| 05/09/08 | ActiveMine Broadband Wireless Mesh Network Provides Communications for Mining Opertations
Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT) announced a major enhancement of ActiveMine, the premier wireless communications and locating system for mines, that represents a breakthrough in underground mining communications. |
| 05/08/08 | GHX Mobile Solutions' SalesAccelerator Tool Adds Capability to Read RFID Tags, as Well as Barcodes
GHX Mobile Solutions announced that is has released a new version of its SalesAccelerator handheld inventory management tool that can now read RFID tags in addition to barcodes. Using this expanded capability, healthcare manufacturers can more broadly utilize SalesAccelerator to improve inventory and order management processes. |
| 05/07/08 | WiMax Will Be the Next DSL for More Than 5 Billion People Worldwide; LTE Years Away from Meaningful Existence
We believe there is a role for LTE as the natural evolution of GSM/HSPA-and probably also CDMA/EV-DO-but we believe it is years away. As such, it contrasts sharply with WiMax, which is being deployed today and for which spectrum has already been made available. WiMax already has an ecosystem which looks a lot like WiFi in terms of cost and diversity, whereas LTE simply is not even defined yet, much less available. |
| 05/07/08 | SmartRiverside Unwires Riverside Convention Center with BelAir Networks
BelAir Networks announced that an industry-leading mobile broadband mesh technology is being deployed to provide high-speed wireless access at the Riverside Convention Center in Riverside, California, the largest city in one of the U.S.'s fastest growing metropolitan areas. The deployment supports the city's SmartRiverside initiative, which is focused on driving economic development and digital inclusion programs and fostering technology innovation in this fast growing high tech community. |
| 05/07/08 | Partners Airspan Networks and Stutler Technologies Announce Early Success in New WiMAX Band
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), a leading worldwide provider of WiMAX-based broadband wireless access networks, and Stutler Technologies, one of the nation's largest system integrators for wireless carriers, today highlighted successes in the recently allocated 3.65 GHz band in the United States. This band has been made available to supplement national licensed bands like 2.5 GHz. |
| 05/06/08 | Predicting the Future Triumph of Clearwire's $14 Billion Broadband Wireless Network
Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR) and Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) announced Wednesday that the companies will combine their broadband wireless units to create a $14.55 billion mobile wireless communications company to provide internet access, phone service, movies, games and a variety of other broadband wireless data services. The new company, which will retain Clearwire's name, will continue developing a mobile network based on WiMax technology, which promises much faster speeds than the latest 3g cellular networks. |
| 05/06/08 | 012 Smile.Communications Submits Application for Mobile WiMAX Trials in Tel Aviv- Ramat Gan
012 Smile.Communications (Nasdaq: SMLC ; TASE) announced that it has applied to Israel's Communications Ministry to expand its license for mobile WiMAX trials to allow an expanded trial in the Tel Aviv-Ramat Gan area, Israel's most densely populated business and residential center. Through the trial, the Company plans to provide users with an Internet connectivity rate of up to a high 10MB, a speed sufficient to support both mobile telephony and a variety of Internet-based applications. The trial will utilize WiMAX technology provided by Alvarion (Nasdaq: ALVR). |
| 05/05/08 | Towerstream Powers First NYC Skyscraper with Building-Wide Wireless Broadband Access
Towerstream (Nasdaq: TWER), a leading fixed WiMAX service provider, announced it will be powering one of New York City's landmark skyscrapers with building-wide access to its high-speed, wireless broadband solution. The 50-story building, which extends a full city block, will also serve as Towerstream's sixth point-of-presence (PoP) in its New York City wireless broadband network, extending broadband coverage to much of Manhattan's north side. |
| 05/05/08 | Tranzeo Achieves Volume Production on its WiMAX Line
Tranzeo Wireless Technologies Inc. (TSX:TZT), a leading producer of wireless broadband and WiMAX communication systems, has achieved full production volume on its high-performance WiMAX radio equipment. |
| 05/05/08 | Codetel Deploys $1 Million Wireless Backbone in the Dominican Republic
Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CRNT), a leading provider of high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions, announced that it is shipping its advanced FibeAir solutions to Codetel, the leading fixed and mobile operator of the Dominican Republic and a subsidiary of America Movil, the leading wireless service provider in Latin America. |
| 05/02/08 | SDG Systems Announces Wi-Fi Linux-based TDS Nomad Hand Held Computer
SDG Systems, LLC announced the general availability and support of the TDS Nomad rugged mobile hand-held computer running the Linux operating system. SDG Systems will market and sell the Linux-based Nomad, providing technical and warranty support. The Nomad provides a high level of device integration including Bluetooth, 802.11, GPS, Camera, Barcode scanning and USB host and client ports. |
| 05/02/08 | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. Awarded $1.1 Million Contract for Satcom High Power Amplifiers
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq:CMTL) announced that its Melville, New York-based subsidiary, Comtech PST Corp., has received a $1.1 million contract for high power amplifiers from a leading provider of aviation electronics and communication systems. |
| 05/02/08 | Ohio Wesleyan Picks 802.11n Broadband Wireless Technology for Campus-wide Network
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that Ohio Wesleyan University has selected and commenced deployment of Aruba's 802.11n adaptive wireless LANs across its Delaware, Ohio, campus. Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation's leading liberal arts universities with138 full-time faculty members and 1,850 students drawn from across the world. |
| 05/02/08 | WiMAX Broadband Wireless Networks Continues to Expand Along Eastern Idaho Technology Corridor
Ashburn-based DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) announced that it is expanding high speed wireless Internet service coverage to Idaho Falls, ID. This launch adds the third community within the Eastern Idaho Technology Corridor along Interstate 15 to DBC's WiMAX broadband wireless network in southeastern Idaho. In Idaho Falls, the WiMAX service, called BridgeMAXX, will reach more than 25,000 homes and businesses. DBC is also serving Rexburg, Pocatello and Hailey Idaho, and plans to expand to other communities over the next few months. |
| 05/02/08 | New Trend for Money Making for Wi-Fi Hotspots in 'Co-Working' Centers on Wall Street
Rockefeller Group Business Centers is pleased to announce the opening of the company's first Co-Working Center at their 48 Wall Street location. A Co-Working Center is a concept whereby clients are offered a communal work environment in a professional office setting as well as having access to the company's WiFi and hard wired high speed Internet, printing, copy, and business support services. |
| 05/01/08 | Cisco and Nokia Utilize Wi-Fi to Fill in 3G Cellular Gaps
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Nokia announced growing customer and partner acceptance of their combined mobile unified communications solution. The Mobile Business Solution from Cisco and Nokia extends the rich Cisco Unified Internet Protocol (IP) Phone capabilities to Nokia Eseries smartphones over Cisco Unified Wireless Networks to offer users a seamless mobile experience in the enterprise Wi-Fi environment and public cellular networks. |
| 05/01/08 | Army Approves Final Design of On-The-Move Broadband Wireless Information Network for Warfighters
The U.S. Army has approved the final design of Increments 1 and 2 of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) program, authorizing General Dynamics C4 Systems and partner Lockheed Martin to prepare for field testing in October 2008. Testing will be followed by deployment of the WIN-T on-the-move communications capabilities in 2009. WIN-T will be the Army's primary battlefield communications network. |
| 04/29/08 | Trapeze Networks Publishes White Papers on Best Practices in Broadband Wireless 802.11n Network Management
