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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, Motorola Inc., broadband company, radio, broadband, cell phone

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, Sprint Nextel, specification, broadband, equipment, DSL

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, AT&T Corp., modem, router

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: Cingular Wireless, wireless broadband, Sprint Nextel, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, EVDO, GSM, UMTS, handset, broadband, spokesman

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, broadband service, Hurricane Katrina, 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, Wi-Fi, standards, broadband, Intel, IEEE 802.11, chipset, Intel Pentium

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, cell phone, merger, Europe, U.S.

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, Verizon Wireless, Lenovo, Wi-Fi technology, wireless broadband, Verizon Communications, notebook company, ThinkPad, Wi-Fi, notebook computer, signal, Cingular Wireless, Dell, laptop computer, LAN, chipset

Yahoo buys start-up to boost mobile

December 8, 2004 Yahoo last month acquired a company called Wuf Networks to beef up its mobile phone services. TAGS: Diamond Electronics, Yahoo! Inc., home networking, wireless broadband, SBC Communications Inc., digital video, acquisition, AT&T Corp., start-up, DSL

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, broadband, mile, distance, Intel, Speakeasy, VoIP, U.S., chipset, Real-Time, Wi-Fi

Sprint begins $3 billion march to 3G

December 7, 2004 Cellular provider inks deals with Lucent, Nortel and Motorola. It also plans high-speed Internet service for the new year. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, Nortel Networks Corp., wireless broadband, High-speed Internet, Lucent Technologies Inc., operator, Verizon Wireless, 3G, Motorola Inc., U.S., cell phone, broadband

Google tight-lipped on U.K. spectrum bid

December 14, 2007 The company won't say whether it will participate in Ofcom's auction of radio spectrum, citing a U.S. ruling. TAGS: spectrum, auction, dividend, wireless broadband, radio, U.K., representative, Google Inc., broadband, U.S., microphone, TV

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, wireless service, DSL service, Cisco Systems Inc., Linksys, consulting, Verizon Communications, router

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, CDMA, Sprint Nextel, 3G, DSL service, broadband, carrier, 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, broadband, city, U.S., AT&T Corp., cell phone

When TV meets the Web

August 1, 2005 For everyone from Al Gore to CBS and MTV, the Web is the place for television programming. Also: Why downstream speeds beat upstream. TAGS: Al Gore, wireless broadband, MTV, CBS Broadcasting Inc., programming, TV, broadband, Yahoo! Inc.

White-space spectrum debate rages

August 16, 2007 Technology companies are pitted against TV broadcasters over access to the unused spectrum between TV channels. TAGS: spectrum, broadcaster, technology company, commission, digital television, wireless broadband, TV, space, channel, Microsoft Corp.

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.

Clearwire files for $400 million IPO

May 11, 2006 Craig McCaw's wireless broadband company is trying to raise cash to expand its network and buy more spectrum. TAGS: Clearwire Corp., Craig McCaw, IPO, wireless broadband, spectrum, AT&T Corp., U.S.
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