September 20th, 2008
A new WiFi standard is going to be emerging soon. It s the 802.11v which will be environement friendly. Work on the v has started in 2004 and it s expected to be ready by 2010. Once completed it will have features like Wireless Network Management More Here
Share February 19, 2008 (Computerworld) Dave Heck, CIO for the city of Tempe, Ariz., remembers when municipal Wi-Fi advocates talked four years ago about wireless networks as shining beacons that would bring the Internet to the masses. Today, in More Here
We recently christened the Logitech Squeezebox Boom as our favorite Wi-Fi radio, but that’s not to say that there’s no room for more products in that burgeoning category. Take the new RCA Infinite Radio RIR200 from Acoustic Research. In addition to More Here
Wireless networking has been in the news a bit lately as in, how secure is it on the Mac, and how will I be able to use it to stream multimedia in the near future? So there s no better time than to turn the Macworld Podcast over to Glenn More Here
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has given the Enoch Pratt Free library a $500,000 donation to provide wireless capability at the Central Library and technology renovations at several branches. Inside the main entrance (shown), an Internet More Here
While Sprint officially launches commercial WiMAX services for the first time in Baltimore this month, one college campus 30 miles to the south will be building its own mobile WiMAX network that will be used to test next-generation applications for More Here
T-Mobile USA plans to have more than 20 markets lit with 3G coverage when it begins selling the first ever Google Android phone in October . But will it be enough to entice smartphone consumers to choose the HTC Dream over the iPhone 3G or even the More Here
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September 20th, 2008
Google’s Rich Miner had little new to say about Android, the company’s almost-live mobile operating system, during a conference Thursday. (Credit: Tom Krazit/CNET News) Google’s Rich Miner had nothing new to share Thursday with Mobilize attendees More Here
HARMAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. Like cars and homes, grocery stores are beginning to shrink. After years of building bigger stores many larger than a football field and carrying 60,000 items retailers are experimenting with radically smaller grocery More Here
WASHINGTON, Mass. , Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ — In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Berkshire County , Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site. The new site increases wireless voice and data coverage More Here
The Big Apple is trying to pare down. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s health quest continued Friday with the launch of the city’s first formal food standards, which mandate less frying, lower salt and more fruits and vegetables in the millions of meals More Here
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September 19th, 2008
Sandra Thornton is eager to generate new business for the sewing plant she manages just outside Centerville, Tenn. When the machines at Southeastern Pant are running full tilt, the plant’s 55 employees can crank out 2,000 pairs a week for police More Here
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Since he started Facebook in college 4 years ago, Mark Zuckerberg has learned sometimes painfully that he can’t make significant changes to the popular online hangout without triggering an uproar among indignant users More Here
T-Mobile has launched a range of off-the-shelf, extremely short-term mobile broadband contracts that allow customers to sign up for as little as one day. T-Mobile is offering three price packages: 2 for 1 day, 10 for 7 days and 20 for 30 days More Here
Eric Besson, whose title can best be translated as Minister for the Digital Economy and the Future, spent two days this week in Mountain View, networking at Google’s Zeitgeist , and picking the brains of local high-tech execs, entrepreneurs and VCs More Here
Only 38 percent of rural Americans have access to a high-speed internet connection. A vibrant future for rural America will require public policy that rectifies this situation. High-speed internet is revolutionizing the way we do business, and with More Here
The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded a $250,000 grant for the Alabama Broadband Initiative. Gov. Bob Riley launched the initiative in May in an effort to bring high-speed Internet access to all Alabamians. Expanding broadband access is More Here
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September 19th, 2008
BRISTOL, Va. - Bristol’s historic train station is playing a new role following a 10-year, $5 million makeover. The 106-year-old structure now hosts receptions, reunions and other events. It has a catering kitchen, high-speed wireless Internet and Cont
XO Communications (OTCBB: XOHO) today announced that it is augmenting the capacity of its nationwide IP network in response to increasing growth of IP traffic on its network and demand for high-speed Internet access services from enterprises and Cont
SEATTLE, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Ygnition Networks, the leading provider of television, high-speed internet, and digital telephone to the multi-family real estate industry today announced the purchase of Convergent Broadband Communications, Inc Cont
John Strope describes himself as a heavy internet user. I’m on the internet constantly surfing the web, checking e-mail doing all that, says Strope. As a Comcast customer with his habits he says it’ll be tough to reach that cap. You would Cont
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September 18th, 2008
NEW YORK - U.S. phone company AT&T Inc plans to eventually link Apple Inc’s iPhone to its high-speed Internet and video service called U-verse, and introduce new features like using the phone as a remote control. At an event on Monday to showcase Cont
COPEL Telecomunicacoes to offer high speed Internet access over the existing electric infrastructure to thousands of customers PITTSBURGH, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ — BPL Global(R), Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the Cont
Satellite dishes at a telecommunications centre in the Ivory Coast. But large-scale efforts to connect the continent are picking up speed. On Sept. 9, O3b Networks a Channel Islands-based telecoms company backed by Google, HSBC and U.S. cable TV Cont
CHESAPEAKE, Va., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Cox Communications has announced a major speed increase for its high-speed Internet customers. Customers who choose Cox’s most popular service (Preferred) in the Hampton roads region will soon see their Cont
Verizon Wireless adds two new 3G cell sites to stay ahead of growth WALNUT CREEK, Calif. , Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Wireless users in more Northern California locations are now experiencing expanded voice and broadband data coverage thanks to the Cont
