There are dozens of players involved in the many facets of the microwave backhaul market, so many in fact that analysts predict consolidation at some point will be necessary in order to reach a sustainable level of competition. In a recent report by RCR...
Towerstream Corp. (TWER) said it plans to acquire fixed-wireless assets in Las Vegas and Reno, Nev., from One Velocity Inc., adding two more cities to its stable of delivering wireless Internet access to businesses. The purchase price was not disclosed. The company's stock...
Towerstream Corp. (TWER) said it is expanding its pilot Wi-Fi network in Manhattan and could build out more Wi-Fi hotspots in New York City, as well as San Francisco and Chicago, this year.“Over the past year, Towerstream has deployed a pilot Wi-Fi network...
RCR Wireless News announced finalists for its second annual 4G Ecosystem Awards. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m. Oct. 19 at the RCR Buzz Zone during 4G World in Chicago.“We were thrilled by the quality of nominations we received this year,” said RCR...
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Fixed WiMAX service provider Towerstream rolled out service in Philadelphia today, its 10th deployment since the company was founded in 2000.Towerstream targets businesses with its fixed wireless services, offering speeds of T1, T3, 100 and 1,000 megabit per second connections. "Philadelphia presents a significant...
Background:Industrial Buckets is a heavy equipment dealer, specializing in restoring used construction equipment. They serve the North and Central America regions with a product line that runs the gamut from heavy equipment such as backhoe, cranes and forklifts, to a variety of attachments such...
The billions of dollars set aside in the government's stimulus bill to promote broadband access across the country may help create thousands of new jobs - and wireless firms are already evaluating the legislation for potential opportunities.The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
Nortel Network Corp's decision to shut down its mobile WiMAX division not only hurt Alvarion Ltd.'s 2008 bottom line but its severed agreement will linger this year and may result in a legal dispute.Alvarion posted a loss in the fourth quarter as the company...
CHICAGO - Two companies have succeeded in utilizing pre-WiMAX technology to build successful businesses that target different customers in the United States. TowerStream and DigitalBridge Communications have carved out their own markets by being fixed pre-WiMAX service providers. TowerStream has targeted the enterprise sector...
CHICAGO - For the past seven years, a Rhode Island company has demonstrated that WiMAX technology can succeed in the United States.In 2000, Jeff Thompson started TowerStream with money from a small group of investors and fewer than 30 employees. In 2008, the company...
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.WiMAX--Libya: Alcatel-Lucent said it won a contract from Libya Telecom...
The market for broadband services is a large space, one that's driven steady innovation, competition and various levels of service. While wireless carriers clamor to make technology roadmap choices for fourth-generation networks that will offer entirely mobile access, plenty of companies are finding success...
Towerstream announced today that it launched fixed WiMAX service for businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, area. "The Dallas-Fort Worth metro market is a significant opportunity for Towerstream to expand its customer base with many regional and national corporate headquarters located within the city's...
The Federal Communications Commission said it received 266 applications for the 700 MHz auction, with small and rural telephone companies dominating a field that also includes leading mobile-phone operators, Google Inc., EchoStar Satellite L.L.C., and some surprises.
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RULES THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER for small businesses to bid for the D-Block license in the upcoming January auction are under attack from the three companies that have entangled the Federal Communications Commission in auctionrelated litigation since last year.Council Tree Communications Inc., Bethel...
Towerstream Corp.'s stock slipped a little more than 4% to $2.50 per share after the company reported a net loss of $1.75 million for the third quarter. Revenues for the quarter just barely surpassed the overall loss the company suffered. The fixed WiMAX service...
The Federal Communications Commission largely affirmed a 2005 decision creating a hybrid licensing system in the 3650-3700 MHz band to foster WiMAX deployment in the Untied States. "We applaud the FCC for the time and exhaustive diligence they spent considering all the issues surrounding...
Cellular SouthCellular South announced it promoted four of its vice presidents to senior vice president positions. Suzy Hays was promoted to senior vice president of customer operations, where she will oversee overall marketing, branding, advertising and public-relations strategies. She has been with the company...
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. CellularCaribbean: Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it won a...
Towerstream Corp. launched a fixed WiMAX network in Miami, to provide businesses there with broadband data services. The company's first point-of-presence is the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami. The network is the eighth such installation from the company, which also provides fixed WiMAX service...
MIDDLETOWN, R.I.—Towerstream Corp., a fixed wireless Internet provider, said it launched a last mile T1-like solution in Boston using pre-WiMAX technology. The service, called High-Availability T1+, is available to business for $600 per month and includes a service-level agreement that covers service interruptions outside...
MIDDLETOWN, R.I.—Wireless broadband provider TowerStream Corp. announced the launch of its pre-WiMAX wireless T1 service that includes dual base station redundancy and a guaranteed service level agreement rivaling that of wireline operators. TowerStream calls its new offering High-Availability T1+ and charges $600 per month...
Clearwire Corp. raised an additional $250 million in financing, according to reports, bringing the carrier's total war chest to a staggering $600 million. The news highlights investors' apparent interest in the wireless broadband space, as well as the technology's potential to agitate entrenched wireless...
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