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Archive for April, 2007

SOMA Announces Mobile WiMAX

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 20th, 2007

SOMA Networks today introduced the FlexMAX MS-G100 Gateway, a series of indoor, self-installable wireless broadband gateways based on the 802.16e-2005 standard.
The FlexMAX Mobile WiMAX family uses three types of antenna technologies for Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) coverage and greater indoor penetration, supporting both Wave 1 and Wave 2 functionality, with multi-antenna technology to increase the reach.
The [...]

Google Buys Videoconferencing Software

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 20th, 2007

TechCrunch explains the video conferencing software package from Marratech. Google acquired the Swedish startup for an undisclosed price this week.
Marratech is in the e-meeting space, explains Michael Arrington. It competes with WebEx, which Cisco just bought for $3.2 billion. Users are able to communicate via text chat, VOIP and video, and share applications in a [...]

Sprint Repackages Vision Packs

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 20th, 2007

Sprint Nextel recently introduced a new series of data packages, offering options at similar or equal price points, but targeted to different customers. The carrier is offering six different CDMA-based consumer data packages, dubbed Vision Packs. They include packages that focus on navigation, music, television, as well as expanding the carrier’s basic Vision offering while [...]

Earthday Recycling

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 20th, 2007

Tomorrow is Earth Day. The first celebration took place in 1970 with 20 million people taking part. This year, Earth Day events are planned in 175 countries. EnviroLink Network has a calendar of events as does WirelessRecycling.com.
Recycling old computers, cell phones and electronics might be a good way to start the celebration.

The Earth Day [...]

Mobile Search War

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 20th, 2007

The NY Times has a good recap of recent developments in mobile search:
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all trained their sights on cellphones, which they see as the next great battleground in the Internet search wars. They have thrown tens of millions of dollars and armies of programmers at the problem, seeking to develop tools [...]

WiFi Vs WiMAX in Windy City

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 20th, 2007

The Chicago Tribune has learned that both AT&T and EarthLink are in a competition to build the city’s 160 square mile WiFi network.
Both AT&T and Earthlink have made written and oral proposals to the city and Hardik Bhatt, the city’s chief information officer (right). A spokeswoman said the city is making progress in [...]

Land Warrior Retires

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 19th, 2007

Popular Mechanics looks at the Land Warrior System in the May, 2007 issue.
The Land Warrior system (Wikipedia) is a 16-pound system with a dozen pieces of gear. It plugs infantrymen into the global battlefield network.
The Army’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (Wikipedia) from Fort Lewis, Wash., is preparing to deploy to Iraq with Land Warrior [...]

Will Consumers Prefer WiMAX?

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 19th, 2007

In a head-to-head comparison, respondents to a US consumer survey prefered WiMAX over cellular data and Wi-Fi services, according to market researcher In-Stat.
The survey, conducted earlier this year with over 1,200 respondents, asked respondents a series of questions regarding their interest in various wireless broadband services.
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:

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The Expanding U-verse

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 19th, 2007

AT&T now has about 18,000 U-verse subscribers in service, the company said today. By contrast, it only had some 3,000 subscribers at the end of last year, says Telephony.
After bringing the service to 11 markets last year, AT&T has announced its availability to more than 200,000 homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The company expects [...]

Clearwire Stock Price Down

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 19th, 2007

Broadband Reports says Clearwire stock has taken a big hit:

Despite the initial excitement surrounding Clearwire’s IPO and WiMax, boundless optimism doesn’t pay the bills, and a research firm says the company may need to raise as much as $5.1 billion over the next five years to stay afloat. That news has helped contribute to a [...]