Latest Wireless news
Verizon Wireless crawls to 4G, 03/28/07
Verizon Wireless is not yet sure which path to take to 4G.
AT&T offering mobile banking application, 03/28/07
AT&T announced at CTIA Wireless 2007 this week that it is bringing banking capabilities to its wireless customers.
Sprint: ‘We are the 800-pound gorilla in WiMAX’, 03/28/07
Sprint Nextel believes its decision to select WiMAX as its fourth generation (4G) wireless technology will put it at least two years ahead of competitors’ mobile broadband networks based on the two other 4G flavors
CTIA vendors unveil flurry of high-speed cellular data access products, 03/28/07
Vendors at the CTIA Wireless conference this week debuted an array of products, from modems for laptops to gateways for offices, aimed at helping enterprises exploit the higher bandwidth finally becoming available via 3G cellular data services.
Aruba Networks goes public, 03/28/07
Wireless LAN switch start-up Aruba Networks this week went public, and its initial stock price surged by nearly 30% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq exchange.
Should Nortel exit WiMAX?, 03/27/07
Nortel remains steadfast in its plan to become a leader in WiMAX despite losing out on the Sprint Nextel contract and suggestions from two investment firms that it re-evaluate its presence in the market.
Cisco develops smart, mobile robots for wireless connectivity, 03/28/07
Cisco has developed a set of small smart robots, which can act as wireless communications relays, that sense when a mobile user is moving out of service range, and can follow the user to maintain connectivity.
Report: Ambitious federal wireless net at ‘high risk’ of failing, 03/27/07
A new report by the inspector general of the Department of Justice concludes that an ambitious, multibillion-dollar federal wireless network faces a “high risk” of failing to be achieved.
Symantec announces Mobile Security Suite 5.0, 03/27/07
Symantec expects to ship the fifth version of its Mobile Security Suite this May, adding firewall, VPN, antispam and client-access protection to the antivirus software for devices based on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 platform.
CTIA – LG phones to carry Google software, 03/28/07
LG Electronics plans to launch at least ten cell phones this year with preinstalled software and services from Google, the two companies said Wednesday.
