Wireless Broadband - Business ExchangeMost Active Articles2009-11-24T03:47:51.860-05:00Business ExchangeBusiness_Exchange@businessweek.comurn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:wireless-broadbandOlga Kharifokharif277Nokia Netbook’s Beauty Proves Only Skin-Deep: Rich Jaroslovskyurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2816150184538731579-7548cb4f5fb379bd8a17c8b7b72e72902009-11-20T09:02:47.934-05:00Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- So near, yet so far. That about sums up Nokia Oyj’s maiden effort to crack the personal-computer market with its Booklet 3G. The world’s largest maker of mobile phones comes tantalizingly close to producing the first truly...Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- So near, yet so far. That about sums up Nokia Oyj’s maiden effort to crack the personal-computer market with its Booklet 3G. The world’s largest maker of mobile phones comes tantalizingly close to producing the first truly...bloomberg.comhttp://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601093&sid=atKKZozUQHw0Rich Jaroslovskyrjaroslovsky6141001FREE Wi-Fi will be available during the holidaysurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17948083498228572166-75566be3f139e9633499a51cbe59682c2009-11-10T15:31:20.938-05:00Maybe we should chalk it up to the upcoming season of jolly, but lately it seems like everyone wants to give away free Wi-Fi access to travelers. Well, free as long as you watch an ad or a promo for whichever company is sponsoring it, such as Yahoo, Microsoft and now Google. But while we might roll our eyes at what looks like just another way to serve up ads, the idea of free WiFi-based marketing is actually pretty smart. Among the current offers:Maybe we should chalk it up to the upcoming season of jolly, but lately it seems like everyone wants to give away free Wi-Fi access to travelers. Well, free as long as you watch an ad or a promo for whichever company is sponsoring it, such as Yahoo, Microsoft and now Google. But while we might roll our eyes at what looks like just another way to serve up ads, the idea of free WiFi-based marketing is actually pretty smart. Among the current offers:gigaom.comhttp://gigaom.com/2009/11/10/free-wi-fi/Scott Millersmiller6232002KeyOn: Why an Obscure Net Provider's Stock Soaredurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12092297308843525424-957e1e54c258c552c9d6cdf26507fd8f2009-11-04T10:28:05.867-05:00Although the U.S. stock market has soared since spring, few companies can match the meteoric rise of a small Internet company based in Omaha. Since May 1, the stock of KeyOn Communications Holdings, which provides Internet connections to companies...Although the U.S. stock market has soared since spring, few companies can match the meteoric rise of a small Internet company based in Omaha. Since May 1, the stock of KeyOn Communications Holdings, which provides Internet connections to companies...BusinessWeekhttp://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/nov2009/pi2009113_981094.htmPeter Elstrompelstrom0771100Unraveling In-Building Wireless Networksurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4504300103966008880-040c876f13f5af0027e2971a3c51d17a2009-10-30T10:19:15.109-04:00Mobile workers often complain about wireless connections in the office, while cellular carriers are grappling with a rising flood of traffic. Some technology vendors are betting they can address both problems at once.
One Silicon Valley start-up, SpiderCloud Wireless Inc., is introducing technology next week to take over the job of delivering either cellular or Wi-Fi signals to the smart phones or laptops of workers in the office. Mobile workers often complain about wireless connections in the office, while cellular carriers are grappling with a rising flood of traffic. Some technology vendors are betting they can address both problems at once.
