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NextWave Kills Go Networks

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 29th, 2008

NextWave Wireless, which managed to squander most it’s wealth in a few short years, said it will discontinue the operations of its GO Networks unit, which developed wide area Wi-Fi network equipment with beamforming.
NextWave, which two weeks ago received a much-needed commitment of $100 million in debt financing, filed a request in Israel to seek [...]

Google’s Open Roaming Patent

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2008

Google describes their vision for an open wireless world, in a recently published patent (U.S. Patent Office), explains TechCrunch.

Google’s “Flexible Communication Systems and Methods” patent would allow cellphone users to connect through various networks, automatically. Users can either manually accept the bid that looks best to them, or have the phone choose one automatically, based [...]

Azulstar Launches Residential 3.65GHz WiMAX

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 25th, 2008

Azulstar is formally launching a 3.65 GHz WiMAX service this week within the communities of Grand Rapids Michigan, Grand Haven, Ferrysburg and Spring Lake, as well as other parts of Ottawa and Kent County. Azulstar has been testing the 3.65 GHz WiMAX service in Michigan since February.
Azulstar is using Alvarion gear, choosing their 802.16e BreezeMAX [...]

NAB: Dinosaurs

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 24th, 2008

Google co-founder Larry Page turned up on Capitol Hill today to boost the company’s “Free the Airwaves” campaign, reports the Washington Post.

Companies such as Google that are part of the Wireless Innovation Alliance are asking for the white spaces to be unlicensed and open to all. They have started an on-line petition to support unlicensed [...]

D-Block: Down to the Wire

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 24th, 2008

The game’s out there, and it’s play or get played. That simple. - The Wire

Jeffrey Silva in RCR News says that key House Homeland Security Committee members appear to back FCC’s efforts to revise D-Block rules — but the panel’s hearing brought to surface differences among lawmakers, first responders and others over critical issues [...]

Wi-Fi Use Grows

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 22nd, 2008

iPass a global provider of services that unify the management of enterprise mobility, today released the latest edition of the iPass Mobile Broadband Index, which tracks the wireless use patterns of mobile workers around the world.
The report shows worldwide business use of iPass Wi-Fi hotspots increased by 46% from the first half of 2007 [...]

Livable Streets Network

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 22nd, 2008

Mark Gorton, founder of the Open Planning Project says city congestion can be solved relatively easily with web-enabled phones. His Internet-based transit networking system groups riders together based on starting locations and destinations. It’s an idea Gorton calls “Smart Para-Transit”.
“Currently you have lots of people making very similar trips in private automobiles. Now, [...]

Google Streetview on Cell Phones

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 17th, 2008

Google has announced a new version of its Google Maps for Mobile software that includes support for Street View, as well as walking directions and reviews of businesses. Google said the new version is faster too.

Street View provides a ground-level, driver’s-eye view of the world. Now pedestrians can use it, too — at least on [...]

Spectrum Bridge: Online Clearinghouse for Spectrum

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 17th, 2008

Spectrum Bridge, a privately held Florida company, is creating a real-time online marketplace for radio spectrum. The Company says their online clearinghouse will enable a mass market for secondary spectrum access.
While only the FCC can grant a license for spectrum, SpecEx enables current license holders to sell or lease their excess spectrum assets to interested [...]

700MHz: War in Europe

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 16th, 2008

Representatives from European regulators met today to hash out the details on how to allocate future 4G spectrum that many operators want for Long-Term Evolution (LTE) deployments, reports Unstrung.
The spectrum, from 790 MHz to 862 MHz, will be freed up when broadcasters switch from analog to digital TV. It’s the European equivalent of the 700 [...]