Bell Canada Turbo HSPA+ Delivers High-Speed Wireless Internet
TMC.Net Bell today announced the new Turbo Hub for portable Internet access speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps on Bell Mobility’s HSPA+ mobile network. Offering landline voice service as well as in-home Internet access, Bell Turbo Hub is an ideal solution for rural and remote communities not already served by wireline broadband. Topics: wireless, telecom, [...]
Eutelsat Launches Tooway Broadband Service in Netherlands
TMC.Net Eutelsat has launched its satellite broadband service Tooway in the Netherlands. Aimed at areas with limited cable or wireless connectivity, the service offers a basic package at up to 3.6Mbps for EUR 25 per month. Topics: satellite, launch, telecom, broadband, Netherlands, wireless
Pakistan Mobile Signals Flood Indian Border Areas
TMC.Net Located along the India- Pakistan border, Suchetgarh is officially Indian soil. But in a different sense, it is in Pakistani territory, too. And it is such a good mobile coverage that has made this border village a convenient infiltration point for militants. Topics: India, security, satellite, wireless, Pakistan, telecom
Explosion of Wireless Devices Causing Data Traffic Jam
TMC.Net Federal regulators are working to head off what they call a “looming spectrum crisis” — a severe shortage of the wireless frequencies that deliver data and allow smartphones to perform all the tasks people expect. A proposal from the Federal Communications Commission is expected next month. Topics: wireless, satellite, telecom
BCE Anticipating More Wireless Competition
TMC.Net Globalive’s Wind Mobile wireless business has been operating since December, and Mobilicity (formerly DAVE Wireless) plans to launch this spring in Toronto. Public Mobile and Quebec-based Videotron have also announced launch plans for this year. Topics: wireless, telecom, Canada, satellite, BCE
Wireless Internet, Satellite Comms Save Lives in Haiti
Internet Evolution Members of NetHope, a group of 29 organizations dedicated to using technology to help solve problems in emerging nations, has been deploying compact INMARSAT-based kits for VoIP and Internet access. Topics: wireless, cellular, broadband, satellite, Haiti
AT&T Launching Consumer Satellite Voice Service
Satellite Today In the first quarter of 2010, AT&T plans to begin offering Terrestar’s satellite voice service as part of selected AT&T wireless plans, and this may be the time that satellite voice comes into its own. Topics: broadband, wireless, satellite phone, satellite, telecom, North America
WiMax Companies Request Much More Broadband Stimulus Funding than Satellite
Satellite Today KeyOn Communications, a wireless broadband provider specializing in connecting rural areas, submitted multiple applications requesting a total of $150 million in U.S. broadband stimulus funding, the company announced Aug. 27. Topics: satellite, WiMax, wireless, broadband, telecom
EMS Appoints John Bolton to Board
TMC.Net …was formerly United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations. EMS Technologies is a provider of wireless connectivity solutions over satellite and terrestrial networks. Topics: wireless, satellite, United States
Echo Satellite becomes SatMax
Bizjournals.com based EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) operates a digital set-top box business and a fixed satellite services business. Houston-based SatMax creates a satellite communications “hotspot” that enables fully wireless coverage for multiple concurrent users in any … Topics: satellite, wireless, Houston
Wireless Matrix Extends Satellite Relationship With SkyTerra
Earthtimes , UK SkyTerra (formerly Mobile Satellite Ventures) has provided satellite communications service to Wireless Matrix since 1997. The previous agreement between the two companies provided for service through 2009. Wireless Matrix provides enterprise-class … Topics: broadband, Australia, wireless, satellite
