Fixed Wirless News Archives

2002

Singapore's ILEC Builds Hotspots Seng Li Peng
[September 30, 2002] Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel), Singapore's ILEC, plans a vast network of 150 hotspots that will serve most of Singapore, a wired city that is also a nation.

Wi-Fi News Briefs Gerry Blackwell
[September 24, 2002] A glut of 5.8 GHz gear hits the market, hotspot pioneerWayport continues to aggressively sell its services, and ClearSKY Networks launches services in a six-block hotzone.

Boingo and Pronto Team Up Eric Griffith
[September 24, 2002] Equipment maker Pronto Networks announced that it will support the Boingo Wireless network on all its hardware, letting Boingo users surf at any hotspot powered by Pronto.

NextWeb Acquires Worldwide Wireless Networks Alex Goldman
[September 20, 2002] Privately held NextWeb, Inc. has signed a deal to acquire bankrupt, publicly-traded Worldwide Wireless Networks, Inc.

Microsoft's Broadband Hardware Eric Griffith
[September 20, 2002] Microsoft will release broadband networking hardware for wired and wireless homes, featuring Ethernet and 802.11b technologies, respectively.

Wi-Fi News Briefs ISP-Planet Staff
[September 17, 2002] Sanswire engulfs Tsunami, Alcatel vows to enter the hotspot equipment making arena, and Funk Software builds 802.1x into new versions of its RADIUS software for strong WLAN security.

WiFi Metro To Become HotSpotzz Eric Griffith
[September 3, 2002] Nine months ago, WiFi Metro debuted as one of the largest WISPs in the U.S. Last week, IKANO picked up the upstart from beleaguered hereUare Communications.

Wayport Takes the Loews Road Eric Griffith
[August 30, 2002] Wayport is showing up in even more hotels thanks to an arrangement with the Loews Hotels chain, which is courting business travelers with the broadband wireless service.

Café Offers Free High Speed Access dc.internet.com Staff
[August 28, 2002] A Washington, D.C., Internet café called CyberSTOP is offering free Wi-Fi access and hopes to make some money by renting computers with Wi-Fi cards to customers and by selling Wi-Fi cards.

Starbucks Serves Up Wi-Fi Access Michael Singer
[August 22, 2002] Starbucks is teaming up with T-Mobile International to become one of the largest Wi-Fi network suppliers in both the U.S. and Europe.

Wi-Fi News Briefs Gerry Blackwell
[August 20, 2002] Two research firms release WLAN studies, Singapore heats up hotzone wars, and a S.C. ISP utilizes yet another wireless frequency to deliver high-speed services over licensed spectrum.

Ricochet Rebounds Jim Wagner
[August 19, 2002] After nearly a half-year testing its service with the City of Denver, Ricochet has bounced back into the consumer world, officials announced Thursday evening.

Deep Blue Wireless Deploys Eric Griffith
[August 16, 2002] Pronto Networks hotspot client Deep Blue Wireless feels safe with the hotspot vendor and has already deployed Pronto's prepackaged product in twenty locations.

Aether Sells to Pennsylvania Police dc.internet.com Staff
[August 14, 2002] With Lockheed Martin Management and Data Systems as the systems integrator, Aether Systems has closed a $6.5 million contract to provide wireless services to the Pennsylvania State Police.

Cablevision Wants to Sell Wireless Unit @NY Staff
[August 12, 2002] The struggling cable operator says Northcoast Communications is up for grabs, but says that it remains committed to broadband.

Sprint Uprgrades to 3G 1X Michael Chait
[August 9, 2002] With the race to provide broader wireless services continuing to heat up, Sprint Thursday took a major charge, becoming the first U.S. carrier to complete a nationwide 3G 1X network upgrade.

Waiting For 3G Brian Morrissey
[August 6, 2002] Sprint PCS will soon introduce the first nationwide third-generation wireless network in the United States, but can 3G live up to its billing?

