Naomi Graychase

Aerohive today announced a new portfolio of enterprise-grade 802.11n access points, including the dual-radio HiveAP 320 for indoor use, the metal-chassis dual-radio HiveAP 340 for indoor-industrial use, and the waterproof three-radio HiveAP 380 for outdoor use. All three offer two Gigabit Ethernet ports that provide power-over-Ethernet (PoE) using a patent-pending Smart PoE technology (from Aerohive). […]

iPhone users rejoice: thanks to the sounds-dirty-but-isn’t mobile Internet service and community, Fring, you can now make free VoWi-Fi calls from your iPhone. All you need is the free app and some Wi-Fi access.   Fring is not new, but it’s previously only been available for non-iPhone smartphones, such as Nokia’s Symbian phones, and Windows […]

As expected, last night the Corpus Christi, TX City Council voted unanimously to reclaim its Wi-Fi network from EarthLink. The city had signed a contract with EarthLink last March (2007), when EarthLink was feeling more gung-ho about the feasibility of its muni Wi-Fi ventures. The contract, which allowed EarthLink to build out the existing Wi-Fi network being used for municipal […]

UK-based Moovera Networks announced yesterday that the Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries, which serve communities in the South of England, will be deploying Moovera’s Wi-Fi solution on board its ferries. Initially, the service will provide in-ship broadband Internet connectivity to the crew only and will not be available to the 5.5 million passengers the ferries […]

Verizon today spoke for the first time publicly about its plans for the 700Mhz spectrum, since the FCC auction ended on March 18. The FCC announced the end of the auction on March 20, but the company was prevented from commenting until the Commission’s anti-collusion quiet period rules ended yesterday. In a conference call early […]

North Carolina-based TapRoot Systems announced this week its WalkingHotSpot software, which turns 3G/Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots. Currently, only Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 devices are supported, but TapRoot says support for more OS’s is underway.  The software essentially turns a 3G/Wi-Fi-enabled handset into a Wi-Fi router that can offer a broadband Internet connection to […]

At next week’s CTIA Wireless 2008 show in Las Vegas, Motorola will give a large part of its focus to WiMAX and femtocells. Motorola announced yesterday that it will divide itself in the hope of conquering its problems within its Mobile Device division. The board of directors has begun the process of partitioning the company into […]

Greyhound has launched a new service that will offer affordable tickets (as low as $1 each way when purchased in advance online), slightly more leg room (three inches, to be exact), and free on-board Wi-Fi to travelers in its major Northeastern corridors. “BoltBus” will make its maiden voyage tomorrow between New York City (33rd and […]

Aruba and Avaya team up to provide secure enterprise-quality voice and data applications to remote workers–and reduce greenhouse gases while they’re at it. Aruba Networks announced today that it has teamed up with Avaya to provide a “green” voice and data access solution for teleworkers. In a press release, Aruba said it was motivated by […]

This week, at its Wireless Innovations Day event in Boston, Motorola introduced a new 802.11n wireless LAN switch that it says will enable “the all-wireless enterprise.”   The Motorola RFS6000 is a multi-core processor-based wireless LAN (WLAN) switch targeted at mid-sized enterprises. According to Motorola, “It supports an all-wireless enterprise vision, enabling businesses to build […]

We talk with Cisco’s Senior Manager of Mobility Solutions about Cisco’s market dominance, the future of 802.11n, WiMAX, greening technology, and other emerging trends in the enterprise. “When you look at technology and what’s exciting and where the innovation is, there’s a lot that’s happening within wireless and mobility,” says Kozup, who now calls the […]

Seoul, South Korea’s 600-year-old capitol, was largely destroyed during the Korean War (1950-53). When it was re-built in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, a 3.5 mile elevated highway was erected over what used to be an important stream. Several years ago, as part of an attempt at urban renewal, the then-mayor, Lee Myung-Bak, tore down […]