technologies including CDMA, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and Bluetooth. |
| 07/28/09 | South America's Largest Container Terminal Blankets Shipyard with Wi-Fi to Manage Freight, Equipment and Personnel Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
Santos-Brasil S.A. has deployed a ruggedized outdoor Aruba Wi-Fi network
across its 596,000 square meter Tecon de Santos container terminal at the
Port of Santos. Sao Paulo-based Santos-Brasil operates 3 berths, 16
ship-to-shore container cranes, 1 mobile harbor crane, 34 rubber-tired
gantry cranes, and 23 reach stackers at the port. Reliable performance is a
business-critical function since container handling is wholly dependent on
data transferred over the Wi-Fi network to more than 500 Psion Teklogix
ruggedized handheld and vehicular computers. |
| 07/28/09 | RFaxis Expands RF Technology Leadership Position by Offering Innovative Embedded Antenna Solutions Faxis announced the debut of its embedded antenna products. Taking an innovative approach to antennas, RFaxis will now have the ability to offer total front-end solutions. To head up its efforts, RFaxis has appointed noted industry veteran Dr. Ping Peng as vice president, Antenna Products. Key among Dr. Peng's first initiatives will be to create the industry's first series of broadband, high efficiency, high gain embedded antennas. |
| 07/22/09 | SKYBEAM-Texas Builds Broadband Wireless Network with Vyatta Linux-based Routers Vyatta announced that SKYBEAM-Texas has standardized
its network on Vyatta appliances. Using Vyatta 514 and 2502 appliances,
SKYBEAM-Texas is routing traffic from remote tower locations, boosting the
performance and reliability of its customer-facing network, and providing
corporate VPN service. |
| 07/09/09 | AirTight Receives U.S. Patent for Router AP Rogue Detection AirTight Networks announced it has been granted US patent number 7,536,723 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for router AP rogue detection techniques. Rogue APs can get connected to enterprise wired networks accidentally or by malicious actions without the knowledge of the network administrator. Intruders can access enterprise wired network from RF coverage of rogue APs bypassing traditional wired and wireless security controls. |
| 06/30/09 | OneFi Adds Broadband Wireless Encryption Protection on the OneFi Networks OneFi Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ONFI)
announced today that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Secure
World to provide its encryption protection technology on the OneFi
Networks. |
| 06/29/09 | Virginia Union University Retrofits Its Richmond Campus With a High Performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Broadband Wireless Network From Aruba Networks Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
Virginia Union University has deployed an Aruba 802.11n solution and
AirWave Wireless Management Suite at its 84-acre campus in Richmond,
Virginia. Founded in 1865 to give newly emancipated freedmen an
opportunity for education and advancement, the university's network of
independent Fat AP wireless access points lacked centralized management,
and robust wireless performance.
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| 06/23/09 | Aruba Networks' New OS 3.4 Software Turbocharges Network Performance While Slimming Life-Cycle Costs Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the
release of OS 3.4 software for Aruba controllers with new features that
enhance the performance and value of Aruba's best-in-class wireless LANs.
These features target network RF performance, network provisioning, and
system operation. OS 3.4 is shipping now and is available at no cost to
Aruba customers with a current Aruba support agreement. |
| 06/23/09 | iPass Expands Canadian Wi-Fi Presence With Award-Winning One Zone Wireless Network iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) announced the expansion of its North American Wi-Fi footprint with the
addition of the One Zone Wi-Fi network in Toronto, part of a
partnership with Cogeco Data Services. Effective immediately, iPass Mobile
Office customers traveling to Toronto can avoid 3G roaming charges by using
the One Zone Wi-Fi network as part of their existing iPass Enterprise Flat
Rate price plan. Hundreds of Global 2000 companies use iPass and in 2008,
over 2 million unique users took advantage of iPass mobility services. |
| 06/22/09 | OneFi Announces Plans to Start Deployment of Their Wireless Internet Technology in the Island of Jamaica OneFi Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ONFI)
announced that the recent trip to the island nation of Jamaica was a
complete success. OneFi obtained a license to deploy its systems in late
2008; this trip was the final step to move forward with the start of
deployment on the island. |
| 06/17/09 | Scottsdale, NewPath Networks Move Forward With Broadband Wireless Infrastructure Improvement Plan NewPath Networks announced
approval by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, of NewPath's proposal to
implement a multi-carrier DAS wireless network in the City. The approval
includes a wireless communications fee agreement by which NewPath will pay
Scottsdale for use of the public rights-of-way. Major wireless service
providers will utilize the NewPath multi-carrier DAS network to provide
enhanced voice and data services for their Scottsdale-area subscribers. |
| 06/11/09 | National Broadband Wireless Stimulus Webcast Attracts Thousands, as White House Official, Experts Discuss Strategy A June 4th National Broadband Stimulus Town Hall Meeting Webcast produced by the National League of Cities TV, in cooperation with TV Worldwide and BroadbandCensus.com, attracted an on-line audience of thousands of city officials and industry professionals as experts engaged in interactive discussions on how broadband stimulus money will be deployed. |
| 06/08/09 | Cisco Network Connects Kant University Students and Lecturers with Broadband Wireless Internet Access A new wireless network deployed by Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) now provides Kant State University students and lecturers with broadband wireless online
access to educational and information resources from any location across
the university campus. |
| 06/03/09 | Z-Wave Utilizes Broadband Wireless Technology to Manage Home Energy Savings The Z-Wave Alliance has extended its position in the rapidly growing global smart meter market. Manufacturers in Europe have recognized the considerable potential of the Z-Wave Advanced Energy Control (AEC) Framework and are using the technology for smart metering solutions, such as: |
| 06/02/09 | Sirit, eriginate Partner on Broadband Wireless Livestock Tracking Solution Sirit Inc. (TSX: SI) announced its partnership with eriginate Corporation, a subsidiary of HerdStar, LLC and a global integrator of track, trace and monitoring solutions to the livestock food industry. eriginate will utilize Sirit's RFID tag and reader technology to support its comprehensive solutions developed for the livestock food market. |
| 05/29/09 | University of Queensland Creates a Collaborative Academic Experience With World's Largest 802.11n Wireless Network The University of Queensland is working with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) to become Australia's most connected tertiary institution, deploying the largest 802.11n wireless network in the world to create a unique collaborative environment. The university is also deploying the largest tertiary Cisco TelePresence network in Asia Pacific to facilitate international and cross-campus collaboration. This network also includes the 7 millionth Cisco wireless access point deployed worldwide. |
| 05/28/09 | SolarWinds Releases New Versions of Orion Software to Improve Monitoring and Management of Energy Consumption and Wireless Networks As networks grow in importance to the business and networking technologies evolve and mature, the scope of network management continuously expands. SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) released new versions of two key products within the flagship Orion family of network management solutions -- Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) and Orion Network Configuration Manager (NCM) -- expanding visibility and control into both wireless network performance and network energy consumption. |
| 05/20/09 | Aruba Networks Announces Lifetime Warranty Program for Indoor Access Points Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
moving forward it will offer a lifetime warranty for all new shipments of
AP-120, 70, 60, and RAP-5 families of indoor Wi-Fi access points. Aruba is
the world's second largest supplier of enterprise wireless LANs, and is
recognized for the rugged construction and high security of its indoor
access points. The new lifetime warranty reaffirms Aruba's commitment to
delivering value in the products it sells, and provides added peace of mind
to customers facing tight operating budgets. |
| 05/18/09 | MTS Internet To Go Plan Offers High-speed Internet Customers Unlimited Wi-Fi and EVDO Access MTS Allstream Inc. is pleased to announce the new MTS Internet To Go plan that gives MTS residential and business high-speed Internet customers unlimited access to Wi-Fi and EVDO (evolution data optimized) where coverage exists in Manitoba and throughout Canada. |
| 04/29/09 | University of Tokyo Upgrades to Aruba Networks' Adaptive 802.11n and Airwave Wireless Management Solution Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
the University of Tokyo is upgrading the wireless network at the School of
Science on its main Hongo Bunkyo-ku campus with Aruba's adaptive 802.11n
wireless solution. Established in 1877, the University of Tokyo has more
than 4,000 faculty and staff, and a total enrollment of approximately
29,000 students. |
| 04/29/09 | SRI International and Ojo Technology Demonstrate Broadband Wireless Video Surveillance Solutions for Municipalities and School Districts at Public School Security Event At an event to be held on Thursday, April 30
from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., SRI International and Ojo Technology will
demonstrate technology that can connect local schools and police
departments by integrating wireless real-time video using SRI's Aware
Mobile Mesh Solution and Ojo's Internet-enabled camera systems and
services. The demonstration will take place at a public school security
event at the Sequoia Union High School District office at 480 James Avenue
in Redwood City, Calif. The event is open to the public. |
| 04/29/09 | Devicescape's Professional Services Team Delivers Superior Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Supplicant Support Devicescape Software announced that it now provides commercial-level support for
device manufacturers using the open source Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Supplicant. Tested and certified against the Wi-Fi Alliance benchmark,
Devicescape Professional Services delivers WPA Supplicant documentation and
a guaranteed response to customer inquiries. By leveraging Devicescape's
WPA Supplicant |
| 04/28/09 | Aptilo Selected by Main Street Broadband for WiMAX Network Deployment in US Aptilo Networks, a leader in integrated management solutions for control of billing,
user services and access in WiMAX
and Wi-Fi networks, has been selected
by Main Street Broadband, a privately held wireless broadband service
provider and strategic partner of Xiocom Wireless, Inc., to provide service
management and access control solutions for Main Street Broadband's
deployment of WiMAX networks in its US (Rural Utilities Service)-funded
rural markets. Main Street Broadband has received one of the largest
RUS-funded projects in the US. |
| 04/22/09 | Atheros Merges the Simplicity of Bluetooth With the Speed and Energy Efficiency of Wi-Fi 802.11 Broadband Wireless Networks Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR) applauds the Bluetooth Special Interest Group's (SIG) development of the recently adopted Bluetooth Core Specification Version 3.0 + High Speed (HS). The ground-breaking broadband wireless performance enhancements enabled by Bluetooth 3.0 for wireless personal area networks (PANs) are achieved through the implementation of the 802.11 high-speed Alternate MAC/PHY (AMP). Atheros' Bluetooth 3.0 + HS capability was the featured technology at the Bluetooth SIG's 3.0 launch event yesterday in Tokyo, demonstrated by Kevin Hayes, Atheros Fellow and Technical Editor of the 802.11 Protocol Adaptation Layer (PAL) of the Bluetooth 3.0 + HS specification. |
| 04/21/09 | Aruba Networks Releases New Technical Brief on Campus E9-1-1 Emergency Call Handling Over Wi-Fi Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the
availability of a new technical brief on using adaptive wireless LANs for
Enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) emergency call handling in campus environments.
