Archive | November, 2008

Icomera reports 272 percent increase in Wi-Fi use on public transport

Icomera has just released interesting statistics on the use of Wi-Fi access in public transport (mostly in Europe). The company provides the Moovbox wireless access points to bus, ferry and train operators which provide Wi-Fi access to passengers and uses 3G, WiMAX or satellite backhaul. By the end of October 2008, over one million passengers [...]

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FCC approves use of TV “white spaces” for wireless Internet access

The FCC voted unanimously today to open up unused TV frequencies for use by wireless devices. Companies such as Google and Microsoft had lobbied hard for the ruling. Broadcasters opposed it, claiming that the devices would interfere with TV broadcasts. The FCC’s ruling contains conditions upon which such devices can be licensed: “The rules will [...]

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France Télécom: “Financial crisis won’t affect us”

France Télécom has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2008 and, unlike most companies, it believes that the financial crisis has had almost no effect of the crisis on its business. In fact, it is sticking to its predictions until the end of the year.  Gervais Pelissier, CFO of France Télécom said [...]

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Update: BART Wi-Fi provider says it has money

This is an update to my earlier article in which I reported that the BART Wi-Fi network was in jeopardy because of lack of funding. Glenn Fleishman posted a comment to the article saying that Wi-Fi Rail, the company installing the network for BART, called him to say that the project is still on track [...]

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