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Looking for a little brotherly love, RCR Wireless News is hitting the streets of Philadelphia the week of June 6, as part of our global tour. As with every stop on our global tour, conference series and news desk, our team will engage the...

On college campuses, the YouTube generation is watching videos online, playing their game systems and using Skype to talk to family and friends back home. At the same time, professors are using online videos and other resources as tools to give students the...

Airband Communications and Sparkplug Communications have merged their businesses into what they say is the nation's largest fixed-wireless service provider targeting businesses. In addition to the merger, the companies have received another $20 million in venture-capital funding for future growth and acquisitions.Previous equity backers...

The following list includes venture capital and other investments into wireless companies announced during the past week. The value of the investment is included when available.--Airband Communications: M/C Venture Partners invested $12.5 million in Airband as part of the company's third round of funding....

DALLAS—Fixed wireless service provider Airband Communications dove into the southern California wireless market by scooping up RedWire’s high-speed Internet access and Voice over Internet Protocol business. Airband’s President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Spagnolo stated the company plans to enhance RedWire’s existing network with...

Given all the recent WiMAX announcements, it seems that the communications infrastructure community has convinced the rest of the world to invest in WiMAX technology, whether for fixed or mobile networks. In Seoul, South Korea's top two carriers, SK Telecom Co. Ltd. and KT...

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...

DALLAS—Airband Communications Inc., which provides fixed-wireless services to businesses, said it expanded its pre-WiMAX network into San Antonio, Texas. In addition to San Antonio, the company also provides service in Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston, Texas. Airband said its current equipment in San Antonio...

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available. Click here for additional infrastructure awards from RCR Wireless...

Leap Wireless International Inc. reported plans to swap 10 megahertz of 1.9 GHz spectrum covering Grand Rapids, Mich., for 10 megahertz in Rochester, N.Y. currently held by Cingular Wireless L.L.C. The move plays into Leap's market-cluster strategy, adding to its upstate New York holdings...

RALEIGH, N.C.—Dallas-based fixed wireless broadband provider airBand Communications is stepping into Southeastern markets by acquiring WindChannel Communications’ fixed wireless business. The deal includes all of WindChannel’s Wi-Fi monitoring contracts. The move gives airBand an immediate presence in North Carolina’s major markets, including Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham...

DALLAS-Wireless broadband service provider airBand Communications said its Phoenix market has reached profitability four months ahead of schedule. airBand said its customer acquisitions in Phoenix grew 114 percent for the 12-months ending Oct. 31, 2002, and revenues grew 269 percent for the first 10...

NEW YORK-Venture-capital investments in American telecommunications and wireless companies during the first six months of this year have surpassed the total invested in this sector during all of 1998 and 1999 combined.During the second quarter of 2000, venture-capital funding in telecom/wireless reached $5.7 billion,...