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Archive for August, 2003

Verizon + Airlink = Mobile Data

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 28th, 2003

Verizon Wireless and AirLink Communications, a leading provider of wireless and mobile data systems, today announced three data products for migration of cellular data from (analog) CDPD to the digital (1XRTT) system. AirLink’s Raven CDMA, Redwing CDMA and Pinpoint CDMA each received Verizon Wireless certification [...]

SeattleWireless Field Day

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 27th, 2003

Seattlewireless is planning a FieldDay Saturday, August 30th beginning at 9:30 AM.
Similar to amateur radio field day, a mock emergency network will be created using off-the-shelf 802.11b hardware, computers, and battery/gas power supplies. Network applications such as Voice over IP, streaming audio and video, file sharing, chat, network games, and [...]

Doc Searls on NYC Wireless

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 27th, 2003

Doc Searls writing in Linux Journal, has a great article about Community LANs. In fact the whole September issue (#113) is devoted to wireless. It includes articles on Discovering Wireless Networks, The Open Source Development Lab and Linux-Powered Wireless Hot Spots.
Community groups, startup companies and even the [...]

Wi-Fi/Cellular Roaming Package

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 27th, 2003

Unstrung reports that Smith Micro and Swedish Mobile IP vendor, ipUnplugged today announced a joint program to offer seamless, transparent, and secure roaming between Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Smith Micro’s cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity software teamed with ipUnplugged’s Roaming Gateway and Roaming Client (right), to enable users to roam securely [...]

Nokia Makes 1st EV-DO Call

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 27th, 2003

Cell phone leader Nokia today announced that the world’s first cdma2000 1xEV-DV high-speed packet data phone call was completed at Nokia’s CDMA product creation center in San Diego. The call, achieving a peak data rate of 3.09 Mbps, was made between a test set based on a commercially available [...]

OneCleveland: Wireless Everywhere

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 27th, 2003

Case Western University is opening more than 1,230 Cisco Aironet 1200 wireless access points Sept. 1, providing free Internet access to faculty, students, staff and visitors. “This is the first phase of blanketing Cleveland with free wireless Internet access — a project we call OneCleveland,” said Lev Gonick, vice president [...]

Wireless Netcam Politics

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 27th, 2003

Wi-Fi Planet reports that a solar-powered wireless camera is available though Hutton Communications of Dallas, Texas. The Solacam uses Proxim’s Tsunami MP.11 for the backhaul with a range up to about 12 miles. The Solacam itself is an IP video camera mounted on a freestanding pole in a remote [...]

Wi-Fi Laundromat

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 27th, 2003

Coin-op laundries will be getting Wi-Fi thanks to Serynade Wireless. The Serynade Wi-Fi service provides owners with all the necessary hardware, back office operations, including billing and revenue distribution, network monitoring, and 24/7 support. Each Serynade Wi-Fi unit can be installed in a matter of minutes and [...]

4G War in Sydney

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 26th, 2003

Techdirt points out an interesting battle between competing “4G” wireless proponents in Sydney, Australia. It pits Personal Broadband (Arraycomm) vrs Unwired (Navini). On one side is Unwired using Navini’s CDMA system on the MMDS band. Navini’s PC Cards [...]

Hot Spot World Tour

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 26th, 2003

Boingo Wireless announced today that its roaming system now has over 2,600 unique hot spot locations either live or in the process of integration, an increase of 1,300 locations in the past 90 days. Through a roaming agreement with STSN, Boingo added 425 premier hotel properties to its [...]