Last week, French Senator Hervé Maurey released a report made at the request of French Prime Minister François Fillon, which explained how the French government can accelerate the deployment of fiber to the home (FTTH) infrastructure in France and prevent the creation of a digital divide between urban and rural areas. It is well known that [...]
WiMAX rocks at Sprint developer conference in Santa Clara
Just got down-valley to check out the afternoon programs at the Sprint Developers Conference but of course I had to first see how the 4G network buildout was going… apparently the towers have landed here in Santa Clara, as evidenced by the reading I just clocked in the Hyatt Great America lobby: Should be interesting [...]
My take on the State of 4G for PC World
Sidecut Reports, my consulting and analysis firm, was present and accounted for at 4G World in Chicago this week, making the rounds and doing a “state of the state of 4G” type report for PC World. Thanks to the wonderful PC World editing crew for making sure it’s all wheat, no chaff. PS: All the bad [...]
21 Oct 2010 tidbits: iPhone demand beats expectations; emerging markets broadband: quality not quantity
Two interesting posts today: (1) From the Financial Times: A study conducted by Oxford University and the University of Oviedo (together with Cisco) reveals that broadband in developing countries like Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania have faster upload and download speeds than broadband in developed countries like the UK and Germany [...]
What the FCC White Space Ruling Means For Wireless ISPs
The FCC announced recently that it is opening up the vacant TV airwaves (“white space” – the frequencies between 300 MHz and 400 MHz) for unlicensed use. The big problem that White Space (WS) devices solve for aspiring Wireless ISPs (WISPs), is installation. Presently the WISP business is a mashup of the cellular carrier and [...]
Clearwire WiMAX: NYC on Nov. 1, LA Dec. 1, SF by Dec. 31
Followers of all things 4G recently have seen, experienced or heard tell of WiMAX services showing up in the promised “big three” cities of New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco — and now the release dates are official, with the Clearwire press release crossing the wires early Monday announcing that both Clearwire and Sprint will be offering 4G [...]
STEL deploys first citywide Wi-Fi service in Chile
STEL, a next generation broadband service provider in Chile, has deployed a citywide Wi-Fi network (based on Ruckus Wireless’s mesh equipment) in Maipú, the second largest commune in Chile covering more than 133 square kilometers with population of over 650,000. Founded in 2003 and headquarted in Santiago, Chile, STEL has now deployed hundreds of Ruckus ZoneFlex [...]
Proxim introduces licensed wireless backhaul equipment
Proxim has re-entered the licensed wireless backhaul market with the introduction of its Tsunami GX800 licensed point-to-point microwave backhaul products. With the addition of the GX800 products, Proxim is expanding its product line to include licensed wireless backhaul capable of delivering high capacity of 622 Mbps aggregate capacity, frequency agility for deployment in more regions [...]
Ruckus Wireless releases end-to-end 802.11N WiFi system for carriers
Ruckus Wireless is now offering a comprehensive 802.11n system for wireless carriers. The new Ruckus Mobile Internet products include a new outdoor Smart-Sector mesh access point (ZoneFlex 7762-S), a point-to-multipoint wireless backhaul bridge (ZoneFlex 7731), indoor/outdoor customer premises equipment (MediaFlex 7200 series), and system-wide remote Wi-Fi management (FlexMaster 9.0) proven to manage tens of thousands of [...]
Tales from the Towers, Chapter 16: Setting up large scale wireless video surveillance
This is not a how-to article on setting up a home video surveillance network since even my neighbor, the non-technical guy, installed his own video surveillance system. Most of us have an understanding of how an IP-based video surveillance network works. What we want to cover is why all this phenomenal bandwidth we are creating [...]
- 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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