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Towerstream Announces Deployment of Mobile WiMAX in Chicago Network

Bernie — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:42:24 -0400

CHICAGO and MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Oct 01, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Alvarion's FCC Certified BreezeMAX(R) 3650 solution brings enhanced wireless broadband services to businesses in downtown Chicago. Towerstream (NASDAQ: TWER), a leading fixed WiMAX(TM) service provider, today announced it is now delivering WiMAX service to businesses in downtown Chicago using the 802.16e BreezeMAX(R) 3650 solution from Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR). The addition of this FCC Certified solution to Towerstream's existing network will enable the company to reach additional businesses in the city and ensure Towerstream's customers continue to receive optimal service. Read More ...

Cablevision Names Two Key Executives to Optimum WiFi Management Team

Bernie — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:40:21 -0400

BETHPAGE, NY, October 2, 2008 — Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) today announced the addition of two key executives and WiFi pioneers to its wireless broadband product division, Optimum® WiFi. Tim Farrell has been named Vice President, Wireless Product Development and Craig Plunkett has been named Vice President, Wireless Market Development. Read More...

AT&T Launches Online Experience Store

Bernie — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Dallas, Texas, October 2, 2008 - The mobile shopping experience just got a makeover. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced the launch of its Online Experience StoreSM, allowing shoppers to "touch," experience and purchase wireless devices and services online. The digital storefront introduces a new 3-D shopping model, giving customers rich, interactive demonstrations and tutorials in five categories of wireless products: phones and devices, music, video and Web, messaging, and e-mail and productivity. Read More ...

Hughes Introduces Broadband Backup Service

Bernie — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:25:52 -0400

Germantown, Md., October 1, 2008 — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced the availability of HughesNet Broadband Backup service plans, the newest offerings for small- and medium-sized businesses that provide automatic satellite backup in the event of a landline failure. With HughesNet Broadband Backup, SMBs can be secure in knowing their critical applications will remain online in the event of a landline failure, protecting them against loss of data or revenue. Read More...

Canby Telcom Launches HD Offering Powered by IP-PRIME HD-4 Service in Central Oregon

Bernie — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

September 30, 2008, Princeton, NJ & Canby, OR – SES AMERICOM and Canby Telcom, a member of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC), announced today that Canby’s IPTV customers can now access 36 channels of High Definition (HD) programming, including more than two dozen channels delivered to Canby via IP-PRIME, from marquee programmers such as Discovery, Disney, Showtime, Fox News, ESPN, A&E and the Food Network, plus a handful of local broadcast services. Read More ...

USDA Announces $342 Million in Rural Broadband, Telecommunications Loans

Bernie — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:07:07 -0400

WASHINGTON. - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced that broadband and telecommunications loans totaling more than $342 million are being awarded to 18 communications firms serving 22 states. The funds will help bring new and improved telecommunications services to rural residents and businesses. Read More ...

Verizon and Nokia Siemens Networks Set New Record for 100 Gbps Optical Transmission

Bernie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:46:34 -0400

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. -- Verizon and Nokia Siemens Networks have taken a step closer to being able to transmit commercial traffic at a speed of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps). The two companies carried out a successful 100 Gbps transmission on a single wavelength for more than 1,040 kilometers over field fiber, setting a new distance record and demonstrating better performance than conventional transmission. Read More ...

Sprint Customers Get Mobile Banking and PayPal

Bernie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:34:37 -0400

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2008--Customers of Sprint (NYSE:S) can now conveniently access their bank accounts and, in an industry first with PayPal, send payments to friends and family from most Web-enabled Sprint phones* with the launch of MyMoneyManager. MyMoneyManager is an easy-to-use downloadable application that enables Sprint customers with BB&T, Citibank, IBC Bank and PNC Bank accounts to conduct banking functions right on their phones, including checking balances, paying bills and finding nearby branches and ATMs. MyMoneyManager also includes PayPal, making Sprint the first carrier to provide customers easy access to their PayPal accounts, allowing them to send money to almost anyone quickly via their Sprint phone. Read More...

Motorola Introduces First WiMAX USB Adaptor for Laptops

Bernie — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. - 23 Sept. 2008 – Fulfilling a promise of delivering high-speed, wireless broadband while on the go, Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today unveiled its first WiMAX USB adaptor, the USBw 100. This thumb-drive-sized device is available in three versions to connect to WiMAX networks in each of the three bands approved for use around the world - 2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5 GHz. The Motorola USBw 100 plugs directly into laptop computers to provide mobile and nomadic wireless broadband connectivity, both indoors and out. It is expected to be available in Q4 2008. Read More ...

AT&T Enhances Enterprise Mobility Offerings

Bernie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:54:49 -0400

Dallas, Texas, September 22, 2008 -- AT&T Inc. today announced new capabilities to extend an array of applications to mobile devices that are used by companies in targeted vertical industries.

AT&T Mobile Enterprise Applications offers hosted and managed mobile integration solutions and application consulting services for companies that want to extend their business-critical information to mobile employees. Supported by the Antenna Mobility Platform™ (AMP) developed by Antenna Software, a leading provider of mobile enterprise technologies and solutions, AT&T is expanding its delivery of mobile field service automation, sales force automation and information technology support applications. Read More ...