Trial by Broadband Roy Mark
[August 6, 2002] Verizon selects BeamReach Networks to provide technology for a prototype non-line of sight broadband fixed wireless buildout in Northern Virginia using 2.3 GHz spectrum.

The High Spark of Low Power Roy Mark
[August 5, 2002] The UWB industry says this combination of broader spectrum, lower power and pulsed data means that ultra wideband causes less interference than conventional narrowband radio solutions.

Wi-Fi News Briefs ISP-Planet Staff
[August 1, 2002] GRIC and WaveRider report results, and WCW is using fixed wireless equipment from Airspan to exploit the licensed 1.9 GHz (PCS) spectrum.

hereUare On the Block Eric Griffith
[July 23, 2002] For-pay Hotspot provider hereUare Communications, along with its subsidiary WiFi Metro, are both up for sale. If there's no deal in two weeks, the services will initiate a complete shut down.

Heavyweights Pump Up Wi-Fi Brian Morrissey
[July 23, 2002] Until recently the province of fledgling upstarts, the 802.11 industry now has the full attention of the biggest names in the tech and wireless industries, such as Intel, IBM, and Microsoft.

Wi-Fi5, We Hardly Knew Ye Eric Griffith
[July 18, 2002] WECA is dropping the Wi-Fi5 brand for 802.11a products in favor of tagging any and all 802.11-based products certified by the group as 'Wi-Fi Certified.'

Wi-Fi News Briefs Gerry Blackwell
[July 16, 2002] The wireless world of sports, Motorola spreads its U-NII band canopy, and U.K. research indicates that public hotspot ventures are attracting considerable interest from mobile operators.

AIR2LAN gets Security Eric Griffith
[July 16, 2002] AIR2LAN, a fixed wireless broadband ISP with customers in cites of the Southeast from Texas to Alabama, is partnering with Vernier Networks to provide enhanced security for users.

Wireless Instant Messaging Spec Progresses Bob Woods
[July 16, 2002] The Wireless Village initiative released version 1.1 of its specifications, hoping to build universal interoperability between mobile and fixed networks.

Core to Provide Hotel Internet Access dc.internet.com Staff
[July 15, 2002] Core Communications, which focuses on serving the hotel, meetings, and convention industry, has been selected by Omni Hotels to provide Internet access using wireless, wired, and hybrid architectures.

Microsoft Is Bullish On Wi-Fi Jim Wagner
[July 12, 2002] Analysts were intrigued as Microsoft said it will begin to sell a line of hardware products to enable customers to build home networks with 802.11b technology, or Wi-Fi.

GRIC Restructures, Lays Off Staff Eric Griffith
[June 28, 2002] The Wi-Fi hotspot aggregator and ISP takes action to achieve profitability—including cutting ten percent of its global workforce.

iPass: Roam Where You Want Eric Griffith
[June 26, 2002] iPass released its "generic interface specification" (GIS) in the hopes that it will become the de facto standard for roaming between wireless LANs.

HP Kicks Off Hotspot Initiative Brian Morrissey
[June 25, 2002] The IT giant hopes to use its three decades of experience in the wired world in a push into the public wireless LAN market, cashing in on a potential boom in the public hotspot market.

XtremeSpectrum Rolls Out First UWB Chipset Roy Mark
[June 25, 2002] The new UWB chipset, called Trinity, is designed to deliver the consumer market's three critical criteria: low price, low power, and high data rate. It is available for testing now.

Even More Hotspot Incentive Eric Griffith
[June 21, 2002] When Wireless ISP Joltage Networks teams up with services company Atlas Broadband, the result is a tempting offer to potential hotspot builders.

Wi-Fi News Briefs ISP-Planet Staff
[June 20, 2002] FiberLink and Boingo link up, StarnetWX invades Chicago suburbs, and providers face problems caused by hotspots. The number of hotspots in the U.S. could reach 42,000 by 2006.

