WiMAX: What's Working Now
The Taiwanese government's M-Taiwan project will ultimately partly rest on the availability of urban mobile WiMax. This is a major government initiative, partly aimed at creating an entire WiMax ecosystem (from silicon chips to applications), as the government has identified WiMax as one of the next big things after WiFi for the Taiwanese ICT industry.
From Light Reading, July 24, 2008
New AT&T Broadband Customer Additions Nose Dive
While a drop in new broadband additions was expected given market saturation and the housing market, most analysts still expected net additions to be somewhere around the 300,000 mark.
From DSL Reports, July 23, 2008
Meraki Grass-Roots Wireless Network Flourishing in S.F.
More than 70,000 users have already accessed the network, and Meraki aims to reach every neighborhood in the city by the end of the year.
From US News, July 23, 2008
Hold Off on WiMAX Investments, Gartner Cautions
One of the big factors that WiMAX has going against it, says Gartner, is that WiMAX networks won't be able to provide nationwide coverage for
quite some time, as Sprint and its Clearwire partners will only begin launching commercial WiMAX services for the first time this September.
From Network World, July 23, 2008
Clearwire Stock Keeps Falling
Would-be mobile WiMax carrier's stock hit a 52-week low on the Nasdaq Tuesday, dropping as low as $8.98.
From Unstrung, July 23, 2008
Connected Nation Under Attack for Anti-Consumer Policy
To pre-empt any real national broadband policy from taking shape, the nation's largest broadband companies are collectively crafting their own anti-consumer "national broadband policy," and pushing it through Congress as a cure-all while consumers and the media nap.
From DSL Reports, July 23, 2008
Internet for Everyone, Connected Nation in Comparison
“There is a growing consensus on the need for broadband, and the need for government involvement to make the next generation of broadband happen,” says Wendy Wigen, government relations officer for EDUCAUSE, which supports both.
From BroadbandCensus.com, July 23, 2008
Free Wireless Available in More Riverside (CA) Locations
Wi-Fi service expanded last week to the Orangecrest and Sycamore Canyon sections of the city, according to spokesman Austin Carter.
From The Desert Sun, July 23, 2008
Swedish Firm to Acquire UK's Moovera Networks
Icomera, a Swedish supplier of Internet connectivity to trains, has announced that it will acquire UK-based Moovera Networks, a manufacturer of fixed and mobile communications systems, for an undisclosed amount.
From CBR Online, July 23, 2008
T-Mobile Objects to Free Service Tied to New 70-0 MHz Auction
In a new attempt to revive the auction, the FCC has dropped the requirement for setting aside spectrum to support public safety networks, and has instead added the free access requirement.
From TMC Net, July 23, 2008