Trapeze Networks announced it is publishing two white papers to better meet the demand it's receiving for more information about its NonStop Wireless announcement. Trapeze is also publishing a white paper by two industry luminaries and members of the Trapeze team on WLAN management issues related to 802.11n. |
| 04/29/08 | Hughes Technology Earns FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Certification
Hughes Network Systems, LLC announced that its Crypto Kernel, the cryptographic component of its HN and HX Systems, has earned a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 level 1 certificate (Certs. #919 and #915) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). FIPS 140-2 validation is a requirement for any cryptographic product which will be used in a U.S. government agency network. |
| 04/29/08 | D-Link Shows Off Broadband Wireless Products at Interop
D-Link plans to show off its latest product solutions for network switching, security, surveillance, wireless, storage and IP-based telephony when Booth 1813 turns into a virtual business networking scenario at Interop 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas April 29 to May 1. |
| 04/29/08 | PacketHop Announces Availability of Draft IEEE 802.11s Broadband Wireless Mesh Networking Products
PacketHop, Inc., an SRI International company and an innovator in instant broadband wireless mesh networking communications systems, announced the commercial availability of its IEEE Draft 802.11s mesh product. PacketHop's implementation of the upcoming IEEE 802.11s industry standard enables the creation of meshed peer-to-peer communications structures -- as a standalone network or in conjunction with existing access points -- and opens new and strategic market opportunities for OEMs. |
| 04/28/08 | Hughes Broadband Wireless Satellite Technology Introduces Adaptive Coding Modulation to Improve Internet Access Throughput in Australia
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) announced that Orion Satellite Systems of Australia has purchased and commissioned a state-of-the-art DVB-S2/IPoS with Adaptive Coding Modulation (ACM) satellite system from Hughes to provide broadband Internet access service to remote areas in Australia. Orion Satellite Systems is one of the registered providers of broadband satellite services under the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) program. |
| 04/28/08 | Fortune 500 Chemical Company Relies on Fortinet to Help Protect New Broadband Wireless Network at More Than 800 Retail Locations
Fortinet announced that Ashland Inc. has deployed FortiWifi wireless multi-threat security appliances for VPN and Web filtering at more than 800 of its Valvoline Instant Oil Change locations throughout the United States. Ashland has also deployed Fortinet's enterprise-class FortiGate-5000 Series, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer management and reporting appliances at its headquarters. |
| 04/28/08 | Motorola Launches Point-to-Point Broadband Wireless Bridges that Carry 105 Mbps of Data Up to 155 miles
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced the addition of the PTP 500 Series of Wireless Ethernet Bridges to its portfolio of MOTOwi4 Fixed Point-to-Point (PTP) solutions. The PTP 500 Series is ideal for deployments that require secure, high-performance backhaul or broadband connectivity and deliver carrier grade availability in obstructed, long-distance and harsh weather environments. |
| 04/28/08 | NETGEAR Unveils Dual-Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point at Interop
NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) announced the launch of the ProSafe 802.11n Dual Band Wireless Access Point (WNDAP330), a feature-rich dual-band wireless solution that enables small and medium businesses to enjoy the enhanced speed and coverage benefits of 5GHz 802.11n wireless technology and provides the ability to support existing legacy 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a devices. |
| 04/24/08 | FCC Approves Nextlink's Substantial LMDS Broadband Wireless Service Showings in 30 Markets
Nextlink Wireless, Inc. announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has accepted Nextlink's demonstrations of substantial service in 30 of its Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) licensed markets. Earlier this week, Nextlink also announced that the FCC granted Nextlink's request for extensions of time on its substantial service showings until June 1, 2012 in 48 additional licensed markets. |
| 04/24/08 | Psion Teklogix and AeroScout Announce RFID Partnership for Wi-Fi Real-Time Asset Management Solutions
Psion Teklogix (LSE: PON.L) and AeroScout, Inc. announced a partnership to develop automated real-time asset management solutions. Integrating AeroScout's Wi-Fi-based Active RFID tags and MobileView software with Psion Teklogix' rugged mobile computers, the companies offer customers accurate and scalable automated inventory tracking and yard management solutions. |
| 04/23/08 | 3G Wireless Carrier Upgrades GSM/HSPDA Network with WiMAX Broadband Wireless Technology to Add Quality IP Data Services for Its Existing Base of 23 Million Customers
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that Vodacom Lesotho, a subsidiary of Vodacom Group has selected Airspan as its preferred WiMAX supplier. Airspan will supply its MicroMAX base stations in the 3.3 - 3.5 GHz frequency band in addition to CPEs (customer premise equipment). The contract is through Airspan's reseller partner, TVS. |
| 04/23/08 | Aerohive Networks Introduces New Broadband Wireless Portfolio of 802.11n Outdoor Access Points
Aerohive Networks, creators of the "cooperative control" broadband wireless LAN (WLAN) access point (HiveAP), announced a portfolio of 802.11n HiveAPs. The portfolio includes the attractively designed dual-radio HiveAP 320 for indoor use, the metal-chassis dual-radio HiveAP 340 for indoor-industrial use, and the waterproof three-radio HiveAP 380 for outdoor use. |
| 04/23/08 | Aerohive Networks Introduces Cooperative Control Broadband Wireless Network Management Software for Public Spectrum Wi-Fi Internet Access Points
Aerohive Networks, creators of the "cooperative control" wireless LAN (WLAN) access point (HiveAP), announced a series of enhancements to the company's product portfolio. The HiveAP operating system software has been upgraded to version 3.0 with significant new functionality, including AeroScout location tracking. |
| 04/23/08 | New Aruba Teleworker Broadband Wireless Solution Delivers Secure Network Access to Remote Mobile Workers
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced its new Mobile Remote Access Point (RAP) software that securely delivers the enterprise network to mobile users using a combination of Wi-Fi and wireless broadband connectivity. Targeted at organizations with highly mobile workers, temporary secure access needs, first responder or disaster recovery requirements, or tactical applications in which a WAN is not otherwise available, the Mobile RAP offers a truly instant-on, no set-up connectivity solution. |
| 04/23/08 | Hotel Contractor Adds Ultra Fast 802.11n Broadband Wireless Option for Hotel Operators
Ruckus Wireless announced that Lodgian, Inc. (Amex: LGN), one of the largest independent owners and operators of full-service hotels in the United States, has become one of the first hotel operators to deploy the next generation of Wi-Fi technology, known as 802.l1n, throughout its Crowne Plaza Beach Oceanfront Resort Hotel in Melbourne, Florida. |
| 04/22/08 | Aruba Networks Unveils Access Points That Can Be Upgraded to 802.11n via Software Download
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced a new line of 802.11a/b/g access points that can be upgraded over-the-network to enable 802.11n dual-radio operation. The new access points allow enterprises, schools, universities, hospitals, and other institutions to prepare for a future migration to 802.11n without incurring the cost of an immediate upgrade. |
| 04/22/08 | S3 Edge Launches Ground-Breaking Suite of Applications to Enable Enterprise-Wide Real Time Visibility Systems
S3 Edge, an independent software vendor, founded by previous Microsoft employees has announced the availability of a new category of applications called RTVS (Real Time Visibility Systems). S3 RTVS will provide cost-effective solutions on Microsoft BizTalk Server RFID to allow business processes to seamlessly incorporate visibility from the physical world into their decision making. S3's core focus will be on closed loop asset tracking and warehouse visibility in addition to providing solutions for comprehensive connectivity and management of various mobile and fixed readers on Microsoft BizTalk Server. |
| 04/21/08 | eMeter Announces Interoperability Program with Leading Broadband Wireless Mesh Networking Meter Reading Companies
