Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Henkels & McCoy NetWorks, a national wireless networking infrastructure design and integration firm based in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., announced that the company has chosen MobileAccess DAS equipment as its preferred solution for In-building distributed antenna systems. H&M NetWorks is an arm of Henkels &...
HERSHEY, Pa.—Distributed antenna systems (DAS) are becoming an integral part of the cellular network as 70% to 80% of network traffic takes place indoors, said Keith Kaczmarek of InSite Wireless. Wireless networks are demanding more sectors for frequency re-use as people start to send...
Research indicates that 2010 will be the year that femtocell technology will boom, and the major carriers are positioning themselves to take advantage by selling a product that boosts wireless signals in homes and offices that have spotty coverage.Sprint Nextel Corp. was the first...
Sprint Nextel Corp. and MobileAccess have been chosen to deploy in-building wireless technology at the M Resort, Spa and Casino during the Las Vegas resort's construction phase.Sprint Nextel will deliver a communications system for M Resort that will allow integrated access to wireless voice...
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.Cellular--India: Idea Cellular Ltd. chose Nokia Siemens Networks to provide...
The U.S. House of Representatives canceled MobileAccess Networks' in-building wireless license and add-on business to improve cellphone coverage in the House because of concerns the bidding process may have been tainted by the lobbying scandal that resulted in guilty pleas by lobbyist Jack Abramoff,...
The U.S. House of Representatives said it canceled MobileAccess Networks' in-building wireless license and add-on business to improve cellphone coverage in the House because of concerns about the bidding process being tainted by the lobbying scandal that resulted in guilty pleas by disgraced lobbyist...
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. Cellular Macau: Alcatel-Lucent said it won a contract to...
WASHINGTON-The House suspended an in-building wireless license to MobileAccess Networks, a move that comes two weeks after Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) admitted in a plea agreement with U.S. officials to backing the bid of MobileAccess-the client of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff-after accepting free trips,...
WASHINGTON—The House suspended an in-building wireless license worth $1.5 million to $2 million to MobileAccess Networks. The move comes two weeks after Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio) admitted in a plea agreement with U.S. officials to backing the bid of MobileAccess—the client of convicted lobbyist...
VIENNA, Va.—MobileAccess Networks said it secured $11 million in a financing round led by private-equity firm Ziegler Meditech Equity Partners. Existing investors also participated, including HarbourVest Partners, Pitango Venture Capital and Poalim Ventures.MobileAccess said the funding will help it further penetrate the health care...
WASHINGTON—A former aide to Rep. Robert Ney (R-Ohio) who worked with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff to help MobileAccess Inc. win a contract to improve in-building wireless service in the House pled guilty to conspiring to influence lawmakers by providing them with free meals, trips...
WASHINGTON-Jack Abramoff ordered the wireless firm that won the House in-building wireless infrastructure contract to make payments totaling $50,000 to a tax-exempt group created by the fallen lobbyist instead of charging the company lobbying lawmakers. The revelation was made public as part of Abramoff's...
Official Washington is suddenly awash in jittery philanthropy. Hardly a day passes without congressional members-Republicans and Democrats alike-deciding to give a portion of their campaign contributions to some charitable cause. President Bush is on the bandwagon, too. This is striking, since the holidays are...
It's bad enough to be implicated in a Washington scandal, but being reduced to a letter or a number is really a slap in the face in a town that prides itself on vanity.Indeed, it's getting hard, perhaps even inadvisable, to be on a...
An interesting aspect of scandals in official Washington is the bright light they unwittingly shine on other activities that otherwise manage to stay below the political radar screen.Take the cases of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) and GOP lobbying pal Jack Abramoff. It's...
VIENNA, Va.-MobileAccess Networks, which provides in-building wireless solutions, announced SMDC Health System has deployed its MA-850 Intelligent Switching Hub to enable Wi-Fi applications within nine buildings.The system supports a medical materials management solution that provides inventory management for hospital personnel and streamlined billing processes...
Although only two teams will line up on the field Sunday for the grand culmination of the professional football season, multiple players will participate in Super Bowl XXXIX in one wireless capacity or another.Verizon Wireless upgraded cell sites and installed a pair of cell...
VIENNA, Va.-In-building solutions provider MobileAccess Networks introduced its MobileAccess-2000 multiservice platform for enterprises and wireless operators. The product can be deployed in two configuration options. The Modular Remote Cabinet, or MA-2000 MRC, is a chassis-based configuration ideal for large-scale deployments. For entry-level applications running...
REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Corp. introduced flat-rate data pricing for corporate wireless Internet phone and data service in more than 3,000 cities.AT&T PocketNet, which is AT&T's Cellular Digital Packet Data service, uses the Mitsubishi MobileAccess T250 wireless Internet phone.AT&T PocketNet business customers will pay a flat...
ELite Logistic ServicesElite Logistic Services Inc. introduced its PageTrack control module, a wireless automotive security, control and monitoring solution. The system uses SkyTel Communications Inc.'s two-way ReFLEX network, the ReFLEX CreataLink 2 XT two-way data transceiver from Motorola Inc. and global positioning system technology....
The massive popularity of 3Com Corp.'s PalmPilot personal digital assistant has spurred several mobile communications companies to develop wireless solutions for the product. The most recent application is from Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc., whose Personal Mobile Communications Division recently announced the availability of its...
