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NewsSierra ends CradlePoint acquisition
Sierra Wireless has decided to pull the plug on its plans to acquire wireless networking firm CradlePoint. The company said that certain conditions were supposed to be met prior to closing and one of Read more...
Chrysler turns cars into WiFi hotspots
Soon motorists will be able to check email and surf the Web without finding a local Starbucks or Internet cafe. Beginning in August, automaker Chysler is going to outfit cars with a dealer-installed Read more...
BT urges U.K. workers to come out of the darkness
UK telco BT is urging millions of those who work in the city to switch to occasional remote networks, thus using BT's WiFi hotspots. BT called the workers "bound by darkness," and said that figures Read more...
"Free" WiFi at Starbucks comes with a priceYesterday Starbucks began offering free WiFi to coffee drinkers who visited its Card Reward Web page to either sign up for a $5 rewards card or register an existing gift card. Users who sign up Read more... ALSO NOTED: Free wireless broadband; Nikon, Panasonic launch WiFi-enabled cameras; and much more...
> Congresswoman proposes free wireless broadband. Article > Ruckus Wireless Read more...
Novatel releases HSPA modems, software to boost data speed
Novatel Wireless launched two new HSPA modems, one for the European market and one for North America. The modems offer peak download speeds of 7.2 Mbps. The company also introduced what it calls an Read more...
Wireless penetration will reach 300 percent
By Andrew Seybold Today there are about 3 billion people in the world who are wirelessly connected, most by voice and some by data services. In the United States there is a concern that the growth Read more...
FEATURE: Wireless penetration will reach 300 percent
Wireless penetration will reach 300 percent By Andrew Seybold Today there are about 3 billion people in the world who are wirelessly connected, most by voice and some by data services. In the Read more...
Ericsson: WiFi hotspots on the way out
Are the mobile vendor giants of the world back to bashing WiFi? At the European Computer Audit, Control and Security Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, Johan Bergendahl of Ericsson said the WiFi Read more...
T-Mobile's WiFi vs. femtocell dilemma
T-Mobile's WiFi vs. femtocell dilemma Why is T-Mobile investing in a femtocell start-up, while its U.S. subsidiary offers a Read more...
| Press ReleasesBusiness Use of Wi-Fi Hotspots Nearly Doubles in 2007; Use of 3G Mobile Broadband on the Rise iPass Mobile Broadband Index offers insights into enterprise wireless usage trends REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — March 11, 2008 — iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) a global Read more... Vyke launches full commercial mobile VoIP service from more than 9,500 hotspots and metropolitan area networksVyke launches full commercial mobile VoIP service from more than 9,500 hotspots and metropolitan area networks London, 5 December 2007 - Vyke, the leading mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Read more... iPass Breaks 40,000 Wi-Fi Hotspot Barrier In Europe and Reaches 90,000 Locations Worldwide Major network additions in France and the UK add to leading European footprint REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — November 13th, 2007 — iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) a global Read more... Press Release: Trustive launches European flat-rate hotspot accessTrustive launches European flat-rate hotspot access Unlimited Wi-Fi access for the mobile professional and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) Read more... |