One Silicon Valley start-up, SpiderCloud Wireless Inc., is introducing technology next week to take over the job of delivering either cellular or Wi-Fi signals to the smart phones or laptops of workers in the office. online.wsj.comhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704746304574503801371577412.htmlTerri Griffithtgriffith9863300A Chat with FCC Chief Genachowskiurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:10605032928014427329-d03c4b811d10aff0ea6d4f637c21fde32009-10-26T09:54:30.713-04:00A day after the Federal Communications Commission voted to explore new rules to prevent Internet service providers from blocking certain services and content, the agency's chairman, Julius Genachowski, stopped by BusinessWeek's offices to discuss...A day after the Federal Communications Commission voted to explore new rules to prevent Internet service providers from blocking certain services and content, the agency's chairman, Julius Genachowski, stopped by BusinessWeek's offices to discuss...BusinessWeekhttp://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2009/db20091025_223713.htmTom Gilestgiles6031001Sprint Faces WiMax Challenges, Despite Growing Device Availability -- WiMax -- InformationWeekurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1447365616378059355-b822630f0f53d128fbb66bc6fcef68c32008-10-21T12:01:28.613-04:00The company has already raised $3.2 billion from investors to build the network, though it will cost an estimated total of $5 billion. The company has already raised $3.2 billion from investors to build the network, though it will cost an estimated total of $5 billion. informationweek.comhttp://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/wifiwimax/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210800558&subSection=NewsNeil Grossngross00316115830Applause For Finland: First Country To Make Broadband Access A Legal Righturn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8090270056167250215-6718dcf2fec53fc105b0b1fd18293cc92009-10-14T21:39:44.643-04:00Kudos to the Finnish government, which has just introduced laws guaranteeing broadband access to every person living in Finland (5.5 million people, give or take). This is reportedly a first worldwide.Kudos to the Finnish government, which has just introduced laws guaranteeing broadband access to every person living in Finland (5.5 million people, give or take). This is reportedly a first worldwide.techcrunch.comhttp://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/14/applause-for-finland-first-country-to-make-broadband-access-a-legal-right/Thomas Huynhthuynh3812002Home Entertainment Goes Wirelessurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16364291275959743603-b89683ae917b2fbaf70f67a389ff5a202009-10-19T17:26:25.811-04:00Wouldn't you love to get rid of the rat's nest of cables connecting the pieces of your home entertainment system and cut the hassle of hooking up new audio-video components? Engineers and consumers alike have dreamed of that possibility for years,...Wouldn't you love to get rid of the rat's nest of cables connecting the pieces of your home entertainment system and cut the hassle of hooking up new audio-video components? Engineers and consumers alike have dreamed of that possibility for years,...BusinessWeekhttp://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2009/gb20091019_079270.htmAndy Reinhardtareinhardt6261100Wi-Fi Is About to Get a Whole Lot Easierurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1470410163161679701-6fe3d7bc19ff5798d98b0c1065f93e622009-10-14T10:33:10.067-04:00Going Wi-Fi is about to get a lot easier. For many consumers, setting up an in-home Wi-Fi connection point is something of a hassle. Before you can enjoy the convenience of logging onto the Web without cables and wires, you need to hook up some gear...Going Wi-Fi is about to get a lot easier. For many consumers, setting up an in-home Wi-Fi connection point is something of a hassle. Before you can enjoy the convenience of logging onto the Web without cables and wires, you need to hook up some gear...BusinessWeekhttp://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2009/tc20091013_683659.htmOlga Kharifokharif2770000Orlando Sentinel - St. Cloud shutting down the nation's first citywide free Wi-Fi network by Etan Horowitzurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:849353997334455328-fb0f54af02b9f11821a63a86c2d0823c2009-09-29T08:57:32.969-04:00In 2006, St. Cloud started offering free wireless Internet service to its residents, declaring itself the first in the nation to do so. But faced with a $1.3 million budget shortfall, city leaders have decided to shut down the network.
In 2006, St. Cloud started offering free wireless Internet service to its residents, declaring itself the first in the nation to do so. But faced with a $1.3 million budget shortfall, city leaders have decided to shut down the network.
blogs.orlandosentinel.comhttp://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/etan_on_tech/2009/09/st-cloud-shutting-down-the-nations-first-citywide-free-wifi-network.htmlTom Gilestgiles6032101Getting NES roms on a jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch without a...urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14310586733366739163-851f472f4532768293cc1084277e9ef52009-02-04T08:04:00.000-05:00This guide will give you a way to download 69 roms onto your iPhone/iPod touch! Version 2.0+ is needed.This guide will give you a way to download 69 roms onto your iPhone/iPod touch! Version 2.0+ is needed.Instructables: exploringhttp://www.instructables.com/id/Getting_NES_roms_on_a_jailbroken_iPhoneiPod_Touch/474700ITU Suggests Community Broadband Initiativesurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15944539675259995581-dc6047e0ca0c668fe574e942a9aad2eb2009-10-05T23:25:41.655-04:00ITU