Wi-Fi phones present unique challenges for E9-1-1 systems because they are
untethered from the wired connections typically used to identify physical
location. "Looking for Trouble" explains how Aruba's solution feed data on
Wi-Fi phone location to Cisco's Unified Communications Manager (UCM) and
Emergency Responder (CER) systems for delivering a complete E9-1-1
solution. |
| 04/20/09 | Glenelg Country School Links Wireless Projectors With Aruba Networks' 802.11N Wi-Fi Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
the Glenelg Country School in Ellicott City, Maryland has deployed Aruba's
adaptive wireless LAN for its centrally managed 802.11n wireless classroom
multimedia projector system. |
| 04/09/09 | Liberty University Mobilizes Faculty and Students With a High Performance 802.11n Wi-Fi Network Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
Liberty University has upgraded the Wi-Fi network at its 5000-acre campus
in Lynchburg, Virginia with an Aruba 802.11n solution and AirWave Wireless
Management Suite. Founded in 1971, Liberty University has 123 buildings
totaling 2.9 million square feet of facilities, 42,000 local and
distance-learning students, and more than 2,600 full time employees. |
| 04/08/09 | JiWire Closes $11 Million in Funding to Expand World's Largest Mobile Audience Media Company JiWire has secured $11 million in a round of funding led by Panorama
Capital. Panorama was joined by new investor Comcast Interactive Capital
and existing investor DFJ Frontier. The investment allows JiWire to build
on its momentum by providing marketers with more opportunities to reach the
rapidly expanding on-the-go mobile audience. |
| 04/07/09 | Xiocom Wireless Teams With aCure Technology to Deliver Broadband Wireless Campus-Wide Internet Access to 163 Year-Old College Xiocom Wireless announced that aCure
Technology, a value-added reseller and systems integration partner, has
deployed a campus-wide indoor and outdoor wireless mesh network solution at
Mercedes College in Perth, WA. Students will now be able to work wherever
they are on campus, wirelessly accessing all of the college's resources
online. |
| 04/07/09 | Complete Healthcare Resources, Inc. Deploys Aerohive Wireless LAN Aerohive Networks announced that Complete Healthcare Resources Inc. has selected Aerohive's 802.11n wireless LAN solution for 42 customer facilities housing 5,500 beds. The new wireless LAN will initially support the company's eMAR (electronic Medical Administration Record) application, which uses barcode technology to monitor the bedside administration of medications, and may later support other point-of-care applications and voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN). |
| 04/07/09 | IPEVO Freshens the Face of IP Calling With Wi-Fi Enabled Skype Desktop Phone IPEVO announced the availability of its S0-10W Skype Desktop Phone, ideal for placing Internet phone calls from anywhere in the home or office, without being tied to an Ethernet connection. |
| 04/06/09 | Boston Medical Center Prescribes Broadband Wireless Solution to Cure Roaming and Device Integration Ailments Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
Boston Medical Center (BMC) has selected Aruba's adaptive 802.11n Wi-Fi
solution for use throughout its 626 bed hospital and academic medical
center located in Boston's historic South End. BMC's legacy 600 access
point wireless network experienced repeated service interruptions that made
it challenging for mobile users to have a consistent wireless experience
while roaming. |
| 04/06/09 | Aruba Networks' Real-Time Broadband Wireless Location Systems Lower Costs by Leveraging Wi-Fi Infrastructure to Keep Tabs on Key Assets Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced
three Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) that leverage customers' existing
Aruba adaptive Wi-Fi network to lower deployment and operating costs. RTLS
uses signal triangulation and propagation algorithms to locate the position
of an asset, device or Wi-Fi tracking tag within a facility. Aruba offers
an RTLS solution integrated into its AirWave Wireless Management Suite
(AWMS), as well as interoperability with RTLS location-engines from
AeroScout and Ekahau. Customers can select from among these three solutions
based on required positioning accuracy and features. |
| 04/03/09 | Broadband Wireless Internet Access for Orphans in Malaysia Helps Improve Their Development Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Malaysia together with students from the Cisco Networking Academy recently lent their expertise to connect the children of Rumah HOPE orphanage with an improved broadband wireless internet access network. The initiative allows the orphans to gain better network and Internet access, which is instrumental to their development and education. |
| 04/02/09 | Aruba Networks' 802.11n Solution Wins Broadband Wireless Infrastructure Product of the Year Award Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
its AP-125 802.11n Access Point family has won Network Computing's Wireless
Infrastructure Product of the Year Award. Awards were conferred upon one
vendor or service provider in each of 24 unique categories based on
feedback from readers. The wireless infrastructure category included a wide
range of Wi-Fi related products, and the AP-125 Access Point family was the
only 802.11n product so honored. |
| 03/27/09 | Home Builder Selects Proxim to Enable Complete Broadband Wireless Development in New Town at St. Charles Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM) announced that a new community in Missouri has been built using Proxim's wireless technology to provide the entire town the capability of broadband access, wireless VoIP, and video surveillance. The community, New Town at St. Charles, utilizes Proxim's wireless backhaul, WiMAX and Wi-Fi technologies for a complete end-to-end wireless network that saves the town up to $4,000 per month in leased line costs. |
| 03/26/09 | Aruba Networks' 802.11n Wi-Fi Broadband Wireless Solution Scores Best in Class With Norwood School Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
the Norwood School in Bethesda, Maryland has deployed Aruba's 802.11n Wi-Fi
network across its 40-acre campus. The new system supports real-time video
broadcasts to networked projectors, very densely deployed tablet computers,
and parallel secure and guest access networks. |
| 03/26/09 | Ekahau Refines Wi-Fi RTLS Performance With New Broadband Wireless Location Beacon Ekahau Inc. announced that it will make
available a family of a small mobile battery-powered transmitters, called
Ekahau location beacons, to further increase the location accuracy of its
award-winning Wi-Fi RTLS solution. These beacons are designed to enhance
system performance in areas that have poor Wi-Fi coverage but where location
accuracy is mission critical. |
| 03/26/09 | Magneti Marelli Selects Sierra Wireless Embedded Modules for Broadband Wireless Telematics Product for Fleet Management Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) announced that Magneti Marelli has selected Sierra Wireless mobile broadband embedded modules with EMConnect firmware features for integration into its telematics products developed for safety, entertainment and satellite navigation applications. |
| 03/25/09 | Active Control Plans to Install First Wi-Fi Mesh Network to Manage Mine Operations and Track Personnel and Equipment Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT) announced that it will install its first MSHA-approved ActiveMine network. The new system, to be installed in a West Virginia underground coal mine next month, will consist of a 50-node network, making it the largest MSHA-approved underground Wi-Fi network anywhere. |
| 03/23/09 | Wireless Broadband Customers to Realize as Much as 20 Percent Savings on All BATS Products Broadband Antenna
Tracking Systems (BATS) customers will benefit from significant price
reductions that are a result of pricing renegotiations with its component
and parts manufacturers as well as its manufacturing facility. |
| 03/11/09 | MedStar Health Deploys Broadband Wireless Guest Internet Access Service in Seven Hospitals MedStar Health has deployed
wireless Internet services to patients and visitors throughout its
community-based network of hospitals together with Aptilo Networks, the
global leader in integrated management solutions for control of billing,
user services and access in WiMAX and Wi-Fi networks. MedStar Health is
using the Aptilo Guest Internet Services for Healthcare, an integrated,
secure wireless guest Internet access solution that meets the unique needs
of the hospital sector. |
| 03/11/09 | School District Overcomes Nagging Wi-Fi Problems by Switching to 802.11N Wi-Fi Solution Supplied by CDW-G Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
the Raytown C-2 School District in Missouri has deployed Aruba's 802.11n
Wi-Fi network across its 22 elementary, middle, high, vocational school
campuses and support buildings. The Aruba network supports more than 1,500
laptop computers housed on rolling computer carts that are wheeled into
classrooms as needed. Many of the schools are located in proximity to
nearby Wi-Fi and high power radio networks that were causing Raytown's
legacy single channel network to fail. |
| 03/11/09 | iPass Expands Broadband Wireless Roaming Service in Latin American with Wi-Fi Presence iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS)
announced a partnership with Mexico's leading fixed-line telecommunications
provider, Telmex. Under the agreement, iPass has
integrated more than 1,300 Telmex Wi-Fi hotspots into the iPass Global
Broadband Roaming Network. These locations are immediately available for
use by iPass customers. |
| 03/09/09 | Flow International Selects Aerohive for Enterprise-Wide Broadband Wireless LAN Aerohive Networks, the award-winning creators of the controller-less "cooperative control" wireless LAN ( WLAN) architecture, announced that Flow International Corporation, the world's leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning applications, has selected Aerohive's wireless LAN solution for the 20 Flow offices around the globe. |
| 03/07/09 | D-Link Now Shipping 802.11n Dual-Band Broadband Wireless Internet Access Point for Small-to-Medium Businesses The D-Link Selectable Dual-Band Access Point (DAP-2553), featuring fast 802.11n Wi-Fi technology, offers robust features tailored for the SMB, including superior bandwidth and coverage, multiple operation modes, flexible centralized management, Power over Ethernet (PoE) and compact desktop case for convenient placement. |
| 03/06/09 | TRENDnet Launches a High Performance Broadband Wireless 802.11N Internet Security Camera TRENDnet announced the launch of the Wireless N
Internet Camera Server with 2-Way Audio, model TV-IP512WN, which offers
unsurpassed wireless range and video streaming bandwidth. |
| 03/04/09 | D-Link Canada Now Shipping Broadband Wireless Gigabit Switch for SMB Enterprise Networks D-Link Canada began shipping a
Layer 2 Plus unified wired/wireless Gigabit switch that is fully featured
to work in a growing business network environment but affordably priced to
meet today's economic challenges. |
| 03/03/09 | Xiocom Wireless Acquires New Zealand-Based RoamAD The strategic acquisition of the RoamAD platform brings to Xiocom an
industry-leading router and network management technology for wireless
broadband networks. The integration of RoamAD and Xiocom technologies enables
a more cost-effective and rapid deployment of wireless broadband networks
globally.
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| 03/02/09 | Aruba Networks Releases New White Paper on Operating T-Mobile HotSpot@Home Over Adaptive Broadband Wireless LANs Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN ), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced the availability of a new white paper, "The T-Mobile HotSpot@Home UMA Service on a University or Enterprise WLAN." Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) protocol, an ITU/3GPP cellular standard, is a form of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) in which a phone has a single number for both cellular and Wi-Fi networks. |
| 02/24/09 | Active Control Completes Broadband Wirelesss ActiveMine Wi-Fi Demos for Major Coal Mine Operators Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT) announced successful demonstrations of ActiveMine to two major US coal mining companies. The demonstration tours were conducted at a West Virginia mine where ActiveMine's broadband wireless network has been in operation for several months. The prospective customers were particularly enthusiastic about the system's "best-in-class" voice communications quality. |
| 02/16/09 | Lenovo ThinkPad Laptop Computers to Gain New Level of Integration With Broadband Wireless Smartphones Lenovo and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM) announced that the two companies will work together to promote new Lenovo mobile solutions that will help on-the-go business users enhance their mobile computing and communications experience through tighter integration between Lenovo ThinkPad laptop computers and BlackBerry smartphones. |
| 02/16/09 | Atheros Delivers Industry-Leading WLAN Combined With Qualcomm's Bluetooth Connectivity for Advanced Broadband Wireless Mobile Handsets Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR) announced the availability of a connectivity solution
combining Atheros' latest-generation AR6002 Radio-on-Chip for Mobile
(ROCm) WLAN single-chip with Qualcomm's BTS4025 Bluetooth
System-on-Chip (SoC) that supports EDR 2.1 with class 1.5 power. This
combined solution delivers advanced system performance to OEMs and ODMs
developing cellular phones based on any of Qualcomm's Mobile Station
Modem& (MSM) chipsets for CDMA and WCDMA (UMTS), including multiple
MSM product families. |
| 02/10/09 | Wavesat Selects Azimuth Systems' ACE MX for Testing of Its Broadband Wireless Family of Products Azimuth Systems, Inc. announced that Wavesat Inc., a leading supplier of broadband wireless semiconductor solutions, has selected Azimuth's ACE MX Universal Frequency MIMO Channel Emulator for testing of its Odyssey broadband wireless product family. Combining industry-leading channel emulation capabilities in a flexible and scalable solution, the ACE MX will enable Wavesat to conduct efficient, automated and repeatable testing of its semiconductor solutions -- ensuring high quality performance and significantly improving the costs and time associated with testing. |
| 02/04/09 | Ithaca College Revamps Its Broadband Wireless Network With an 802.11n Wi-Fi Solution From Aruba Networks Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
Ithaca College has deployed Aruba's high-speed 802.11n and broadband wireless
security solutions at its New York campus. Founded in 1892, Ithaca College
is a private, coeducational college sited on a 750 acre campus, and has
approximately 6,400 students and 1,500 faculty and staff. |
| 01/16/09 | ElcomSoft to Accelerate Broadband Wireless Network Security Audits ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. puts ATI and NVIDIA hardware
to work accelerating the recovery of Wi-Fi passwords. The newly released
Elcomsoft Wireless Security Auditor 1.0 benefits from the ability of
last-generation video cards manufactured by ATI and NVIDIA to munch numbers
faster, allowing its users to recover Wi-Fi passwords faster than ever before. |
| 01/15/09 | FCC Grants Approval for Redline's Latest 3 GHz Broadband Wireless Products The MAX+ AN-80i, which is currently marketed under Redline's RedCONNEX family of point-to-point Broadband Wireless Infrastructure (BWI) products, is now approved for delivery of carrier-grade long-range connections of up to 48 Mbps within the 3.65 GHz frequency band regulations in the United States. |
| 01/14/09 | Cisco's Latest Wireless Innovation -- New 802.11n Access Point Packs Performance and Power Efficiency in a Sleek Design Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced the industry's first next-generation wireless access point that combines full 802.11n performance with deployment simplicity, enabling businesses to cost-effectively support the growing wave and diversity of mobile devices and applications. |
| 01/12/09 | Devicescape Taps Into Wi-Fi Trends to Drive Company's Growth -- Membership Passes One Million User Milestone Devicescape Software, the leader in Easy Wi-Fi, celebrated a strong 2008, thanks in large part to signed contracts with leading OEMs and service providers as well as industry trends driving demand for Wi-Fi-enabled devices. |
| 01/09/09 | Z-Wave Alliance Showcases Brand-New Broadband Wireless Energy Management, Home Security and Home Control Solutions The Z-Wave Alliance welcomes in the New Year with exciting new partnership and product announcements trumpeted at the International Consumer Electronic's Show (CES) 2009, the world's largest consumer technology show. Alliance member companies will showcase for the first time new, affordable energy management, home security and home control solutions in the Alliance booth, #20619. |
| 01/08/09 | Arada Systems Announces Complete WLAN-Based RFID Solution Featuring Atheros ROCm Technology Arada Systems announced the availability of its
Loc-Air technology platform, the industry's only 802.11a/b/g-based,
low-power, wireless design for applications including RFID, sensor
networks, security devices and consumer electronics. The new solution
leverages Atheros' market-proven ROCm technology for mobile WLAN, which
delivers the industry's highest performance, integration and breakthrough
low-power. |
| 01/08/09 | New 802.11n Broadband Wireless Network Camera Allows Remote Monitoring of Homes and Businesses D-Link introduced an 802.11n Wi-Fi network camera that enables remote monitoring of live streaming video from a web browser. The new D-Link 802.11n Wireless Network Camera (DCS-1130) utilizes
ground-breaking technology to activate and manage networking products via a
single website, providing customers with an easier way to experience a
connected, digital lifestyle. |
| 01/08/09 | D-Link Unleashes 450Mbps 802.11n Broadband Wireless Internet Router In a giant leap in wireless networking
technology, D-Link announced it is preparing to ship its first
802.11n Wi-Fi router with speeds up to 450 megabits per second. Most
routers on consumer shelves today operate at 300 Mbps or less.
