Twenty-one telecommunications operators from 15 nations in Asia, America and Europe are collaborating to create a global “roaming belt” for WiBro Mobile WiMax service, according to KT Corp. The Korean firm, which is spearheading the initiative, and the group met recently for the maiden session of the WiBro Mobile WiMax Community. KT refused to state… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Pakistan Plans Largest Mobile WiMax Rollout
The largest WiMax network to date is due to begin operations in Pakistan, according to Motorola. The firm will supply 802.16e-based MOTOwi4 network to the country’s Wateen Telecom and expects a million subscribers to initially avail of the service. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
A Cure To Citywide Wi-Fi Woes?
Early attempts to deploy citywide wireless Internet access have run into unforeseen problems. Contractors have been forced to place more access points than planned, and subscribers need to attach signal boosters to their homes in order to receive Internet access. Help may be on the way in the form of Wavion, a San Jose, California-based… Continue Reading
Startup Wants To Offer Free Nationwide Wireless
Startup company M2Z Networks plans to offer free wireless access with speeds at 384 Kbps across the U.S. once it secures a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For higher speeds, users will have to pay a fee, five percent of which will go the government, according to the firm’s application to FCC. To… Continue Reading
Learn To Do A Wireless LAN Site Survey
George Ou covers how to do a WLAN site survey with a number of tools, including Netstumbler and Airmagnet survey. He also covers the proper usage and importance of a spectrum analyzer to a proper WLAN survey. In the end you get what you pay for. The commercial software is easy to use and has… Continue Reading
Boingo Wireless Buys Concourse
Hotspot operator Boingo has expanded it’s reach with the purchase of Concourse, giving it a presence in 12 major US airports and over 100 locations in the US and Canada. The purchase should not cause any job losses and should hopefully expand Boingo’s ability to support WiFi handsets. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
UK Sales Of Wi-Fi Equipment Soar
The growing demand for Wi-Fi technology led to a dramatic rise in sales of Wi-FI equipment in the U.K. over the past year. According to a new study by analyst firm GfK, sales of wireless routers totaled £24 million, or an increase of 108 percent from the first quarter of 2005 to the same period… Continue Reading
802.11n Likely To Be Delayed Even More
The 802.11n Draft 1.0 — the most recent version of next-generation wireless technology — garnered 12,000 comments from the standards-setting group IEEE according to a WNN report. To be ratified, the draft spec must be approved by 75 percent of the voting membership, and the high volume of comments indicates that a finalized version of… Continue Reading
Vendors Argue WiMax, WiFi, HSDPA
At The Wireless Event in London, the merits of WiFi, HSDPA, and WiMAX — the contenders for wireless technology’s number one position — were debated back and forth, but discussions ended with no real winner. WiFi is predicted to come out on top initially thanks to its early market presence and to the lack of… Continue Reading
3G & Wi-Fi Help Rebuild
When hurricane Katrina made landfall, an unlikely group came to help rebuild. A contingent from the Burning Man festival, who are very familiar with building a community from nothing. Thier efforts were greatly helped with the Kyocera Wireless KR1 Mobile Router that allowed them to share the EV-DO 3G connection that previously was only usable… Continue Reading
Linksys Launches 802.11g VOIP Phones
Linksys has released their new 802.11g wireless VoIP phones, the WIP300 and the WIP330. Both WiFi phones require a broadband connection and activated VoIP service to operate. The WIP300, with a 1.8-inch color display and standard features such as call forwarding, call transfer, and call history, has an estimated street price of $219.99. The WIP330,… Continue Reading
BT To Beam Wireless Broadband To Cities
BT Group intends to install a network of Wi-Fi hotspots in 12 U.K. cities, including Leeds, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London’s Westminster area, by the end of 2006. Steve Andrews, BT’s chief of converged services, clarified that the plan only constitutes the first phase and that the company expects to expand its coverage. In… Continue Reading
Altera, Sequans Unveil Mobile WiMAX Chipset
Altera Corp. and Sequans Communications announced the availability of mobile WiMax chipsets. Using FPGA technology, they seem very certain that they will be able to upgrade the chipsets for future improvements to the WiMax standards. No word yet on any customers. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Silicon Valley Backs US Wireless Broadband Plan
John Muleta (former head of the FCC’s wireless bureau) and cable executive Milo Medin (creator of AtHome Networks) have founded M2Z Networks Inc. with the goal of offering nationwide high-speed Internet service via a vacated slice of airwaves. The unused airwaves, 2155 megahertz (Mhz) to 2175 Mhz, have been allocated for advanced wireless service, and… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi/VoIP iPod Could Attract 100m Users
Bundling reaches new heights with plans to add WiFi and VoIP to items such as Apple’s iPod digital media players. A new study suggests that the combination, called “real-time Internet,” will become the preferred way for consumers to access the Internet in the future. 100 million consumer mobile VoIP users are expected by the year… Continue Reading