Maryland counties deploy Alvarion wireless broadband systems 

Alvarion announced that York, Pa.-based Business Information Group is installing a series of countywide wireless broadband systems in Maryland that will...

Wavelink adds RFID tools to middleware solutions 

Wavelink Corp. said this week it is incorporating radio frequency identification (RFID) tools in its Wavelink Studio and Wavelink Emulation middleware...

Latest Verizon whine much ado about nothing 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

Verizon Wireless is carving out quite the reputation for itself. There are many in the public-safety community who believe the carrier will stop at nothing to make sure Nextel Communications doesn't get valuable spectrum at 1.9 GHz...

First responders snipe on 800 MHz interference 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

First responders -- particularly police officers and firefighters -- are a very close-knit group, understandably so. ...

Lucent to deploy CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Network in Romania 

Lucent Technologies announced it would deploy a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network using 450 MHz spectrum in Romania. The network will provide data speeds of up...

Lucent: Dedicated spectrum for public-safety broadband needed 

Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs President Bill O'Shea, in testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Technology this week, called...

T-Mobile trials Flarion mobile broadband data system in Europe 

Flarion Technologies announced this week that T-Mobile International, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG, is conducting a trial of Flarion's Flash-OFDM...

Florida statewide communications system stands up to hurricanes 

Florida’s Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) weathered two major hurricanes, operating successfully during Hurricanes Charley and Frances,...

3Com intros building-to building 802.11 bridges 

3Com Corp. introduced thus week 802.11g building-to-building wireless bridges that allow customers to connect two or more buildings through secure, high-speed...

Nortel Networks Joins WiMAX Forum 

Nortel Networks has joined the WiMAX Forum, which promotes interoperability and certification of broadband wireless products based on the IEEE 802.16...

T-Mobile offers free Wi-Fi to Floridians 

T-Mobile said it would offer free Wi-Fi hotspot service at many of its 300 locations in the state of Florida through Sept. 6, in anticipation of Hurricane...

Motorola launches P2T over cellular service in former Soviet republic 

Motorola has deployed a push-to-talk over cellular (PoC) system for MagtiCom, the largest GSM operator in Georgia, a former Soviet republic nestled between...

Nokia intros TETRA portable radio 

Nokia introduced the THR880i TETRA portable radio, which features a GPS receiver that enables command and control to locate and track radio users, the...

Las Vegas trials MeshNetworks system 

The City of Las Vegas has deployed throughout its downtown a wireless broadband network developed by MeshNetworks. The Las Vegas Traffic Engineering Department...

Hong Kong network expansion to include P2T over cellular 

Nokia announced this week a $30 million deal to expand Hong Kong-based New World Mobility’s GSM network. The expansion will include the introduction of...