eMeter Corporation, a provider of meter data management (MDM) enterprise software to electric, gas, and water utilities, announced the launch of its IntegratedMDM Program with market-leading Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) companies Cellnet+Hunt, CURRENT Technologies, Eka Systems, Elster Group, Sensus Metering, and Trilliant Inc. |
| 04/18/08 | Lantronix Announces Winners of Its Annual Wireless Design Contest
At the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, Calif. yesterday, Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTRX) announced the winners of its annual Wireless Design Contest. The contest challenges engineers, students, and hobbyists to develop a creative and practical wireless product using Lantronix's MatchPort(r) b/g, an 802.11 b/g embedded wireless device server module. |
| 04/18/08 | Strix Systems Access/One Wireless Mesh Networks Deployed for the City of Thorold in Ontario Canada
Strix Systems announced the deployment of Strix Access/One® Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) for the City of Thorold in Ontario, Canada. ReliaClear Canada Inc. of Ontario, Canada is Strix Gold Partner deploying the solution and responsible for distribution, resale and deployment of Strix Access/One wireless mesh network systems and professional services throughout Canada. |
| 04/18/08 | Lockheed Martin Opens Wireless Wi-Fi Cyber Security Lab
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one of only a handful of technology labs capable of testing wireless communications systems in a classified environment. The lab allows defense and intelligence agencies to test and evaluate wireless systems like 802.11 Wi-Fi or broadband satellite links on a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) network. |
| 04/18/08 | FreeFi Networks Leads Coalition to Provide Enhanced Wi-Fi Service to Roxbury Community College
FreeFi Networks, a Los Angeles-based company offering content and advertiser supported Internet access, today announced the launch of upgraded Wi-Fi service at Roxbury Community College located in Boston, Massachusetts. The launch brings a newly installed and enhanced Internet experience to students, faculty and staff of the college. |
| 04/17/08 | Experimental License to Conduct Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Broadband Wireless Technology Trials Has Been Extended in Tel Aviv
012 Smile.Communications (NASDAQ Global market and TASE:SMLC) announced that its experimental license to conduct WiMAX technology trials in Sderot and a high tech business center in the Tel Aviv area has been extended by the Ministry of Communications. With respect to the Sderot area - the license was extended until April 7, 2009 and with respect to the Tel Aviv area - the license was extended until September 18, 2009. |
| 04/17/08 | Samsung Medical Center Deploys Broadband Wireless Voice and Data Network for 4,700 Member Medical Staff
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that Samsung Medical Center in Seoul, Korea has deployed Aruba's adaptive wireless LAN and identity-based security solutions throughout the hospital and Cancer Center. The Aruba network provides secure voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN), nurse call, and data access to the staff of 4,700 throughout the 60,000 square meter facility. |
| 04/17/08 | DBD Orders VoiceMAX for Their Broadband Wireless WiMAX Network
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that its customer Deutsche Breitband Dienste GmbH of Germany has purchased Airspan's class leading VoiceMAX voice over IP solution. Airspan and DBD have also reached agreement on all outstanding contractual issues. |
| 04/17/08 | Strix Systems Deploys Broadband Wireless Mesh Surveillance Network for the City of Pittsburg in California
Strix Systems announced the deployment of Strix Access/One wireless systems for the City of Pittsburg, California. Strix Access/One was chosen for its ability to deliver the highest throughput and lowest latency wireless mesh network for high quality stationary and mobile IP-based video surveillance. |
| 04/17/08 | Aruba Networks to Deliver Secure Broadband Wireless Network to More than 120 K-12 Schools in Oregon's Lane Education Service District Region
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that Lane Education Service District (ESD), based in Eugene, Oregon, has selected Aruba's wireless LAN technology and identity-based security for its facilities and has recommended deployment to sixteen school districts and more than 120 elementary, intermediate, and high schools in the region. |
| 04/17/08 | NETGEAR Presents Business Case for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses to Go Wireless at Interop Trade Show
NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR) is sponsoring its second SMB Solutions Summit at the Interop trade show in Las Vegas, April 29-May 1, 2008. Company executives will offer presentations on a variety of networking issues relevant to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in three sessions on three consecutive days as part of the trade show's agenda of events that are free to all registered attendees. The sessions will be held in Meeting Room Reef E/F on Level 2 of the Mandalay Bay Convention Center |
| 04/16/08 | Setting Marketing Trends in the Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) Industry
Due to mistakes made by Google, Earthlink, Sprint and other big companies in the broadband wireless industry, many members of the press seem to have lost their appetite for wireless Internet service provider stories. Regardless, of the media who now frown on the ability for broadband wireless technology to provide high-speed Internet access, the truth is that there are literally thousands and thousands of companies doing it successfully around the world. |
| 04/15/08 | Accton Integrates WiFi and Digital Networking with Audio Equipment
Accton Technology (TAIEX: 2345) is proud to announce the availability of its Internet radio modules, integrating WiFi, Ethernet, and multimedia capabilities into one module. This enables radio and audio equipment manufacturers to upgrade their devices to support multimedia and Internet radio functions an electronic BOM cost approaching USD $15 (note) per module. |
| 04/15/08 | Las Vegas Casinos Utilize RFID to Track Millions of Dollars in Chips and High-Profile Guests
Video poker machines aren't the only high-tech applications in casinos. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is becoming increasingly more widespread in the gaming industry. |
| 04/15/08 | Airspan Reports Improved Quarterly Cash Burn on Lower Than Expected Revenues
Airspan is the industry's leading WiMAX pure player, ranked #1 for IEEE802.16-2004 WiMAX revenue in 2007 and has now been selected for some of the world's largest mobile WiMAX deployments. |
| 04/14/08 | Cisco 'Empowered Branch' Delivers More Applications and New Broadband Wireless Business Models; Opens Routers to Customers and Third-Party Applications
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced new broadband wireless solutions that further optimize branch offices of all sizes, allowing companies to customize branch networks to meet their unique business needs. By opening its industry-leading Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) and Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) platforms to customers and third-party application developers, Cisco enables its customers to optimize the branch infrastructure while extending their accessibility to business resources. It also provides Cisco channel partners with new opportunities to deliver differentiated solutions and services that better align with customers' business needs. |
| 04/14/08 | Sierra Wireless and Wavefront Announce Best Mobile Broadband Wireless and GPS Real Time Location Services Contest
Sierra Wireless Inc. (SW:TO, SWIR:NASDAQ) and Wavefront, a commercialization accelerator for the British Columbia Wireless and New Media industries, announced the launch of the "Sierra Wireless - Wavefront Developer Challenge." The purpose of the six-month challenge is to find best-in-class broadband wireless enterprise or consumer applications that take advantage of the mobile broadband and GPS capabilities built into Sierra Wireless PC cards, ExpressCards, and USB modems. |
| 04/11/08 | AirTight Granted Another Patent on Accurate Broadband Wireless Autoclassification Technology
AirTight Networks, a provider of wireless vulnerability management (WVM) solutions and the first wireless security company to offer WVM on-demand, announced at RSA 2008 that it has been awarded another U.S. patent, number 7,339,914, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), for its fully automated and accurate autoclassification technology. |
| 04/11/08 | Motorola Unveils New WiMAX 802.16e Wave 2-Ready WAP 450 Broadband Wireless Internet Access Point
