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Archive for June, 2006

Esme Vos Interview

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 28th, 2006

WiFiNetNews has an excellent interview [MP-3] with Esme Vos of Muniwireless.com.
Her Muniwireless site began three years ago. It is now the dominant force in the municipal wireless industry, featuring daily news postings and details on the latest RFPs. Esme has also become quite the entrepreneur with a series of conferences, a glossy magazine and other [...]

Lucent + Verizon = Rev A

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 27th, 2006

Governor Tarkin: Princess Leia, before your execution, you will join me at a ceremony that will make this battle station operational. - Star Wars
Lucent and Verizon Wireless announced today that Verizon Wireless has selected Lucent to deploy 1xEV-DO Revision A technology into its nationwide network.
Lucent’s Rev. A solution, [...]

Intel Sells Communication Processor Line

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 27th, 2006

Seven years after buying the Israeli company DSPC from Ishay Davidi for $1.6 billion, Intel is selling it to Marvell Corporation for less than half that amount. The two companies today announced the deal, in which Intel is selling their communications and application processor business to Marvell for $600 million.
The business includes Intel’s [...]

AT&T Rolls Out IPTV

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 26th, 2006

AT&T has started the commercial launch of its U-verse IPTV service, beginning today in San Antonio, reports Telephony.
The San Antonio launch marks the first IPTV commercial service by a major telco in the U.S. and is being carefully watched. The launch follows a field trial in San Antonio, AT&T’s headquarters, beginning last December.
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Navini Mobilizes at 2 Dot 3

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 26th, 2006

Light Reading reports that Navini Networks, announced today the availability of its pre-mobile WiMAX Ripwave MX platform, in the 2.3 GHz frequency band.
“2.3 GHz is likely to be a major WiMAX 16e frequency for personal broadband worldwide,” said Roger Dorf, president and CEO, Navini Networks. “We’ve had customers commercially operating at this frequency around the [...]

Adaptix Micro Basestations

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 26th, 2006

ADAPTIX, one of the earliest developers of orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) technology, is introducing a new family of optically-connected “virtual base stations” for Mobile WiMAX (pdf).
“Our new BX-3000 Micro Base Station family represents the next wave of IP-based OFDMA base stations that will cost a fraction of what large, macro platforms will, while [...]

Taipei Builds It, Nobody Comes

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 26th, 2006

What if They Built an Urban Wireless Network and Hardly Anyone Used It?, asks the New York Times.
WiFly, the extensive wireless network commissioned by the city government that is the cornerstone of Taipei’s ambitious plan to turn itself into an international technology hub. Access to WiFly’s wireless network, built with [...]

FON: $5 Linksys Network

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 26th, 2006

TechDirt has the poop on the latest move by FON to sell a modified Linksys WRT54GL or Buffalo WHRG54S for $5 in exchange for sharing your Internet connection with other members of the FON Community. That allows password-protected access for others (for a fee).
The latest announcement from the massively overhyped, extremely gimmicky [...]

Intel’s Mobile WiMAX Chip Due

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 23rd, 2006

Intel next week is introducing a client chipset that supports both the fixed and mobile versions of WiMax, reports Light Reading.
Intel already sells a fixed WiMax chipset called Rosedale (Intel PRO/Wireless 5116), used in a variety of 802.16 clients.
At the Wireless Communications Association International [...]

Whitacre Grilled

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 23rd, 2006

RCR News reports that AT&T CEO Edward Whitacre told the Senate Judiciary antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) that an AT&T-BellSouth merger would not chill the creation of a third broadband pipe in the United States.
Subcommittee Chairman Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) suggested an AT&T-BellSouth merger could chill the creation of a third broadband pipe in [...]