is encouraging its Member States to adopt school-based community broadband plans to bring ICT access to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. The ITU effort was endorsed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the ITU TELECOM WORLD Youth Forum.ITU is encouraging its Member States to adopt school-based community broadband plans to bring ICT access to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. The ITU effort was endorsed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the ITU TELECOM WORLD Youth Forum.mytechboxonline.comhttp://mytechboxonline.com/mtoevent/itu-2009-10.htmlRakesh Ramanrraman1030000Is WiMAX Losing Its Edge?urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12854182356816336357-236a6d4b5b60cfc0ebdab32d0059a6d32009-03-25T12:47:19.308-04:00Is WiMAX Losing Its Edge? Posted by: Stephen Wildstrom on March 25 The big advantage of WiMAX in the race to provide fourth-generation wireless services was supposed to be as a first mover: WiMAX boosters were counting on a lead of a year to a year...Is WiMAX Losing Its Edge? Posted by: Stephen Wildstrom on March 25 The big advantage of WiMAX in the race to provide fourth-generation wireless services was supposed to be as a first mover: WiMAX boosters were counting on a lead of a year to a year...BusinessWeekhttp://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/03/is_wimax_losing.htmlSteve Wildstromswildstrom184222020Baltimore's New WiMAX Service Flies Where Wi-Fi Flops - BusinessWeekurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12247759109439907128-452f76e32c6b37d6903d29c7811bd6782008-10-23T10:27:08.748-04:00Can something called WiMAX succeed where other technologies have failed and bring us ultrafast anytime-anywhere wireless data? A couple of years ago promoters said municipal Wi-Fi would do the job, but projects from San Francisco to Philadelphia...Can something called WiMAX succeed where other technologies have failed and bring us ultrafast anytime-anywhere wireless data? A couple of years ago promoters said municipal Wi-Fi would do the job, but projects from San Francisco to Philadelphia...BusinessWeekhttp://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_44/b4106000615564.htmSteve Wildstromswildstrom184454230AT&T Offers a $50 Netbook with Bundled Broadband Packageurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:726326931859857755-3ca91ad25f1416499f2af0fc4486beb52009-04-01T15:49:22.513-04:00Holy price cuts, Ma Bell! AT&T is rolling out a trial of subsidized netbooks in its Atlanta retail stores, where it will have some netbooks (or “mini laptops,” in AT&T speak) for $49.95 (on the high end you’re gonna pay $250). Buyers will need to shell out for a monthly mobile data subscription, but AT&T has created an “Internet at Home and On the Go” plan that gives subscribers service both in their homes and while mobile. It also provides access to AT&T’s pervasive Wi-Fi hotspots.Holy price cuts, Ma Bell! AT&T is rolling out a trial of subsidized netbooks in its Atlanta retail stores, where it will have some netbooks (or “mini laptops,” in AT&T speak) for $49.95 (on the high end you’re gonna pay $250). Buyers will need to shell out for a monthly mobile data subscription, but AT&T has created an “Internet at Home and On the Go” plan that gives subscribers service both in their homes and while mobile. It also provides access to AT&T’s pervasive Wi-Fi hotspots.gigaom.comhttp://gigaom.com/2009/04/01/att-offers-a-50-netbook-and-bundled-broadband-package/Olga Kharifokharif277191900COMPLETE Turbo Code Demo IN MATLAB (usefull for wimax)urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1859783823109082441-50d71c2c26c795e50acd56983500f6682008-11-23T14:54:00.000-05:00Well there is a mat file needed for the code to run, I've trued to download the entire archive. But without success.Well there is a mat file needed for the code to run, I've trued to download the entire archive. But without success.EDAboard.comhttp://www.edaboard.com/viewtopic.php?p=1099820454500Fresh Hope for Broadbandurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6215210877611928033-a4e96ce9b35ed1f1271184eb1a6c89a42009-04-17T10:29:25.796-04:00On the campaign trail and in the White House, President Barack Obama has embraced the idea of providing high-speed Internet access to every community in America. But the plans for universal broadband have gotten off to a rocky start.On the campaign trail and in the White House, President Barack Obama has embraced the idea of providing high-speed Internet access to every community in America. But the plans for universal broadband have gotten off to a rocky start.BusinessWeekhttp://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc20090415_352958.htm?campaign_id=alertsLeslie MacCallumlmaccallum946131300SF Keeping the MuniFi Dream Alive at Bus Stopsurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16826568726336084447-db1e7773a4e01f16ec9c73b1ea13607b2009-08-20T16:09:18.111-04:00Word has it that by 2013, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will install 360 new bus stops powered by solar panels that will, in turn, power Wi-Fi routers and digital information panels, with any unused energy being pumped into the city’s grid.Word has it that by 2013, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will install 360 new bus stops powered by solar panels that will, in turn, power Wi-Fi routers and digital information panels, with any unused energy being pumped into the city’s grid.gigaom.comhttp://gigaom.com/2009/08/19/san-francisco-keeping-the-munifi-dream-alive-at-bus-stops/Michelle Eversmevers0101001Telefónica and China Unicom Tighten Alliance With Stock Dealurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15718724374801204862-e6887e3b2dd046d6e9eae9afc213b6172009-09-09T12:11:31.276-04:00Telefónica, the