The end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business
plans to unveil the D-Link Xtreme N 450 Dual Band Router at the Consumer
Electronics Show here this week, and begin shipping it to the market in 2Q,
2009. |
| 01/06/09 | Aruba Networks Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in 2008 Magic Quadrant for Broadband Wireless LAN Infrastructure Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
it has been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant in Gartner's 2008 "Magic
Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure" report. Magic Quadrants evaluate
vendors based on the completeness of their vision and ability to execute. |
| 01/05/09 | Glenn International Chooses Tranzeo Wi-Fi and WiMAX Products for Its Caribbean and Central American Business Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT) is now represented throughout the Caribbean and Central America by Puerto Rico-based Glenn International, the region's leading supplier of electrical, communications and lighting equipment since 1967. Glenn International's decision to supply Tranzeo brand products to its network of integrators across Latin America was the result of two years of research evaluating wireless mesh, Wi-Fi and WiMAX equipment manufacturers. |
| 01/02/09 | Aruba Networks Wins Mobile Star Awards for Broadband Wireless Gear and Network Management Solutions Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
it has been awarded three Gold Star Mobile Star Awards™ by
MobileVillage, the 15-year leader in market development and news
services about mobile technology, as part of the seventh annual Mobile Star
Awards program. The program honors and promotes the top companies,
products, deployments, and leaders in mobile and wireless technology.
Winners are chosen by subscribers to Go Mobile®, MobileVillage's free
email newsletter sent to technology executives, mobile professionals, IT
managers, developers, and top tech journalists. |
| 12/25/08 | Def Leppard to Employ Broadband Wireless Proximity Marketing via Bluetooth and Wi-fi on Next Rock n Roll Tour Ace Marketing & Promotions Inc. (OTCBB: AMKT) announced a partnership with Def Leppard to support their next tour
with Proximity Marketing Bluetooth and Wi-fi content delivery system,
bringing a
sponsor-centric and interactive media component to this dynamic show.
During the band's past summer "Sparkle Tour," Def Leppard explored
possibilities during their live events by piloting this technology, which
is quickly becoming recognized in music as Rockzimity a play of words
from Ace Marketing's flagship brand Proximity Marketing. |
| 12/22/08 | D-Link's Affordable 802.11n Wireless Router Now Upgradeable to SharePort Technology D-Link announced its
powerful yet economical RangeBooster N Router (DIR-625) can now be
upgraded with SharePort™ technology. Users now can share a wide range
of USB devices such as printers, multi-function printers (MFP) and storage
drives easily with other computers on the network -- in either a wired or
Wi-Fi environment. |
| 12/22/08 | Air Force Materiel Command Salutes iPass' Broadband Internet Access Mobility Plan iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS ) announced the availability of a customer case study detailing the United States Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) deployment of iPass Mobile Office and Mobile Broadband service. The case study discusses the AFMC's evaluation of mobility solutions and deployment of the iPass service, which enables AFMC personnel to receive simple, secure and reliable broadband access to Internet and operational information resources from around the world. |
| 12/22/08 | Zumwalt-Class Destroyer to Receive Ruggedized Cisco Wireless Internet Access Points Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has awarded
Parvus a $700,000 contract to develop, test and supply a pre-production
ruggedized version of the Cisco Aironet wireless access point for Zumwalt,
the U.S. Navy's lead ship of next-generation destroyers. |
| 12/19/08 | Avaya Select Westcon to Distribute Broadband Wireless Products in Italy Avaya Italia announced a partnership
agreement with Westcon Group, Inc.. The agreement provides for the non-exclusive distribution of
Avaya Enterprise solutions across the Italian territory. Westcon Group,
with its longstanding expertise in convergence and global solutions program
infrastructure, is already Avaya's leading distributor in Europe and is
well positioned to help Avaya exploit the Italian enterprise market. |
| 12/18/08 | Aerohive Builds Broadband Wireless Network for Columbus Foods' Manufacturing and Warehouse Facilities Aerohive Networks announced
that Columbus Foods, a packaged-food processing company that ships more
than one million pounds of product per day, has selected Aerohive's
broadband wireless LAN solution for its eight-and-one-half-acre manufacturing and
warehouse facilities. |
| 12/18/08 | Aruba Networks Builds Broadband Wireless Internet Access Network for Fuzhou University Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that Fuzhou University has deployed Aruba Wi-Fi networks across
its campus in Fujian Province, situated along the southeast coast of China.
Founded in 1958, Fuzhou University covers 800,000 square meters and
supports more than 25,000 students. The university had not previously
deployed a wireless network, and sought to offer universal wireless network
access to faculty, staff, students, and guests. |
| 12/16/08 | Slowdown Forecast for Broadband Wireless LAN Equipment Market for 2009 Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reports the wireless LAN infrastructure market was down in 3Q08 in all world regions except North America, which buoyed the overall market just enough to keep it sequentially flat at $506 million. |
| 12/15/08 | Proxim Wireless Provides Broadband Wireless Internet Access for the Third Annual Commonwealth Youth Games in India Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM) announced that it successfully provided both the indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi connectivity as well as point-to-multipoint connectivity for the third annual Commonwealth Youth Games, which were hosted in Pune, India from October 12-18, 2008. IL & FS Ecosmart Pvt. Ltd. selected Proxim's Tsunami MP.11 WiMAX capable products and Proxim's ORiNOCO Wi-Fi Mesh to provide Wi-Fi connectivity to over 1,300 athletes and 350 officials across 15 locations. |
| 12/15/08 | VeriWave Test System Pre-Qualifies Broadband Wireless Campus Network for Los Angeles County Museum of Art Employees Before rolling out its new state-of-the-art wireless campus network, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) pre-tested end-users' Quality of Experience (QoE) by using VeriWave's wireless test platforms to create and measure network and application performance. |
| 12/12/08 | Denver Public Schools Manages District-Wide Wi-Fi Broadband Wireless Network With Aruba's AirWave Internet Access Point Management Suite Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
Denver Public Schools deployed the AirWave Wireless Management Platform
Suite 6.0 to manage the district's 2,400 Cisco wireless LAN access points
spread across 134 buildings. The multi-vendor AirWave suite manages
wireless networks from sixteen different vendors, and includes reporting
capabilities, Help Desk features, and scalability unavailable from
proprietary management systems. |
| 12/11/08 | VeriWave Adds Test Solution for New Generation of Multi-Gigabit 802.11n WLAN Broadband Wireless Controllers VeriWave is introducing new 802.11n capabilities that
speed the development and delivery of next-generation Wireless LAN
controllers. Using VeriWave's new 4-port 802.11n SISO (Single Input/Single
Output) WaveBlade, Network Equipment Manufacturers can avoid costly and
incomplete manual testing, shorten test cycles by up to 6 months, and save
tens of thousands of dollars by performing comprehensive control-plane and
data-plane testing of WLAN controllers scaling beyond 30 Gbps of traffic. |
| 12/11/08 | Fortress Technologies Launches Certified Training Program Fortress Technologies announced that it has launched a certified
training program to better enable organizations -- both government and
commercial -- to establish and manage secure wireless networks. Fortress
Certified Training will provide a comprehensive educational program that
includes in-depth lectures, as well as hands-on lab work to practice
creating secure wireless networks using Fortress products. Additionally,
Fortress partners will be certified to sell, service, and support its
solutions. |
| 12/10/08 | Over 1,000 New Broadband Wireless 802.11n Access Points Ordered From Proxim in First Week Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM) announced that it has booked orders for over 1,000 of its new 802.11n Access Points (APs), the ORiNOCO AP-8000 and AP-800, within the first week after product launch. |
| 12/09/08 | Aruba Networks Releases Three New Reference Guides for Network Integrators Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the availability of three new reference guides for network integrators that are designing and deploying Aruba solutions. The best practices architectures are intended to reduce the time and expense associated with successfully planning and deploying large campus wireless LANs, role-based network access control on wired networks, and retail applications. |
| 12/08/08 | Radiant Networks Deploys Broadband Wireless Mesh Network for the City of Solon Radiant Networks
announced that the city of Solon, Ohio has deployed a public access mesh
network using Proxim Wireless' (NASDAQ: PRXM ) ORiNOCO Wi-Fi Mesh and
Tsunami MP.11 point-to-multipoint product lines as the foundation.
