Meru, Catalyst combine on enterprise IP voice and data 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

Meru Networks and Catalyst Telecom announced an agreement through which Catalyst will distribute Meru's wireless voice-over-IP and data portfolio including...

Texas city opts for MotoMesh 

By: Donny Jackson

Motorola announced that the city of Plano, Texas, would deploy its MotoMesh and Canopy backhaul solutions to establish a mobility corridor that is designed...

Illinois' second largest city welcomes municipal Wi-Fi network 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

SkyPilot Networks and MetroFi have been retained to build a metro-scale Wi-Fi network for Aurora, Ill., the second-largest city in the state. The mixed-use...

Trailblazers 

By: BY DONNY JACKSON

Since Hurricane Katrina, emergency responders' need for reliable and interoperable communications systems again has become a top priority in Washington,...

IEEE selects basis for mesh networking spec 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

The IEEE 802.11 working group said it has confirmed a single proposal that will serve as the basis for its 802.11s standard, which will provide an interoperable...

Rio Rancho offers free access to Wi-Fi system 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

Residents of Rio Rancho, N.M., will be able to access the citywide Wi-Fi network for free after the city council voted to change the terms of its agreement...

Municipal Wi-Fi to cover 126,000 square miles by 2010 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

An ABIReseach report said that by 2010, municipal Wi-Fi networks will cover 126,000 square miles internationally most of which will be in the North American...

Alaska agency to field test RFID, GPS technologies 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

The Alaska Department of Commerce has partnered with radio frequency identification solutions vendor Franwell on a pilot study that will field test RFID...

Padcom lands contract with Ohio public-safety network 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

Mobile virtual private network software vendor Padcom announced that Ohio MARCS (multi-agency radio communications system) has selected the company's...

Motorola intros mobile VPN 

By: BY GLENN BISCHOFF

Motorola introduced a Windows-based, mobile virtual private network solution developed specifically for public-safety and government users dubbed Multi-Net...

Muni Wi-Fi could cause headaches 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

Municipalities nationwide, including Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington D.C., have announced plans to build citywide, public, open-access...

Tugboat company uses real-time wireless video to track fleet 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

Homeland Integrated Security Systems completed the installation of its Cyber Tracker technology for Rentrop Tugs, a tugboat company that operates along...

Mississippi to deploy text-based alert system 

By: Donny Jackson

Mississippi emergency responders soon will be able to send text messages via an alert network utilizing FM radio signals built by Global Security Systems,...

Airborne-transceiver idea ready to fly 

By: BY LYNNETTE LUNA

Helium-filled balloons outfitted with wireless repeaters could be the answer to better voice and data coverage in rural and underserved areas, beefed-up...

Broadband communications helps Midwestern police department access data 

By: BY DOUG MOHNEY

WaveRider Communications announced that the Indianola, Iowa, Police Department has deployed the company's MMT9000 mobile data terminals to establish mobile...