WiFiMinutes.com Adds Megabeam Italia To Prepaid Wi-Fi Service




Syracuse, NY. -/August 19, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- WiFiMinutes.com announced today that it has added Megabeam Italia to its list of participating providers. Megabeam Italia will now offer their prepaid wi-fi access plans through the WiFiMinutes.com web site, providing access to most major airports in Italy, including those in Rome, Venice, and Milan, as well as access to major business hotels.

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Men Want TiVo™ More Than Women




Dallas, Texas -/August 06, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Male heads-of-household are more likely than their female counterparts to buy a personal video recorder (PVR) over the next year, according to the upcoming report Video-on-Demand and PVR: Analysis and Forecast from Parks Associates.

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ENCINITAS CALIFORNIA CATCHES THE WI-FI WAVE



Cheetah Wireless Technologies and BelAir Networks to Provide Wide-Area Wi-Fi to Downtown Business and Residential District



Las Vegas, NV and Kanata, Ontario -/August 05, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-The coastal town of Encinitas, California, will soon offer scalable, metro Wi-Fi access in its downtown. The solution, built on BelAir Networks’ scalable wide area Wi-Fi system, will be deployed and managed by Cheetah Wireless Technologies, Inc. (CWTI) and used by municipal, business and residential users in Encinitas’ historic downtown.


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Cable will match satellite in DVR deployment by 2006

Dallas, Texas -/July 31, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Despite a three-year head start, satellite TV providers will lose their DVR edge over cable companies by 2006, according to Internet-Based Video Services, a new white paper from research firm Parks Associates.

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Flash Networks Announces NettGain 1400 Wi-Fi Product



Flash Networks Announces NettGain 1400 WLAN Product to Improve User Experience and Drive Up Revenues from Mobile Data Services



Herzelia, Israel, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
-/July 28, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Flash Networks, today announced the release of its NettGain 1400 WLAN solution for wireless carriers. NettGain 1400 is a complete operator support system (OSS) for Wi-Fi deployments, which integrates with existing network infrastructure, enabling carriers to achieve both financial savings and increased revenue.

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A Pronto Networks Study Shows Positive Wi-Fi Hotspots Revenue Trends



Pronto Networks Announces A New Study Highlighting Key Usage and Revenue Trends at Successful Public Wi-Fi Locations

White Paper by TeleAnalytics Provides Insight into Successful Hotspots within Pronto’s Hotspot Managed Services

Pleasanton, CA -/July 13, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Pronto Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class OSS solutions for large Wi-Fi hot spot networks, announced a new white paper showing promising Wi-Fi usage and revenue trends at various types of locations within its Hotspot Managed Services including hotels, cafes, multi-dwelling units, RV parks, and marinas. The study was conducted by TeleAnalytics, a leading Telecommunications market analysis and strategic consulting firm.


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ZTE GOES FOR GOLD WITH FIRST CHINESE OLYMPICS SUCCESS



-/July 1, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-ZTE Corporation of China, a global supplier of advanced telecommunications infrastructure, has become the first Chinese company to supply telecoms equipment to the Olympic Games.

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UPS Starts European Deployment Of Its Latest Wireless Technology



FRANKFURT, Germany, -/June 23, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced it will begin deploying wireless technologies, including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, to package facilities and drivers in Europe to ensure customers continue to have the most up-to-the-minute tracking information available at all times.

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Pronto Networks Announces Distribution Agreement with Graybar



Leading Communications Distributor Extends Market for Pronto Networks’ Public Wi-Fi Solutions

Chicago, IL - SUPERCOMM 2004 -/June 21, 2004 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Pronto Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class OSS solutions for large Wi-Fi hot spot networks, today announced an agreement with Graybar, North America’s largest distributor of telecommunications and electrical products, to distribute Pronto’s back-office public Wi-Fi solutions to resellers servicing the communications and hospitality markets.

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More consumers will tune in to Internet TV services




Dallas, Texas -/June 17, 2004 The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Parks Associates released a forecast today predicting significant growth in Internet-based video services over the next four years, with users exceeding 15 million by the end of 2008. The firm will present these data, part of its ongoing research of multimedia platforms and services, at its upcoming one-day workshop Digital Entertainment in the Networked Home on July 15, 2004, at The Fairmont in San Jose, CA.



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