Wireless Technology

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 …

Bluetoothing in cars is on the rise and the technology shows no signs of slowing down any time soon, says a new report by ABI Research. While Bluetooth automotive markets …

WASHINGTON-A new Department of Defense report says the military will depend on broadband and wireless technologies in future warfare, a policy direction that could create added business opportunities for telecom …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week proposed setting user fees on un-auctioned spectrum regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, but the agency refused to disclose which wireless services would be subject …

Welcome to a new weekly feature at RCR Wireless News! Every week we will collect all the important equipment agreements across the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries, plus any others …

WASHINGTON-The White House today clarified that a new budget proposal to set user fees on un-auctioned spectrum would not lead to taxes on frequencies designated for Wi-Fi. But the White …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Plans for an Island-wide Wi-Fi network is coming to the Bahamas thanks to an agreement between Meru Networks, a wireless Voice over Internet Protocol infrastructure developer, and Sawtel Inc., …

ADELAIDE, Australia-Cohda Wireless Pty. Ltd., a public-safety and municipal wireless technology developer, said it raised $1.8 million in its first round of venture funding. Cohda said it plans to use …

ADELAIDE, Australia-Cohda Wireless Pty. Ltd., a public-safety and municipal wireless technology developer, said it raised $1.8 million in its first round of venture funding. Cohda said it plans to use …

Boston’s neighborhood business districts may soon be bustling with free Wi-Fi hot spots thanks to the city’s Main Streets economic development project. But Boston’s free project is different from those …

BOSTON-The next major growth opportunity for wireless carriers is the ‘tween’ market, according to research firm Yankee Group. The market comprises children between the ages of 8 and 12. The …

WALTHAM, Mass.-Supported by advertising revenue, the city of Boston says its public Wi-Fi project currently provides free Internet access in four commercial districts of the city. The city said the …

SKOPJE, Macedonia-Motorola Inc. announced that its pre-WiMAX MotoWi4 Canopy equipment has been deployed throughout Macedonia, providing the country with a national wireless broadband network. The company explained that the government-sponsored …

Just when you thought your new Wi-Fi-enabled laptop was nifty, along comes a bevy of new laptops embedded with PC cards and chips that support wireless broadband Internet access via …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to Google Inc. for a technology that makes more data exchanges possible at faster speeds on a CDMA-based wireless network. …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded a patent to Google Inc. for a technology that makes more data exchanges possible at faster speeds on a CDMA-based wireless network. …

ATLANTA-ThinkPad notebook computers will have built-in support for Cingular Wireless L.L.C.’s BroadbandConnect network, according to plans from Cingular and computer manufacturer Lenovo. The preconfigured notebooks are expected to be available …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. plans to purchase ZigBee chip designer Chipcon, which creates chips used in short-range, low-power wireless radio frequency devices such as wireless keyboards. TI said it plans to …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. plans to purchase ZigBee chip designer Chipcon, which creates chips used in short-range, low-power wireless radio frequency devices such as wireless keyboards. TI said it plans to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission told Congress that it plans to begin examining whether some of the 24 megahertz of spectrum public safety is set to receive as part of the …

The wireless sector will enter 2006 with great expectations, everybody watching third-generation systems shift into higher gear with all that jazzy, digital content whose anytime, anywhere availability is transforming other …

SEATTLE-Nearly half of U.S. consumers said they expect wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet-capable personal digital assistants, to have the greatest impact on their lifestyle in the coming year, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission told Congress that it plans to begin examining whether some of the 24 megahertz of spectrum public safety is set to receive as part of the …

WASHINGTON-It took the help of the vice president to cast the deciding 51-50 vote, but the Senate Wednesday morning passed the budget bill including the Digital TV Transition Act of …

SEATTLE-Nearly half of U.S. consumers said they expect wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet-capable personal digital assistants, to have the greatest impact on their lifestyle in the coming year, …