Naomi Graychase

Nomad Digital, the company responsible for the first wireless broadband service on-board a train system (the Brighton Express from London to Brighton, 2005), the longest in-tunnel service (the Heathrow Xpress from London to Heathrow Airport, 2007), and the longest WiMAX roll-out (on the UK’s West Coast mainline, Virgin Trains, 600km and growing), has begun to […]

Market research firm Maravedis has released a new study, which makes predictions about the future of WiMAX technology. The report “profiles more than 23 carriers, vendors, spectrum holders, and industry stakeholders to ascertain, primarily from the carrier point of view, opportunities, realities, and threats.” For a sneak peak at the results, visit ISP-Planet.com. February 28, 2008 Hess, a […]

AeroScout, Inc., a leading provider of Unified Asset Visibility solutions, announced this month its new Ultra-Wi-Fi line of products, which enable asset tracking using both Wi-Fi and Ultra Wideband (UWB). The system, developed with Time Domain, features a unique dual-mode tag, which can be tracked with a standard Wi-Fi network across the enterprise, but which, […]

Starbucks announced this week that it is upgrading its enterprise networking capabilities and will pass on some of the benefit to customers in the form of free Wi-Fi. Beginning this spring, Starbucks will offer two free hours of Wi-Fi access per day to customers at all 7,000 of its American stores. The catch is, you […]

The nation’s second largest public transit system announced today that it has successfully deployed a solar-powered wireless mesh network in its rail yards. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will use its new Wi-Fi network for mobile maintenance management. Planners expect the Tropos MetroMesh solution to increase productivity by shortening maintenance cycles through the introduction of […]

Last November, EarthLink announced it would not make any further “significant investments” in its muni wireless business and that it would “begin a process to consider its strategic alternatives.” Yesterday, the company announced that the alternative it has settled on is to sell off the business altogether. The news came when EarthLink released its Q4 […]

Aruba Networks announced today that it has produced a new series of high-performance, explosion-resistant access points (APs). The new AP-85 Dual-Radio Outdoor Access Point family features dual, high-power radios that deliver up to 200mW (23dBm) for wide area coverage. The weatherproof enclosures and ATEX Zone 2 safety rating enable the access points to operate in […]

SOURCE Boston announced today it will host a new security conference in Cambridge, MA in mid-March. The educational conference—SOURCE 2008—will feature some key players in the computer security industry, who will come together for “a computer security conference that combines business, technology, and software development, and provides an opportunity to share ideas, insights, and opportunities.” […]

Today, ASUS Computer International (ACI) announced a new chipset designed to aid in the “quest against global warming” by reducing power consumption by 80%. The P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP @n green motherboard, an Intel X48 chipset-based solution, is the latest in the ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) family of motherboards, which, the company says, “combine top-of-the-line […]

Starting tomorrow, some Boston-area commuters will be treated to a newly deployed free Wi-Fi network compliments of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The pilot program will offer free Wi-Fi to travelers on its Framingham/Worcester commuter rail coaches. Riders can access the “T Wi-Fi Commuter Rail Connect” program whenever they are traveling in one of […]

Big news out of Macworld today. In his keynote address, Steve Jobs announced several new Apple products that take advantage of Wi-Fi technology.   First among them, Time Capsule, a “backup appliance” that is essentially an 802.11n draft AP with a hard drive, which enables users to backup their notebooks via Wi-Fi. Two versions will […]

Aruba Networks announced today that it will acquire AirWave Wireless. San Mateo, California-based AirWave, is best known for its specialized tools for managing large, multi-vendor wireless LAN, mesh, and WiMAX networks. Its existing client base of more than 400 companies, schools, and organizations, includes Wendy’s, MIT, Yale University, Denver International Airport, and Loyola Marymount University. […]