Motorola said the WAP 450 uses the recently announced 4G common broadband base control unit, has a smaller common equipment cabinet and a more powerful tower-top RF module able to deliver up to 10 watts of power output per sector at the antenna port, improving coverage and capacity. It claimed the WAP 450 provides performance and cost advantages to operators enabling them to lower capital and operating expenditures while extending coverage and allowing more data-rich and bandwidth-intensive applications to meet customer demand. |
| 04/11/08 | Tektronix' G35-WiMAX Broadband Wireless Test Solution Selected by WiMAX Forum as Official Protocol Test Tool
As part of the WiMAX Forum Network Interoperability Test initiative, reference networks will be set up in all WiMAX Forum Test Laboratories, against which WiMAX component vendors can test their implementation. Tektronix Communications' G35-WiMAX protocol test solution will serve as the reference point to analyze the responses of individual devices in test scenarios specified by the WiMAX Forum. In this way, the G35 will provide key support in assessing the behavior of the reference network. |
| 04/10/08 | Motorola Receives Award for Innovative RFS7000 Broadband Wireless LAN Switch
The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that its RFS7000 Wireless LAN (WLAN) switch was named Best of Show at the FOSE 2008 conference. The solution was also named the best new product in the "Networking Equipment" category. |
| 04/09/08 | AirTight Broadens Corporate Identity with New Broadband Wireless Vulnerability Management Applications
AirTight Networks, a leader in wireless intrusion prevention systems (WIPS) expanded its corporate identity to a broader definition of the market to include its leadership position in wireless vulnerability management (WVM) The updated brand reflects AirTight's growing portfolio of both product and SaaS wireless security offerings, as well as the diverse needs of the marketplace as wireless technology introduces new benefits, new challenges and new threats to a larger group of industries. |
| 04/09/08 | Broadband Wireless Solutions Drive 4x Increased Mobility and Decision Making Processes at Best-in-Class Organizations
In the newly released benchmark report "Fixed Mobile Convergence in the Enterprise," Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), found that Best-in-Class organizations that have deployed FMC solutions have benefited from significantly higher levels of employee performance and workflow efficiencies, all the while significantly improving the speed of the decision making process. |
| 04/09/08 | Airspan Completes FCC Certification for Full Product Suite in the 3.65 GHz Frequency Band
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that it has obtained FCC certification to market its compact MicroMAX base station in the 3.65 GHz frequency band as well as the full suite of subscriber devices including the indoor EasyST and outdoor ProST, both of which also support optional WiFi and VoIP extensions. |
| 04/08/08 | BIO-key to Showcase Biometric Identification Technology at 2008 RSA Conference
BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, announced today that it will be showcasing its fingerprint biometric products at the 2008 RSA Conference. This information security event will be held at the Moscone Conference Center from April 7th to April 11th in San Francisco, CA. BIO-key will demonstrate its state-of-the-art identification solutions based on its patented, award winning biometric technology in booth #750. |
| 04/08/08 | Ruckus Wireless Joins Security Council to Protect Wireless Wi-Fi Credit Card Transactions
Ruckus Wireless announced that it has joined the PCI Security Standards Council as a new Participating Organization. As a Participating Organization, Ruckus Wireless will work with the Council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards. |
| 04/08/08 | Fortified Holdings Announces NOMAD TAP System Sale to New York City Fire Department
Fortified Holdings Corp. (OTCBB: FFDH) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Fortified DataCom ( www.fortifieddatacom.com ) has been awarded a contract to deliver and support the field deployment of NOMAD Tactical Access Points from the New York City Fire Department (NYFD). |
| 04/08/08 | Aruba Networks Selected by University of Wyoming for Pervasive Wireless LAN
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that the University of Wyoming has selected Aruba's adaptive wireless LAN and AirWave Wireless Management Suite for deployment at its Laramie campus. Founded in 1887 as a land grant institution, the university is today home to more than 13,000 students and the sole provider of baccalaureate and graduate education in the state. The university sought to replace its legacy wireless network with a more reliable, easier to manage solution, and selected Aruba based on its low cost, robust design, and centralized management architecture. |
| 04/08/08 | Hughes Initiates SPACEWAY 3 Satellite with First Commercial On-board Satellite Broadband Wireless Internet Traffic Switching and Routing
Hughes Network Systems, LLC, a leader in broadband satellite networks and services and wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: HUGH), announced that it successfully activated the first HughesNet consumer subscriber for broadband Internet service utilizing its SPACEWAY 3 satellite on April 3rd, 2008. |
| 04/07/08 | Icera to Acquire Sirific Wireless for Radio Frequency (RF) CMOS Technology
Icera Inc., a leader in software defined wireless modem chipsets, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge with Sirific Wireless, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced CMOS RF transceivers. This will enable Icera to deliver a complete chipset solution for the mobile broadband market, which industry analysts expect to grow from just 90 million subscribers today to 1.3 billion by 2012. |
| 04/04/08 | Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. Selects Alcatel-Lucent To Build WiMAX Network In The Coachella Valley Region Of California
Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. (TSX: CWG) announced the selection of Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to build Craig Wireless' new WiMAX network - based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX standard - in the Coachella Valley region of California. |
| 04/04/08 | 7signal Launches Pioneering Wi-Fi Quality Assurance Solution; New Innovative Solution Ensures Systematic End-User Quality In Business Critical Wireless Networks
7signal, a developer of wireless quality measurement and monitoring solutions, has launched the 7signal Sapphire Wireless Quality Assurance (WQA) system. Sapphire is the first system to continuously monitor and measure Wi-Fi network and end-user application quality. |
| 04/04/08 | StarMetro Offers Wireless Internet Access To Tallahassee Riders
Parvus Corporation announced that Tallahassee-based StarMetro started offering Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), a technology that allows for wireless Internet connections, on ten of its coaches. This new technology will allow StarMetro bus riders to access the Internet via wireless enabled devices, such as laptops and personal digital assistants. |
| 04/03/08 | Alcatel-Lucent Announces New Release of Long-Haul Microwave Solution
Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU ) announces enhancements to its market-leading long- haul microwave solution, the Alcatel-Lucent MDR 8000, to support operators' seamless migration from time division multiplexing (TDM) to Ethernet transport over wireless transport networks. |
| 04/03/08 | Alcatel-Lucent Extends Strategic Relationship With Genband for Mobile NGN Solution
CTIA Wireless -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced that it has extended its strategic relationship with Genband, a market-leading developer of next-generation media gateways and applications solutions, by adding Genband's new G9 Converged Media Gateway to Alcatel-Lucent carrier-grade Mobile Next Generation Network (NGN) solution. |
| 04/03/08 | CalAmp Teams With Sierra Wireless For Broadband Connectivity In Public Safety Mobile Data Networks
Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) and CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP ) announced that Sierra Wireless embedded modules have been selected to provide mobile broadband connectivity for CalAmp's recently launched Dataradio CiPHR IP Router/Radio Modem, a rugged wireless data communications and networking platform for public safety applications over cellular networks. |
| 04/02/08 | Craig Wireless Selects Alcatel-Lucent To Build WiMAX Network In Palm Springs, California
