MENLO PARK, Calif.-AT&T Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are testing wireless broadband for delivering high-speed Internet access to consumers in Menlo Park, Calif., according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle. According to the report, 100 residents in the city are...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. has announced Charles Giancarlo as its new chief technology officer as part of the company's technology reorganization.He becomes the first CTO since April 2000 when Judy Esrin quit the position.The technology organization is led by Mario Mazzola, senior vice...
HOUSTON-Continental Airlines said it would begin offering free Wi-Fi Internet access in all of its Presidents Clubs in the United States except for Chicago where it shares a club with Northwest Airlines. Continental plans to expand the service to its international clubs by the...
SLUPSK, Poland-Cisco Systems announced it is building a broadband wireless network in Slupsk, Poland, to connect government offices, schools, hospitals, libraries and other public institutions. The project is part of the e-Society Initiative, designed to show how broadband can contribute to economic and social...
Metro-scale broadband networks based on Wi-Fi technologies are popping up across the country, with big and small industry players alike endorsing the systems for use by municipal entities and consumers. Cisco Systems Inc. recently announced the Cisco Metropolitan Mobile Network solution to provide citywide...
LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware for the first quarter of this year trumped the fourth quarter of 2003 by 2 percent with a revenue of $696.4 million, according to Infonetics Research. The industry will witness another 2-percent growth, amounting to $713.6 million, by...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other for UMTS equipment.In its DO announcement, Lucent said Bermuda Digital Communications will deploy its solution by upgrading its CDMA2000 1X...
HERNDON, Va.-Broadband satellite service provider Segovia Inc. announced its Internet Protocol satellite service has received the Cisco Powered Network designation for voice, video and data."Our customers rely on Segovia's unique satellite-based Cisco Powered Network to provide services throughout the U.S., Mid East, Central Asia...
The worldwide wireless local area network hardware market in the first quarter of this year trumped the fourth quarter of 2003 by 2 percent, with revenues of $696.4 million, according to Infonetics Research. The industry can also expect another 2-percent growth, amounting to $713.6...
Wi-Fi, the much-hyped sibling of the wireless industry, might have lost a little of its luster with the closure of one of its more ambitious players and troublesome security warnings from governmental agencies.The once-hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players...
The departments of Defense and Homeland Security continue to be vital customers for the satellite sector. Satellite owners and operators may profit from the ramped-up need for their services, but heavy cost burdens continue to plague their business plans. However, other companies that take...
Other than worries among chipmakers over Cisco System Inc.'s quarterly earnings, the sector continues to purr with good news. However, some analysts caution against overheating with inventory overload.Chipmakers that supply Cisco products suffered slides in their stock prices when Cisco announced double-digit profits that...
As Wi-Fi adoption grows, companies are coming together to work out suitable standards in two key areas-security and quality of service.The security protocol for Wi-Fi is called Wi-Fi Protected Access, or 802.11i. The QoS protocol is known as 802.11e. WPA standards should be settled...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has unveiled a new module that integrates wireless local area network with wireline, supporting up to 300 access points and 6,000 users.The product, known as the Catalyst 6500 series wireless LAN services module, allows customers to use...
CHICAGO-In a deal that may have wireless implications, Cisco Systems Inc. said it has entered an agreement with L.M. Ericsson to sell equipment and services to wireline phone companies. The products will focus on services such as Internet voice transmission.
CHICAGO-In a deal that may have wireless implications, Cisco Systems Inc. said it has entered an agreement with L.M. Ericsson to sell equipment and services to wireline phone companies.The products will focus on services such as Internet voice transmission, according to the companies."When we...
SAN DIEGO-Applied Micro Circuits Corp. said it has signed an agreement to acquire a chip unit of IBM Corp. for approximately $227 million.The deal covers intellectual property and a portfolio of assets associated with IBM's 400 series of embedded PowerPC standard products, as well...
Wireless local area network equipment shipments increased a hefty 53 percent in 2003 from 2002 to $3.9 billion worldwide, according to a study by Forward Concepts.The report, titled, "WLAN for Enterprise and The Multimedia Home," anticipates a 21-percent compound growth rate to the $8.5...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has unveiled its transportation solutions program for enterprise and consumers for deployments at airports, roadways, public transportation and seaports worldwide. It is a mixture of wireless and wired offering integrating voice, data and video.Already, the Toronto Pearson...
In two major announcements last week, Nortel Networks Ltd. and Alcatel Alsthom demonstrated the kind of attention the wireless industry is paying to voice over wireless local area networks.Alcatel said it has raised the bar in converged networks in the wireless LAN arena, while...
CANNES, France-Siemens AG said it has developed a new standards-based mobile network architecture that simplifies and enhances performance as well as reduces cost.The vendor says it is the first to offer a comprehensive system conforming to the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture, Carrier Grade Linux...
Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry's major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France.Nokia, the world's No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the show as a platform to...
CANNES-Lucent Technologies Inc. teamed with Cisco Systems Inc. to develop voice over Internet Protocol and multimedia communications solution for mobile carriers.The agreement will combine Lucent Softswitch and Cisco MGX 8000 series media gateways, which will converge traditional voice services with dynamic media services, including...
CANNES-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has teamed with Cisco Systems Inc. to develop voice over Internet Protocol and multimedia communications solution for mobile carriers.The agreement will combine Lucent Softswitch and Cisco MGX 8000 series media gateways, which will converge traditional voice services with dynamic...
