Muni Wi-Fi 2.0?
Ruckus Wireless launches a new broadband access solution for a new market (hint: no free lunch). Read more...
Wi-Fi Product Watch, October 2009
Free Wi-Fi on Virgin America flights; Movie Wedge helps portable movie viewing; good news, Fido--there's an app for that; two new HP Mini netbooks froom Verizon; more airlines add Wi-Fi; Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One Printer reviewed; 50 free apps for mobile business users; and more. Read more...
The Future of 4G: LTE vs. WiMAX
LTE, the 4G mobile broadband technology backed by major cellular network equipment providers and operators, casts a long shadow across the WiMAX landscapeeven though LTE products are thin on the ground and no operator has launched commercial service using it. Read more...
Wi-Fi Product Watch, September 2009
Wi-Fi Alliance certifies first 802.11n products; Apple iPad likely to debut in May; touch-screen VoIP phone from snom with Wi-Fi; New iPhone/touch app tracks concert dates based on playlist, location; FON's 802.11n router can tweet; Aruba announces new low-priced 802.11n AP; Skype most popular mobile VoIP app; and more. Read more...
Industry Insiders: Eran Karoly, VeriWave
We speak with VeriWaves vice president of marketing about the all-wireless office, the ratification of 802.11n, and how the market is likely to change in the coming year. Read more...
Global WiMAX Status Report
In this multi-part series, contributing writer, Gerry Blackwell, examines the state of the WiMAX industry in key regions around the globe. Read more...
WiMAX in North America Defying Global Trends
Will North America continue to be the exception that proves the rule--a developed market that embraces WiMAX and sees it compete with more established players and technologies? Read more...
Wi-Fi Product Watch, August 2009
Nimbuzz Android launches; Nokia to enter netbook space; Epson's new Wi-Fi-enabled printer coming this month; Verizon Wireless updates specs for 4G LTE 700MHz; radios you can swallow; Apple looks into exploding iPhones, iPods; smartphone app downloads to triple by 2014; and more. Read more...
Demand for WiMAX Strong in Emerging Markets
A new report shows India is now the largest global opportunity for WiMAX, with rural U.S. installations in second place. Read more...
Wi-Fi Product Watch, July 2009
New 2TB Time Capsule ($499) from Apple; Verizon offers free Wi-Fi to some laptop users; free Wi-Fi for all at Barnes & Noble; two new powerhouse gaming notebooks with 802.11n; Palm Restores iTunes Sync in Slap to Apple; U.S. Airways to offer in-flight Wi-Fi; WiMAX comes to Vegas; magicJack to Introduce Femtocell Version; and more. Read more...
Review: magicJack
It may seem too good to be true, but magicJack actually delivers on its promise of free local and long-distance voice service. Read more...
WiMAX Poised to Explode in Latin America, Caribbean
If political barriers to spectrum allocation can be overcome, WiMAX in Latin America and the Caribbean could really take off as early as this year. Read more...
WiMAX Around the Globe: APAC
The Asia-Pacific region (APAC) may be the laboratory and proving ground for WiMAX, but so far the results are a tad disappointing. Read more...
Industry Insiders: Peter Curnow-Ford, WiMAX Expert
UK-based WiMAX expert, Peter Curnow-Ford, on the role WiMAX will play in an evolving wireless world, and the very different approach to municipal and publicly-funded wireless in the UK (versus in the U.S.). Read more...
Review: Clear's WiMAX Network in Portland, OR
Portland, OR resident Michael Hall takes Clear's new WiMAX network out for a spin. The verdict? Better than DSL. Read more...
Wi-Fi Product Watch, April 2009
Motorola reports major decline in sales; Ekahau and NavSync announce a Wi-Fi/GPS RTLS tag; Hong Kong's PCCW will deploy Ruckus APs at 5,000+ hotspots; Wi-Fi helps with advanced sub-metering; video over 802.11n module from Meru; Palm Treo Pro now available in Canada; JiWire gets new infusion of cash; Verizon Wireless HTC Touch Diamond available tomorrow; and more. Read more...
Wireless Interactive Covers All Its Bases
From its humble beginnings in a garage, California-based wireless equipment provider, Wireless Interactive, now makes everything from high-power radios to customized cable assemblies and has clients worldwide. Read more...
WiMAX Has a Future in Middle East and Africa
While operators in "the MEA market" may be very tightly focused for now on using WiMAX for fixed broadband, there is nothing stopping them planning for a future when mobile broadband becomes feasible and demand emerges. Read more...
Is WiMAX the Answer for Underserved Areas?
WiMAX networks may begin to gain a foothold this year in those "underserved" markets the stimulus money is intended for--not just for Internet, but for voice, as well. Read more...
Cable Industry Confronts Wireless Conundrum
A panel of cable execs outline the challenges facing their industry in a brave new (wireless) world. Read more...
Investors Bank on WiMAX in Eastern Europe
In the third installment of our series on WiMAX around the globe, we look at the unique market conditions WiMAX faces in Eastern Europe. Read more...
Redline Communications Starts Work on WiMAX
Redline entered the market in 2002 with a point-to-point wireless Ethernet bridge. The success of its early product lines has given it the operating capital to start to work in the WiMAX area. Read more...
WiMAX Struggles to Find a Foothold in Western Europe
Its an uphill climb for WiMAX in the land 3G created. In the second installment of our look at WiMAX around the globe, we focus our attention on western Europe. Read more...
Ceragon's Winning Formula
Thanks to iPhone and other devices driving consumer demand for mobile broadband, New Jersey-based wireless equipment provider, Ceragon, is optimistic about the future. Read more...
LigoWave Well-Suited for Stimulus Funds
Companies like LigoWave, which makes high-performance wireless equipment for wireless ISPs and carrier customers, could see a big boost in business if the stimulus bill passes. Read more...
