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• Juniper last week said its E-series broadband edge routers and SDX-300 Service Deployment System software could be used to provision and build on public wireless LAN networks.Juniper proposes that PWLAN service providers consolidate user authentication and service creation functions for many 802.11b Wi-Fi hot spots onto one E-series router. Some new services that can be added to PWLAN networks through the E-series routers are guaranteed bandwidth, VPNs, quality of service, and added security, Juniper says. The SDX-300 provides Web-based log on via service portals customized for users and locations, and selection of more PWLAN services through personalized Web portals, Juniper says. The E-series and SDX-300 currently are deployed for this PWLAN application at several service providers.
  
  
• WaterCove Networks, a maker of mobile wireless data service equipment, recently announced that it attracted $20 million in third-round financing. The three-year-old company now is fully funded, having raised a total of $70 million. The latest round of funding will be used to expand sales, increase market penetration of its Mobile Data Service System, and accelerate new product and market development initiatives in Europe and North America. Mobile Data Service System is deployed in the network of Orange, a UK mobile wireless operator. WaterCove's product also is in trials with multiple operators in Europe.

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