Topic: ISPs, Costs and Charges
The new items published under this topic are as follows.
Cityneo delivers user friendly location-based services to customers of 8 mobile operators in 4 European countries
UK and Worldwide, January 26, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Automatic mobile location is a feature now available for a wide range of mobile devices with a real mass-market potential. ?Find my nearest? type of applications are set to become a major source of value-added services revenues.
Kiev Metro goes mobile with ip.access nanoBTS?
Cambridge, January 26th, 2004 - /Wi-Fi Technology News/- ip.access ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TTP Communications Plc (LSE:TTC), today announces a deal with Proximus L.L.C., a Ukrainian company, which will see ip.access supply its nanoBTS? GSM basestations for installation in the below-ground section of the Kiev Metro. The application is a world first, blending GSM and IP technology to provide underground coverage to over 1.7 million Kiev commuters per day. Proximus has an agreement with the Kiev Metro to lease space and communications infrastructure to install the subsystem which in turn will be subleased to mobile network operators. The first network operator to sign up is UMC (Ukrainian Mobile Communications), the biggest GSM operator in Ukraine.
BAA selects Steria to launch new taxi management scheme at Heathrow airport
London, UK, January 23, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Steria, a leading European IT services provider, has been selected by BAA, the world's leading airport company, to provide a new taxi management system for London?s Heathrow Airport. The solution is designed to improve BAA's ability to monitor and manage taxis to meet passenger demand and is based on wireless technology with mobile devices. It will replace a PC-based system.
OZ SELECTED BY T-MOBILE USA TO ENABLE MASS-MARKET LAUNCH OF IM SERVICES ON MOBILE DEVICES
London, England ? January 21st, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- OZ Communications, the leading enabler of standards-based mobile Instant Messaging and Presence Services, announced today at the IBC Mobile Instant Messaging conference in London that T-Mobile USA has selected OZ?s Mobile IM Gateway to enable the mass-market launch of existing IM services on mobile devices with standards-based mobile IM clients. As part of the agreement, T-Mobile USA has licensed both OZ?s Mobile IM Gateway and OZ?s mobile IM client solutions.
Voice and Data Over Wireless Takes Center Stage,
Aruba Wireless Networks Named Official Wi-Fi Provider Again For Networld-Interop Las Vegas 2004?s Event Network, The ENET
SAN JOSE, California - January 21, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- For the second year in a row, Aruba Wireless Networks (Aruba) has been selected by NetWorld+Interop as the official wireless provider for the eNet, NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2004?s unique environment that showcases the full capabilities of an integrated network and mirrors the networks of today?s leading corporate enterprises.
Colubris Networks Delivers New Intelligent Wi-Fi Access Equipment and Management System for Enterprise WLANs and Public Hotspot Networks
WALTHAM, Mass. ? January 21, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Colubris Networks, a global provider of intelligent wireless LAN (WLAN) access equipment, announced a new generation of products ? paired with an integrated management platform ? that enable enterprises, universities, government agencies and hotspot service providers to deliver secure wireless access without requiring WLAN switches or a separate, overlay network.
German Telco Delivers Unique Customer Service Bonus With Telsis
Sheffield, UK and Worldwide, January 10, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Customers of German telco EWE TEL are set to benefit from enhanced levels of service, capacity and resilience ? all at no extra charge ? following the addition of a second Telsis Ocean fastSSP switch to the operator?s network.
ZTE Undertakes World-Leading OADM Metro Backbone Network in Hong Kong
January 8, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/ A backbone optical network comprising OADM and MSTP technology ? possibly the most advanced in the world today ? has been supplied by ZTE of Shenzhen for Wharf T&T ? Hong Kong?s fastest growing fixed telecommunications operator.
BT CALLS ON WI-FI INDUSTRY TO JOIN FORCES FOR FIRST FREE NATIONWIDE WIRELESS BROADBAND WEEK
January 5, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- BT called on other wi-fi operators to join forces and support the UK's first-ever Wireless Broadband Week early next year.
Between January 26 and February 1 2004, anyone with a wi-fi enabled laptop or PDA will be able to register online with BT Openzone and enjoy wireless broadband without time limits for a week free of charge.1
BT was the first to bring wi-fi to the high street in the UK and now has more than 1,700 BT Openzone-enabled sites, with 4,000 targeted by summer 2004.
EarthLink to Offer Linksys Wired and Wireless Networking Products to High Speed Internet Subscribers
IRVINE, CA and ATLANTA, GA - December 17, 2003 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Linksys*, a division of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), the leading provider of broadband, wireless and networking hardware for the consumer and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) environments and EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK), one of the nation?s leading Internet service providers, today announced that the EarthLink Home Networking service will now deploy Linksys wired and wireless home networking products.
?EarthLink focuses on delivering the tools and services that enable consumers to take advantage of an always-on high-speed connection," said Erika Jolly, vice president of strategic brand management at EarthLink. ?Consumers want home networking because it enables them to use their high-speed connections to connect multiple PCs, download music or play console games anywhere in their homes. Our new agreement with Linksys allows us to offer customers a full line of home networking products that make high-speed applications easy to use and affordable.?