Wireless Silicon Valley, the municipal wireless system planned for Silicon Valley and surrounding areas, will use a wider array of technologies than most such projects, reports Computer World.
The network, designed to cover about 1,500 square miles and 2.4 million residents, has strong support in the region and is on schedule for deployment starting this year, [...]
EE Times reports Intel has announced production shipments of its draft 802.11n wireless modules, and at least four notebook makers are expected to announce systems next week using them. In addition, the company has certified five makers of access points as compatible with its “Kedron” chips.
Acer, Asus, Gateway and Toshiba will announce notebooks using [...]
Novarum has been testing wireless broadband networks in North America. They test the performance and service availability of Metro Wi-Fi and cellular networks and create an overall rating that also includes ease of use and value.
Eight of the top ten rated networks are cellular networks. Cellular data services are more mature than Metro Wi-Fi services, [...]
Another white spaces bill is being rolled out in the Senate, this one with a shorter implementation timeframe than the first, reports TV Technology.
The White Spaces Act of 2007 from Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) would allow unlicensed devices into unused broadcast channels within 90 days of enactment or Oct. 1 of this year, whichever comes [...]
The State of Oregon is building a state-wide public service radio network. All 50 states are under a federal mandate to make their public service radios interoperable. Oregon telecommunications is no different.
Oregon is spending $500 million on the state-wide wireless network called OWIN — the Oregon Wireless Interoperability Network (video presentation).
Federal Engineering was contracted and [...]
WiMax won’t grab the brass ring for fourth-generation cellular systems, reports EE Times, but it is likely to capture a healthy minority stake in that emerging sector.
That was the assessment at the Wireless Communications Association meeting last week. Even WiMax proponents like Intel admitted that Long Term Evolution (LTE), a follow-on to cellular’s GSM [...]
The search for the Kim family in Southern Oregon’s rugged mountain country last month was marred by personality conflicts, confusion and poor communication, according to an official investigation into the search effort released Thursday.
The report by the Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association found searchers often had little idea who was running things. Some told investigators that [...]
An Intelligent Transportation Study examines advanced parking management systems in three venues: airports, central business districts, and transit park-and-ride locations. Advanced parking management systems (APMS) help people find parking spots quickly.
The systems examined in this study provide directional and space availability information to patrons as they proceed to the parking facility.
It’s expected that parking information [...]
Just days after Cingular introduced Palm’s Treo 750 for $400, Verizon Wireless has lowered its prices on several of its Treo models, reports RCR News.
Verizon’s Treo 700p with or without a camera is now selling at $300, down from $400 the previous week. The Treo 700w plummeted to $250 from $400.
And just days [...]
MetroFi, today announced the next phase of its free wireless coverage plan for the city of Portland. The second phase will be completed over the next four months, and will include the districts of Pearl, Old Town, Portland State University’s surrounding areas, Hosford-Abernethy, Richmond and Sunnyside, respectively.
The Portland network already covers the districts of Buckman, [...]
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