SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. announced financial results for the third quarter that were fairly flat compared with last quarter.Revenue was $31.5 million, up slightly from the second quarter's $31.4 million, but down from $35.1 million recorded a year ago. Net loss was $4.4 million or...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. today announced the addition of the ORiNOCO AP-700 entry-level Wi-Fi access point to its product line.The new access point was designed with small to medium-size business users and service providers selling to such users, in mind. To that end, the solution...
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. announced it has proposed an offering of $250 million of common stock in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Symbol said the proceeds will be used to repay its borrowings under a short-term credit facility it entered in...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. said it has agreed to pay Symbol Technologies Inc. $22.75 million over the next two and half years in a settlement of its patent dispute with the company.Proxim also said it will pay Symbol a 2-percent royalty on future sales of...
Both the mobile infrastructure space and wireless local area network arena are heading toward sunnier times, according to reports by the Dell'Oro Group.WLAN is enjoying a big boost with a 75-percent increase in enterprise-class equipment sales. The study also expects that segment to grow...
Wayport inc. announced it has raised $20 million through a private placement that it plans to use for strategic acquisitions and to accelerate deployments at hotels, airports, McDonald's restaurants, UPS stores and other venues.Wayport offers wireless high-speed Internet service in more than 3,000 locations,...
The launch of converged mobile devices, capable of communicating over both Wi-Fi and cellular technologies, suggests Wi-Fi, long hailed by start-up companies and tech-savvy consumers, may be gaining credibility among the big names in wireless.The launch of such integrated devices could also put investor...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. will be required to pay $25.9 million in damages to Symbol Technologies Inc. for infringing on patents, according to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, which upheld the September 2003 verdict and rejected Proxim's post-trial motions.Proxim, however, is...
Enterprise users can now seamlessly switch between outside GSM networks and enterprise 802.11-based wireless local area networks for both voice and data using Motorola Inc.'s Enterprise Seamless Mobility solution, launched today in collaboration with Avaya and Proxim.The solution features Motorola's new CN620 mobile office...
SANTA CLARA-Intel Corp. said it is collaborating with Proxim Corp. to develop and deliver WiMax solutions for fixed and portable broadband wireless access.Both companies will develop base stations and subscriber unit access points for data, voice and video services."The convergence will enable seamless mobility...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Greek wireless Internet service provider ACISgroup has chosen a public hot-spot solution from Proxim Corp. and Nomadix for deployment at Athens hotels and surrounding outdoor areas to support tourists attending this summer's Olympic Games there. ACISgroup will use Proxim's ORiNOCO AP-2500 access points...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. has been chosen by China Telecom to provide its Tsunami point-to-multipoint broadband wireless solutions in 10 provinces in China.Deployments have begun in China's Tianjin municipality and the Shanxi province to provide high-speed Internet and voice-over-Internet Protocol services to residential and enterprise...
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...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. released first-quarter 2004 financial results in line with preliminary results announced earlier this month.Proxim reported revenue of $26.7 million, down from $40 million in the year-ago first quarter. Net loss was $17.5 million, or 14 cents per share, up from last...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wi-Fi and broadband wireless equipment provider Proxim Corp. announced its Tsunami broadband wireless products are being used in a metro-scale wireless network in the City of Oceanside, Calif., to link several facilities, including City Hall, the fire and police departments, and the water...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wi-Fi and broadband wireless equipment provider Proxim Corp. lowered its first-quarter financial expectations, saying it now expects to report lower revenues and greater losses than those predicted in January. The company now predicts revenue for the quarter will be between $25 million...
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...
LAS VEGAS-SkyBridge Wireless Inc. has selected Proxim's Tsunami equipment line of 23 GHz licensed products to deploy a fixed-wireless network backbone in Las Vegas. "The cost-effective and flexible Tsunami equipment allows us to build out our High Speed Fixed Wireless network to be able...
LAS VEGAS-SkyBridge Wireless Inc. announced the completion of the first phase of expansion of its high-speed wireless broadband network in Las Vegas.The network, capable of supporting 25,000 potential customers, uses Proxim's Tsunami licensed 23 GHz products to link access points and provide redundant support...
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. said it scored another favorable ruling in its Wi-Fi patent battle with Proxim Corp., this time with a jury deciding Symbol's technology does not infringe on Proxim's patents. The ruling was part of a counterclaim suit Proxim brought against Symbol.Earlier...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Wireless networking equipment provider Proxim Corp. has chosen Wavelink as network management partner for its ORiNOCO line of wireless local area network solutions for the enterprise.Through the partnership, Wavelink's Mobile Manager wireless LAN management software will be used to allow network administrators to...
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc. continued operations in the eye of the storm, with an Ohio jury awarding $218 million in damages to a company suing one of Symbol's business units.Symbol's unit, Telxon Corp., said it would appeal the verdict. Symbol's stock was down about...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-L.M. Ericsson will use Proxim Corp.'s ORiNOCO AP-2000 Wi-Fi access point product in its wireless local area network solution for China Mobile, which will enable public hot spots in more than 10 cities and provinces in China. "The joint Ericsson and Proxim solution...
The Wi-Fi Alliance said eight 802.11g products from six companies have received certification from the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.The companies include Atheros Inc., Broadcom Corp., Intersil Corp., Melco Inc., Proxim Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. Both Intersil and Atheros said they have...