Radiant Networks, one of the country's leading wireless engineering
companies, performed the initial site survey and feasibility study to
design a redundant wireless network. |
| 12/08/08 | Single Digits' Premier Wi-Fi Solutions Reinforce Sunday River's Reputation as King of the Hill Single Digits, Inc. announced the successful deployment of its industry-leading Internet hotspot solutions at Sunday River Resort in Newry, Maine. The resort is leveraging Single Digits technology in two of its hotels, serving over 400 guest rooms across 10 Internet access points. |
| 12/08/08 | AireSurf Announces Major Sale of Its MegaFI System Bryan D. Moir, CEO of Airesurf Networks Holdings Inc. (CNSX:ANH), announced the first major order for its new MegaFI TM System. Mobi-Technology of Mississauga Ontario has agreed to purchase 100 units of the MegaFI TM System to meet local demands for their hotspot business and to showcase the technology at MacWorld in January 2009. |
| 12/02/08 | D-Link Wins Top Spot in Computer Shopper 802.11n Wi-Fi Router Roundup D-Link boasts three of the
top five positions in a roundup of 802.11n routers recently published in
Computer Shopper, a leading computer industry publication read by some
half-million readers. |
| 11/24/08 | MaidPro Cleans the Air With AirTight's SpectraGuard Online SaaS Solution AirTight Networks announced MaidPro, one of the fastest growing
franchise cleaning companies in the nation, has implemented AirTight's
unique wireless vulnerability management solution, SpectraGuard Online,
one of the world's first wireless vulnerability management solutions offered as
software-as-a-service (SaaS). |
| 11/19/08 | University of Cambridge Dons New Broadband Wireless Network From Aruba Networks Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
the University of Cambridge has selected and is deploying Aruba's wireless
LAN equipment to provide hotspot and wireless service across the
university. The university's legacy network had become unmanageable and its
maintenance a drain on resources. |
| 11/19/08 | D-Link Provides digEcor With Broadband Wireless Solution for In-Flight Entertainment Airline customers are enjoying more than a bag of peanuts these days. Thanks to wireless networking technology from D-Link, the end-to-end computer network solutions provider for consumers and businesses, air travelers can enjoy digEcor's portable, lightweight in-flight entertainment players that provide passengers with a wide selection of movies, TV shows, music and games. |
| 11/18/08 | Proxim Breaks the 300 Mbps Broadband Wireless Speed Barrier for 802.11n Solutions Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM) announced the availability of the industry's first 802.11n solution to achieve 320 Mbps of throughput with a dual-radio solution. In addition, Proxim's new 802.11n products have been designed to be customer-friendly and overcome the barriers of cost and complexity faced by competing products to deliver 802.11n networks at half the price of existing WLANs. |
| 11/17/08 | Enterasys and Siemens Enterprise Communications Advance Wired/Wireless Integration Enterasys Networks Inc. announced unified wired and wireless offerings to enhance voice, video and data collaboration -- leveraging new HiPath Wireless and OpenScape Mobility technologies recently added as part of the joint venture with Siemens Enterprise Communications. This is the first step in overall efforts among the companies of the new joint venture to deliver integrated data solutions under a single brand in the coming months. |
| 11/14/08 | Eye-Fi Unveils the 4GB Broadband Wireless Eye-Fi SD Memory Card Anniversary Edition Eye-Fi Inc. announced a new, limited edition card -- the Eye-Fi Anniversary Edition -- to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its first wireless SD memory card for digital cameras. Eye-Fi also announced it has been chosen as one of Popular Science's 2008 "Best of What's New" award recipients. |
| 11/12/08 | Ekahau Certifies Interoperability With Aerohive Wireless LANs Ekahau Inc. and Aerohive Networks announced that Ekahau has certified Aerohive's wireless LAN equipment to work with
Ekahau's RTLS products. This certification provides customers with the
assurance that Ekahau RTLS may be quickly and easily deployed on Aerohive
wireless LANs and that the wide range of Aerohive's advanced capabilities,
such as mesh networking, work with Ekahau technology. |
| 11/12/08 | AirTight Protects Against Newly Discovered TKIP WPA Hacking Attacks AirTight Networks announced an upgrade will be added to its SpectraGuard Enterprise product to provide WPAGuard -- the ability to detect, prevent and locate an attacker using the newly discovered Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) vulnerability on Access Points (AP) using Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption protocol. Two researchers, Erik Tews and Martin Beck have partially broken the TKIP in less than 15 minutes and will demonstrate this attack at PacSec 2008 in Tokyo this week. |
| 11/12/08 | Motorola Announces Voice-over-Wireless-LAN Smart Phones The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT) unveiled the first offering from its Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) integrated voice and data portfolio - the TEAM voice-over-wireless-LAN (VoWLAN) solution. Designed to provide enterprise users with instant mobile access to voice and data services typically tethered to the desk, the TEAM solution helps businesses improve customer service, collaboration and productivity. |
| 11/11/08 | Tamalpais Union High School District Deploys Aruba Networks' Wi-Fi Solutions in Every Classroom Across All of Its Campuses Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
the Tamalpais Union High School District in Marin County, California, has
deployed Aruba's Wi-Fi networks across all of the district's campuses. The
district wanted to provide ubiquitous and secure wireless to merge
technology into the day-to-day classroom experience and eliminate
stand-alone computer labs. Following a request for proposal, Aruba was
selected for the project based on its competitive pricing, integrated
security, and easy-to-use network management. |
| 11/11/08 | Z-Wave Announces Broadband Wireless Energy Monitoring System for the Whole Home The long wait for mass-market wireless home control solutions in retail stores is finally over. Today marks the availability of Z-Wave-based home management solutions in Fry's stores across the nation. Stores are located across nine states including California, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. |
| 11/07/08 | AT&T Expands Wi-Fi Network with Acquition of 20,000 Wireless Internet Access Points AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced that it has agreed, through one of its
subsidiaries, to acquire privately-held Wayport, Inc., a leading provider
of managed Wi-Fi services in the United States, for approximately $275
million in cash. The deal adds Wayport's focused capabilities and
enterprise customer portfolio with AT&T's leading Internet Protocol (IP)
and 3G networks, and broad consumer and business customer bases, to deliver
enhanced broadband connectivity at home, in the office, on the road, and
virtually anywhere in between.
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| 11/06/08 | 3G Dynasty to Distribute Hong Kong Film via 40,000 Internet Cafes in China MyStarU.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MYST; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: TQF) announced that its subsidiary 3G Dynasty, Inc. will distribute Hong Kong Film via 40,000 Internet Cafes in China |
| 11/06/08 | Meraki Introduces 'Main Street WiFi' for Cities and Towns Meraki announced its first-ever Main Street WiFi Starter Pack to assist any town or business district deploy broadband wireless access across a full square mile. |
| 11/05/08 | Taichung Veterans General Hospital Selects Aruba for New Broadband Wireless Network Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that Taiwan's Taichung Veterans General Hospital has selected Aruba to supply its wireless medical network. Founded in 1982, the 1,515 bed hospital has 2,918 doctors and staff, and serves 5,000 outpatients daily. The hospital is accredited at the highest levels by the Taiwan Department of Health and the Ministry of Education, and relies heavily on its networking infrastructure as a business-critical tool. |
| 11/05/08 | Leaders Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant in Leading Analyst Firm's Wireless LAN Magic Quadrant Research Report Enterasys and Siemens Enterprise Communications nnounced that the company was positioned in the visionaries quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN Infrastructure 2008 report (Gartner ID Number G00163188). |
| 10/31/08 | AT&T iPhone Customers to Receive Free Access to Nation's Largest Wi-Fi Network There are now 17,000 more
reasons for smart shoppers to buy a smartphone from AT&T. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:
T) announced it will begin offering free AT&T Wi-Fi service to
current and new iPhone 3G and iPhone customers. AT&T has the nation's
largest Wi-Fi network, with more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks,
Barnes & Noble, and thousands of other locations. |
| 10/29/08 | ZeroG Wireless Secures $17 Million to Finance Low-Power Embedded Wi-Fi ZeroG Wireless will use the financing to
bring its products to market through expanded sales channels, further build
out its executive team, and develop future products. Alex Benik, from
Battery Ventures, joins the ZeroG Wireless board of directors to form a
six-member board.
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| 10/29/08 | Wireless Wi-Fi Access Points Becoming More Secure The seventh annual Wireless Security Survey reveals the continued, dramatic
growth of wireless networks in the world's major financial centres. The
survey of London, New York City and Paris examines the proliferation and
inherent security of corporate wireless access points, public hotspots and
- for the first time this year - in-home networks. |
| 10/29/08 | Aruba Networks' Green Island Project Spearheads Wi-Fi Open-Source Research Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the
public launch of Aruba Labs. Administered by the Office of Aruba's Chief
Technology Officer (CTO), Aruba Labs promotes research on Wi-Fi networks
and the all-wireless workplace through three separate initiatives: a
Developers Program, an Advanced Directed Research Program, and The Green
Island Project. |
| 10/29/08 | School Districts Move Quickly to Smarter 802.11n Wi-Fi Ruckus Wireless announced that it has been selected by fourteen school districts across the country -- including Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD), Schenectady Public Schools, Tonasket School District and Holland Christian Public Schools -- to supply state-of-the art Smart wireless LAN (WLAN) systems based on the emerging 802.11n high-speed wireless standard. |
| 10/28/08 | Dual Mode Cellular/WiFi Phones Hit $7.6B in 2Q08 Market research firm Infonetics Research reports in FMC Equipment, Phones, and Subscribers that sales of dual mode cellular/WiFi phones, including dual service and UMA and IMS seamless FMC client phones, hit $7.6 billion in 2Q08 and are expected to be up 16% for the year, indicating healthy growth for converged cellular/WiFi services in both enterprise and consumer market segments. |
| 10/27/08 | Portsmouth University Takes the Guess Work Out of Its Campus Wi-Fi Network Operation With Aruba's AMP Solution Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
Portsmouth University has deployed AMP Version 6.0 at its U.K. campus. The
AMP platform provides a visual representation of the entire 220 access
point wireless network at a glance, and the IT staff can run status reports
on-demand for auditing purposes. Prior to deploying AMP Portsmouth
University determined network status by checking each individual wireless
controller using Syslog, a cumbersome and time-consuming process that also
lacked a suitable reporting capability. |
| 10/20/08 | ZTE Selects Cavium's OCTEON Processors to Power 3G Wireless Broadband Access Routers Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM)
announced that ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of
telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has selected the OCTEON
Plus CN5010 MIPS64 processor as the heart of their latest Wireless WCDMA
Broadband Router supporting the growing wireless broadband access
deployments worldwide. ZTE is using the Cavium OCTEON Plus CN5010 to
deliver feature rich broadband access, telecom-grade multi-channel VoIP,
Fax over IP, security services including firewall and VPN, 802.11b/g
wireless LAN, network management and an easy to use graphical user
interface. |
| 10/17/08 | Aruba Networks Releases New Broadband Wireless White Paper Outlining How Merchants Can Comply With the Newest Payment Card Industry Security Standard Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the availability of "Security Is In The Air," a new white paper that describes how merchants can comply with the newest Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) Version 1.2. |
| 10/15/08 | FCC Technology Report Clears the Path for Free Broadband Wireless Internet Access Service M2Z Networks, Inc.