Proxim Buys Agere's Wi-Fi Products Eric Griffith
[June 18, 2002] Agere Systems agreed to sell its 802.11 equipment business, including the ORiNOCO line of products, to Proxim Corporation for $65 million in cash.

FCC Launches Effort to Free Spectrum Roy Mark
[June 14, 2002] The FCC hopes to aid commercial development and growth of spectrum in the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz and 92-95 GHz bands, capable of supporting multi-gigabit-per-second Internet speeds.

News From the 802.11 Planet Conference InternetNews Staff
[June 13, 2002] The news just keeps pouring in from the 802.11 Planet Conference in Philadelphia, run by INT Media Group, the parent company of this website.

EarthLink Partners with Boingo Thor Olavsrud
[June 12, 2002] EarthLink Inc. signaled its intentions to expand its presence in the wireless Internet arena through a deal with Boingo Wireless, founded in 2001 by EarthLink founder and chairman Sky Dayton.

UWB Company Gets Funding Roy Mark
[June 11, 2002] Hoping to launch the industry's first commercial ultra-wideband product under new FCC rules, XtremeSpectrum has completed a $12 million round of venture funding.

Wi-Fi News Briefs Gerry Blackwell
[June 4, 2002] New bridge from Alvarion connects base stations with otherwise inaccessible customers, USURF makes waves in the Rocky Mountains, and researchers say Wi-Fi to overtake MMDS in the U.S.

FCC Amends Part 15 Wireless Rules Roy Mark
[May 17, 2002] The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) believes that the news rules will prevent a meltdown in unlicensed spectrum and allow different technologies to cohabit peacefully.

FCC To Approve Wi-Fi Rule Revamp Jim Wagner
[May 13, 2002] The FCC is set to approve modifications in the rules governing spread spectrum technologies used by fixed wireless operators, opening the door to new systems and improve the transmission of broadband data.

QUALCOMM's Westech Korea Deal Michael Singer
[May 13, 2002] The deal builds on the two wireless giants' existing worldwide CDMA Wireless Local Loop subscriber unit and modem card agreement in South Korea.

StarBand, BASF Reach Out to Farmers Roy Mark
[May 8, 2002] Starband, a satellite broadband ISP, and BASF, a manufacturer, plan to offer high-speed satellite Internet service to U.S. crop and livestock producers.

Directory of Public Hot Spots Eric Griffith
[May 6, 2002] INT Media Group has launched 80211Hostpots.com, a worldwide directory of public hot spots for wireless Internet access.

The Software Access Point Ed Sutherland
[May 2, 2002] While neither will confirm a product exists, both Microsoft and Intel are hard at work on ways to turn the everyday PC into an inexpensive Wi-Fi access point.

Computer Associate's 802.11 Management Tools Kevin Reichard
[April 25, 2002] Computer Associates enters the burgeoning 802.11 market with extensions to its flagship product, Unicenter, enabling corporations to manage all 802.11 usage on an enterprise-wide scale.

Cafe.com Brings Public Wi-Fi to Southern California Kevin Reichard
[April 25, 2002] Cafe.com unveils two public Wi-Fi hotspots in Southern California and expects to have 30 hotspots in place by the end of the year.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Multimode World Kevin Reichard
[April 24, 2002] Are 802.11 users headed for a multimode future? Yes, if recent announcements by Intersil, a leading developer of silicon technology for wireless networks, is any indication.

Wi-Fi News Briefs Gerry Blackwell
[April 23, 2002] NextWeb snaps up Innetix, StarNetWX lights up Las Vegas, SkyRiver Communications floods San Diego, and Reality Wireless Networks checks out of Saratoga, Calif.

NextWeb Buys Innetix Michael Singer
[April 16, 2002] Could this be the first of a wave of acquisitions? NextWeb, a fixed wireless ISP, purchases Innetix and its customer base in an all-cash deal.

