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Archive for February, 2007

Newspaper Beats TV in Ads

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 14th, 2007

“Back in the nineties, we had all these kids in black T-shirts who came and told us, ‘You guys are flat-earthers, you don’t know anything, we’re in tune with the future.’ Well, those guys crashed.” — Pat Schroeder, Association of American Publishers
Newspapers are beating broadcast TV stations at their own game, reports [...]

Netherlands Tests Mobile WiMAX

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 14th, 2007

Motorola today announced that it has been selected by Worldmax to install a pilot 802.16e WiMAX network in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
“Personal broadband is the next step in satisfying the dependency and demand for broadband internet access - it will enable our customers to access broadband services on the go”, said Jeanine van der Vlist, CEO [...]

3G Congress Talks Back

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 13th, 2007

Bye, Bye! — The McLaughlin Group
RCR Wireless says Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin led off the keynote at the 3GSM World Congress announcing his company was the high bidder for 67 percent of coveted Indian operator Hutchison (pdf). The deal, valued at more than $11 billion for India’s No. 4 operator, bolsters Vodafone’s customer [...]

Bridging the Digital Divide

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 13th, 2007

A new report (pdf), created by the Wireless Community Network Project, shows how wireless networks can be used as a Community Economic Development Tool for connecting low- and moderate-income residents to the Internet.
The report was funded in part by a Technology Opportunity Program grant. WCN is a project of the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), [...]

Wireless Security?

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 13th, 2007

VeriLAN Event Services, tells DailyWireless that they have been chosen by MAAWG (Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group) to provide enterprise network services for its membership. VeriLAN will provide the wireless connectivity for the group’s meetings held around the globe.
VeriLAN provisions and deploys just-in-time temporary wired and wireless enterprise-grade networks for professional and technical organizations around the [...]

Samsung WiMAX Bridges Strix

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 13th, 2007

Strix Systems has received a strategic investment from Samsung, reports Unstrung.
Strix’s VP of marketing, Nan Chen, says the new money will be spent on “expanding market opportunities and R&D.” Excluding this strategic investment, Strix has so far gathered $54 million in venture funding since its inception in 2000.
According to Unstrung, Strix will work together with [...]

Houston Picks Earthlink

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 13th, 2007

The City of Houston has chosen EarthLink Municipal Networks for its 600-square-mile citywide, WiFi network, reports the Houston Chronicle.

Houston may have the largest such network in North America. It will cover nearly all of the city’s 600 square miles by spring of 2009. Low-income residents could get subsidized access for as little as $10 [...]

AdStar + Nokia = Mobile Ads

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 13th, 2007

AdStar today announced plans to use Nokia’s S60 platform to trial an end-to-end “private label” advertising service that will enable the delivery of advertising to mobile phones and devices.
AdStar will integrate Nokia’s mobile technologies into its ad management services. This collaboration will result in a private-label service for various media channels including, but [...]

Mobile WiMAX PlugFest

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 13th, 2007

The WiMAX Forum has brought 35 companies from the Mobile WiMAX equipment and test equipment communities together for the second public mobile WiMAX Forum PlugFest, an interoperability showcase hosted by AT4 wireless Labs in Malaga, Spain. The PlugFest kicked off on Sunday, February 11, 2007 and concludes on Saturday, February 17.

“This second mobile PlugFest signifies [...]

Qualcomm: MediaFLO US-Centric

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 13th, 2007

Reuters reports that Qualcomm officials say it would probably not build a mobile television network outside the United States, despite success in the U.S., where it has signed up Cingular and Verizon.
“It’s very unlikely,” Chief Executive Officer Paul Jacobs said in an interview at the 3GSM wireless trade show. He was asked if the win [...]