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Archive for August, 2005

Meru + Juniper

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 30th, 2005

Meru Networks, a leader in wireless VoIP infrastructure, today announced that it has signed an alliance agreement with Juniper Networks to co-market solutions that enable pervasive, secure wireless Voice over IP (VoIP). Meru has joined Juniper s J-Partner Infrastructure Alliance program as a preferred member, and will collaborate with Juniper on joint sales and co-marketing [...]

IPTV Networking

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 30th, 2005

With telephone companies moving into a “closed garden” with DSL and satellite providers ubiquitous, you might think the future for independent ISPs is grim. But you’d be wrong, says Jim Olson, president and CEO, of SkyStream. Red Herring explains; “With more customers than Microsoft, SkyStream may be the least known and most profitable of IPTV [...]

D-Link Hotspot with Cell Backbone

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2005

D-Link has announced a future router that has a PC Card slot for cellular backhaul. The D-Link Wireless 3G Mobile Router, at least theoretically, allows subscribers of cellular service, like Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess, to share their wireless EV-DO connection using Ethernet or 802.11g WiFi. The 3G Mobile Router will offer both consumers and small business [...]

Samsung: Intel Will Follow

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2005

Unstrung says Samsung has now demonstrated handoff between WiBro basestations at speeds of up to 50 MPH [80 kmph], and intends to debut the new technology at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November. Samsung wants to grab an early advantage in mobile wireless broadband, and particularly ensure that it has the jump on [...]

Installing FiOS

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2005

Dan Bricklin has a great story on his Verizon FIOS fiber-optic installation at his house, with lots of photos and detailed descriptions. Here’s what to expect when the ice cream truck comes down your street. I ordered the 15Mbps down/2Mbps up service which has a list price of $49.95 a month before the discount. (They [...]

PSP Music Downloads

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2005

Engadget notes that you can download music to your PSP via WiFi. This could come in handy to swap out some new tunes on the go. The how-to essentially involves a shareware application called Dot Tunes to serve your iTunes library over the web. The interface includes a method for downloading new tracks, so you [...]