Bountiful Ships Extended-Range Enterprise Router   05 Oct 2005 13:17 GMT
Vendor claims its routers, which use more power than standard routers, extend range by between two and four times.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Vendor Unveils Mesh Network Planning Software   05 Oct 2005 13:07 GMT
Software is aimed at avoiding the more cumbersome and time-consuming aspects of planning and deploying large-scale mesh networks.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

DSL Provider Covad Acquires Pre-WiMAX Operator   05 Oct 2005 12:58 GMT
Landline DSL provider Covad says its move into the wireless broadband arena will enable it to avoid reliance on incumbent telecom operators.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Universal Music, Motorola dial up iRadio deal (Reuters)   05 Oct 2005 12:32 GMT
Reuters - Universal Music Group is the first company to make its catalog available on Motorola Inc.'s Motorola iRadio, the commercial-free music and talk mobile phone service expected to launch in January. The partners jointly made the announcement Tuesday.
Source: Yahoo

Katrina Spawns Army Of Unsung Wireless Heroes   05 Oct 2005 12:09 GMT
Among the unsung heroes of the Hurricane Katrina disaster was an army of wireless experts who re-established communications faster than many thought possible.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Maspro pushes Wi-Fi 5 kilometers   05 Oct 2005 11:41 GMT
Maspro Denkoh, a Japanese manufacturer of wireless communications equipment, has developed a transmission system that can send Wi-Fi signals as far as 5 kilometers.
Source: InfoWorld

WLAN quality-of-service specification approved   05 Oct 2005 11:23 GMT
A specification that could improve voice and video on wireless LANs has received approval from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, ending a long standards-setting process but possibly setting the stage for more work on the problem.
Source: InfoWorld

Nokia delays shipments of Internet Tablet (Reuters)   05 Oct 2005 11:01 GMT
Reuters - Mobile phone giant Nokia said on Wednesday shipments of its 770 Internet Tablet device had been delayed to iron out software problems.
Source: Yahoo

Update: EarthLink selected for Philadelphia Wi-Fi network   05 Oct 2005 10:52 GMT
The city of Philadelphia has selected EarthLink to deploy a citywide wireless broadband network, the largest municipal Wi-Fi network in the U.S., the company announced Tuesday.
Source: InfoWorld

PriceGrabber.com Launches Mobile-Phone Comparison Service (TechWeb)   04 Oct 2005 22:48 GMT
TechWeb - PriceGrabber.com on Tuesday launched a comparison shopping service that enables online shoppers to compare cellular phones and plans from multiple carriers and resellers based on the consumers' preferences for monthly minutes, monthly cost and available phones.
Source: Yahoo