AT&T Can’t Give Away Their Muni WiFi Net
Neither AT&T nor the City of Riverside want their WiFi network, notes Broadband Reports. Wireless Riverside which covers some 55 square miles, started with the best intentions, as did most of the 300-odd municipal WiFi networks launched in 2007-2008.
Topics: T-Mobile, Motorola, HSPA, 3G, telecom, WiMax, AT&T, ISP, Wi-Fi, spectrum
Zer01 Becomes Vaporware?
Wi-Fi Net News
Zer01’s Web site has gone dark, referring users to Google; its press spokesperson, Ron Dresner, didn’t return calls and his Web site no longer lists Zer01 as a client; and Zer01 doesn’t appear to be involved in the upcoming CTIA trade show.
Topics: carrier, wireless, CTIA, smartphone, trade show, telecom, broadband, networking, Google, WiMax
AT&T Looks to Dump Wi-Fi Network
Esme Vos writes at MuniWireless.com about the current state of the Riverside, Calif., network operated by AT&T. The network was the first and only bid by AT&T with MetroFi, which was unable to complete that network along with many others, and which shut down in 2008.
Topics: AT&T, HSPA, Wi-Fi, wireless, telecom, networking, WiMax, Nokia
T-Mobile Lowering 3G Rates On Non-Subsidized Phones
Wi-Fi Net News
It’s long been an irritation of cellular customers that even when they pay the full price of a phone or 3G modem, the monthly data charge remains the same as people who get a subsidized version. That’s changing, with T-Mobile in the lead. T-Mobile cut its unsubsidized monthly fee for 3G service by [...]
VMAX to Spend TWD1.5 Billion to Promote WiMAX in 2010
Telegeography
Taiwanese WiMAX specialist VMAX Telecom has announced that it plans to invest around TWD1.5 billion (USD47.17 million) in the expansion and promotion of its wireless broadband services in Taipei throughout 2010, reports DigiTimes.
Topics: telecom, Taiwan, broadband, WiMax, wireless
New Mobile WiMAX Service in Perth
Daily Wireless
Vivid Wireless has lauched a WiMAX network in Perth, Australia, using Huawei gear, reports Dailywireless reader Grant Bartlett. Currently coverage is limited to Perth, but is likely to expand to other cities, reports Bartlett.
Topics: broadband stimulus, Vivid Wireless, ISP, government, Taiwan, WiMax, Australia, wireless, backhaul, telecom
Verizon Hitting 40-50 Megabits Per Second In 4G Field Trials
Seeking Alpha
Verizon Wireless (VZ) said Monday that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) field trials are producing download speeds of 40 to 50 megabits per second with upload speeds half that tally. Verizon has touted its LTE rollout as it looks to get a year jump on AT&T’s 4G rollout and trump early movers such [...]
Apple Sues HTC For Patent Infringement
Apple today filed a lawsuit against mobile devices maker HTC. The suit claims infringement of 20 patents related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture, and hardware.
Topics: HTC, Taiwan, HSPA, Nokia, Android, WiMax, smartphone, Apple, iPhone, wireless
Satellite Companies Getting $100M Stimulus for Broadband
The vast majority of stimulus funds so far have been awarded to terrestrial wireless and fiber-optic projects. But industry officials say a federal program, set to begin this spring, will set aside at least $100 million to bring satellite-based services to remote communities.
Topics: wireless, Google, broadband stimulus, United States, HSPA, satellite, government, networking, DirecTV, telecommunications
WiMax Phone Launching by Summer 2010 Says Sprint
In a recent interview with Forbes, a Sprint spokesperson said that the company plans to launch a WiMax-equipped phone by the end of June. That date is several months sooner than Clear (Sprint’s WiMax network parter) has told Phone Scoop that such a device would be available.
Topics: Sprint, WiMax
A Sustainable, Free Wi-Fi Service
How about a sustainable, community-based, public-service, solar-powered, Wi-Fi solution? It could pay for itself in 3 years, stimulate jobs in new media and software development, and deliver emergency broadband communications throughout the city (and state).
Topics: HSPA, USA, backhaul, Sprint, Wi-Fi, Google, 4G, open source, WiMax, broadband
$1.6B for Smart Grid Projects To Be Awarded
The Department of Energy announced today it is awarding $620 million for projects around the country to demonstrate Smart Grid technologies for a smarter, more efficient, more resilient electrical grid. Funding came from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, leveraged with $1 billion in funds from the private sector for a total of more [...]
Few Will Pay for In-Flight Internet
Joe Brancatelli, veteran business and travel reporter, keeps looking for traces of potential revenue from in-flight Internet access: He’s not finding it.
Topics: HSPA, Canada, Wi-Fi, telecom, wireless, WiMax
Town Offering Free Wi-Fi to 186,000 Residents In U.K.
The town of Swindon, England, will provide free Wi-Fi to residents: The project is estimated at just £1m to install 1,400 access points around the city, which seems rather inexpensive–could that possibly include installation, backhaul, network operations, and bandwidth?
Topics: WiMax, encryption, Wi-Fi, Google, wireless, USA, telecom, HSPA, backhaul
Delivering Data In Africa Via Air and Sea
During the keynotes and panel sessions on the morning of the first day of the Africa Com event in Cape Town, it became clear that non voice services hold much potential not just as a revenue generator, but also as a customer retention tool in Africa.
Topics: telecommunications, telecom, cellular, WiMax, Africa, broadband, telecoms, Google, MTN, [...]
