| 07/04/08 | OmniGlobe Networks Selected to Provide Wireless Broadband Services to the rural communities around 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. |
| 07/04/08 | AT&T Launches 3G Wireless Broadband Service in Chattanooga Watch video on the go. Surf the wireless Internet at lightning speed. Share live video during a wireless call. These are just a few of the things you can do with AT&T's third-generation (3G) wireless service, now available in Chattanooga.
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| 07/03/08 | O2 introduces new Sierra Wireless USB Modem for wireless broadband in the United Kingdom O2 and Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR- TSX: SW) announced the world's first commercial launch of the Sierra Wireless Compass 885 USB Modem on the O2 network in the UK. Designed for mobile professionals, laptop computer users and frequent travellers, the O2 Business USB modem has a smaller, more durable USB design with download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps (megabits per second) and upload speeds of up to 2 Mbps. |
| 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 | Alvarion Builds the First WiMAX Aerial Broadband Wireless Internet Access Super Highway in Wyoming DigitalBridge Communications provides commercial mobile Internet services to Jackson Hole, Wyoming with Alvarion’s WiMAX Forum Certified BreezeMAX 2.5 GHz Solution |
| 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. |
| 07/02/08 | Motorola Survey Reveals Significant Savings From Mobile Worker Use of GPS-Enabled Technologies North American Information Technology (IT) decision makers within the transportation, manufacturing and trucking/warehousing industries stated that global positioning system (GPS) technologies are an essential tool for their mobile workforce, according to a recent survey commissioned by Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT). GPS-enabled technologies are helping to increase mobile workforce productivity and enabling enterprises to become more efficient via a reduction in annual labor and fuel operating costs. |
| 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 | Televersa Online Selects Proxim Wireless for WiMAX Broadband Wireless Network in Germany Proxim Wireless Corporation (NASDAQ: PRXM ), a leading provider of end-to-end broadband wireless systems that deliver the quadruple play, announced that Televersa Online GmbH, a leading full service telecommunications provider in Bavaria, Germany, has chosen Proxim Tsunami MP.16 WiMAX products to build its WiMAX network. Televersa made this decision after acquiring a 3.5GHz broadband wireless access license for the network. Televersa Online has already deployed Proxim Tsunami MP.11 base stations and subscriber units as the core communications platform for its wireless "viaAIR" service across the 20,000 sq. km. region. |
| 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 | Verizon Wireless Expands EVDO Broadband Wireless 3G Network to Cover 76,000 Square Miles in Northern Californian Verizon Wireless has widened its 3G "fast lane" along California's Central Coast. The company's high-speed wireless broadband network now delivers mile after mile of high-speed performance for customers surfing the Internet, e-mailing large files, and downloading songs or videos over-the-air using 3G-capable phones and PC cards. |
| 06/26/08 | WiMAX Broadband Wireless Equipment Sales Jump 59%; Motorola Takes the Lead Communications market research firm Infonetics Research reported recently that the worldwide WiMAX broadband wireless equipment market, including fixed and mobile WiMAX equipment, increased 59% sequentially to $363 million in 1Q08. |
| 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. |
| 06/26/08 | Research Report Finds Satellite Backhaul of Wireless Networks to Remain Key Enabler for Rural Coverage NSR LLC released findings from its latest report, "Wireless Backhaul via Satellite, 2nd Edition" that indicate satellite links will represent a growing portion of rural wireless network deployments around the world over the next 10 years. The report provides an in-depth overview of demand trends for seven regions of the globe, focusing on mobile backhaul requirements of the globe's rural markets. |
| 06/26/08 | Wi-LAN Licensing Program Squeezes More Money Out of Customers Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX:WIN), a leading group of patent enforcement attorneys, announced that it has signed four more license agreements for its V-chip technology, bringing the number of companies under license to 90. The Company has signed license agreements for its U.S. V-chip patent with Changzhou Xingqiu Electronic Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Jiuzhou Electric Group Co. Ltd., CAST Information Co., Ltd. and Skardin Industrial Corp. These agreements each provide for the payment of running royalties for the life of the patent. |