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announced it has been selected by Craig Wireless (TSX: CWG) to build a new WiMAX network -- based on the IEEE 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) WiMAX standard -- in Palm Springs, California. This is the first commercial deployment of Alcatel-Lucent's WiMAX technology in North America. |
| 04/01/08 | NETGEAR and Tatara Systems to Show Interoperable Broadband Wireless Femtocell Solution at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas
NETGEAR Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR ) announced a plan to achieve interoperability between NETGEAR's Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) and the Tatara Convergence Server. |
| 04/01/08 | Camiant Eliminates Significant Obstacle for Mobile Operators: Helps Curb Skyrocketing Costs of Mobile Broadband Wireless Networks
Camiant, Inc. unveiled a new cost control application designed to help wireless operators manage the ever-increasing RF (radio frequency) and backhaul costs associated with deploying and maintaining mobile broadband networks. This application is available using the company's proven policy server, the Multimedia Policy Engine (MPE) , which is already deployed by several Tier 1 operators, to help service providers maximize profitability and subscriber quality of experience. |
| 04/01/08 | DragonWave Expands Broadband Wireless Frequency Coverage to Support Carrier Ethernet Services in More Global Markets
DragonWave Inc. (AIM:DWI)(TSX:DWI) announced that it has expanded its coverage to include the 6 to 8 GHz range of licensed radio frequencies. This enhanced frequency coverage on the Horizon Compact product dramatically improves DragonWave's relevance as a provider of wireless backhaul solutions for a variety of geographic markets around the world. |
| 04/01/08 | Optichron Single-Board Transmit Chain Development Platform Supports Frequency Bands from 800 MHz to 3.5 GHz and Protocols from GSM to WiMAX, plus LTE
Optichron, Inc. announced the availability of the DPD-CFR-DEV-30 development platform, a complete transmit signal chain compression and linearization solution from baseband to power amplifier (PA). The platform may be used as a reference for production solutions of multiple architectures, using a single, highly-efficient design that supports frequency bands from 800 MHz to 3.5 GHz and protocols from GSM to WiMAX, plus LTE, and proprietary protocols. |
| 04/01/08 | 012 Smile.Communications Deploys Extensive Broadband Wireless Communications Network for Microsoft Tech-Ed 2008
Smile.Communications (NASDAQ: SMLC )(TASE:SMLC) announced that it has deployed a state-of-the-art wireless network across seven hotels to serve the participants in Microsoft's three-day Tech-Ed conference in Eilat. This is the third time in a row that 012 Smile has co-operated with Microsoft to carry out major communications technology projects for the software giant. |
| 04/01/08 | Nortel Shows how Carriers can Deliver Better, Faster Networks to Reach True Mobile Broadband Wireless Customers
With billions of people and machines currently connected to the network and millions more being connected each day, Nortel (NYSE:NT) understands how to transform the challenges of Hyperconnectivity into opportunities for its carrier customers. At CTIA Wireless 2008, Nortel will demonstrate the ways its mobile convergence and 4G mobile broadband technologies - LTE and WiMAX - are reducing the complexity of a hyperconnected world to deliver better, faster wireless networks that simplify work, study and even play for today's "always connected" consumers. |
| 04/01/08 | Alcatel-Lucent Introduces Microwave Packet Solution To The North American Market
CTIA Wireless 2008 -- Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU ) introduces its 9500 Microwave Packet Radio (MPR), the industry's first all-IP microwave transport platform designed to provide high-capacity and cost-efficient transport capabilities, to the North American market. By enabling operators to leverage the benefits of packet technology in their existing and greenfield wireless transport networks, the Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MPR addresses a key requirement for operators as they transform their networks to all-IP architectures. This solution is part of Alcatel-Lucent's Mobile Evolution Transport Architecture (META), the industry's most comprehensive vision for the evolution of mobile networks from time division multiplexing to all-IP. |
| 03/29/08 | Aircell Completes Nationwide Network; Completes Coast-to-Coast Flight Accessing Internet, Email and Testing User-Facing Systems
Aircell announces the completion and full operational readiness of the nation's first wireless network designed specifically to provide mobile broadband services to commercial and business airline passengers while flying over the U.S. The company's wireless network enables full corporate and personal email, VPN access, web surfing and much more. |
| 03/28/08 | Trango Broadband Wireless Introduces New All-Outdoor up to 800 Mbps/1.6 Gbps Carrier Ethernet Licensed Microwave Wireless Backhaul Solution for $8,000
Trango Broadband Wireless introduced an addition to its arsenal of point-to-point licensed microwave native Gigabit Ethernet wireless backhaul products, the TrangoLINK Apex. TrangoLINK Apex delivers up to 800 Megabits per second capacity and can be configured with two units on each end to double the capacity up to 1.6 Gigabits per second. A distinguishing characteristic of the TrangoLINK Apex is its integration into a single all-outdoor unit (AOU). |
| 03/28/08 | Ericsson Demonstrates HSPA Broadband Wireless Technology that Claims Speeds of Up to 42 Mbps
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will conduct the world's first demonstration of end-to-end HSPA Evolution technology with speeds of up to 42 Mbps at CTIA Wireless 2008, which is being held in Las Vegas from April 1 to 3. |
| 03/25/08 | Camiant to Present on "Mobile VoIP" Panel at CTIA Wireless 2008
Camiant , Inc. announced that it has been selected to present at the "Mobile VoIP" panel being held at this year's CTIA Wireless 2008 conference, April 1-3, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| 03/24/08 | Privaris and OSI Security Devices Partner to Offer Innovative Wireless Access Control Strategy
Privaris, a leading provider of personal, wireless identity verification solutions, and OSI Security Devices, Inc., a leading provider of standalone and integrated smart reader locking hardware, announced a partnership to provide organizations with an end-to-end wireless access control and identity verification solution. Disrupting the access control market, OSI Wireless Access Management Systems (WAMS) and Privaris' plusID have become interoperable to offer customers a secure, wireless biometric solution that can literally be implemented overnight at a fraction of the installation and maintenance costs of traditional access control solutions. |
| 03/24/08 | Salt River Project Utilizes Wireless Surveillance Cameras to Manage Hydrology Instrumentation & Equipment
Richard Greenberg, President of NuTech Digital (OTCBB: NTDL), announced the initial sale of NuTech's new wireless fixed point video products to Salt River Project. Salt River Project is comprised of two entities, the Salt River Project Agricultural and Improvement District, a political subdivision of the State of Arizona, and the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, a private corporation (Operating Revenue for FY2007 in excess of $2.6 Billion). |
| 03/21/08 | Free WiMAX and Wi-Fi White Paper Details Delivering Broadband Services to Fixed and Mobile Broadband Wireless Clients
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the availability of a new white paper on Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) that explores the strengths and weaknesses of this technology for delivering broadband wireless services to fixed and mobile clients. The widespread availability of WiMAX has for years been just around the corner but non-interoperable implementations and frequency spectrum licensing issues have hindered deployments. |
| 03/21/08 | Solar Powered Web Hosting Company Selected NextPhase Wireless to Implement Major Broadband Wireless Network Upgrade
NextPhase Wireless, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NPHS) announced that it has been selected to implement a major wireless network upgrade for AISO.Net, the world's first and only solar-powered Web hosting company. Specifically, NextPhase is deploying carrier-grade microwave radio frequency networking equipment, produced by Dragonwave, to deliver AISO.Net with scalable, flexible and secure wireless broadband access and connectivity over licensed fixed wireless spectrum acquired by NextPhase in the Southern California region. |
| 03/21/08 | E.J. Ward, Inc. Implements Real-Time GPS/Wireless Fleet Tracking With NovaTracker L.L.C.