called on the Federal Communications Commission to move forward and
adopt the service rules for a nationwide wireless broadband network that
will provide all Americans with a lifeline broadband service at 768 kbps
downlink speed for free. |
| 10/13/08 | D-Link Now Shipping Business-Class 802.11n WLAN for the SMB D-Link announced its first 802.11n WLAN solutions geared specifically for the small to medium business (SMB). The wireless access points (APs) offer superior bandwidth and coverage, multiple operation modes, flexible management and Power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities. |
| 10/13/08 | D-Link Selects Cavium Networks' OCTEON Processors for SMB 802.11n WLAN Solutions Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM) announced that D-Link, an end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, has selected Cavium Networks' OCTEON MIPS64 processor family for use in its SMB wireless LAN (WLAN) Access Point (AP), DAP-2590. |
| 10/07/08 | College Students Say They Won't Choose Universities without Wi-Fi Internet Access In a survey released by the Wi-Fi Alliance
and Wakefield Research, nine out of 10 college students in the United
States say Wi-Fi access is as essential to education as classrooms and
computers, and nearly three in five say they wouldn't go to a college that
doesn't have free Wi-Fi. What's more, fully 79 percent said that without
Wi-Fi access, college would be a lot harder. |
| 10/07/08 | MaxWiFi Communications Inc. Announces Secure WiFi Internet Access for Hotels MaxWiFi Communications Inc. announced that after spending $3.5 million dollars over the last 3 years on research and development, the company expects to be awarded multiple technical patents for secure wireless networks for hotel environments. |
| 10/07/08 | Brazilian Army School Selects Aruba Networks and Synergy to Build Secure Broadband Wireless Network Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that its Synergy has deployed Aruba's wireless networks at the Escola de Aperfeiçoamento de Oficiais (EsAO) Brazilian Army School and surrounding housing complexes. Established in 1919, EsAO serves company- and field-grade officers at its 46 acre Rio de Janeiro campus and housing complexes. |
| 10/03/08 | Sprint's XOHM Broadband Wireless Internet Service at Demonstrated at WiMAX Smart Home Exhibit Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) and Sprint (NYSE: S) offered a first taste of XOHM service to guests attending a WiMAX open house event last night at Chicago's famed Smart Home. The Smart Home was built using green building techniques, technology that manages home energy use, and is designed with the latest in communications technology in mind. |
| 10/02/08 | First Wireless ISP Launches Integrated 3G and WiFi Mobile Broadband Wireless Internet Access Service FREEDOM4 has launched a new service to enable customers to get the best possible broadband wireless connection whilst on the move. The combined 3G and WiFi software along with the plug-in dongle selects the highest quality connectivity at any given location to provide users with the ultimate flexible wireless service. |
| 10/02/08 | DoD Customer Signs $3.8 Million Deal for Broadband Wireless Network Security and Encryption Solution EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFJI) announced that it has received an order valued at $3.8 million from a US Department of Defense (DoD) customer. The order calls for the company to develop an advanced security and encryption solution. |
| 10/01/08 | The Aptilo WiMAX CSN System: Helping Service Providers Meet Time-to-Market and Revenue Objectives Aptilo Networks showcases the Aptilo WiMAX CSN
System, the market's first pre-integrated wireless broadband data and
voice services solution for standards compliant mobile WiMAX
authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA); policy management and
service control. |
| 09/30/08 | New Wi-Fi Roaming Agreement Now Offers Unlimited Internet Access and Voice over IP Calls throughout Europe free-hotspot.com and DeFi Mobile, a mobile communications company that provides a global IP platform for mobile applications and services, announce today that DeFi Global Access members now have automatic and free open access to more than 3,500 free-hotspot.com Wi-Fi HotSpots across 18 European countries. |
| 09/26/08 | TeliaSonera Selects the Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi System for Its Nordic IPTV Services Ruckus Wireless announced that TeliaSonera, a tier-one
telecommunications provider in the Nordic region, has selected and is
deploying its award-winning MediaFlex Smart Wi-Fi systems to provide
customers flicker-free wireless distribution of the popular IP-based
digital TV service (IPTV), Telia Digital-TV, throughout their homes. |
| 09/26/08 | Copley Square Hotel Caps Major Renovation with New Colubris Wireless Network Colubris Networks announced that the Copley Square Hotel, a 143-room
landmark hotel located in the heart of Boston's Back Bay, has deployed
Colubris wireless equipment as part of its recent renovation project. The
Copley Square Hotel deployed the Colubris wireless solution through Safety
NetAccess, a leading national high-tech solutions company that provides a
broad range of technology products and services to its customers. |
| 09/25/08 | Broadband Wireless Network Replaces Dedicated Lines for 173 Funeral Homes SonicWALL, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNWL) announced that Carriage Services, of Houston, Texas, has implemented a high-performance virtual private network (VPN) and high-speed Unified Threat Management (UTM) by integrating SonicWALL E-Class NSA E7500 and distributed SonicWALL TZ 190 appliances. |
| 09/24/08 | Eye-Fi Makes Broadband Wireless Photo Uploads Twice As Fast Eye-Fi Inc., makers of the world's first wireless memory card for digital cameras, announced enhancements to its family of Eye-Fi cards that will make the upload of digital photos from camera to computer twice as fast. The faster wireless speeds will also be made available to existing Eye-Fi users at no extra cost. In addition, users will be able to upgrade their Eye-Fi cards to add the individual services they want, including Web sharing, geotagging and hotspot access. |
| 09/24/08 | U.S. Troops in Iraq Receive Broadband Wireless Internet Access from Aruba Networks and Babylon Telecommunications Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
its wireless networks have been deployed by Babylon Telecommunications Inc.
at Joint Base Balad in Iraq to provide Internet access to over 20,000
soldiers. Prior to this deployment there was no authorized Internet access
at the base for the individual soldiers, making it difficult for troops to
stay in touch with loved ones and affecting morale. Babylon
Telecommunications was awarded a contract by the Army & Air Force Exchange
Services (AAFES) to handle the integration services and provide Internet
service at Joint Base Balad, the largest US military base in the region. |
| 09/24/08 | Hindu Temple and Cultural Center Deploys Aerohive Wireless LAN for Mobile VoIP Initiative Aerohive Networks announced that the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir and Cultural Center ("BAPS") in Chino Hills, Calif., has deployed an Aerohive wireless LAN solution on its 21-acre campus to support its mobile VoIP initiative. BAPS migrated from Cisco Aironet autonomous access points to Aerohive's cooperative control wireless LAN because of the solution's secure fast roaming, security, mesh connectivity, and low cost. |
| 09/22/08 | Trapeze Networks Builds First Broadband Wireless Point of Sale Stadium in the United States; No Cash Required Trapeze Networks is the MVP player on a team that has built the first cashless professional sports stadium in the United States, Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, home of the Wichita Wingnuts. Other members of this winning line-up include Total Venue Control, Game Time Food & Beverage Services, EZ Pay and Renaissance Network Solutions. Working together, these companies created a turnkey solution that makes everything about baseball in Wichita a lot more fun. |
| 09/17/08 | D-Link Brings Broadband Wireless Internet Access to Sub-Rural Areas in Texas D-Link is helping bring Internet access to parts of central Texas classified as 'sub-rural' -- communities that are so small and isolated that they are not recognized by the Census Bureau -- by providing routers and managed switches to LiveAir Networks, a technical services company that brings digital microwave Internet service to the region. |
| 09/17/08 | Broadband Wireless RFID and Wi-Fi Technology at the Center of the Most Advanced Hotel Rooms in Las Vegas Control4's next-generation automation, coupled with CityCenter's ability to network every guestroom device via one gigabit of bandwidth, will deliver an unrivaled guest experience that will become the benchmark for the hospitality industry. |
| 09/16/08 | Aruba Networks' 802.11n Market Share Grows to More Than 25 Percent in New Dell'Oro Report Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that
in the second calendar quarter of 2008 its share of the enterprise 802.11n
dependent access point wireless LAN market rose to 27.3% in terms of
revenue, and 25.6% in terms of units shipped, up from 4.8% market share for
both categories in the first quarter of 2008. |
| 09/15/08 | Emerging Broadband Wireless Sensor Network Technology Successfully Piloted; Now Available for Licensing Gentag, Inc. has successfully tested a broad platform including
multi-band cell phone technology and Wi-Fi devices combined with a new
disposable, battery-less (or passive) wireless RFID sensor platform and
proprietary web software, thereby allowing real time scanning of low-cost
wireless RFID 13.56 MHz sensors for virtually any consumer application --
anywhere in the world.
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| 09/12/08 | Azalea Networks Deploys Its 'Intelligent' Broadband Wireless Network Technology in China's City of Hangzhou Azalea Networks announced a
broadband wireless network deployment covering key areas throughout the
City of Hangzhou in eastern China. This represents the latest in a series
of wireless deployments for Azalea in major Chinese metropolitan areas this
year. |
| 09/12/08 | Napera NetworksNetwork Security Solution Helps Customers Take Control of Wireless Network Access With Strong Wi-Fi Integration Providing secure wireless access for customers, contractors, or employees is now achievable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Napera Networks launched a new version of its network access control solution, featuring strong Wi-Fi integration. The Napera N24 works with new or existing 802.11 deployments for secure, user-based wireless access for both employees and guest users. Other new features in this version include expanded health checks and automated remediation for Mac OS X computers. |
| 09/11/08 | MSHA Approves ActiveMine's RFID Wi-Fi Tags for Mining Operations Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT) announced the first US federal regulatory approval of ActiveMine, the premier wireless communications and locating system for mines. The US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has approved ActiveMine's RFID Wi-Fi Tags as intrinsically safe. The RFID Wi-Fi tags are a key component of the system that enable accurate and real-time tracking of people and assets and also offer auxiliary two-way messaging capability. |
| 09/11/08 | Motorola Survey Reveals Media Mobility is Key for the Millennial Generation Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced further results of its research into the consumer technology decisions and media consumption habits of the 'Millennial' generation (16-27 year olds). This new study of over 1,200 Millennials from five countries in Europe and the Middle East found that young adults are passionate about being in control of their rich media content and are heavily influencing older generations. |
| 09/09/08 | General Dynamics Places New Order for NET's NX1000 for Voice, Video and Data in Army WIN-T Program Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: NWK) announced that it has been awarded an additional order by General Dynamics C4 Systems for the Army's Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program, to include NET's NX1000. WIN-T is the Army's primary battlefield communications network produced by General Dynamics. The WIN-T system will use NET's NX1000 multiservice networking platform to interface to the Standardized Tactical Entry Point (STEP) of the Defense Information Systems Network. |
| 09/09/08 | Rayspan Metamaterial Licensees Ship 5 Million Wi-Fi Antennas in 2008 Rayspan Corporation is proud to
announce that in the first three quarters of 2008 licensees of its
technologies have shipped more than 800,000 devices equipped with a total
of more than five million metamaterial antennas. The applications supported
by these advanced wireless communications products include WiFi wireless
LANs, laptop PCs, and cellular phones. |
| 09/08/08 | Creanord to Distribute Azimuth's Wireless Broadband Test Equipment for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and LTE Azimuth Systems, Inc. announced that
Creanord, a premier solutions provider for carriers and service providers
throughout Northern Europe, has become its distributor for Norway, Sweden,
Finland, Denmark, the Baltics (Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania) and Russia.
Through this partnership, Creanord will distribute Azimuth's full range of
hardware and software products for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE and 4G applications,
including the groundbreaking ACE 400WB and ACE MX channel emulators
for testing base station and mobile station/user equipment in a fading
environment under automated real-world scenarios. |
| 09/08/08 | Ekahau Broadens its Market Presence With New Wi-Fi Tags Ekahau Inc. introduced four new
Wi-Fi tags that expand the functionality of its real-time location tracking
solutions. The tags, which were designed in response to customer demand in a
number of vertical markets, include a personnel badge tag that offers the
industry's first two-way Wi-Fi pager capabilities and other solutions for
industrial, retail and temperature sensitive environments. |
| 09/08/08 | Ameren's Field Force Utilizes NetMotion's Mobile VPN for Seamless Wireless Internet Access NetMotion Wireless announced that
Ameren, a Midwest provider of energy services, has turned to NetMotion to
maximize the productivity of Ameren's mobile field force. More than 1,900
Ameren employees use Mobility XE, NetMotion's Mobile VPN software, to
secure connections to applications and customer records across wireless
coverage gaps and across various networks. Ameren provides energy services
to 2.4 million customers in Missouri and Illinois and natural gas to nearly
one million customers. |
| 09/04/08 | Aruba Networks Delivers Fault-Tolerant, Secure Wireless LAN to the University of Macau Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN)
announced that University of Macau has deployed a campus-wide Aruba
adaptive wireless LAN at its Taipa campus. Founded in 1981, the urban
campus covers 572,000 square feet and supports more than 6,000 students and
800 faculty and staff. |
| 09/04/08 | D-Link Wireless Networking Solutions Bolster Productivity for Schools and Universities Across the Nation In Arizona, administrators for the Sanders Unified School District were seeking a dependable, yet affordable security solution to deter break-ins and vandalism at school structures so they could focus their attention on education. |
| 09/03/08 | Redline Provides Wireless Internet Access on Utah Transit Authority's High-Speed Commuter Trains Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX and AIM: RDL) announced that Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has selected Redline's RedACCESS AN80i broadband wireless platform to provide passengers with free Wi-Fi access aboard UTA's new high speed commuter train. |
| 09/03/08 | Wavesat Announces Broadband Wireless Distribution Agreement with DigiPro to Deliver 4G Solutions in China and Taiwan Wavesat announced a distribution agreement with DigiPro Technology Ltd. to meet the growing demand for Wavesat's Odyssey 8500 TM chipset and reference designs in the China and Taiwan. DigiPro will expand the Company's presence in the region while complementing existing channel relationships.
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| 09/03/08 | Buffalo Technology Enables Easy Wi-Fi Set up With Devicescape Software Devicescape Software announced its central role in enabling
Buffalo Technology to deliver simple and secure Wi-Fi connections for home
and small business environments. Until recently, most users struggled to
set up their wireless network and attach new devices.
