Archive | May, 2009

CCJPA (Caltrans) issues RFQ for wireless broadband network in trains

By on May 11, 2009 in Resources, WiFi Deployments

The Capital Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) and Caltrans has issued an RFQ for the deployment of a wireless broadband network in trains in certain parts of Northern California. Caltrans is a partner of the CCJPA. I am posting the details of the RFQ below. The network will cover the Capitol Corridor Right Of Way [...]

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iPhone users are bandwidth hogs

By on May 11, 2009 in Consumer

The Wall Street Journal has an article about how iPhone users are purportedly “costing” AT&T a lot of money because they’re bandwidth hogs, that is, iPhone applications use up so much precious 3G bandwidth that the operator will be forced to spend a lot of money to upgrade its network and eventually, may even have [...]

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Iliad-Free expects FTTH service to 70% of Paris by end of 2009

By on May 8, 2009 in Europe, Fiber

Iliad-Free, a large broadband provider in France, showed a 42 percent increase in Q1 2009 revenues compared to Q1 2008 (from €340 million to €482 million) and a net increase of 142,000 subscribers for its ADSL service (compare this number to Q1 2008 when it added 137,000 subscribers). Iliad-Free claims to have 4.34 million subscribers [...]

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Clearwire now offering WiMAX in Atlanta

By on May 7, 2009 in Regional Deployments, Regional News, United States, WiMAX, WiMax Technologies

Talk about your soft launch — nothing says the genteel South like starting to sell WiMax services without so much as a by-your-leave. Looks like our pals over at WiMax.com saw what we discovered surfing around the Clear.com site — Clearwire has added coverage maps for Atlanta, much of which it labels as “now serving.” [...]

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iPass extends enterprise service to iPhone, iPod Touch, Nokia S60

By on May 5, 2009 in WiFi News

iPass is extending the enterprise version of its iPassConnect mobility manager to the iPhone, the iPod Touch, and Nokia S60 phones. This new release is targeted to enterprise IT managers who have to configure a variety of wireless devices to connect to iPass Wi-Fi hotspots. Now, those IT managers can also configure iPhones, iPod Touch [...]

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Harold Feld on the upcoming 2.5 GHz frequency auction

By on May 1, 2009 in Industry News, Legislation and public policy

Harold Feld discusses the upcoming 2.5 GHz frequency auction: “With Kevin Martin gone, it’s unclear whether anonymous bidding will survive. While some folks in the Wireless Bureau love it and think it is an important rule for making auctions more efficient, I know from experience that other folks in the Wireless Bureau hate it. With [...]

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