Canadian Parliament is considering so-called right to know legislation
WASHINGTON – Despite a preponderance of scientific evidence, there are still pockets of people holding onto the notion that radio frequency energy could present public health concerns.
In Berkeley, Calif., the city council unanimously passed a measure requiring stores...
That’s possibly the trickiest Wi-Fi industry question to answer right now. I’ve long held that Wi-Fi is the only technology that can keep pace with the free-falling (and unstoppable) price/performance curve that the tech industry has been racing down for 50 years – in...
Council Bluffs, Iowa, is rolling out free municipal Wi-Fi
WASHINGTON – Council Bluffs, Iowa, could soon become one of the first cities in the country to offer free Wi-Fi Internet as a public service to all of its residents.
The project, which began in 2014, started...
Lawyer: Berkeley ordinance violates the First Amendment
WASHINGTON – A major telecom lobbying group has filed suit to strike down a Berkeley, Calif., city ordinance that requires retailers to warn customers about dangers associated with RF radiation.
Berkeley city officials passed the so-called Right to Know...
Heterogeneous network support from Birdstep
Birdstep today announced enhancements to its existing SmartANALYTICS portfolio in support of heterogeneous mobile networks. Building on its existing data-collection platform, the enhancements are focused on data correlation and visualization. The platform will enable network operators and virtual network operators...
If you knew the real journey a mobile application makes from where you are standing to the application server, you would find it hard to believe that the entire mobile system actually works. If you realized how much of a mobile application's quality depended...
Prototype uses Wi-Fi for power without detracting from data throughput
With an eye on Internet of Things applications, a research team at the University of Washington Seattle’s Sensor Systems Labs have developed a method to use Wi-Fi to power a camera.
The tech is called power-over-Wi-Fi...
A new report from ABI Research concludes that the adoption of LTE is driving the market for network monitoring and optimization, and the market's size will reach more than $40 billion over the next five years.
"Mobile optimization is more important than ever," ABI noted, adding...
Coalition of lobbying and industry groups sent a letter in support of the pending Wi-Fi Innovation Act
WASHINGTON – Telecommunications lobbying groups want federal lawmakers to open up unlicensed spectrum in the 5 GHz band to create more capacity for Wi-Fi.
In an open letter to...
TWC partnered with Boingo and others to grow Wi-Fi network as cable companies add value for subscribers
In the mobile age, demand for Wi-Fi access is showing no signs of slowing and communications service providers are constantly deploying hot spots to keep up with demand.
Cable...
As mobile subscribers bring more bandwidth-hungry devices into public venues, offices and schools, makers of Wi-Fi network equipment are helping service providers find new ways to monetize Wi-Fi.
Ruckus Wireless is giving network operators a way to partner with retailers to make location-based offers to...
Japanese operator currently counts 400,000 Wi-Fi sites throughout the country
Japanese mobile telephony operator Softbank Mobile has made available its nationwide Wi-Fi network for visitors to Japan. The operator plans a July 1 launch of free Wi-Fi service for visitors dubbed "Free Wi-Fi Passport."
With SoftBank...
For enterprises in all industries, reliable wireless local area network connectivity is table stakes. It’s the backbone that delivers true mobility and, ultimately, worker productivity. But does your WLAN really drive productivity? That’s the million-dollar question. Initial WLAN investments were designed to accommodate growing mobility...
Avago Technologies has agreed to buy Broadcom for $37 billion in cash and stock. Although Avago's market value is higher than Broadcom's, Broadcom is the larger company by revenue. The California chipmaker had $8.4 billion in revenue last year, 70% more than Avago's $4.9...
The goal is to let clients monetize Wi-Fi and meet carrier demand for Wi-Fi and cellular offload
To ease the struggle of finding Wi-Fi hot spots to support the always-on lifestyle, Mosaik and BSG Wireless have partnered to provide a comprehensive database of the location...
Google's highly anticipated wireless service has generated more interest than it can handle right now. The company is telling would-be customers that they will need to wait up to 30 days just to get an invitation to use Google Fi.
Those who sign up early...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvCjAUo-FLo
A conversation with Ziemowit Neyman, RAN Assistant Director, and Seppo Hämäläinen, RAN and SON Tools Assistant Director, Ooredoo
Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report.
LTE unlicensed is expected to use the 5 GHz spectrum more efficiently than Wi-Fi, but does the...
Wi-Fi Master Key connects users to any China Mobile hot spot
Wi-Fi Master Key, a mobile app developed in China that provides users with usernames and passwords to log into public networks, raised $50 million in a series A funding round.
Fortune reports on the funding,...
Customers get free talk, text and data on Wi-Fi from MVNO
Sprint-backed mobile virtual network operator Scratch Wireless on May 19 unveiled a new smartphone, the $99 Coolpad Arise; users buy the phone and never have to pay for service.
The Android-based smartphone takes a Wi-Fi-first...
Comcast could be the next cable operator to experiment with a new wireless service. Cablevision has pioneered the concept on the East Coast with its Freewheel service, offering unlimited voice, data and texting for $30 per month. The service is based on Wi-Fi hot...
Wi-Fi access points are multiplying like bunnies as enterprises rely on them to keep employees and customers connected, carriers count on them to offload traffic, and consumers look for them to cut their cellular service bills. Mobile operators no longer see Wi-Fi as the...
Site acquisition, jurisdictional approval, backhaul access key small cell challenges.
Chris Stark, Nokia’s chief business development officer for North America, envisions a future of smart mega cities where traffic, resource use, emergency response latency and more are problems of the past.
Stark, during a keynote address...
According to data from Cisco, global IP traffic will hit the zettabyte-per-year mark by 2016, and increase another 60% by 2018. What's more, the number of devices connected to networks is predicted to almost double the world's population in the same time frame. The...
The goal is to let clients monetize Wi-Fi and meet carrier demand for Wi-Fi and cellular offload
To ease the struggle of finding Wi-Fi hotspots to support the always on lifestyle, Mosaik and BSG Wireless have partnered to provide a comprehensive database of the location...
