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Archive for August, 2004

Sydney Unwired

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 26th, 2004

Navini Networks and Unwired Australia today said they have completed the first phase of their Sydney, Australia broadband wireless system. The Sydney broadband wireless system started building out seven month ago, and can provide service to 3.5 million potential users. Service plans of the 1Mbps mobilized system run from $35/month to [...]

Intel’s Tri-Mode WiFi

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 26th, 2004

Intel today announced their PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection, the latest addition to Intel Centrino mobile technology, which combines the Intel Pentium M processor, the Intel 855 chipset family and an Intel PRO/Wireless network connection WLAN solution to deliver built-in WiFi. It covers all the current modes; the 5 GHz 802.11a band as well [...]

UWB - Over Cable TV

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2004

802 Planet reports that at the annual CableLabs Summer Conference earlier this month in Keystone, Colorado, ultrawideband (UWB) chipset developer Pulse~LINK showcased its technology for cable operators. Pulse~LINK transmits high definition television content over cable and powerline. “It transmits across the entire cable bandwidth — not wirelessly — showing [...]

Political Gamesmanship

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2004

Mobile game maker Sorrent has created a new wireless game that gives the candidates a chance to take their fight into the ring. Ten percent of the Bush vs. Kerry Boxing proceeds will go to support Rock the Vote. The game features President George W. Bush [...]

Speakeasy Gets Intel Backing for WiMax

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2004

Unstrung reports that Seattle-based broadband service provider Speakeasy got an undisclosed strategic investment from Intel Capital to develop Wi-Max service. Currently, Speakeasy provides ADSL and 802.11 services in 120 cities across the U.S. and claims to have hit profitability in March last year. Today [...]

Wireless Grids

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2004

Roland Piquepaille’s Technology Trends, highlights an article on Wireless Grids in IEEE Distributed Systems Magazine. These grids connect all kinds of wireless devices, such as sensors or cell phones, with each other and with more traditional wired grids. Wireless grids, the magazine [...]

Aspen Wireless

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2004

Michael Powell watcher, Dan Gillmor, had the following post today:
Pictured at left are FCC Chairman Michael Powell (second from left) with the three of the top folks from EverWave, a wireless networking company based in Aspen, Colo. Powell spoke here yesterday [...]

Microsoft Service Pack 2

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2004

Microsoft’s Service Pack 2 (Google News), a free security upgrade, is supposed to provide more protection against malicious viruses and make it easier to manage security. The SP2 update, Microsoft said, should make it harder for virus writers and malicious hackers to compromise a computer’s operating system.
A week ago, Microsoft [...]

Microsoft Music Store

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2004

Microsoft is planning to “quietly launch” the MSN online music store this week according to SiliconValley.com. The music store will happen in conjunction with Microsoft’s launch of the new version of Windows Media 10 player. Early-release versions of the player are said to look [...]

UWB Civil War

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2004

USA Today has a good overview of the Ultra Wide Band war. As UWB Insider explains, it pits the Motorola backed Direct Sequence standard against the MultiBand OFDM Alliance. Consumers who are looking for “wireless USB” may find incompatibility between vendors.
“It’s a civil war,” says Yoram Solomon, [...]