E.J. Ward, Inc. the nation's leading fleet asset management company, has selected NovaTracker's GPS/wireless real-time GPS unit which will soon be installed in thousands of government and commercial fleets. The Ward Track GPS vehicle tracking solution will give fleet/operational managers the ability to optimize and lower fleet risks/expenses through Ward's innovative technologies. |
| 03/21/08 | Marathon Bibs Equipped with RFID Technology Track Runners in LA Marathon
Recently formed ChronoTrack Systems, Inc. announced that the company's road race timing system, based on Impinj UHF Gen 2 radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, performed flawlessly at the recent Los Angeles Marathon. |
| 03/19/08 | Redline's RedMAX Product Line Chosen by CityLink for WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network in Cambodia
Redline Communications Group Inc., (TSX and AIM: RDL) announced that CityLink, the largest Internet Service Provider in Cambodia, has chosen Redline's WiMAX Forum Certified RedMAX products for its multi-city WiMAX network. CityLink has initiated its two-city, phased deployment in Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh and is currently serving hundreds of business and residential subscribers. |
| 03/19/08 | Linksys Unveils New Wireless-G iPhone for Service Provider Mass Deployment
Linksys introduced the Linksys by Cisco Wireless-G IP iPhone (WIP310). The device is the latest edition to the Linksys IP phone product family offering VoIP connectivity via WiFi Internet access. The WIP310 is an ideal solution for voice service providers and IP telephony value-added resellers who want to expand their voice communication offerings to consumers or small businesses by extending voice mobility capabilities with an 802.11 b/g/n WiFi infrastructure. |
| 03/19/08 | Active Control Signs $1.6 Million Exclusive Mesh Network Supply Agreement
Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT) announced that it has entered into a reseller agreement with MeshDynamics Inc., the developers and suppliers of ActiveMine's third generation mesh network nodes. The agreement includes a prepayment of USD $1.6 million in exchange for certain exclusive rights to mesh network nodes that incorporate MeshDynamics' proprietary patented and patent-pending Wi-Fi technology. |
| 03/19/08 | Google Signs Deal with Voice Mobility to Push Google Apps with Mobile Broadband Communication Services
Voice Mobility International, Inc. announced it has joined the Google Enterprise Professional program, which extends the power of Google across the enterprise and helps customers get more value out of their Google enterprise deployments. |
| 03/18/08 | Micromini Wireless Mesh Station 'picoMesh LunchBox' Completed; Easily Expanding Wireless LAN's Communications Area
A trial model of the "picoMesh LunchBox" micromini wireless mesh station has been completed. This is small enough to be placed on the palm and has a high-level wireless multihop relay. Its self-configurable mesh networking capability immediately ensures a broadband communications area upon its installation. |
| 03/17/08 | Altair Semiconductor Announces an Ultra Low-Power Mobile WiMAX Processor
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS) announced that Altair Semiconductor, a fabless chip company developing the world's most advanced mobile WiMAX semiconductors for handheld devices, has integrated MIPS processor and analog IP in its new ALT2150 mobile WiMAX baseband processor. The ALT2150 is the first baseband processor optimized for handheld devices, combining ultra-low power consumption, low cost and the smallest footprint. |
| 03/17/08 | DragonWave's Enables Broadband Wireless Carriers to Efficiently Converge Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and Internet Protocol (IP) Services
DragonWave Inc. announced its Service Delivery Unit (SDU) product portfolio, enabling carriers to efficiently converge Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and Internet Protocol (IP) services on a cost-effective, flexible Ethernet network foundation. In the migration to carrier Ethernet, DragonWave's new pseudowire solution fosters a simplified, future-proofed, packet-based network that is significantly more affordable to build, power, support and maintain. |
| 03/17/08 | Silvus Technologies to Showcase Enabling High-Speed Wireless Broadband Capabilities for Both 802.11n and Wireless HD Video
Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of broadband wireless semiconductor IP solutions in 802.11n, wireless HD video, and tactical military systems, will showcase technology demonstrations and lead in-depth discussion sessions, both of which feature technology-proven wireless broadband capabilities within the company's solution portfolio. |
| 03/14/08 | BAA Selects Aruba Networks as Corporate Standard for Wireless Networks
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced that BAA has selected Aruba as its wireless LAN vendor of choice and has deployed Aruba's wireless infrastructure throughout Heathrow Terminal 5. Arup, BAA's design consultant for Terminal 5 communication infrastructure, designed the secure wireless infrastructure to boost operational efficiency and support advanced mobile applications -- from baggage handling to retail outlets -- throughout the entire facility. BAA selected Aruba following an extensive tendering process and detailed evaluation against other vendors in BAA's £1M test and certification facility built specifically to support the development of IT systems at Terminal 5. |
| 03/13/08 | D-Link Takes Top Spot in Draft 802.11n Product Shipments Worldwide
D-Link is the leader in Draft 802.11n Wi-Fi product shipments worldwide, showing significant growth in Q4 2007 and surpassing nearest competitors Linksys and Belkin, according to leading analyst firm In-Stat. |
| 03/13/08 | Motorola Introduces 802.11n Wireless LAN Switch Enabling the All-Wireless Enterprise
The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced its Motorola RFS6000, the latest addition to a family of high-performance multi-core processor-based wireless LAN (WLAN) switches, targeted at mid-sized enterprises. The RFS6000 supports an all-wireless enterprise vision, enabling businesses to build an enterprise WLAN that serves the entire organization from workers in corporate headquarters to manufacturing and distribution plants to remote branch offices. |
| 03/12/08 | ADT Launches Singapore's GPRS Wireless MotionViewer that Detects Genuine Intrusion
ADT Singapore launched MotionViewer, the first wireless video intrusion detection system for homes and Small and Medium Enterprise businesses. Built around a dedicated mobile GPRS network, MotionViewer combines "motion detection" with an "embedded video camera" (PCAM) to first detect the intrusion and determine if the alarm is genuine by viewing the video recording from the PCAM. |
| 03/12/08 | Wireless Platforms Key to Joined-up Healthcare
The market for wireless and mobile phone based healthcare platforms will grow rapidly as health providers seek ways to drive down costs. According to a report published this week, by Cambridge, UK-based research company Wireless Healthcare, mobile communications platforms provide a relatively simple means of connecting diagnostic medical devices to the electronic medical records systems and advanced Health 2.0 based services being developed by companies such as Google and Revolution Health. |
| 03/10/08 | Alvarion Unveils New WiMAX SentieM Technologies, Bringing Unmatched Innovation to Mobile Broadband Wireless Networks
Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR) unveiled SentieM technologies, which surpass the Mobile WiMAX basic technologies and provide better coverage, capacity and throughput per user to operators using Alvarion's end-to-end Mobile WiMAX 4Motion solution. SentieM includes Advanced Antenna and Radio Resource technologies in addition to Distributed Network capabilities, improving the economics for operators and the quality of service for subscribers. |
| 03/10/08 | World Free Mobile Integrated Calling Platform
Innovative Communications Technologies, Inc. announces the official product name "World Free Mobile" as the public face of the "Cannes Project" integrated voice and data platform. |
| 03/10/08 | 80 Million Put Down Television Remote And Pick Up Mouse As Wi-Fi TV Business Model Rises
