SAN FRANCISCO-Chipmaker Intel Corp. offered a general outline for some of its plans in the wireless world, including updates to its chips for Wi-Fi laptops and mobile phones."The number of voice lines worldwide skyrocketed with the proliferation of cellular phones, which made the phone...
A day after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a citywide initiative to close the gap between San Francisco's wireless broadband haves and have-nots by providing free or low-cost Wi-Fi access to all San Francisco residents, Intel Corp. announced a worldwide multi-corporation initiative to...
A day after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom announced a citywide initiative to close the gap between San Francisco's wireless broadband haves and have-nots by providing free or low-cost Wi-Fi access to all San Francisco residents, Intel Corp. announced a worldwide multi-corporation initiative to...
BOSTON-A new report finds that ZigBee technology players are squaring off against Zen Systems, which has established a strong position in the residential control market with its proprietary Z-Wave solution.Strategy Analytics, a global research and consulting company, predicted that by 2008, the market for...
DENVER-Wi-Fi technology should take another step forward now that a joint proposal is under way for the 802.11n wireless standards proposal. Representatives from TGn Synch, WWiSE and MitMot decided at an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. task group meeting in San Francisco...
MOSCOW-InfiNet Wireless, a provider of last-mile connectivity solutions, signed an investment deal with Baring Vostok, Intel Capital, and Boston-based investment fund Russia Now. Funding details were not available.The company's products incorporate fixed broadband wireless access and emerging WiMAX technologies. It said the funds will...
DURHAM, N.C.-Mobile content and solutions provider Motricity said it closed a $30 million venture-funding round.The round was led by Advanced Equities Inc., and existing investors Technology Crossover Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and Intel Capital participated in the funding round.The company said the funding will...
Sprint Corp.'s pending acquisition of Nextel Communications Inc. will endow the new operation with a substantial war chest of network and spectrum assets, including a significant swatch of spectrum in the 2.5 GHz spectrum band covering 80 percent of the country's population. While both...
Sprint Corp. entered into an agreement with Motorola Inc. to conduct joint wireless broadband technology testing and equipment trials using Motorola 802.16e pre-WiMAX technology in Sprint's 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings. The two companies said the collaboration will spur the development of WiMAX technology, validate...
AT&T Corp. is reportedly set to begin testing a wireless broadband network in the Atlanta area using an early version of WIMAX technology. AT&T, which is in the process of being acquired by SBC Communications Inc., will use four towers in the Atlanta and...
WASHINGTON-The software-defined radio community came together June 20 to address the current state of SDR regulation, but it was an uncomfortable discussion for some participants. "Some people don't want to talk about SDRs because they don't want to invite regulation. At the same time,...
MESA, Ariz.-RF Code Inc., which develops hybrid radio-frequency identification data management software, said it closed a $20 million round of venture capital funding. The funds will be used for new product development and sales channel growth.The financing, led by QuestMark Partners and Intel Capital,...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp. continued its push into the WiMAX arena with plans to include ArrayComm Inc.'s smart-antenna technology in its chipsets. The companies said the teaming would produce a WiMAX system with improvements in coverage and capacity."As industry momentum continues to build around...
LONDON-Revenue-assurance company Azure Solutions announced it scored $15 million in venture funding. Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures led the round, with Intel Capital, New Venture Partners, AG Edwards and Hexagon Investments participating."To attract funding from companies of the caliber of Doughty Hanson and Intel Capital...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Intel Capital and Japanese TV production company Yoshimoto Kogyo are among those backing Bellrock Media Inc., a new company that will develop, produce and deliver content over mobile and broadband platforms. Hiroshi Nakata, who founded content provider Fandango Inc., will serve as...
Sierra Wireless Inc. announced it will abandon its attempt at the smart-phone business after a miserable outing with its first product, the Voq Professional Phone. Sierra said it will either divest its Voq business or simply terminate it. Investors reacted with apparent relief, sending...
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations. "Nokia's end-to-end multiradio...
Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e standard, and would develop mobile WiMAX devices and base stations."Nokia's end-to-end multiradio strategy covers...
Sierra Wireless Inc. announced it will abandon its attempt at the smart-phone business after a miserable outing with its first product, the Voq Professional Phone. Sierra said it will either divest its Voq business or simply terminate it.Investors reacted with apparent relief, sending the...
WASHINGTON-Spectrum in the 700 MHz band is worth $20 billion to the federal treasury, but has a social value of at least $233 billion, according to a study sponsored by Intel Corp."The current market value of licenses to use the unsold 60 megahertz would...
SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp. introduced its Duo-Touch Tablet PC, a next-generation wireless slate tablet PC designed for mobile workers in the telecom, utilities, government and insurance industries.The product includes Intel Corp.'s Pentium M processor 733, integrated global positioning system, increased memory, a brighter display and...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Alereon and Intel Corp. demonstrated an integrated prototype running at 480 megabits per second for the wireless USB market at the Wireless USB Developers Conference this week.The prototype included a WUSB Media Access Controller from Intel and a WUSB physical layer from...
Less than 10 years ago, dot-com was the technology phrase de jour. Business plans, companies and even an economic boom (and bust) were built upon one little dot. Today, at least in the wireless world, `dot' has taken on a new meaning.Dot unites 802...
LOS ANGELES-More than two-thirds of women said they use cellular phones, and one-third said they use the advanced features on their phones, according to a survey by Women in Technology International, IDC and Intel Corp. More than half of the women surveyed named home...
