Archive | September, 2008

Asus, Lenovo leading WiMAX laptop parade

No, we don’t have any official confirmation, shipping dates, or any other such data to hang our headline on. But from the reporting we’ve done leading up to this week’s WiMax World show in Chicago, we feel pretty confident to predict that laptops with WiMax connectivity embedded inside should be available for purchase sometime before [...]

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UK considers plan to speed up rollout of FTTH networks

As France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to launch a long awaited Digital Plan within a couple of weeks, the UK is now looking into playing a more active role in shaping broadband policies. “This does not translate into subsidies or structural changes in regulation, but rather a set of initiatives that could support and [...]

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Unlocked Apple 3G iPhone available from Apple Hongkong store

You can buy the Apple 3G iPhone unlocked from the Apple store in Hongkong. Unfortunately if you try to order and get it delivered outside Hongkong, the Apple HK online store does not allow it. But I am sure there are retailers in Hongkong who would gladly ship it to you. The Apple HK online [...]

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Free Wi-Fi in Pleasant Hill, California

Pleasant Hill’s muni Wi-Fi network has been up and running for three months now, offering free (with banner ads)  Wi-Fi service to almost 70 percent of the city. There will be a paid option (no ads) very soon. The city set up a muni Wi-Fi network in 2005 for the police department at a cost [...]

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Azulstar moves from Wi-Fi to WiMAX, but challenges remain

As we creep closer to WiMAX World (Sept. 29 – Oct. 2 in Chicago), the PR machines are working harder than ever, spitting out press releases on new WiMAX products and services. Today I read (again) about Azulstar’s new WiMAX service in Rio Rancho and Albuquerque (New Mexico) and Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Ferrysburg and [...]

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Lincoln, UK issues RFP for Wi-Fi network

The city of Lincoln in the UK has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking bidders for the deployment of a wireless network that will cover the city center. Lincoln is in the eastern part of England and is best known for the gothic Lincoln Cathedral, built between 1192 and 1280. Details of the Lincoln [...]

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Motorola comes out with USB WiMAX adapter

Motorola will be coming out with a WiMAX USB adapter called the USBw100 in Q4 2008. The adapter will work worldwide for three frequency bands: 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz. This is very good news for people who travel (and have Macs). Now all we have to do is figure out where there [...]

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T-Mobile G1 Android phone is out, but has serious flaws

T-Mobile rolled out its latest device, the G1 phone which uses Android (Google’s open-source OS for mobile devices). Now that the hype has finally died down, here’s my take on the phone: it’s rather ugly: cheap plastic keyboard, looks too much like all the other old devices with their cheap plastic keyboards (thinking of the [...]

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It’s official: Xohm WiMAX launch party is Oct. 8

After all the doubts, deals and delays, the biggest launch of WiMax services in the U.S. will become official on Oct. 8, when Intel, Sprint, Clearwire and others host a WiMax celebration/demonstration in Baltimore, whose residents will be the first to test Sprint’s Xohm WiMax services. The official press invite just crossed our email inbox, [...]

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London mayor wants citywide Wi-Fi

Boris Johnson, mayor of London, criticized Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plan to give children up to £700 in computer vouchers to get them online. Johnson calls it a “desperate bribe” by the Prime Minister. Instead, Johnson says that London should create a citywide Wi-Fi network: “What we need is a city where anywhere you go, [...]

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