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Verizon, Alvarion sign wireless broadband deal

February 8, 2005 The carrier has bought equipment from Alvarion to make wireless broadband service available on a former military base. TAGS: Alvarion Ltd., wireless broadband, Verizon Communications, broadband, Sprint Nextel, specification, equipment, DSL

Motorola snaps up wireless broadband company

April 18, 2006 Cell phone maker to acquire Orthogon Systems, which specializes in wireless broadband tech, for an undisclosed sum. TAGS: wireless broadband, broadband company, Motorola Inc., radio, broadband, cell phone

BellSouth's WiMax offered as broadband backup

March 20, 2006 Company will market its WiMax wireless service as a disaster-ready add-on to its regular broadband service. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., wireless broadband, wireless service, broadband, Hurricane Katrina, broadband service, New Orleans, backup, AT&T Corp.

Intel, Sprint connect on WiMax

May 6, 2005 Companies will jointly test the emerging wireless broadband technology, which may serve as an alternative to cable and DSL. Photos: Welcoming the WiMax chip TAGS: wireless broadband, Sprint Nextel, equipment, High-speed Internet, DSL, standards, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11, Intel, broadband, Intel Pentium, chipset

Ford squeezes an office into a truck

November 1, 2005 Mobile office inside a truck includes touch-screen PC, printer, wireless broadband and GPS. What, no water cooler? Photos: Computer that's 'built Ford tough' TAGS: truck, touch screen, wireless broadband, vehicle, broadband, GPS, printer, Microsoft Corp.

Verizon gets aggressive on mobile broadband

August 29, 2005 Verizon Wireless cuts the price of its wireless broadband service by 25 percent as it expands its footprint. TAGS: wireless broadband, Sprint Nextel, Cingular Wireless, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, EVDO, GSM, UMTS, handset, spokesman, broadband

Intel ships wireless broadband chips

April 18, 2005 WiMax, the long-awaited successor to Wi-Fi, provides data links at distances of up to 30 miles. Photos: Welcoming the WiMax chip TAGS: wireless broadband, IEEE 802.16, spectrum, mile, broadband, distance, Intel, VoIP, U.S., Speakeasy, Real-Time, chipset, Wi-Fi

BellSouth launches wireless broadband service

August 1, 2005 Phone company's wireless broadband service is off and running as it starts taking orders in Athens, Ga. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., wireless broadband, Georgia, DSL, broadband, modem, AT&T Corp., router

Intel to back broadband role for cities

January 12, 2005 Chipmaker will take a stand in the policy debate--opposing Verizon's stance against municipal broadband. TAGS: municipality, wireless broadband, broadband, chip company, broadband service, city, provider, Intel, Verizon Communications, cable company, agency, Internet access

Broadband boondoggle in the making

January 4, 2005 Tropos Networks CEO Ronald Sege says a new Pennsylvania law will slow the launch of faster, less expensive wireless broadband. TAGS: broadband access, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, broadband, citizen, deployment, wireless broadband, law, telephone company, government, telecommunications, U.S.

Sprint Nextel prepares to take on DSL providers

April 6, 2006 Sprint's announcement with Linksys at CTIA this week sheds light on the carrier's plans for its mobile broadband service. TAGS: EVDO, Sprint Nextel, wireless broadband, CTIA, broadband, 4G, DSL, DSL company, Cisco Systems Inc., wireless service, DSL service, consulting, Linksys, Verizon Communications, router

Wi-Fi goes (West) Hollywood

January 4, 2005 The home of the Sunset Strip wants to build a free, citywide wireless network. TAGS: Philadelphia, broadband provider, wireless broadband, broadband, SBC Communications Inc., city, Hollywood, law, AT&T Corp., wireless network, Wi-Fi

Verizon Wireless teams with notebook makers

September 19, 2005 Verizon Wireless signs deals with Dell, HP and Lenovo to embed its EV-DO wireless broadband technology into laptops. TAGS: EVDO, Lenovo, Verizon Wireless, Wi-Fi technology, wireless broadband, Verizon Communications, notebook company, ThinkPad, Wi-Fi, notebook computer, signal, Cingular Wireless, Dell, laptop computer, broadband, chipset

Nextel kisses Flarion wireless broadband goodbye?

February 17, 2005 The Nextel-Sprint merger forces Flarion Technologies to look to Europe for business for its Flash OFDM standard. TAGS: Flarion Technologies Inc., Nextel Communications Inc., wireless broadband, Sprint Nextel, operator, broadband, CDMA, merger, cell phone, Europe, U.S.

Self-install WiMax kit comes to Tokyo

March 15, 2005 Consumers will be able to install their own WiMax gear later this year, when a network rolls out in central Tokyo, network provider says. TAGS: base station, Tokyo, wireless broadband, London, city, broadband

EarthLink aims to evolve

October 11, 2005 Trying to shed its dependence on cable and phone companies, the ISP courts broadband customers by diversifying in a big way. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., DSL company, broadband over power line, wireless broadband, broadband, broadband network, DSL, broadband service, Philadelphia, contract, city, Internet Service Provider, Wi-Fi, wireless network

Broadband: A life-saving technology

July 26, 2004 special report From public safety to health care, broadband is becoming a key element. TAGS: broadband, wireless broadband, broadband network, transceiver, safety, health care, Internet access, health, video

Intel plots path of WiMax

September 7, 2004 Three years of work in wireless broadband lie ahead, Intel says, as it gives a first look at its Rosedale processor. TAGS: broadband, broadband wireless, wireless broadband, cable broadband, broadband network, Intel Developer Forum, Intel, frequency, equipment, DSL, radio, notebook computer, U.S.

Qualcomm readies next-gen 3G chips

April 11, 2006 As carriers deploy EV-DO Revision A, Qualcomm says its next version will triple download and upload speeds. TAGS: EVDO, Qualcomm Inc., wireless broadband, 3G, CDMA, Sprint Nextel, DSL service, carrier, broadband, wireless network, Verizon Communications, DSL, chipset

3G wars heat up

July 20, 2005 Cingular promises to roll out wireless broadband in 15 to 20 markets by year's end. But it's still playing catch-up to Verizon. TAGS: Cingular Wireless, operator, wireless broadband, landline phone, Sprint Nextel, 3G, BellSouth Corp., Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, city, broadband, U.S., AT&T Corp., cell phone