Spanish telecommunications operator, and China Unicom, one of the largest mobile operators in the country, said Sunday that they would buy $1 billion worth of stock in each other to deepen a strategic alliance. Skip to next paragraph...Telefónica, the Spanish telecommunications operator, and China Unicom, one of the largest mobile operators in the country, said Sunday that they would buy $1 billion worth of stock in each other to deepen a strategic alliance. Skip to next paragraph...twurl.nlhttp://twurl.nl/jwwys8Ray Kwongrkwong1130000On the Road - In-Flight Entertainment That Begins With Wi-Fi - News Analysisurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5618639337020081146-9a52fe964c95edc3e79bb34ee911747f2009-05-26T08:50:24.280-04:00BY the end of this year, about 1,000 airplanes flying domestic routes will have Wi-Fi service, according to Aircell, the company that has done nearly all of the Wi-Fi installations so far. BY the end of this year, about 1,000 airplanes flying domestic routes will have Wi-Fi service, according to Aircell, the company that has done nearly all of the Wi-Fi installations so far. New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/26/business/26road.htmlBenet Wilsonbwilson0347601Why Government Should Meddle in Broadbandurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4626392361269465915-a9a8dcbc6768eb7a5960d27484f125e12008-12-04T11:28:47.040-05:00With the change in administration it’s time to stop pussyfooting around the issue of broadband access in the U.S. It quite honestly sucks. Yes, some people have access to FiOS, but others have access to speeds that rank even lower than the lame 768 kbps classification of broadband adopted this year (!) by the FCC.With the change in administration it’s time to stop pussyfooting around the issue of broadband access in the U.S. It quite honestly sucks. Yes, some people have access to FiOS, but others have access to speeds that rank even lower than the lame 768 kbps classification of broadband adopted this year (!) by the FCC.gigaom.comhttp://gigaom.com/2008/12/03/why-government-should-meddle-in-broadband/Olga Kharifokharif277232210Mystery VoIP Technology Debuting Next Month?urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1084362567489053780-6e6081624a93f2b6d0ff52c5912f0c192008-10-10T16:21:14.089-04:00An almost decade-long effort to bring an unknown wireless broadband technology to the U.S. is set to bear fruit next month in Florida after XG Technology Inc. scored a $375 million infrastructure deal backed by a secretive Swiss billionaire. An almost decade-long effort to bring an unknown wireless broadband technology to the U.S. is set to bear fruit next month in Florida after XG Technology Inc. scored a $375 million infrastructure deal backed by a secretive Swiss billionaire. gigaom.comhttp://gigaom.com/2008/10/10/mystery-mobile-voip-technology-available-next-month/Olga Kharifokharif277313100Samsung introduces first WiMax gearurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5152656886255787207-5628f9ea82d3976cf1c8bc0312a695b42009-04-01T16:00:48.492-04:00SAMSUNG HAS ANNOUNCED what it claims is the world's the first WiMax-enabled mobile Internet device. The Mondi is a touchscreen, pocket-sized MID device designed for use on the Clear Mobile WiMax network from Clearwire. No word yet on price but it...SAMSUNG HAS ANNOUNCED what it claims is the world's the first WiMax-enabled mobile Internet device. The Mondi is a touchscreen, pocket-sized MID device designed for use on the Clear Mobile WiMax network from Clearwire. No word yet on price but it...theinquirer.nethttp://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/605/1051605/samsung-introduces-wimax-gearOlga Kharifokharif277101000Apple to Add WiMax Support?urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1842351860223705879-aab687a20074eb4298ec36f9f84d7ce32008-10-13T12:16:21.550-04:00Apple has signed a tentative deal with South Korean broadband service provider KT Corp. to provide third-generation communications access for upcoming products such as iPods and MacBook laptop computers, reports the Yonhap News Agency. According to the report, the deal calls for the use of WiBro, the Korean variant of the WiMAX standard, in upcoming products, suggesting that Apple will be adding further high-speed wireless connectivity to its next-generation portable devices.Apple has signed a tentative deal with South Korean broadband service provider KT Corp. to provide third-generation communications access for upcoming products such as iPods and MacBook laptop computers, reports the Yonhap News Agency. According to the report, the deal calls for the use of WiBro, the Korean variant of the WiMAX standard, in upcoming products, suggesting that Apple will be adding further high-speed wireless connectivity to its next-generation portable devices.ilounge.comhttp://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/kt-apple-sign-wimax-wireless-deal-for-ipods-macbooks/Olga Kharifokharif277252410Cars Gone Wirelessurn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4731498661206359800-b0d68299b252c5511a05f5b6de6ff9472009-04-09T11:42:25.978-04:00Ford is getting its geek on. Like other automakers, the U.S. carmaker has long outfitted cars with CD players, satellite radios, and navigation systems. But now, Ford also boasts Web access. Starting in March, Ford (F) began offering Web access...Ford is getting its geek on. Like other automakers, the U.S. carmaker has long outfitted cars with CD players, satellite radios, and navigation systems. But now, Ford also boasts Web access. Starting in March, Ford (F) began offering Web access...BusinessWeekhttp://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc2009049_588284.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_news+%2B+analysisOlga Kharifokharif2779900