ROWE, Mass., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Consumers and businesses in Monroe and Rowe, Mass., now have access to the Internet — at rocket speeds powered by Verizon. Verizon announced Tuesday (Sept. 16) that its High Speed Internet service is being Cont
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. is an established rural local exchange company providing voice, data and video services to residential and business customers in Illinois , Texas and Pennsylvania . Each of the operating companies has been Cont
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September 14th, 2008
Recently, we asked the question, “Is the Logitech Squeezebox Boom the ultimate Wi-Fi radio?” Now that we’ve had two full weeks to play with it, we have an answer: Yes, it pretty much is. The Boom is the first product in this category we can More Here
Centrix’s NetworkLocation 3.0 , a Mac OS X application that automatically adjusts user settings based on location, has launched with integrated Wi-Fi positioning from Skyhook Wireless. With Skyhook support the software can automatically recognize its More Here
Wi-Fi nomads are a sorry bunch, wandering with laptops open, hoping their modern-day divining rods can locate a free Internet connection. Here’s a tip: check your pocket. The cellphone there makes it possible to bypass the laptop cards and dongles More Here
Tags: Phone , Mobile , Wi-Fi Hotspot , Smartphone , TapRoot Systems , Advertising & Promotion , Wireless , Wi-Fi , Marketing , Sean Portnoy Ever wished you could use your smartphone s 3G networking capabilities to give your laptop Internet access More Here
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September 12th, 2008
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - “Quality” may be hard to define, but Japanese broadband Internet connections have it, according to a survey released Friday. No matter how researchers from Oxford University’s Said Business School tweaked their definitions Read More
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8e8d50/mobile_broadband_o) has announced the addition of the “Mobile Broadband Operator Strategies in Western Europe” report to their offering. The growth in mobile broadband during the Read More
Paul Tucker , a member of the Bank of England s Monetary Policy Committee, reiterated the Bank s commitment to ensuring low inflation in the medium term, but he signalled that there may be scope for rate cuts, saying that the risks to inflation Read More
According to the latest quarterly report from ComReg, if you count in mobile broadband, the total number of broadband subscribers at the end of June in the Republic of Ireland stood at 1.05 million people. Excluding mobile broadband, the total was Read More
A major, independent review into the delivery of next-generation broadband access in the UK has been completed, with the resulting report recommending a patchwork of fixed and wireless technologies. Friday’s report, entitled The next phase of Read More
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September 12th, 2008
Initial draft compiled in a coffee shop after clearing my overnight email via a commercial wi-fi service. Edited and emailed late the same day from Heathrow Terminal 2 via my ISP’s wi-fi service A few weeks ago I received a rather vitriolic email More Here
It’s no secret that wireless Internet access is growing at a furious pace in urban and suburban America, not to mention the rest of the world. Not only are residences and businesses steadily shifting towards wireless networks for ease of access and More Here
Once you have the service working, you will be creating what is a mobile hot spot. You will want to password-protect your service to keep your connection safe from hackers and frauds. Even if no bad guys find you, the more users on your line, the More Here
TORONTO, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Active Control Technology Inc. (TSX-V:ACT) today announced the first US federal regulatory approval of ActiveMine(TM), the premier wireless communications and locating system for mines. The US Mine Safety More Here
www.frost.com - Based on its recent analysis of the electronic access control systems market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes BlueWave Security, Inc. with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation. The company’s BlueLink IP More Here
A truly excellent pub tucked away down the side streets to the south of Marylebone Station and a short distance from Edgware Road and Paddington. So if you find yourself killing time before a journey back out to the high-tech heartland of the M4 More Here
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September 11th, 2008
Novatel Wireless, Inc., NVTL a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, today announced its Expedite E725 Express Mini Card Module is embedded in Autonet Mobile’s Internet service for Chrysler LLC s uconnect web. Autonet Mobile Read More
Investing to Stay Ahead of Growing Demand for Wireless Voice, Multimedia and Internet Access BERLIN, Mass. , Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ — In a continuing effort to provide the best wireless service for local residents in Worcester County , Verizon Read More
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Comcast Corp. said Tuesday that its investment in a joint venture to offer mobile Internet access to subscribers could be finalized by the end of the year. Steve Burke, president of Philadelphia -based Comcast, said the new Read More
As Hurricane Ike continues its path toward Texas, phone companies and wireless carriers are preparing. Are you? Even if you don t live along the Gulf Coast, the lessons learned since Katrina, and before that, Sept. 11, about the vulnerability of Read More
Comcast Corp. said Tuesday that its investment in a joint venture to offer mobile Internet access to subscribers could be finalized by the end of the year. Steve Burke, president of Philadelphia-based Comcast, said the new service would let cable Read More
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September 8th, 2008
Three former Enron broadband division executives are still trying to avoid a second round before a jury. More than three years have passed since their first trial in the summer of 2005 that ended in a handful of acquittals for Joseph Hirko, Rex More Here
The wireless vendors Unwired is literally throwing data at wireless users, with a whopping 10GB for $39.95. A data war seems to be brewing in the battle of the wireless broadband. Unwired’s plans even put 3’s highly impressive 6GB for $39 plans in More Here
Select Category Cell Phones Desktop PCs Cameras Graphics Boards Hard Drives MP3 Players Monitors Notebooks Optical Drives Printers Projectors Televisions Time Warner Cable will try selling consumers broadband service based on how much bandwidth they More Here
Retrials of three former Enron broadband division executives have been postponed by several weeks as they seek an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. Last March, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied appeals from Joseph Hirko, Rex Shelby and More Here
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