Here is the latest update on US cities and counties that have citywide Wi-Fi networks (for public access and government/municipal applications) and Wi-Fi hotzones. Included in the list are those that are planning large city wireless networks. I finally got around to doing this update after many of you complained that the old list was [...]
Company Profile: Alvarion
Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR) is the largest WiMAX pure-player with the most extensive WiMAX customer base and over 250 commercial deployments around the globe. Committed to growing the WiMAX market, the company offers solutions for a wide range of frequency bands supporting a variety of business cases. Alvarion’s complete product portfolio is tailored for the needs [...]
European Commission endorses Danish plan to open wholesale access to cable network
The European Commission has approved the Danish telecom operator’s new rules to force TDC (the largest Danish cable company) to open up its cable broadband network to competitors. The Commission’s move does not mean all large cable operators around Europe will have to do the same. Unlike other EU member states, Denmark’s incumbent telecoms operator, [...]
New York City implements wireless automated meter reading system
Human meter readers will soon be as obsolete as coachmen, not just in New York City, but in other American municipalities. New York has announced that it will be replacing over 800,000 water meters, currently read by humans, by wireless meters monitored automatically. The new system will inform residents in real time about their water [...]
Thomas Friedman keynotes Freedom to Connect Conference, March 30-31, 2009, Washington DC
Thomas Friedman, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist, has been selected as keynote speaker at F2C: Freedom to Connect, a conference organized by David Isenberg every year in Washington DC. The aim of the conference is to connect beltway tech policy wonks with telecom practitioners and infrastructure builders across the United States and [...]
Time for Clearwire and Skype to work together?
Since we’re knee-deep in new report creation mode here, this post isn’t going to be too long. But some news nuggets from different parts of the communications world got me to thinking… is it time for Skype and WiMax to do the peanut butter-n-chocolate thing? One on hand, you’ve got Clearwire experimenting with VoIP handsets [...]
Should the FTC look at AT&T’s 3G woes?
The lingering, won’t-go-away question about whether or not AT&T’s wireless networks are up to snuff reached a bit of a critical mass this past weekend, first with a critical story in the New York Times that was followed by reports of iPhone Disconnectus at SXSW. Though Ma Bell tried to soothe the interactive crowd’s Twitter [...]
Clearwire recap: Services, devices and a new CEO
Before Clearwire Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CLWR) first quarterly conference call as a fully merged entity on March 5, we asked some questions about what the company might reveal. So how did Clearwire do in answering them? Let’s go to the scorecard! We asked: Where else will Clearwire launch services, and when? Clearwire answered: Lots of places, [...]
Friday’s wireless headlines
News and info from the wireless world this week: AT&T’s Wi-Fi Plans: A long look at what Ma Bell plans to do with its Wayport purchase. Is Clearwire’s Stock a Bargain? This analyst thinks so, saying that if you break down the value of the parts you get a total much higher than the current [...]
FCC seeks public comments on rural broadband strategy
The FCC is seeking public comments on what it should include in its rural broadband strategy report (to be submitted to Congress by 22 May 2009). All comments should be submitted by 25 March 2009. The 2008 Farm Bill directed the FCC to consult with the Department of Agriculture in developing and reporting to Congress [...]
- Hotels are upgrading WiFi infrastructure to meet iPad, iPhone users’ needs January 23, 2012
- Edgewater Wireless signs deal with leading Brazilian distributor after successful trial January 19, 2012
- New Tropos 1410 Delivers Secure Field Area Networks for Smart Grid and Other Industrial Applications January 18, 2012
- Santa Clara, CA muni Wi-Fi network gets a second chance January 13, 2012
- Bright House sets up 2000 WiFi hotspots in Orlando and Central Florida January 12, 2012
- Wi-Fi connected TVs and more January 11, 2012
- French mobile operator offers 15 EUR per month unlimited voice, SMS and data January 7, 2012
- Growing pains plague OpenNet Singapore fiber broadband rollout January 5, 2012
- Libraries in Busan City, Korea go Wi-Fi January 4, 2012
- AllCity Wireless announces Solutions4ebiz will sell hosted WiDirect cloud services January 4, 2012
- Free Wi-Fi in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan: an update January 3, 2012
- Wi-Fi comes to Indian Wells, the world’s second largest tennis stadium January 3, 2012
- Wi-Fi comes to Balboa Park, San Diego January 2, 2012
- Kuala Lumpur requires WiFi in restaurants by April 2012 January 2, 2012
- Thai government deploys 20,000 Wi-Fi hot zones in Bangkok December 28, 2011
- Why hotel WiFi is being crushed by iPads and what to do about it October 25, 2011
- Thai government deploys 20,000 Wi-Fi hot zones in Bangkok December 28, 2011
- Tales from the Towers, Chapter 30: Fear of 2.4GHz for Public Safety Defies Logic November 21, 2011
- Tesco rolls out free Wi-Fi in the UK December 3, 2011
- Santa Clara, CA muni Wi-Fi network gets a second chance January 13, 2012
- Louisiana loses $80 million broadband stimulus grant October 27, 2011
- Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood deploys large outdoor free Wi-Fi network November 10, 2011
- The end of voice as a cash cow November 10, 2011
- Smartphones and tablets to drive 350% increase in Wi-Fi hotspots by 2015 November 10, 2011
- Seattle leasing dark fiber: a good start, but more needs to be done November 23, 2011
- Malaysian villages go Wi-Fi November 23, 2011
- Case Study: Eliminating Performance, Interference Issues With Multi-Channel Wi-Fi access points December 17, 2011
- Growing pains plague OpenNet Singapore fiber broadband rollout January 5, 2012
- Bright House sets up 2000 WiFi hotspots in Orlando and Central Florida January 12, 2012
- Indian WiMAX operator wants to give back WiMAX licenses October 24, 2011
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