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Aruba to buy Airwave for $37M

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:59:57 -0500

Aruba Networks, a Top 10 FierceVoIP Leader, plans to acquire Airwave Wireless, a leading provider of specialized tools to centrally manage large, multi-vendor wireless LAN, mesh and WiMAX networks, for $37 million in stock and cash. The acquisition places Aruba, an enterprise WiFi network provider, in the multi-vendor network management business.

Aruba is preparing for the reality that 802.11n equipment will run alongside legacy WiFi equipment. The vendor says the Airwave platform eases technology transitions by extending the life of existing capital investments and enabling multi-vendor solutions to be run from a common, centralized network management system. Plus Aruba appears to be looking to usurp competitors such as Cisco by being able to manage their proprietary solutions.

To learn more about Aruba's acquisition of Airwave:
- check out this release

Related articles:
Aruba jumps on 802.11n bandwagon Article
Aruba moving on up in enterprise WiFi Article

ALSO NOTED: M-payments to soar; Telstra-iPhone; and much more...

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:59:50 -0400

> Mobile payments to soar by 2011 according to Jupiter Research. Article

> Telstra says its in talks with Apple for bringing the iPhone to Australia. Article

> U.S. Congressional Committee votes to recognize wireless mesh technology in new mining regulations. Release

And Finally... Time Magazine names Apple's iPhone the invention of the year. Article

Cisco buys WiMAX startup for $330M

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:59:54 -0400

Cisco has inked a definitive agreement to acquire WiMAX developer Navini Networks for $330 million in cash and assumed options. Navini specializes in Mobile WiMAX 802.16e-2005 and integrates "Smart Beamforming" technologies with MIMO. The companies say that Navini's WiMAX products will extend Cisco's market-leading WiFi and WiFi-Mesh portfolios, which will allow Cisco to tackle new markets quicker.

For more on the deal:
- read this press release

Google WiFi's 1-year anniversary

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 06:59:55 -0400

Google's first municipal WiFi network, which covers Mountain View, the town Google's headquarters are located in, launched one year ago from last Friday. Google reported that the network now includes more than 400 mesh routers, covers about 12 square miles and 25,000 homes. It serves 15,000 unique users each month. Since the beginning of 2007, traffic on the network has increased by about 10 percent each month. The network also facilitates about 300 GB of data each day sent over some 100 distinct WiFi devices. Despite the self-proclaimed success of the network in Mountain View, the company is still waiting to hear the fate of its plan to offer the city of San Francisco a muni-WiFi network with EarthLink.

For more on Google's WiFi plans:
- read this blog post from the company

Related Articles:
Mountain View residents not satisfied with Google's WiFi. Article
Google and EarthLink combine RFP for SF WiFi. Article
Mayor Newsom takes SF WiFi to the voters. Article

AT&T rolls out its first metro WiFi deployment

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:59:56 -0400

AT&T announced the first commercial launch of its AT&T Metro Wi-Fi solution across 3 square miles of Riverside, California. The area includes downtown Riverside, Hunter Technology Park and Adams Auto Center. The mesh-based deployment includes both a municipal public safety network as well as a consumer and business solution. Users can log in for a $7.99 a day (24 hours) fee or buy a weekly pass for $15.99.

Riverside is testing the service to run video to and from police patrol cars, to monitor traffic and to keep an eye on problem areas for graffiti, illegal dumping and building security.

For more on AT&T's deployment:
- read the press release