The WiMAX Forum, the global body that certifies and promotes products based on the 802.16 standard, is urging the FCC not to include the 3.65-3.7 GHz spectrum band in the anticipated 3.55-3.65 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS). The 3.5G industry has already matured with 11 commercial networks globally, such as Relish in London, and […]
Level 3 Communications said on Monday that it had agreed to buy TW Telecom, a provider of business Internet connections, for about $5.68 billion, reports the NY Times. Level 3 is one of the country’s biggest providers of back-end Internet services. The company’s network of fiber optic cables is used by the likes of Google […]
Cisco’s 2014 Visual Networking Index, released today, predicts there will be 53 million Wi-Fi hotspots globally by 2018, with both cable and wireless carriers extending their reach by employing Wi-Fi hotspots. Cisco predicts Wi-Fi and mobile connected devices will generate 61 percent of all IP traffic in four years and that Wi-Fi will account for […]
Google said on Tuesday it had bought Skybox Imaging, a company that provides high-resolution photos using satellites, for $500 million in cash, reports Re-Code. Skybox provides sub-meter imagery as well as 90-second videos from its network of satellites. It points them at specific spots to provide analytics about how they change over time. The first […]
Qualcomm, this week at Computex, announced showcased many new chip products for the creation of cost/effective small cells, WiFi using Multi-User MIMO, and home gateways. Qualcomm’s subsidiary, Qualcomm Atheros, demoed the next generation in 802.11ac access points, using their VIVE 4-stream 802.11ac chipsets enabling multi-user, multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO). The first generation of 802.11ac […]
Ruckus Wireless today announced the expansion of its partnership with the City of San José with the extension of their Wi-Fi network throughout Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) and the San José McEnery Convention Center. These two new extensions of the network provide visitors with a single, reliable, free, high-performance public Wi-Fi network throughout […]
