Jeff Goldman

Meru Networks today introduced version 2.0 of its E(z)RF Network Manager. The update represents a major step forward for the solution, adding continuous event recording and proactive alerts via a knowledge-based inference engine, as well as a mobile interface formatted specifically for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. According to Kamal Anand, Meru’s senior vice […]

Laird Technologies, a unit of UK-based Laird PLC (which was itself initially founded as a shipbuilding company back in the 1800s) was created in 1996 as a result of the company’s acquisition of the Advanced Performance Materials division of Monsanto Inc. Monty Rohde, Laird Technologies’ director of product management, says that acquisition gave the company […]

Concern about swine flu is prompting companies to establish telework policies for their employees. On April 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the pandemic alert level for swine flu (influenza A H1N1) to Phase 5, meaning that the virus has caused sustained outbreaks in at least two countries in one region (in this case, Mexico and […]

It’s been a particularly rough few months for ultrawideband (UWB) technology. First, leading UWB startup WiQuest closed its doors, then Intel shut down its UWB research group and TZero Technologies closed up shop—and then, last month, the WiMedia Alliance announced that it was transferring all current and future specifications to the Bluetooth SIG and the […]

Andrew’s long history goes all the way back to 1937, when it was started as a sole proprietorship by engineer Victor J. Andrew. As the company grew over the years, it expanded from offering basic communications products and services to providing everything from coaxial cable to microwave antennas. In December of 2007, Andrew was acquired by […]

The first step in spending the $7.2 billion in stimulus funds allocated for broadband is to help eligible companies understand who can apply–and how. To that end, the NTIA, the RUS, and the FCC are holding a joint public meeting tomorrow at the offices of the NTIA. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, which was […]

The company’s high-capacity microwave backhaul solutions are designed to help operators transition between TDM and Ethernet networks. Ceragon was founded in 1996 with a focus on high-capacity microwave solutions. The company went public in 2000, and is now traded both on the NASDAQ and on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Ceragon currently serves more […]

House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement today on a compromised version of the stimulus bill, which will be put to a vote in the Senate as early as tomorrow. While it includes significant investments in wireless high-speed Internet access, a number of questions remain about the real impact of the broadband provisions of the  plan. […]

LigoWave was founded in 2007 as a joint venture between the U.S.-based wireless equipment manufacturer Deliberant and the Lithuanian software developer Wilibox, with the aim of developing a new line of high-performance wireless equipment for wireless ISP and carrier customers. According to Jim Campbell, Deliberant’s director of business and product development, what initially attracted his […]

Deliberant was founded back in 2003 as a wireless ISP in rural Georgia. According to Jim Campbell, the company’s director of business and product development, the founders realized relatively early in the WISP’s initial deployment process that they could be building their own wireless equipment instead of buying it from manufacturers—and that they could be […]

Vecima Networks, based in Victoria, British Columbia, was founded back in 1988 as Wavecom Electronics, with a focus on DOCSIS-based products for the cable industry—and that’s still a large part of the company’s business, according to Robert Forget, Vecima’s director of wireless product management. Wavecom eventually changed its name to VCom, Forget says, because of […]

Rautakesko is using Ekahau’s RTLS system to analyze customer behavior in its retail stores. For the past several months, the Finnish home improvement retailer Rautakesko has been using Wi-Fi RTLS solutions from Ekahau to capture key data on its customers’ shopping patterns. Upon entering a store, customers are offered an RTLS tag to carry with […]