The business model of delivering Internet TV, pioneered by Wi-Fi TV Inc. (Pink Sheets:WTVN) and now being expanded globally at www.Wi-FiTV.com, is drawing comparisons with cable and satellite TV delivery and getting a big boost from a survey reported on today. |
| 03/10/08 | Sonus Networks Unveils New Mobile Broadband Wireless Technology to Shape Wireless World
Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS) at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona unveiled its latest wireless technology that will allow mobile operators to rapidly increase their average revenue per user (ARPU) and leverage their existing high-speed data networks. Sonus' new mobilEdge Wireless Access Node, integrates seamlessly with the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) enabling operators to deliver never before seen services over existing high-speed data networks cost-effectively and securely. |
| 03/10/08 | ANADIGICS Expands WiMAX Portfolio with New RF Power Amplifier Engineered for 2.3-2.4 GHz Frequency Band
ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANAD) announced its new AWM6422 Power Amplifier. By offering the AWM6422, which operates in the 2.3-2.4 GHz frequency band allocated for broadband mobile wireless services, ANADIGICS expands its portfolio of leading edge products for WiMAX and WiBro (Korea) systems. The new AWM6422 is already being integrated into USB Adaptors manufactured for a major Korean telecom company. |
| 03/10/08 | Checkpoint Systems Wins METRO Group Contract for RFID Portals
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CKP) announced it will provide RFID portals for 200 Real hypermarkets of METRO Group in Germany in 2008. Under the terms of the first agreement, Checkpoint will equip another 200 Real hypermarkets across Germany with its RFID portals. This follows the successful deployment in 2007 of the portals at more than 100 Real hypermarkets. The portals at the stores will be used to track pallets as they arrive to improve supply chain efficiency. Subsequently the same portals will be used for case level tracking. |
| 03/10/08 | Wi-Fi Alliance Certifies More Than 200 Products for Wi-Fi Protected Setup Enabling Easy Setup of Consumer Wi-Fi Networks
The Wi-Fi Alliance announced that more than 200 products have achieved the Wi-Fi Certified seal of approval for Wi-Fi Protected Setup. This program helps consumer and small-business users more easily set up Wi-Fi networks with strong security protections. The 200-product milestone reflects wide industry commitment to delivering the best user experience with Wi-Fi technology. |
| 03/10/08 | Nortel Healthcare Mobility Broadband Wireless Solutions Implement RFID Tracking System at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport
Healthcare mobility solutions from communications solutions provider Nortel have been implemented by the Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, a 440-bed hospital on Mississippi's Gulf Coast, helping it to provide a safer environment and improved patient care through the wireless tracking and management of patients and equipment. |
| 03/10/08 | MobileMonday Toronto Returns With "Mobile Moguls Looking for Money"
MobileMonday Toronto, the mobile industry networking group, will hold their second annual Venture Capital panel, with prospective mobile entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to some of Canada's leading Venture Capital companies. |
| 03/08/08 | New Nortel Video Solution Blends IPTV Entertainment and Communications
As consumers are increasingly demanding triple and quad-play bundles for TV, voice, video and Internet, Nortel is making it simple for its service provider customers to deliver these services using their existing network. The new video solution from Nortel is the first of its kind to enable providers to offer integrated communications and entertainment capabilities that provide new opportunities for revenue, increase subscriber loyalty and enable next-generation service introduction. |
| 03/07/08 | SonicsWM Simplifies System on Chip Designs for WiMax Broadband Wireless Applications
Sonics Inc. announced SonicsWM, a family of integrated SMART Interconnect solutions ideally suited for SoC designs that incorporate WiMax. SonicsWM enables customers to leverage a configurable platform to meet the rapidly-changing requirements of the WiMax market while reducing SoC development costs and improving time-to-market. Resulting SoCs offer numerous advantages including higher performance, lower power, IP re-use and simplified software architecture. |
| 03/07/08 | Beceem's Broadband Wireless Chipset Solution Delivers Seamless Mobility to Mobile WiMAX Devices
Beceem Communications announced the selection of its latest chipset for mobile WiMAX devices as one of the chipsets that broadband pioneer Clearwire Corporation (NASDAQ: CLWR) is working with for its mobile WiMAX trial in Portland, Oregon. Beceem ' s leading chipset solution is powering a family of PC peripheral WiMAX devices to provide a true mobile broadband Internet experience on laptop computers. |
| 03/06/08 | Aruba Networks Releases Technical White Paper on Optimizing Broadband Wireless Local Area Networks
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) announced the results of recent throughput tests conducted on four different 802.11n wireless LANs. The tests, using a variety of laptop computers containing wireless radio chip sets from Atheros, Broadcom, and Intel, revealed significant differences in the throughput performance of the same laptop with different wireless LANs. Overall the tests highlighted the importance of evaluating any 802.11n wireless LAN using a representative sample of different radio chip sets. |
| 03/06/08 | D-Link Wireless Access Points Help Law Enforcement Agencies Gather Evidence
D-Link Systems announced it is helping catch bad guys with its wireless technology that transfers video from police cars to law enforcement evidence gathering facilities. The networking company recently was approached by Kustom Signals, Inc. in Lenexa, Kan., supplier of in-car video systems, traffic speed radar, lidar and mobile roadside speed monitoring trailers to law enforcement agencies. Kustom was looking for a way to transfer the video evidence wirelessly and without human contact, and found D-Link's wireless access points (APs) to be an ideal fit. |
| 03/06/08 | AT&T's 3G HSDPA Broadband Wireless Network Answers the Need for High-Speed Internet Access in Nassau County
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has announced that customers who live and travel through Nassau County now have more options in how, when and where they can access the Internet, use e-mail or view a variety of entertainment services. AT&T's 3G network in Nassau County now includes Lake Success, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream, Garden City, Hempstead, Old Westbury, Merrick, Woodbury, Hicksville, Massapequa, Great Neck, North Hills and Glen Cove. |
| 03/05/08 | Tata Communications Installs 5,000 WiMAX Customers in 10 Cities
Tata Communications has selected Telsima Corporation, a global player in WiMAX systems to provide WiMAX solutions for Tata Communications broadband wireless network in India. Tata Communications is the first to launch broadband services on the WiMAX platform on a large scale for retail consumers in India. |
| 03/04/08 | Meru Networks Offers Software Upgrade from 802.11 a/b/g to 802.11n
Meru Networks has introduced the first wireless access point that conforms to legacy IEEE 802.11a/b/g standards but can be upgraded with only a software update to the high-performance 802.11n draft 2.0 standard, giving enterprises an easy and cost- effective migration path to advanced wireless LAN technology. |
| 03/04/08 | Storm Semiconductor and Meshcom Announce Broadband Wireless Mesh Network Solution
Meshcom Technologies and Storm Semiconductor announced a partnership to roll out a total solution for Wi-Fi mesh access point designs. The solution consists of Storm Semiconductor's Gemini, a powerful dual core network processor, Meshcom's mesh technology and a complete reference design will be available to access point manufacturers in 1H/2008. |
| 03/04/08 | Fort Vancouver Regional Library District Builds Broadband Wireless Network to Connect 13 Library Branches
