Archive for October, 2008
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Ruckus Adds
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Ruckus Wireless today
announced a new line of purpose-built metro Wi-Fi devices for service
providers, MetroFlex DZ. MetroFlex DZ is a single device that gives
subscribers wireless connectivity to outdoor broadband metro networks while
simultaneously providing indoor Wi-Fi connectivity to home PCs and other
Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
Ruckus Wireless is currently the exclusive or preferred supplier of
customer premise metr... more
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Moto Wins BT Mesh Deal
CANNES, France — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) today announces that it has been selected by BT to supply Mesh Wi-Fi network infrastructure and services for six of BT’s Wireless City initiatives across the UK. The contract will see Motorola design, deploy and manage city-wide Wi-Fi networks with BT in, for example, Birmingham and Newcastle.
The Mesh Wi-Fi networks will deliver wireless broadband for use by public services, businesses and citizens in each of the cities. The ... more
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Trustive, The Cloud Team
AMSTERDAM — Trustive, Europe’s leading wireless hotspot access provider today announced that it has signed an in-bound roaming agreement for its retail customers with The Cloud, Europe’s leading wholesale WiFi network operator.
The agreement will allow Trustive’s retail customers to access The Cloud’s 8,500 locations across Europe, including major airports such as London Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, as well as city zones and railway stations in the UK, Ger... more
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Siemens Targets VOIP
MUNICH — Siemens Enterprise Communications expands its wireless LAN portfolio with the launch of its HiPath Wireless Manager and a new HiPath Ready Partner Program for Open Mobility Solutions. This announcement builds on Siemens’
leading VoIP communications portfolio by creating an enterprise-wide foundation for mobility. By providing a secure, scalable and centrally manageable foundation, Siemens now provides the capabilities for enterprises to deploy a wide range of certifie... more
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Siemens Intros C2400
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Siemens Communications, Inc. [NYSE: SI] today introduced the latest addition to its Enterprise-wide Foundation for Mobility portfolio, the HiPathR Wireless C2400 Controller. Siemens’
next-generation wireless LAN (WLAN) controller seamlessly integrates with virtually any wired infrastructure - reinforcing the company’s Open Communications positioning - making it easy to cost-effectively deploy productivity-enhancing wireless voice and data services acro... more
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Aruba Makes Enhancements
NEW YORK — Aruba Networks, the Mobile Edge Company, today announced enhancements to its Mobile Edge Architecture designed to address the unique mobility and security requirements of the retail industry. With the new enhancements, Aruba will provide a cost-effective mobility system designed to meet the retail industry’s stringent security requirements and to deliver investment protection by securely supporting both legacy and new mobile devices and applications.
Aruba’s r... more
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Aruba Updates OS
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Aruba Networks today announced the release of ArubaOS 3.1, a new version of the operating system and application engine for all Aruba mobility controllers, and Mobility Management System (MMS) 2.0, the next-generation suite of applications for planning and managing mobility networks. New features and capabilities of ArubaOS and MMS are designed to provide enterprises with a global mobility domain that is scalable, multi-service, integrated with existing security infrast... more
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Bango Touts Content Uptick
NEW YORK — Bango has reported a huge shift in mobile content sales with 30% of purchases from its growing community of content providers crossing country borders, compared to just 5% a year ago. The mobile web is helping businesses to reach overseas markets and with more people searching for content, this trend is expected to grow to 55% or more within the next year. To see the mobile web in action go to www.bango.com/live.
“Businesses often start by selling mobile content... more
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Google Joins Alliance
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and BONN, Germany and TAOYUAN, Taiwan and SAN DIEGO and SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices. Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated on the development of Android through the Open Handset Alliance, a multinational alliance of technology and mobile industry leaders... more
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Ofcom Reports on UK Market
LONDON — Ofcom today published its annual Communications Market Report 2007 which
reveals new trends in the UK’s ?0bn electronic communications sector.
UK consumers now spend 50 hours per week on the phone, surfing the internet,
watching television or listening to the radio. Average daily internet use in
2006 (36 minutes) was up 158% on 2002 and time spent on the mobile phone
(almost 4 minutes per day) was up 58%. Time spent watching TV was down 4% ... more
