Portland indoor mapping startup Meridian has been sold to Aruba Networks for an undisclosed sum, reports the Oregonian today. Meridian helps people find their way within large buildings, such as malls, stadiums or airports, and enables marketing directed at a phone’s precise location. Aruba Networks is a wireless LAN vendor selling access points, mobility controllers, [...]
Time Warner Cable says it will expand its Wi-Fi network in Austin, and plans to add hundreds of additional hotspots this year. Time Warner’s app, TWC Wi-Fi Finder, helps customers find its hotspots. It’s free for Time Warner’s customers with Internet, but non-TWC customers must pay, starting at $3 per hour. Meanwhile, the first phase [...]
Researcher IHS says both wired and wireless networks are coming to cars. Backseat entertainment, infotainment systems, traffic displays, and safety applications are expected soon. An automotive version of Ethernet might soon be available with support from key auto companies, IHS writes. The OPEN Alliance (One-Pair Ether-Net), wants to create a standard for connecting the various [...]
Major League Baseball says it has signed a deal with Qualcomm to provide technology and engineering support to improve mobile networks at 30 Major League Baseball ballparks. Over the next two years, Qualcomm engineers will determine how best to build out access to WiFi, 3G and 4G networks. Presumably, they will use Hotspot 2.0 technology [...]
Portland Maine has a new BookMobile that features wireless Internet service and a computer powered by solar panels. The 24-foot-long bookmobile cost roughly $166,000 and was paid for through a combination of private money and library funds. The compact, colorful van is capable of carrying 1,500 books. It delivers them to city neighborhoods that don’t [...]
The Mayor of San José (pdf), on March 14, 2013, cut the faux Ethernet cable to mark the availability of the free, Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi Network in Downtown San José. Ruckus Wireless and SmartWAVE Technologies partnered with the city’s IT department to make it accessible in the downtown core. Selina Lo, president and CEO of [...]
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