Topic: ISPs, Costs and Charges
The new items published under this topic are as follows.
From http://www.telecom.paper.nl
Rabobank deploys Wifi Hotspots of Swisscom Eurospot at some banks in the Netherlands to trial wireless internet banking.
Telecom Americas Group Operators Select LogicaCMG MMS Platform
SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LogicaCMG today announced an agreement with Telecom Americas Group to deploy LogicaCMG's Multimedia Messaging solution. This new deal establishes LogicaCMG as the key supplier of messaging solutions for the Telecom Americas Group in Latin America and consolidates its leadership position in the South American multimedia messaging market.
NYC: Leverage Fiber, Offer Free Wi-Fi
By Erin Joyce
From atnewyork.com
A new study from the New York City Council is recommending that the Big Apple throw open the competitive bidding process for its annual $130 million phone and Internet bill in order to leverage one of the most expansive -- and underused -- fiber optic networks in the country.
From wirelessnewsfactor
By Dinah Greek
BT has promised to create 4,000 local hotspots for wireless broadband by 2004, rather than its original target of 2005 -- although analysts have questioned the move.
To help it meet its goal, BT has agreed a joint venture with Toshiba to offer what it calls 'hot spot in a box.'
DENVER, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Wireless Communications, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: CWLC) today announced that management is working with its overseas counterparts to complete the Company's report for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 and expects the report to be filed shortly.
First-Responders in Rural Community NOW Have Broadband Access, Secure Communication to State and Federal Govt. Agencies
COSTA MESA, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SkyFrames, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SKYU) , a provider of low-cost, highly secure satellite broadband Internet services, announced today the successful installation of Satellite Broadband / WiFi services in the rural community of Golden Valley, Arizona. SkyFrames and Arizona High Speed Access, an ISP that provides broadband connectivity services for rural locations in Arizona, are creating hot-spots in previously cold-spots in rural America.
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and CHELMSFORD, Mass., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, and Proxim Corporation (NASDAQ:PROX) , a leading provider of high-performance wireless local area networking (WLAN) and wireless wide area networking (WWAN) products, have entered into a strategic relationship to offer cost-effective and high performance IP-surveillance solutions over WWAN. Using Axis network cameras in combination with Proxim's Tsunami high-capacity and cost-effective WWAN solutions allows companies to economically deploy wireless security and surveillance systems while maintaining high levels of security and reliability.
By Graeme Wearden
From zdnet.co.uk
BT's wireless bundle, together with a new 'hot spot in a box', is an attempt to boost its Openzone Wi-Fi hotspot service, which has seen lacklustre usage
Customers will be able to buy a broadband connection for their home, a wireless modem, and a subscription to BT Openzone's Wi-Fi network all in one package from this autumn.
By Mary Fagan
From dailytelegraph
BT has forged an agreement to install local wireless broadband networks in more than 1,000 pubs across the UK. The networks, known as WiFi, allow customers to use their laptops to link wire-free into the national broadband backbone.
From Europemedia
Thierry Breton, Chairman and CEO of France Telecom, announced last February the Group's commitment to wi-fi. Now, Wanadoo has unveiled its commercial offering.