Russia successfully launched three additional GLONASS navigation satellites on Christmas Day, apparently taking advantage of NORAD’s annual PR stunt, tracking Santa Claus. That brings the total number of functional Russian navigational satellites to 18.
GLONASS (GLObal’naya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema) is a competitor to the U.S. GPS system and is capable of providing coverage to the [...]
Alvarion earlier this week said it had landed its first Tier I carrier deal for Mobile WiMAX equipment, but did not name the provider. Telephony believes the customer may be France Telecom. Alvarion, a relatively small Israeli broadband wireless company, could be propelled to the top ranks of the highly competitive WiMAX market, says the [...]
Sam Churchill and Don Park of DailyWireless would like to take a moment to thank everyone for sharing our wonder and delight in wireless technology. We believe it can bring people together. We believe in the better angels of human nature and that the world will be better because of it.
The sentiments from the first [...]
Tropos Networks has set up a network of some 70 meshed routers throughout the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca. The network was constructed for Hajjis. Muslims travel from all over the world each year in observance of Hajj week.
Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission appointed an Internet service provider, Bayanat Al-Oula and Aptilo, [...]
Apple will adopt Intel’s ultra-mobile PC platform, AppleInsider has learned. Early next year, it will build a new breed of ultra-mobile processors from the chipmaker into a fresh generation of handheld devices, says the publication.
The pair’s first foray into this extended venture appears to have been the Apple TV wireless set-top-box, which employed a [...]
Nokia Siemens Networks has completed a field trial in an urban environment using the new Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. Peak data rates of 160 Megabits per second were realized in this demonstration.
The field trial was conducted in a real urban outdoor environment with multiple users using the new 2.6 GHz spectrum. Nokia says it [...]
On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of six senators of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has oversight over the FCC, sent a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, urging the commission to “work to resolve any open technical questions and complete a final order in the next few months” regarding the use of white [...]
Each year the Wireless Internet Institute (W2i) awards cities and communities holds an annual Best Practices Award ceremony. It pays tribute to local governments and supporting organizations implementing broadband-wireless solutions for cities, counties and regions.
The 3rd Annual Convention, held in Washington, DC earlier this month, awarded the City of Minneapolis and their Wireless Minneapolis network [...]
A list of potential 700 MHz bidders was made available on the FCC’s Web site (pdf), late Tuesday. It has accepted 96 applications and reported 170 as incomplete (pdf). The latter need to be completed by Jan. 4.
The FCC auction of 700-megahertz spectrum, is scheduled to begin on January 24. The FCC-run wireless auction [...]
“Telecommunications Security and Privacy Act. Invasion of privacy is more like it”.
– Enemy of the State
Portland’s ad-sponsored Wi-Fi provider MetroFi announced today that it’s changing its online ad format, moving from 1-inch banner ads across the screen to Microsoft’s MSN SideGuide, which displays ads, a search box and news on the side of the screen, [...]
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