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Skypilot Networks gets additional $3.4 million funding for muni wireless

Skypilot has raised an additional $3.4 million from its current investors, Mobius Ventures and August Capital. The company has raised over $70 million since its inception. Paul Gordon, CEO of Skypilot, says that the company needs this additional round of financing to be profitable.

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Los Gatos, Ca., unwires municipal areas

The city of Los Gatos, California has unwired its municipal network to provide seamless wireless connectivity around city facilities. The idea is to enable municipal workers to access critical city data and, at the same time, provide free Internet connectivity to the public in those areas. According to city informtion systems manager Chris Gjerde the network [...]

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Jordan, Pakistan move toward WiMAX

A joint venture between the telecommunications provider for the Arab state of Qatar and a Saudi Arabian provider will enable WiMAX connectivity across Jordan and Pakistan, according to a press release from Aptilo Networks whose platform was chosen for the job. Qatar Telecom and A.A. Tukri Group of Companies in Saudi Arabia have partnered in the [...]

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New life for Wireless Silicon Valley?

Vindu Goel of the San Jose Mercury News reports that Covad Communications and Cisco Systems will begin in April to build out a pilot for the network across one square mile in downtown San Carlos and will operate the pilot for at least three months. The test could breathe new life into the project. Azulstar stepped down as [...]

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Scottish county chooses wireless as low-cost alternative

Twenty five communities in the Scottish county of Renfrewshire have gone wireless in an effort to promote online learning and e-commerce over residential high speed broadband. The Renfrewshire Council decided to deploy a wireless mesh after determining it could be built for about one-tenth the cost of the hard-wired broadband solution that was original planned. The network, which [...]

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Colorado muni initiative’s future rests on investment

The Wi-Fi future of ten Colorado suburbs, including Boulder, rests in the hands of willing investors, according to C-Com Affinity Telecom, the company that won the contract to deploy the service. The company beat six other providers in competition to build a test network that could be the precursor for a regional network that would [...]

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Meraki to create citywide Wi-Fi network in San Francisco

Meraki, a wireless mesh equipment maker, has announced a bold plan to create a citywide Wi-Fi cloud in San Francisco that would provide free Internet access. The project relies upon residents setting up solar-powered mesh nodes on their rooftops and repeaters in their homes. What is Meraki’s “secret” sauce? Here’s what the press release says: [...]

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Buyer’s Guide: Product Vendors

3E Technologies International Inc. 434 Wireless Inc. 5G Wireless ADC Telecommunications Air Broadband Communications Inc. AirDefense Inc. Airspan Networks Inc. Alcatel-Lucent Altai Technologies Ltd. Alvarion Inc. AMD Aperto Networks Apple Inc. Aptilo Networks ArrowSpan Inc. Atheros Communications Inc. Azalea Networks Inc. BelAir Networks Inc. Belden Inc. Blue Vector Systems BridgeWave Communications Brovis Wireless Networks Carlson [...]

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Buyer’s Guide: Vendors: ZyXEL Communications Corp.

Description: ZyXEL provides broadband access solutions for service providers. It offers equipment, Internet security appliances, switches, WLAN equipment, network-attached storage and centralized network management systems. ZyXEL’s wireless LAN solutions include 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b-compatible access points and gateways. The company also offers WiMAX devices to operate at 2.5GHz, 3.5GHz and 2.3GHz bands. Contact Info: 800-255-4101 1130 [...]

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Buyer’s Guide: Vendors: ZTE Corp.

Description: ZTE provides telecommunications equipment and network solutions for wireline, wireless, terminal and service markets. The company offers municipalities a metropolitan area network (MAN) access solution. Contact Info: 972-671-8885 2425 N. Central Expressway, Suite 323, Richardson, TX 75081 Web address: www.zteusa.com Email address: info@zteusa.com Does this entry need an update? Let us know. Email admin [...]

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