MuniWireless

Over the weekend, Kite Networks shut down operations in Tempe and Chandler, Arizona, triggering worries that the plug had been pulled on the metro wireless network that serves the two cities. Today, the service is back up and under new ownership.

That sent a shudder through muni wireless circles. Kite was once considered one of the “big three” companies specializing in big metro-scale wireless deployments. But the shutdown turned out to be a temporary, accidental outage occasioned by the change of…

The muni wireless network in Tempe, Arizona, has had its ups and downs. Now, it appears to be up again. An investment firm is interested in buying the system from Kite Networks.The muni wireless network in Tempe, Arizona, has had its ups and downs. Now, it appears to be up again. An investment firm is interested in buying the system from Kite Networks.

Kite was spun out of MobilePro, which built the network, in February in a move designed to attract…

MobilePro plans to spin out Kite Networks as a separate business unit, MobilePro CEO Jay Wright revealed in the company’s third quarter earnings call this week.MobilePro plans to spin out Kite Networks as a separate business unit, MobilePro CEO Jay Wright revealed in the company’s third quarter earnings call this week.

Wright said both the Kite Networks and MobilePro boards had approved plans to establish Kite as “a standalone pure-play wireless broadband investment vehicle which would produce capital independent of Mobile…