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| 09/02/08 | Aruba Networks Delivers Fault-Tolerant, Secure Wireless LAN to the University of Macau Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that University of Macau has deployed a campus-wide Aruba adaptive wireless LAN at its Taipa campus. Founded in 1981, the urban campus covers 572,000 square feet and supports more than 6,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. |
| 08/28/08 | Proxim Wireless Provides Technology to Keep Athletes Connected During Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM) announced that the National Olympic Committee (NOC) National Sports Federation (NSF) in the Netherlands has deployed Proxim Wireless ORiNOCO AP-4000M Access Points at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. |
| 08/27/08 | Ascom Wireless Solutions and Ekahau Introduce WiFi Based Emergency Positioning Solution Ascom
Wireless Solutions (WS) and Ekahau Inc. announced their collaboration on a
new WiFi positioning solution. Ekahau's location-based services (Ekahau
RTLS) combined with the Ascom i75, a high-end VoWiFi handset from Ascom WS,
create a reliable means of locating people in emergency situations. |
| 08/27/08 | Firetide Launches WLAN Controller for Enterprise Wi-Fi Access Networks Firetide Inc., a leading developer of wireless mesh and access networks, today announced the new Firetide WLAN Controller that enables network-wide management and control of Firetide access points from a single interface. With the launch of the WLAN controller product, Firetide addresses a growing convergence trend in the channel, where a single integrator, be it security or IT, now provides the entire spectrum of networking services to an enterprise – from IP video surveillance to Wi-Fi access for employees and guests. Firetide’s extended wireless portfolio – from high-performance mesh backhaul to feature-rich WLAN management – is an excellent solution for integrators looking to break into new markets. |
| 08/27/08 | Linksys Broadband Wireless 802.11n Routers Lean to Green Linksys announced enhanced efforts in helping to save resources and reduce waste. Linksys has begun rolling out eco-friendlier packaging for its consumer networking products, and it has received ENERGY STAR certified ratings on power adapters included with more than thirty of its home networking products.
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| 08/25/08 | Calypso Wireless, Inc. Announces the European Patents for Its ASNAP Technology Have Been Fully Paid for in Twenty-Five Countries Calypso Wireless, Inc., a leading innovator in advanced wireless telecommunications technologies announced that the company has paid all fees associated with the issuance of the patent for its ASNAP technology in twenty-five European countries. |
| 08/22/08 | Socket Introduces New Wireless LAN Products for OEM Customers Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT) announced it will offer new 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN (WLAN) products designed for corporate and industrial OEM customers to use in their embedded and plug-in applications. Three form factors will be available worldwide including modules, Secure Digital and CompactFlash cards. |
| 08/21/08 | American Airlines Launches Broadband Wireless Internet Access on Coast-to-Coast Flights Marking the beginning of the next wireless revolution, American Airlines made history with the launch of onboard GoGo broadband wireless Internet access, which will be provided by Aircell. |
| 08/21/08 | 802.11n Draft 2.0 Provide Peak Data Rates of 195 Mbps Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Intel announce results from extensive testing of 802.11n Draft 2.0 to validate real-world performance of at least five times the throughput speed over 802.11a/b/g wireless LANs. |
| 08/20/08 | Siemens 802.11n and Outdoor Access Points Now the Green Choice Siemens Communications, Inc.'s HiPath Wireless 802.11n and Outdoor Access Points have been certified at Microsemi Corporation's PowerDsine testing facility as the first 802.11n or Outdoor access points available today that are able to operate at the low power ratings specified in IEEE 802.3af standards for Power over Ethernet (PoE). |
| 08/19/08 | University of Tennessee at Knoxville Selects Aruba Networks' 802.11n Wireless Network for New Business Administration Facility Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that the University of Tennessee has selected and is deploying Aruba's 802.11n adaptive wireless LAN and secure mobility solution at its Knoxville campus' College of Business Administration. |
| 08/18/08 | Trapeze Engineer Leading Two Important Wi-Fi Alliance Task Groups The Wi-Fi Alliance, the global, non-profit industry association, has selected Matthew Gast, an engineer in the Office of the CTO at Trapeze Networks, to chair two new, very important task groups. Gast will chair the Wireless Network Management Marketing and Security Technical task groups. |
| 08/06/08 | Aruba Networks Is the First Wireless LAN Vendor to Obtain Common Criteria Certification Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that it is the first wireless LAN supplier to be awarded a Common Criteria EAL-2 certificate for its Wi-Fi solutions. EAL-2 certification is a mandatory prerequisite for many high security applications, and is often required in tandem with validation to Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 for cryptographic security and compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 8100.2 security policies for wireless technologies. |
| 08/06/08 | ROK Mobile International Acquires Wi-Max/Wi-Fi Network Solution Provider MeshLinx Wireless ROK Mobile Intl, a UK-based telecoms service provider, announced that it has purchased a 51% interest in MeshLinx Wireless Inc., a US-based global network provider of Wi-Max and Wi-Fi network solutions. |
| 07/31/08 | AirTight Releases Free 802.11n Tool to Estimate Coverage, Security and Bill-of-Materials for Broadband Wireless Networks AirTight Networks, the leading provider of wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS) and wireless vulnerability management, announced the release of an 802.11n WLAN Coverage Estimator on its Web site. This free interactive utility helps organizations which are trying to get a better understanding of how 802.11n impacts their environment and the cost of 802.11n rollouts. |
| 07/30/08 | Leading Wireless LAN Security Provider Being Acquired by Motorola Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held AirDefense, a leading wireless LAN (WLAN) security provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. |
| 07/30/08 | 012 Smile.Communications Deploys WiFi Networks in Israeli 012 Smile.Communications (NASDAQ Global Market and TASE: SMLC), a growth-oriented provider of communication services in Israel, today announced that it has completed an extensive Wi-Fi infrastructure project valued at several million shekels for Israel's Clalit Healthcare system. |
| 07/30/08 | Madrid Hospital Improves Employee Safety With Ekahau Wi-Fi RTLS Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of
Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), announced that the 12 de
Octubre Hospital in Madrid, Spain, has installed a Wi-Fi-based location
tracking solution that is designed to improve security and safety of its
emergency room employees. The solution, deployed by Indra, is built on the
Ekahau Positioning Engine, a software-based location server that leverages
existing enterprise Wi-Fi infrastructure for location tracking. |
| 07/25/08 | Major Hospitals Making Paradigm Shift to Real Time Digital Communication and Real Time Location Services with Broadband Wireless Technology Kiang Wu Hospital and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced that the hospital will deploy Cisco IP (Internet Protocol) broadband wireless networking technologies in its new Dr. Henry Y. T. Fok Specialist Medical Center in Macau. The deployment is designed to support the delivery of high quality medical services and a brand new experience to the communities of Macau and Hong Kong. |
| 07/25/08 | Telstra Launches High-Speed Internet Access Service Using Broadband Wireless Products from Netcomm and Sierra Wireless Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications company, has partnered with NetComm Limited, Australia's leading provider of data communication technology and the world's leading 3G embedded module manufacturer, Sierra Wireless to launch a new mobile broadband device. |
| 07/24/08 | Caltech Students and Faculty Receive Secure High-Speed Internet Access from Aruba Networks Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in broadband wireless LANs and secure unified mobility solutions, announced that the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has deployed Aruba's adaptive wireless LANs across its Pasadena campus. |
| 07/24/08 | Revenue from Internet Video Content and Advertising Will Grow at a Compounded Rate of Nearly 50 Percent over the Next Five Years The lynchpin in this home entertainment revolution will be the devices connecting the Internet to television screens. Satellite and cable set top boxes, wireless handsets, digital adapter boxes, audio/video players, game consoles, IPTV set top boxes offered by telephone companies, and various video recording and playback devices will be included |
| 07/23/08 | Meru Deploys Broadband Wireless Network at the Blackfen School for Girls Blackfen School for Girls, in Sidcup, Kent, in the UK, has selected wireless technology from Meru Networks, a provider of wireless infrastructure solutions. |
| 07/22/08 | Colubris' Rob Scott to Participate in Upcoming Ernst & Young Webcast Colubris Networks, the leading global provider of intelligent wireless LANs (WLANs) for enterprises and service providers, announced that President and CEO Rob Scott has been selected to participate in a webcast panel discussion entitled "Operational Effectiveness," hosted by Ernst & Young. This webcast, the second in the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Leadership Series, will take place on Wednesday, July 23 at 11:45 a.m. |
| 07/22/08 | FreeWave Unveils High-Performance, Tiny Form Factor Wireless High-Speed Radios With Ethernet FreeWave Technologies, the largest independent provider of high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radio products and services in the industry, announced the MM2 900 MHz radio with Ethernet. The MM2 is the industry's smallest data radio with the highest performance in its class. With the added convenience and versatility of an Ethernet interface, the new radio ideally is suited for any embedded OEM application including advanced military equipment where space is at a premium, such as RTUs, EFMs, PLCs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) and guided parachutes. |
| 07/21/08 | ShoreTel Certifies Broadband Wireless Interoperability of Entire Trapeze Networks Product Line Trapeze Networks announces that its entire product line is certified through ShoreTel's Technology Partner Program as inter-operable with the full range of ShoreTel's Pure IP Unified Communications solutions. |
| 07/21/08 | Aruba Networks Installs Broadband Wireless LANs for 2,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots Covering Some 350 Hong Kong Government Premises Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that it is supplying secure wireless equipment to PCCW-HKT Network Services Limited (PCCW) for use at roughly 2,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots serving some 350 Hong Kong Government premises. PCCW, the premier telecommunications provider in Hong Kong and one of Asia's leading players in information and communications technologies, will be the network service provider. |
| 07/17/08 | Drexel University Selects to Aruba Networks' Adaptive 802.11n Broadband Wireless Network Equipment to Provide High-Speed Internet Access Services Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that Drexel University has selected and commenced the deployment of Aruba's adaptive 802.11n wireless LAN and secure mobility solution at its Philadelphia campus. Drexel is replacing its second-generation wireless LAN to gain the improvements in speed and range brought by 802.11n. After a comprehensive technical evaluation, including real-world testing in residence halls, Aruba was awarded the project based on its ability to provide airtime fairness, active interference avoidance, and client load-balancing based on its Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) technology. |
| 07/17/08 | Next Generation Municipal Wi-Fi/WiMAX Service Alive and Well in Lompoc, California The municipal Wi-Fi network in the City of Lompoc, California is achieving commercial success with a growing number of subscribers, using technology from Aptilo Networks, the global leader in integrated solutions for Service Management and Access Control for wireless networks including WiMAX , wireless mesh and Wi-Fi hotspots. Announced today, the City has replaced their existing service management system with the Aptilo Service Management Platform, which enables and manages Wi-Fi access and provides service control. |
| 07/17/08 | D-Link Xtreme NTM Dual Band Router Crowned 'King' D-Link has received top industry recognition for its new Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 from both PC Magazine and LAPTOP Magazine. The D-Link DIR-855 is a powerful dual band 802.11n wireless router engineered to maximize speed, range and performance of a Wi-Fi network when running multiple devices including high definition (HD) media players, game consoles and computers. |
| 07/17/08 | MIPS32 74K Core Featured in Broadcom's New Family of Single-Chip WLAN Router Solutions MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS) announced that its superscalar MIPS32 74K processor core is part of the new family of Intensi-fi XLR 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) chipsets from Broadcom Corporation. The new Broadcom solutions provide a single platform for building single- and dual-band 802.11n routers with distinct feature sets and price points. The embedded 74K core helps maintain data rates of up to 300Mbps in each band and supports Broadcom's other features that provide Wi-Fi users with the best possible multimedia experience throughout their homes. |
| 07/15/08 | Stephouse Networks Competes for Wi-Fi and WiMAX Service in the City of Portland, Oregon Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, announced that Stephouse Networks, a Portland, OR based ISP, has deployed Proxim equipment to provide the city of Portland with high-speed wireless broadband connectivity. Stephouse has deployed a combination of Proxim's Tsunami MP.11 WiMAX and Proxim's ORiNOCO AP-4000LR Wi-Fi mesh technology to blanket seven square miles of Portland with wireless broadband coverage. |
| 07/15/08 | free-hotspot.com Spreads Its Wings to Offer Free Wi-Fi Service to Airports free-hotspot.com, a free Wi-Fi Internet service provider, announced that it has successfully installed its service in two Brittany airports, Quimper Cornouaille and Lannion - Cote de Granit. These installations reflect a commitment by free-hotspot.com to provide its FREE Wi-Fi service in regional as well as international airports. The company plans further airport installations in the UK and the rest of Europe in the near future. |
| 07/15/08 | Aruba Networks Expands Operations in Italy With New Office in Rome Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in broadband wireless networks and secure unified mobility solutions, announced an expansion of its European operations with a new office in Rome dedicated to developing business throughout Italy. Aruba has been steadily expanding its operations throughout the EMEA region and now fields offices in the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the Emirates. |
| 07/15/08 | WPCS Receives $8 Million in New Broadband Wireless Networking Projects WPCS International Incorporated (Nasdaq: WPCS), a leader in design-build wireless engineering services for specialty communication systems and wireless infrastructure, has announced that, through its subsidiaries, it has received approximately $8 million in new projects. |
| 07/10/08 | Raritan Valley Community College Plans to Deploy 802.11n Wireless LAN Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) announced the shipment of its Altitude 450/451 802.11n type Wireless LAN Access Points (APs). These new APs can be installed both easily and practically using a single Ethernet cable and PoE switch port supporting 802.3af PoE standards, thus providing significant enhancements that remove the hassle of power injectors or separate cable plant. |
| 07/09/08 | BelAir Networks Provides Tessco Customers with Market-Leading Wireless Mesh Products
BelAir Networks, the market leader in broadband wireless mesh networks, has signed a distribution agreement with TESSCO Technologies, the leading provider of the product and supply chain solutions needed to build, operate and use wireless networks and systems. The distribution agreement provides easy access to BelAir Networks best of breed wireless mesh products for TESSCO’s wireless system operators, program managers, contractors, resellers, and self-maintained utility, transportation, enterprise and government organizations. |
| 07/09/08 | Cresskill, N.J., High School Deploys Broadband Wireless Internet Access for 800 Students Cresskill (N.J.) Junior and Senior High School has installed a wireless LAN from Meru Networks to provide its more than 800 students and faculty with mobile wireless access to the Internet and online educational materials.
