Satellite-based maritime communications/monitoring solution launched 

World Communications Center recently announced the launch of MariTrack, an Iridium satellite-based communications and monitoring system designed for the...

BelAir unveils optical line interface for Wi-Fi networks 

BelAir Networks recently introduced what it is calling the first optical line interface designed to connect metro-scale Wi-Fi networks to existing metro...

Meru Networks lands $17 million in funding 

Wireless LAN network developer Meru Networks announced it has secured $17 million in Series B funding, which the company said it would use to expand its...

Motorola announces several UK police contracts 

Motorola announced that several United Kingdom police forces have selected its products for various deployments. According to Motorola, seven Scottish...

Motorola earnings rocket in first quarter 

Motorola announced net earnings for first quarter 2004 of $609 million—25 cents per share—on sales of $8.6 billion. Earnings improved by 257% year over...

Report: Expect 50 million dual-mode Wi-Fi handsets by 2009 

More than 50 million dual-mode handsets enabling users to talk over a cellular network or by using voice-over-Wi-Fi technology will be shipped by 2009,...

Ritron transceiver designed to improve interoperability 

Ritron this week announced RadioNexus, a base-station transceiver that is designed to let two-way radio users access an IP network. An RJ-45 connector...

Proposed RFID standard gains support 

Several key manufacturers and technology providers today announced they are submitting a protocol definition designed to provide a much-anticipated worldwide...

Broadcom uses M-Systems’ technology in wireless systems 

M-Systems today announced that its DiskOnChip flash disk has been integrated in Broadcom’s latest 802.11g secure wireless access point and router reference...

New Orleans selects Tropos Networks for Wi-Fi equipment 

The city of New Orleans has selected Tropos Networks to supply metro-scale Wi-Fi equipment for a citywide wireless video-surveillance network that will...

EFJohnson receives $4 million Air Force order 

EFJohnson has received a $4 million order from the United States Air Force to provide mobile and portable radios for multiple installations, EFJohnson’s...

Report: Chicago Fire Department begins digital migration 

The Chicago Fire Department has begun a previously planned $10 million upgrade of its emergency communications radio network from analog to digital technologies,...

Report: M2M sector growth will accelerate 

While the market for cellular handset is expected to grow by 10 percent annually through the end of this decade, the market for machine-to-machine modules...

Navini Networks joins WiMAX Forum 

Navini Networks announced it would become a member of the WiMAX Forum, which promotes the development of compatible and interoperable broadband wireless...

Report: NYC mayor calls for 911 system overhaul 

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called for the consolidation of eight dispatch centers to two “identical” centers that would share the same...