Topic: ISPs, Costs and Charges
The new items published under this topic are as follows.
Proxim Corp. (http://www.proxim.com) and Trillion Digital Communications Inc. (http://www.trillion21.com) have wirelessly connected more than 500 schools
June 2003 - ConnectEd,
Proxim Corp. and Trillion Digital Communications Inc. have wirelessly connected more than 500 schools and plan to connect 250 more this year.
Performance Technologies, Bridgewater Systems Provide SIM-based Wi-Fi Authentication and Billing Mediation Solutions to GSM Carriers
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - June 30, 2003 - Performance Technologies (Nasdaq NM: PTIX), a leader in unified systems design for the communications, military and commercial markets, today announced it is working with Bridgewater Systems, a provider of dynamic IP and data service fulfillment and assurance solutions, to provide carriers with SIM-based Wi-Fi authentication solutions for their GSM wireless networks.
BROADBAND CENTRAL FINALIZES $17.5 MILLION SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT WITH ACCELERATED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. TO OPEN CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA AND TEXAS TO LOW-COST, HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS
Initial deployment of 100 Blue Zones in each state planned with total deployment of 2,700 Blue Zones in all three states during 12-month period
DRAPER, Utah and LEHI, Utah - July 1, 2003 - Broadband Central, one of the largest providers of high-speed wireless Internet services in the western United States, today announced it has finalized a $17.5 million sponsorship agreement with Accelerated Communications Corporation (ACC) of Lehi, Utah, and will deploy Broadband Central Blue Zones (one-mile diameter exclusive coverage area) in California, Georgia and Texas.
Company's Policy Chief Says Best Guarantee for Consumers and Creators is Robust Competition Among Providers
June 27, 2003
WASHINGTON - "Both consumers and Internet content and applications providers want unfettered access to each other across the reaches of cyberspace, and market forces are driving service providers to offer open systems," said Tom Tauke, senior vice president for Public Policy & External Affairs at Verizon.
Salt Lake City, UT and Toledo, OH - June 25, 2003 - Mainstream Data and Airpath Wireless announced today that they have created a joint solution to offer carrier-class satellite Internet connectivity for Hot Spot providers in need of broadband connectivity in remote or cost-prohibitive Hot Spot locations. As part of the arrangement, Mainstream is supplying Airpath's provider customers access to its high quality two-way VSAT network, which allows them to order low-cost broadband access anywhere in North America.
IPWireless Successfully Completes Interoperability and Co-Existence Tests
June 25, 2003 - IPWireless has successfully completed the world's first interoperability (IOT) and co-existence testing between UMTS TDD (TD-CDMA) and UMTS FDD (WCDMA) networks at Nortel Networks wireless headquarters in Ch?teaufort, France. The test, completed during a trial of the IPWireless TDD solution, demonstrated that both FDD and TDD standards of 3G UMTS can co-exist in the same cell site and interface together as one network solution.
Pronto Networks Named to AlwaysOnTM List of Top 100 Private Companies
Award Identifies Companies Based on Innovation and Demonstrated Market Leadership
Pleasanton, CA, June 23, 2003 - Pronto Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class OSS solutions for large Wi-Fi hot spot networks, today announced its inclusion on the first-annual AlwaysOn (AO) Top 100 Private Companies list. AlwaysOn, the media company that covers innovation in technology and business, compiled the list with assistance from KPMG's emerging business practice, KPMG 1Start.
The two groups surveyed more than 1,000 venture investors, investment bankers, top entrepreneurs and executives, who nominated more than 700 companies for the competition. The full list can be found at www.alwayson-network.com.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, June 19, 2003 ? Broadband connections in Central and Eastern Europe are expected to more than double in 2003, driven primarily by demand for DSL Internet access in businesses and homes throughout the region. Total broadband connections are projected to surpass 820,000 at the end of 2003, up from approximately 400,000 in the previous year, according to a new study from IDC.
Lynx.GX 16T, the Industry's First Unlicensed 16 Times T1 Split-design Radio, Significantly Enhances Deployment Flexibility and Lowers Operating Costs
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Proxim Corporation (NASDAQ:PROX) , a leading provider of high-performance wireless local area networking (WLAN) and wireless wide area networking (WWAN) products, today introduced the Lynx.GX 16T, the industry's first high-capacity radio in the license-exempt band that offers the flexibility of indoor or outdoor deployment for cellular backhaul and redundancy.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 16 /Wi-Fi Technology News/ -- Boingo Wireless announced today the availability of its Wi-Fi wireless Internet access service at LaGuardia Airport. Now more than 20 million travelers who pass through the airport annually have access to the largest aggregated hot spot network. The Boingo Wireless service is available throughout LaGuardia's Central Terminal Building.