Neutral WLAN Deployed in Airport Matthew Peretz
[April 5, 2002] InterNetwork Experts, a subsidiary of I-Sector Corporation, announced today that it has completed the implementation of 802.11b infrastructure at the Minneapolis-St.Paul Airport.

hereUare Loses a Partner Bob Liu
[March 25, 2002] hereUare Communications Inc. has felt the sting of VoiceStream Wireless's acquisition of MobileStar Network Corp. as it has lost a very valuable partner.

Broadview Nears Network Plus Buy boston.internet.com Staff
[March 22, 2002] Broadview has received the approval from bankruptcy court judges of its offer to purchase the assets of bankrupt Network Plus, which are worth about $433 million, for $15.75 million.

GoAmerica, Boingo Ink Alliances Ryan Naraine
[March 19, 2002] GoAmerica Inc. rolls out combined WAN/LAN service, announcing on Monday that its network would be available during the second half of 2002. Meanwhile, Boingo busts some moves.

Wireless Providers In 'Sirius' Trouble Jim Wagner
[March 18, 2002] New cable modem classification frees broadband cable industry from various obligations. Wireline broadband reclassification is next on the agenda, as the FCC steps back from regulating the monopolies.

StarBand's Small Office Service dc.internet.com Staff
[March 14, 2002] Subscribers to StarBand Small Office can share Internet access over satellite and can use static IPs, VPNs, and other services for prices starting at $129.99 per month with a setup fee of about $799.

Deutsche Telekom to Integrate Cellular and WLAN Service Bob Liu
[March 11, 2002] Deutsche Telekom will phase out the MobileStar and VoiceStream Wireless brand names and unify its offerings through an integrated service plan.

Wi-Fi News Briefs Gerry Blackwell
[March 5, 2002] Some good news out of Israel, non-Olympic news from Salt Lake City, unconfirmed rumors swirl about the future of XO Communications, and new research from Yankee Group.

Intersil and Cisco Plan 802.11g Road Map Bob Liu
[February 22, 2002] Intersil and Cisco to develop WLAN client adapter reference designs based on IEEE 802.11g draft standard allowing services to upgrade backend networks without disrupting client service.

Intersil and Cisco Plan 802.11g Road Map Bob Liu
[February 22, 2002] Intersil and Cisco will jointly develop WLAN client adapter reference designs based on IEEE 802.11g draft standard to allow service providers to upgrade backend networks without disrupting client service.

Providers Embrace Wireless Technologies Thor Olavsrud
[February 22, 2002] Compaq and Earthlink announced significant initiatives aimed at securing more wireless Internet users. Compaq will seek small business users while EarthLink pursues both residential and commercial users.

FCC Ushers in Ultra-Wideband Era Roy Mark
[February 15, 2002] Unanimous vote clears the way for technology that proponents say will provide higher data rates and lower power consumption than either 802.11 or Bluetooth.

Metro Area Wi-Fi Matthew Peretz
[January 31, 2002] WiFi Metro, Inc. launces its 802.11-based network in the San Francisco bay area with hotspots in forty locations.

AT&T Sells Fixed Wireless Venture For $16 Million Jim Wagner
[January 16, 2002] With plans to seek bankruptcy protection in February, Globix secures a deal with bondholders to reduce its debt burden by approximately $480 million.

Motient Files for Chapter 11 David Haskin
[January 14, 2002] The chapter 11 filing appears to include a plan for exiting bankruptcy that involves restructuring the company's debt. Service to subscribers should not be impaired.

Look For The Wi-Fi Label ISP-Planet Staff
[January 9, 2002] In a year with few business bright spots, one group notes that 2001 was a spectacular time for major developments in the wireless networking equipment industry.

Sprint, AT&T Boost Wireless Roy Mark and Thor Olavsrud
[January 9, 2002] Sprint PCS Group announces a wireless e-mail solution that does not require synchronization, and AT&T gets on board the Home RF Working Group.