Bluesocket, Inc. announced that the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District (FVRL) has selected Bluesocket's BlueSecure product family to launch a wireless local area network (WLAN) across 13 locations. The new network unifies wireless services and management across the library's many branches, making it more cost effective and less time consuming for the IT staff to offer high-bandwidth Internet connectivity to the district's 1.5 million annual visitors. |
| 03/04/08 | Ultrawideband Broadband Wireless Chipset Manufacturer Secures $24 Million in Funding
Wisair, a leading provider of single-chip based Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB (WUSB) solutions, announced that it has secured $24 million in its latest round of funding. The financing included four new international investors and was led by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), a US-based private equity fund investing in growth capital and late stage venture opportunities. SGE was joined by European-based Advent Venture Partners, Bridge Capital Fund of Japan (an affiliate of Nikko Antfactory), and Yasuda Ventures. Existing Wisair investors also participated, and included Apax Partners, Broadcom, Intel Capital, Vertex, and Zisapel brothers from the RAD group. |
| 03/04/08 | More 9,000 McDonald Restaurants to Provide Boingo Subscribers with Broadband Wireless Internet Access through Wayport
Boingo Wireless Inc. and Wayport, Inc. announced a new strategic agreement between the two companies. This agreement will enable Boingo subscribers to access Wayport's entire North American network of Wi-Fi hot spots, including more than 9,000 Wi-Fi-enabled McDonald's U.S. restaurants. |
| 03/04/08 | Parsons Announces Wi-Fi High-Speed Internet Access Service for Washington State Ferry Passengers
Parsons, in conjunction with Washington State Ferries (WSF), is pleased to announce that on January 17, 2008, Wi-Fi high-speed Internet service commenced on the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route. Aside from providing a valuable service to the ferry commuters who use this route every day, the completion of the installation makes WSF the largest marine transportation public Wi-Fi service network in the world. |
| 03/04/08 | Sante Fe Builds Broadband Wireless Network to Provide High-Speed Internet Access to 14,500 Students and Faculty across 19 Campuses
The public school system in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has begun deploying wireless local-area networks (WLANs) from Meru Networks that will provide wireless coverage for 35 buildings and some 14,500 students, faculty and staff over the next two years. |
| 03/04/08 | Broadband Wireless Network Facilitates Progress Deep in the Heart of a Texas Utility
An hour north of Houston, Texas, the Sam Houston Electric Cooperative (SHECO) was founded in 1938 with less than 250 miles of line providing electricity to about 650 customers. Seventy years later, with close to 6,000 miles of line and 60,000 customers, SHECO asks Radio IP Software to help maintain critical voice and data communications with its 50 linemen and inspectors. |
| 03/03/08 | Wi-Fi Real Time Location Services (RTLS) Service Utilized to Track Assets and Staff for Large Hospitals
Ekahau Inc. announced the successful completion of a project with Spanish service provider, AT4 wireless to track nursing staff and equipment at the Hospital Alta Resolucion(Benalmadena) in Southern Spain. |
| 03/03/08 | Digi Releases 1-Mile Range RF Module Designed for ZigBee Mesh Networking
Digi International (Nasdaq: DGII) introduced the XBee-PRO ZNet 2.5, an extended-range RF module designed for ZigBee mesh networking. The powerful XBee-PRO ZNet 2.5 provides up to 1 mile (1.6 km) RF line-of-sight transmission, significantly increasing the number of applications in which ZigBee mesh networking can be used. It is the latest addition to Digi's Drop-in Networking product family and is fully compatible with any other XBee ZNet 2.5 Drop-in Networking product, including RF modules, adapters, wall routers and gateways. |
| 02/28/08 | DigitalBridge Communications Brings WiMAX Broadband Wireless Internet Access Service to Hailey, Idaho
Ashburn-based DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) announced the expansion of its high speed wireless Internet service, BridgeMAXX, to Hailey, Idaho. This is the third town in Idaho in which DBC has launched WiMAX service. DBC previously launched service in Rexburg, Idaho in June 2007 and Pocatello, Idaho in January 2008. In Hailey, service will reach more than 3,000 homes and businesses. Service is planned to expand into Sun Valley and Ketchum, Idaho in the coming months. |
| 02/28/08 | TELUS Spends $100 Million to Provide Broadband Wireless Internet Access Anywhere Customers Can Use TELUS Cellphone
As a result of a $100 million investment since 2005 to install hardware at more than 1,100 cellsites in B.C. and Alberta, TELUS customers can now access wireless high speed Internet anywhere they can use a TELUS cellphone in B.C. and Alberta. The installation at the final site on Mount Byng, near Port Alice on northern Vancouver Island, now gives customers wireless access to the Internet at speeds approaching home Internet service. TELUS wireless service reaches about 95 per cent of B.C. and Alberta residents. |
| 02/27/08 | Atmel Introduces an AVR-based 2.4 GHz Broadband Wireless Evaluation and Development Platform at $99
Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced the availability of the AVR RZ Raven evaluation kit that provides designers a unique ready-to-use development platform in the rapidly growing low power broadband wireless market for the 2.4GHz ISM frequency band available worldwide. |
| 02/25/08 | Nortel Wi-Fi Broadband Wireless Tracking Tags Help Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Improve Patient Care
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport is providing a safer environment and better patient care with wireless tracking and management of patients and equipment using healthcare mobility solutions from Nortel (TSX:NT)(NYSE:NT). These solutions, delivered in cooperation with Nortel channel partner CDWHealthcare, include Nortel's Asset Tracking and Management Solution and Collaborative Clinical Solution . |
| 02/25/08 | PuntoNet Chooses Airspan to Provide 5.85 GHz WiMAX Broadband Wireless Solutions in Ecuador
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that PuntoNet, Ecuador's largest Wireless Internet Service Provider, has awarded Airspan a follow-on contract to supply MicroMAX base stations and related CPE equipment to expand their nationwide WiMAX services in major cities in Ecuador. |
| 02/25/08 | Ulusnet Announces Deal for Continued Shipments of WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network Equipment to Build Out High-Speed Internet Access in Mongolia
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that it continues to supply its MacroMAX base stations and customer premise equipment (CPEs) to Ulusnet, Mobicom's subsidiary in Mongolia, as the carrier builds out its WiMAX network. Ulusnet began offering WiMAX services in February of last year, using Airspan's WiMAX solutions. |
| 02/25/08 | Elan Digital Predicts Growth for Workstation WiMAX PCMCIA Cards
Elan Digital predicts that, despite the current WiMAX marketing focus on mobile notebooks, connecting fixed workstations is likely to be a significant proportion of the overall fast growing WiMAX market. They are seeing a worldwide surge in interest in their P-Series Adapters, all of which now support any PCMCIA compliant modem cards. |
| 02/25/08 | Portable WiMAX VoIP Cell Phones Displayed at 2008 Mobile World Congress
NetIndex Inc., Kaga Electronics Co., Ltd. and Runcom Technologies Ltd. have succeeded in jointly developing a VoIP portable telephone using the WiMAX (IEEE802.16e) data communications module. Thus, at the 2008 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (previously 3GSM show) one of the largest and most advanced Mobile Communication shows in the world, these companies will be displaying their VoIP portable telephone using WiMAX which achieves All-IP voice communication. |
| 02/25/08 | Airspan's WiMAX Broadband Wireless Solutions Selected by Agile Communications to Provide High-Speed Internet Access in Australia
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN) announced that its MicroMAX 3.4 GHz base stations and corresponding ProST subscriber terminals have been selected by A |
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