Unstrung reports that Intel still plans to launch its first 802.16a chips in the second half of 2004, contrary to reports that the schedule may have been accelerated. These chips, based on the 802.16a standard, promoted by the WiMax Forum, will be used in wireless metropolitan area networks (MANs) with a range of up to [...]

The winners of the Dutch license auctions for the 2.6 and 3.5 GHz frequencies are Versatel (paid 760,002 Euros) and Enertel (paid 4,000,075 Euros). The 2.6 Ghz license expires in 2008 and the 3.5 GHz license expires in 2015. The winners of the Dutch license auctions for the 2.6 and 3.5 GHz frequencies are Versatel [...]

Wi-Fi Networking News summarizes the news of the day on the popularity of Wi-Fi or lack of it: Wired News reports that while the number of hotspots is growing quickly, the number of users isn’t. John Yunker of Pyramid Research notes that it’s really hard to figure out how many people are paying for hotspot [...]

Dailywireless.org reports on practical last mile alternatives such as Motorola’s Canopy, which is designed to provide line of sight, “last mile” access in the unlicensed band. According to Dailywireless, Motorola, is introducing a new 2.4GHz product with increased security, longer range, and increased capacity. It will suppliment their 5.2 and 5.8 Ghz gear. The 2.4GHz [...]

Bhutan, a tiny kingdom in the Himalayas, has just completed a pilot project to use wireless and VoIP technologies to deliver communication services to rural areas. The results are encouraging. According to this report, once initial problems with radio interference from other sources were solved the 802.11b radio network became reliable. This allowed the VoIP [...]

Broadbandreports.com has an interesting piece about the largest municipal broadband project in the US. It is called Project UTOPIA (Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency) and should provide cable, phone and broadband service to some 723,000 residents in 248,000 households and 34,500 businesses via fiber. Broadbandreports.com has an interesting piece about the largest municipal broadband project [...]