Archive | June, 2011

Sprint launches 4G enterprise WAN solution: read Sidecut White Paper

Moving on beyond the world of just powering smartphones, Sprint today took the wraps off a project bound to be of interest to many business users small and large — a fixed-wireless broadband solution Sprint is calling the 4G Enterprise WAN offering. We are not exactly disinterested observers this time around, since Sidecut Reports has written a [...]

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Ubiquiti files for IPO: interesting details about their business, risk factors

Ubiquiti has filed a form S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $200 million by selling 39.5 million shares of common stock. The company plans to trade on NASDAQ under the symbol UBNT. For those of you who are not familiar with Ubiquiti, the company has been mentioned many times [...]

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MuniWireless launches Latin America business development, advisory services

MuniWireless has launched its Latin America business development and advisory service for companies, especially in the wireless space, that want to expand their business in Latin America. MuniWireless founder, Esme Vos, is currently based in Santiago, Chile and has developed a valuable network of contacts in key industries in Chile, as well as contacts in [...]

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iPads use 400 percent more WiFi data than mobile devices

Meraki released statistics showing that iPads use significantly more Wi-Fi data than the average mobile device. This shouldn’t be surprising since the iPad is exquisitely geared towards reading, browsing, watching videos and more. Summary The average iPad consumes over 400% more Wi-Fi data than the average Android, iPod, and iPhone. Between 2010 and 2011, mobile [...]

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Verizon 4G LTE Business Report: May 2011

The Sidecut Reports VERIZON 4G LTE BUSINESS REPORT for May, 2011, takes a deep-dive look into the recent market launches, the new devices and overall business dealings of the provider of the nation’s first Long Term Evolution, or LTE, 4G wireless broadband network. This report examines the details of Verizon Wireless’s operations since the company [...]

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MCNC seeks private-sector partner for Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative

MCNC, the private, not-for-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), announced today that it has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a private-sector service provider to oversee commercial broadband opportunities included in the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). The GLRBI is the name given to the second of MCNC’s [...]

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Virtual Summit for the Smart Grid

The Smart Grid Virtual Summit on June 29 and 30, 2011 is expected to be an eye opener with top industry players sharing their expertise. It is an online conference via Cisco’s Webex platform, which makes it a fantastic way to listen to experts, interact with other attendees, all from the comfort of your home [...]

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Decatur, GA seeks ISP to run municipal wireless network

The City of Decatur has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to upgrade, operate and maintain the city’s existing municipal WiFi network. The network currently serves educational, residential, commercial, and municipal customers within the City of Decatur boundaries. The city needs the Proposer to: (a) make recommendations about how to [...]

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Okmulgee, Oklahoma deploys municipal Wi-Fi network for public safety, government use

Okmulgee, Oklahoma (pop. 13,000; area: 12.8 square miles or 33 square kilometers) is deploying a municipal wireless mesh network to enable mobile data applications for first responders—police and firefighters. Previously, officers were limited to two-way voice radios for communications which was time consuming and limited information access. With the wireless network, emergency workers will have [...]

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Free outdoor Wi-Fi coming to Seoul

Seoul, South Korea will soon enjoy free Wi-Fi in outdoor areas such as public parks and streets, thanks to a partnership between the city and three local wireless operators. The project will cost the operators US$44 million and make Wi-Fi available in over 10,000 parks and on nearly every street corner. In addition, the Seoul [...]

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