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| 07/08/08 | ZyXEL Among First to Receive Mobile WiMAX 2.5 GHz Certification From WiMAX Forum ZyXEL Communications, Inc. announced that ZyXEL's 2.5 GHz WiMAX MIMO Residential Gateway MAX-206M2 has received the Mobile Forum Certified seal of approval at the WiMAX Forum Global Congress in Amsterdam. ZyXEL is among the first group of WiMAX Forum member companies to be awarded this certification. |
| 07/08/08 | Midland Hotels Picks Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart Mesh Wireless LANs to Provide High-Speed Internet Access for Guests Ruckus Wireless announced that it was been selected by the Midland Hotel Corporation to provide Smart Wireless LAN systems as part of a $17 million renovation of Midland's group of Holiday Inn hotels throughout Massachusetts. |
| 07/08/08 | Motorola Selects NICE Inform for Denmark's Nationwide Public Safety Network, to Combine Radio Over IP and Telephony Communications NICE Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) announced that it has received an order from its strategic partner Motorola on behalf of Denmark's Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry of the Interior will add NICE Inform, NICE's multi-media incident information management solution, to their NICE environment to consolidate radio over-IP and telephony audio content from the Danish public safety network, and to enable scenario reconstruction from a single application. NICE Inform will be used with Motorola Dimetra 6.x TETRA IP technology network, being the only solution in the industry to enable this capability. |
| 07/08/08 | Sandals Resorts Deploy Smart Mesh Networks to Deliver High-Speed Internet Access in 20 Caribbean Resorts Ruckus Wireless announced that it has been selected by Sandals Resorts International to supply all of its Caribbean properties including Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts and The Royal Plantation Collection with an all-802.11n, indoor/outdoor Wireless LAN infrastructure based on its award-winning Smart Mesh Networking technology. |
| 07/04/08 | OmniGlobe Networks Provides High-Speed Internet Access Services to the Rural Communities in Kingston, Ontario OmniGlobe Networks, Inc, the telecommunications company that provides cost-effective broadband wireless Internet access, satellite and cellular services to remote communities around the globe, announced the signing of an agreement with the City of Kingston to enhance the telecommunications infrastructure in the unserved areas of the region. |
| 07/03/08 | New Linksys by Cisco Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router Makes Home Networking Multimedia Friendly Linksys announced the Linksys by Cisco Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router (WRT610N). The WRT610N is designed to greatly enhance the entertainment experience for consumers who wish to take advantage of the ever-increasing availability of digital media content, including High-Definition video. |
| 07/02/08 | Stark County Library and Akron-Canton Airport Partner for CAK Free Web Access If you have some extra time before your next flight out of Akron-Canton Airport (CAK), be sure to try out CAK Free Web Access and check your e-mail or surf the web through a new service made possible by a partnership with the Stark County District Library. |
| 07/01/08 | D-Link Drops Price on Two Best-Selling 802.11n Broadband Wireless Routers D-Link announced a major price drop on its two most popular 802.11n Wi-Fi routers, representing an additional $20 savings off MSRP on its most affordable Broadband Wireless N Router (DIR-615) and $30 savings on its Xtreme N Gigabit Router (DIR-655). |
| 07/01/08 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Upgrades to Aruba Networks for Reliable, Interference-Free Broadband Wireless Internet Access Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that the University of Tennessee has selected and is deploying Aruba's adaptive wireless LAN and secure mobility solution at its Chattanooga campus. Originally founded in 1886 as Chattanooga University, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) today serves 9,000 students on a 101-acre metropolitan campus. |
| 07/01/08 | Number of 802.11n Products on the Rise; Polycom Steals #1 Spot from Cisco in WiFi Phone Share Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reports that the wireless LAN infrastructure market, which includes independent and dependent access points and WLAN switches and controllers, sequentially increased in revenue but decreased in units shipped in 1Q08, evidence that higher-priced 802.11n products are now shipping in increasing volume. |
| 07/01/08 | More Than 100 Baltimore Public Schools Turn to Meru for Broadband Wireless Internet Access Service Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) has deployed a wireless LAN (WLAN) from Meru Networks to support video learning, Internet access and other applications for nearly 105,000 students as well as faculty and staff in 171 schools with more than 15 million square feet of total space. |
| 06/30/08 | Wi-Fi Alliance Now Certifying Devices for Voice Over Wi-Fi Applications Driven by the growing popularity of Wi-Fi technology and voice over IP (VoIP), the Wi-Fi industry has developed a new certification program for voice-capable Wi-Fi devices in home and small office environments. Today, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced the Wi-Fi Certified Voice-Personal program as well as some of the first products that have achieved this certification. This groundbreaking new certification program extends beyond interoperability testing to test the performance of products and help ensure that they deliver good voice quality over the Wi-Fi link. |
| 06/27/08 | Mopar uconnect web to Provide High-Speed Wireless Internet Services to Vehicles from Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge Mopar announced that it will launch uconnect web, Chrysler LLC's in-vehicle wireless Internet connectivity for Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge consumers in the U.S. uconnect web, powered by Autonet Mobile, delivers continuous Internet connectivity to all vehicle passengers for entertainment and real-time information access on the go. |
| 06/27/08 | Chrysler Umbrella 'uconnect' Broadband Wireless Service Now Offers Phone, Tunes, GPS, Studio and High-Speed Internet Access to the World Wide Web Consumers are passionate about staying in touch and want to be connected no matter where they are -- home, work, school or vehicle. To focus on the experience and connect customers to the things that matter the most, Chrysler LLC will now bundle innovative consumer technologies under one umbrella name - "uconnect." The function of the feature is directly in the name - uconnect phone, uconnect tunes, uconnect gps, uconnect studios and uconnect web. |
| 06/26/08 | Trapeze Networks Introduces SmartPass 7.0: Intelligent Access Control for Wireless LANs Trapeze Networks introduces Trapeze SmartPass 7.0, the access management platform for Trapeze NonStop Wireless networking products. SmartPass 7.0 gives network managers precise control over every dimension of the who, what, where, when, why and how of access management. With SmartPass 7.0, network managers have more control over wireless network access than they typically have for the wired network. Network managers can easily control access based on location, traffic, and time-of-day policies. |
| 06/25/08 | Silex Introduces SX-SDWAG 802.11a/b/g SDIO Broadband Wireless Radio Card for OEM Portable Device Applications Silex Technology announced the SX-SDWAG, the first world's first broadband wireless module that provides 802.11a/b/g capabilities in an SDIO card form factor. Designed for wireless local area network (WLAN) applications that require low power consumption, the SX-SDWAG is ideal for battery-operated portable devices in the medical, weights and measures, transportation and other industries. |
| 06/23/08 | Aruba Networks and Omni Data Secure Clinton Public School System With Wireless IP Video Surveillance Solution Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure unified mobility solutions, announced that the Clinton Public School System in Connecticut has selected Aruba's wireless LAN technology for use in wireless video surveillance systems at the district's four elementary, intermediate, and high schools. Aruba partner OMNI Data LLC will be providing integration services. |
| 06/20/08 | Motorola Develops One Point Wireless Network Management Control System for Wireless Internet Service Providers Motorola, Inc. ( NYSE: MOT) announced the North American availability of its new set of software products for designing, deploying and managing outdoor wireless networks: the Motorola One Point Wireless Suite. The suite features MeshPlanner, PTP LINKPlanner and introduces Motorola's new Wireless Manager which provides IT managers and network operators enhanced visibility and control of Motorola's wireless broadband products. |
| 06/20/08 | Motorola Wi-Fi Access Point Doubles the Broadband Wireless Reach Within the Home for Faster High-Speed Internet Access Services Motorola (NYSE:MOT) announced a new full-featured wireless gateway for the savvy home networker or ambitious small business that provides twice the reach of wireless gateways available off-the-shelf at retail stores. Highly secure, simple to setup and easy to use, the Motorola Netopia four-port ethernet high-performance wireless gateway (model 7107-65) features one-button pairing and seamless connectivity to an existing in-home broadband connection. |
| 06/19/08 | Helius Technology Powers In-Mall Digital Signage Broadband Wireless Network Helius, a Hughes company, has teamed with PlasMedia Productions on one of the nation's largest in-mall digital signage broadband wireless networks, servicing over 3,600 advertisers in 100 locations. PlasMedia selected the Helius digital signage solution because it allowed them to quickly expand their business and meet all of their technology requirements. |
| 06/18/08 | Wireless Matrix Broadband Wireless Locomotive Network Deployments Surpass 10,000 Internet Access Subscribers Wireless Matrix Corporation (TSX:WRX) announced that deployments of its locomotive communications solution suite have surpassed 10,000 subscribers. Working with the majority of Class 1 railroads in North America since 1999, Wireless Matrix provides critical data communications and industry-standard application support to the company's broad base of rail customers. |
| 06/18/08 | Crowne Plaza Houston Upgrades to High-Speed Wireless Internet Access in Days with BelAir Networks As the Crowne Plaza Houston North Greenspoint undergoes a multi-million dollar renovation, one element is critical to enhancing the guest experience at the hotel -- high-speed wireless Internet service. The Crowne Plaza is known for its excellence and commitment to customer service for those staying in the largest city in the state of Texas. With BelAir Networks and AFL Telecommunications, the hotel now offers high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access access throughout the facility giving guests access whenever and wherever they need it. |
| 06/18/08 | Proxim Introduces Broadband Wireless Point-to-Point Solution with T1/E1, Ethernet, AES Security, QOS and Multiple Frequency Support in a Single Box Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, announced the Lynx.G5 family of carrier-class point-to-point radios. These new products provide carriers, utilities and enterprises advanced flexibility for high-performance voice and data backhaul by enabling the choice between any frequency in the 2.4 GHz or 5.15-5.95 GHz spectrum. |
| 06/18/08 | Azalea Networks Expands Global Reach With Rollout of its 'Intelligent' Broadband Wireless Network Routing Technology to North American Market Azalea Networks, a leading innovator in wireless network equipment and technology, unveiled its plans for global expansion through superior broadband wireless solutions at NXTcomm08 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The market leader for broadband wireless network routing solutions in China, Azalea is introducing the benefits of its purpose-built network "intelligence" for broadband wireless infrastructure through the delivery of wireless routing technology that sets new standards in price and performance. |
| 06/17/08 | Tektronix Communications Adds Broadband Wireless Network Application to Network Optimization Suite of Solutions Tektronix Communications, a leading worldwide provider of communications network management and diagnostics solutions, announced the availability of automatic radio optimization, a new application that is part of OptiMon, the suite of advanced network optimization products based on Tektronix' Network and Service Analyzer (NSA) platform, widely adopted by wireless operators and manufacturers' professional services teams around the world. |
| 06/17/08 | Sprint Selects Samsung's Instinct to Compete with Apple iPhone on EVDO Broadband Wireless Network Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung Mobile announced the upcoming availability of a new wireless device, Samsung Instinct, which offers consumers an industry-leading user experience by combining full touch screen functionality with fast speeds available on the nation's largest mobile broadband network. This revolutionary device speeds up the user experience like no other touch screen phone and brings the customer's most-used applications and contacts within a single finger tap. |
| 06/17/08 | Calypso Wireless, Inc. Announces European Patents for Wireless Wi-Fi and 3G Detection and Switching Technology in Twenty-Five Countries Calypso Wireless, Inc. (OTC: CLYW / CLYW.PK), a leading innovator in advanced wireless telecommunications technologies announced that the company has received news that its patent applications for its ASNAP technology have been accepted in twenty-five European countries. With those rights now secure and the newly established ability to protect those rights in Europe as well as America, the company has begun the process of monetizing its technology.
