Sneak Preview: Airwave Management Platform 4.0   18 Nov 2005 05:00 GMT
AirWave AMP 4.0 eases the task of managing your multi-vendor wireless LAN. We tested it at our Syracuse Real World Lab.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

New taxes could run rural broadband   17 Nov 2005 23:10 GMT
The Universal Service Fund could use taxes on VoIP and broadband to fund rural high-speed Net access.
Source: ZDNet

FCC Commissioner Abernathy resigns   17 Nov 2005 22:03 GMT
Kathleen Abernathy announces she will leave her post on Dec. 9, but no replacement is named.
Source: ZDNet

In Brief: Google opens offices in Latin America   17 Nov 2005 17:25 GMT
Google has opened offices in Sao Paulo and Mexico City to extend its search services and advertising business to Latin America, the company announced on Thursday.
Source: InfoWorld

Lithuania announces tender for third generation mobile licenses (AFP)   17 Nov 2005 16:58 GMT

AFP - Lithuania's Communication Regulatory Authority opened the bidding for third generation (3G) mobile telephone networks (UMTS) in the new EU member state.

Source: Yahoo

BellSouth Expands Georgia WiMAX Service   17 Nov 2005 15:21 GMT
Adds additional capacity to its WiMAX deployment in Athens, Georgia.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Third-Generation EV-DO Spec Coming In Q1   17 Nov 2005 14:08 GMT
Supporting theoretical speeds as high as 73.5 Mbps, the spec for EV-DO Revision B will be published early next year, although deployment isn't expected until 2008.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Cicero software supports Wi-Fi/cellular roaming   17 Nov 2005 14:03 GMT
Cicero Networks on Thursday unveiled a platform that could enable smart phone users to roam between Wi-Fi hotspots and cellular networks without dropping their voice calls. Cicero's offering is unusual in this space because wireline carriers wishing to offer the converged service to users won't need to forge partnerships with mobile operators, which may see such converged services as a threat to their main revenue source.
Source: InfoWorld

City Accepts Google's Free Wi-Fi Offer   17 Nov 2005 14:00 GMT
The city council in Google's home town of Mountain View, California unanimously has accepted Google's offer to install a free city-wide wireless network.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Qualcomm Claims 3G HSDPA Speeds Of 3.6 Mbps   17 Nov 2005 13:35 GMT
Vendor reports speeds as high as 3.6 Mbps using devices built around one of its chipsets and expects speeds as high as 7.2 Mbps in the near future.
Source: Mobile Pipeline