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| 06/17/08 | Ruckus Wireless Casts Safety Net to Trapeze Resellers Caught in the Wi-Fi Circus In an effort to bring peace and prosperity to networking resellers not interested in selling specialty wire, cable and cord products for the electronics and electrical markets, Ruckus Wireless said it will offer Trapeze partners compelling incentives to immediately become Ruckus Big Dog Partners. |
| 06/16/08 | Trapeze Networks Awarded Broadband Wireless FIPS Certification Across the federal government, civilian and intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense (DoD), work is constantly underway to become more mobile so they can make real time responses to real world needs and opportunities. But mobility must not be purchased with compromised data security. Now, federal government agencies can deploy wireless networks without hesitation because the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has certified that Trapeze Networks' equipment meets the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 level 2 requirements, and provides end-to-end FIPS-certified data encryption over an assured channel, per the Department of Defense Directive 8100.2. |
| 06/12/08 | Utilities See 'Municipal Broadband Wireless Smart Grids' as Best Way to Combat Rising Fuel Costs Escalating energy costs, combined with growing energy demand and increased regulatory pressures, have led to substantial innovations within the energy industry. Chief among these is the growth of the Smart Grid, a vastly improved means of managing energy delivery that incorporates principals and best practices from the computer networking industry. Given this environment, Trilliant Incorporated, a leader in delivering intelligent networks that power the Smart Grid, is pleased to report that the company has now delivered more than 750,000 devices with integrated intelligent communications supporting advanced metering, demand response and other Smart Grid applications. |
| 06/12/08 | Apple iPhone 3G Application Helps Singles Hookup in Public for Dating iCloseBy.com announces the latest release of iFob, a popular Wi-Fi hotspot application that helps singles hookup with other singles looking for action while on the go. As an accepted member of both the Apple Developer Network and Apple's iPhone Developer Program, iCloseBy.com has used the Apple iPhone SDK and has developed iFob 2.0 for Apple's consideration. iFob 2.0, including all of the functionality of the earlier versions of iFob (still available free download for Windows PCs), now has the unified look-and-feel of other Apple native iPhone software apps, as well as a newly added ability to 'real-space-real-time' locate other willing iFob users from GPS-like cell-tower triangulation. |
| 06/12/08 | Tractor Supply Builds Broadband Wireless Networks in 745 Stores Nationwide to Enhance Mobility, Improve Productivity, Achieve Better Inventory Management and Increase Store Profitability The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT ) and PartnerSelect Business Partner Quest Solution and PartnerSelect Premier Independent Software Vendor (ISV) StepOne Systems, announced that Tractor Supply, the largest retail farm and ranch chain in the United States, has deployed an end-to-end Motorola enterprise mobility solution that includes deployment of 802.11 wireless LAN (WLAN) across its 745 stores nationwide to improve productivity, inventory management and store profitability. |
| 06/11/08 | Flirtomatic Released for the iPhone and iTouch to Improve Mobile Dating Flirtomatic, a mobile and online flirting service, released its alpha version of Flirtomatic. The alpha version can be obtained worldwide and has an enriched mobile interface, built specifically for the users of iPhone and iTouch. |
| 06/11/08 | D-Link Introduces Two Affordable Wi-Fi Broadband Wireless Network Cameras for High Quality Video Monitoring and Recording D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, announced it is now shipping two new cost-effective network cameras for remote monitoring of the home or small office, providing an all-in-one solution for creating a surveillance camera network over an existing wired or Wi-Fi network. |
| 06/10/08 | AirWave Wireless Announces Investment Protection Program for Trapeze Customers AirWave Wireless announced a new investment protection program to provide stable, flexible management for Trapeze Wireless customers, including customers of Trapeze's OEM partners Nortel, 3Com and Enterasys. The new program extends preferential pricing to existing Trapeze customers who transition to the AirWave Wireless Management Suite 6, the industry's leading multi-vendor wireless network management software. |
| 06/09/08 | Aruba Networks Selected by Plainfield Community Consolidated School District for 802.11N Broadband Wireless Network Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure unified mobility solutions, announced that the Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 in Illinois has selected Aruba's broadband wireless LAN technology and identity-based security for use across the district's twenty-eight elementary, intermediate, and high schools. |
| 06/09/08 | Spectrum Interactive plc to Migrate All WiFi Services to Aptilo Networks' Service Management Platform Aptilo Networks announced that Spectrum Interactive will migrate its entire WiFi network infrastructure -- which includes wireless hotspots in some of the UK's busiest airports, as well as Premium Inn, Travelodge and Radisson Edwardian hotels throughout the country -- to the Aptilo Service Management Platform, a solution that enables and manages WiFi access and provides service control. The move will unify Spectrum's back-end WiFi systems, standardizing on the Aptilo platform. |
| 06/05/08 | Fortress Technologies Demonstrate National Security Agency Suite B Cryptography Enabled Broadband Wireless Network During U.S. Navy's Trident Warrior '08 Exercise Fortress Technologies, a leading provider of secure broadband wireless solutions, announced that it has been selected to demonstrate a National Security Agency (NSA) Suite B cryptography enabled wireless network during the Trident Warrior '08 exercise. Known as the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Coalition Suite B Enabled Network (MCSBEN), this solution will enable the sharing/coordinating of Secret-level information via an encryption tunnel that is compatible with pre-existing wireless communications systems. |
| 06/05/08 | D-Link Canada Offers Free Network Assessment to Identify Business Needs, Recommend Broadband Wireless Network Solutions D-Link announced a Free Network Assessment Offer in which highly qualified and proficient D-Link sales engineers meet one-on-one with Small-to-Medium Business (SMB) or Enterprise network administrators to quantify the needs of their specific network environment and present available options. |
| 06/04/08 | Caribou Coffee to Offer Totally Free WiFi Caribou Coffee Company Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOU) announced that it now offers completely free wireless fidelity (WiFi) Internet access service for its customers in more than 80 percent of its stores across the United States. Through a partnership with Wandering WiFi, Caribou Coffee is the largest company-owned coffeehouse operator to offer customers a completely free WiFi service. |
| 06/03/08 | Ruckus Wireless 802.11n Smart Mesh Networking Wins Award for Excellence in Networking Technology Innovation Ruckus Wireless announced today that it was named a NXTcomm Eos Award winner for its pioneering 802.11n smart mesh networking technology. Selected for excellence in technology innovation in the Access Networking category, Ruckus and its Smart Wi-Fi meshing technology will be recognized at the NXTcomm 2008 conference June 16-19 in Las Vegas. |
| 06/03/08 | Norwegian Embassies Connect 109 Embassies with Secure Broadband Wireless Biometric Network Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Norwegian Government has commenced deployment of Aruba wireless LANs at its embassies and offices worldwide. 60 embassies and offices will be deployed this year, and all 109 embassies will be completed by mid 2009. The network will offer secure wireless connectivity to employees, and extend the secure network to public areas of the embassies to support the introduction of multi-media biometric terminals. |
| 06/03/08 | Ozmo and Intel Team Up on Low-Power Peripheral Connectivity for Wi-Fi Personal Area Broadband Wireless Networks Ozmo Devices announced that the company is collaborating with Intel Corporation to enable low-power devices to operate with Intel's Wi- Fi Personal Area Network (Wi-Fi PAN) technology. Ozmo Devices' technology will be publicly demonstrated for the first time on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at Intel's Booth #L0816 at Computex at the Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, Taiwan. Attendees will see first hand how Ozmo Devices' patent-pending technology extends Intel's Wi-Fi PAN technology to include connectivity with low-power wireless peripherals such as mice and headsets. |
| 06/03/08 | Cambria County Activates Next-Generation Broadband Wireless Communication Network Designed by CONXX Pennsylvania's Cambria County has activated its county-wide, multi-service communications network designed by CONXX. The highly versatile network enables the county to utilize a single, carrier-grade network for county government, education, public safety, commercial and residential applications. |
| 06/02/08 | Healthcare Providers Improve Patient Care and Hospital Operations with Wi-Fi Broadband Wireless Services from Ruckus Wireless Ruckus Wireless announced that Midwest Surgical Hospital (Midwest) and United Clinic have standardized on the Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart Wireless LAN (WLAN) system to enable reliable and secure wireless communications across their healthcare facilities. |
| 05/29/08 | WiNetworks Announced the WiN7200 Pico Base Station for Optimizing WiMAX Coverage A Pico Base Station for optimising indoor and outdoor WiMAX coverage has been introduced by WiNetworks, a company working in the development and integration of WiMAX 802.16e Wave 2 (MIMO) technologies, available as part of the Win-Max family of products in the 2.XGHz and 3.XGHz frequency range. |
| 05/29/08 | Ekahau Announces Compatibility With Broadband Wireless 802.11n Internet Access Points Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), announced that its Ekahau RTLS location tracking solution and Ekahau Site Survey (ESS) Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools will work seamlessly with the upcoming 802.11n standard. |
| 05/29/08 | Cisco Utilizes RFID to Track Business Mobility Solutions Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced an evolved architecture that helps empower businesses to meet and exceed mobility demands and move beyond basic wireless networking into the next generation of business mobility -- transforming the way business is done by fostering broader collaboration and new levels of productivity. This announcement is part of Cisco Motion -- Cisco's innovative vision for business mobility that delivers practical solutions to integrate mobile devices, applications, security and disparate networks into a unified platform. |
| 05/28/08 | Motorola Launches Broadband Wireless Enterprise Partner Program The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced its Motorola Enterprise Broadband Wireless Partner Program designed to ensure the best deployment of WLANs for enterprise mobility with the ability of seamless wireless connectivity throughout the enterprise. Motorola has the industry's most comprehensive wireless portfolio, spanning from Wi-Fi to wireless wide area networking (WWAN) and covering indoors and outdoors to enable the all-wireless enterprise. |
| 05/27/08 | D-Link Adds Dollars to Government Stimulus Checks D-Link announced a broadband wireless tax refund rebate program designed to let consumers take advantage of additional savings and expand the value of their government stimulus checks when purchasing high-performance D-Link 802.11n Wi-Fi networking and connectivity gear for building out the ultimate digital home. |
| 05/21/08 | Sierra Wireless to Launch Intelligent Vehicle Tracking and Mobile Resource Management Device Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) announced the newest addition to its AirLink product suite, the PinPoint XT - an intelligent device ideally suited for vehicle tracking, fleet management and telematics solutions. The PinPoint XT is expected to be widely available for GSM and CDMA networks worldwide in the second half of 2008. |
| 05/21/08 | Aruba Networks' 802.11N Broadband Wireless Network Selected by Houston's Spring Branch Independent School District Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in broadband wireless LANs and secure unified mobility solutions, today announced that Spring Branch Independent School District (ISD) in Houston, Texas has selected Aruba's 802.11n wireless LAN technology and identity-based security for use across the district's 51 facilities including 46 elementary, intermediate, and high schools. |
| 05/21/08 | AT&T Announces Free Wireless Internet Access for LaptopConnect Customers at 17,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots Want to move your office to the hottest spot in town? Go right ahead. AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced that qualifying LaptopConnect customers can now access more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hot spots free of charge. Users can access Wi-Fi at nearly 7,000 participating Starbucks locations plus thousands more AT&T Wi-Fi locations, including restaurants, airports, hotels and other convenient locations across the United States. |