November 2005
Google Proposes Mountain View Wi-Fi Network
Google has announced plans to use its home city of Mountain View, California as a testing ground to prove the social and financial benefits of providing customers with free wireless internet connections.
O2 Subsidiary Launches Europe’s First Super 3G Network
Wholly-owned O2 subsidiary, Manx Telecom, has officially launched what it says is Eurpoe’s first High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network, which offers super fast 3G wireless data capabilities.
Citywide Wi-Fi Network Proposed for Milwaukee
A small start-up by the name of Midwest Fiber Networks (MWFN) has put in a bid to build a citywide Wi-Fi network in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, similar to the network being built in Philadelphia.
Nintendo Announces UK Launch of Free Wi-Fi Gaming
Nintendo has announced a date for the UK launch of its free Wi-Fi gaming service. The service, which is compatible with the Nintendo DS, will become available at numerous bars, restaurants, and other public places, starting on November 25.
October 2005
Rogers Working on New IP Multimedia Technology
Rogers Communications is working together with Ericsson on a new IP-based Multimedia Subsystem, which will help Rogers to better integrate voice, data, audio, and video services.
New Google Wi-Fi Details Surface
Google’s eight-page proposal for a free Wi-Fi network in San Francisco has now been publicly released, and with it come new details about the company’s plans.
T-Mobile to Launch New Web-Enabled Mobile Phones
T-Mobile UK has announced that it will be launching eight new high-speed mobile internet devices by this Christmas.
EarthLink Wins Philadelphia Wi-Fi Bid
Philadelphia has decided on EarthLink to be the provider of the new citywide wireless broadband network, which will be the largest municipal Wi-Fi network in the US.
Philadelphia to Build Wireless Broadband Network
Philadelphia has recently come to an agreement with Verizon, Pennsylvania’s primary telephone provider, which will allow the city to build a low-cost wireless broadband network.
Google Wi-Fi May Threaten Other ISPs
There has recently been some speculation that if the city of San Francisco accepts Google’s proposal to offer a free citywide Wi-Fi network, the new network may steal customers from already-established cable and telephone providers.
Google Proposes Free Wi-Fi Network In San Francisco
Google spokesman, Nate Tyler, has recently confirmed that Google is proposing to provide free Wi-Fi internet access to residents of San Francisco.
September 2005
Intel to Help Bring WiMAX to Southeast Asia
Intel Corp is taking steps to speed up the launch of WiMAX technology in Southeast Asia.
HotSpot Switching to ElevenOS Broadband Management System
HotSpot International, Latin America’s biggest provider of hotel broadband services, has announced that they will now be using ElevenOS™ (the flagship product of Eleven® Wireless) to manage the guest access networks, which they provide to hotel patrons.
Google Begins Testing New Wi-Fi Service
Internet search giant, Google, confirmed on Tuesday that it is beginning to test a free wireless internet service, called Google Wi-Fi.
Rogers and Bell Team Up to Bring Wireless Broadband to Canada
Rogers Communications and Bell Canada, major competitors for cable and telephone customers in Canada, are planning to build a wireless broadband network across the country, with the help of Kirkland-based Clearwire.
Verizon Expands Wireless Broadband Service Area, Drops Prices
Verizon Wireless is expanding into more markets with their EV-DO cellular broadband service, and have reduced prices by about 25%.
Rogers Pleased with VoIP Response
After only two months in the VoIP telephony business, Rogers Communications Inc. is happy with customer response so far, said CEO Edward Rogers Jr. on Tuesday.
Skype Makes Deal with Mobile Phone Carrier
The new deal will allow E-Plus’s 9.8 million customers to bundle unlimited Skype VoIP service with their wireless web subscriptions.
France Telecom to Bundle Broadband and Mobile Services in UK
France Telecom has decided to bundle together its mobile phone and broadband services. Existing customers of the Orange UK mobile phone service will have the option to subscribe to 2Mbps ADSL broadband internet access for an extra £9.99/month.
August 2005
Opera Launches Lightweight Mobile Web Browser
The Norwegian software company Opera, has announced the release of Opera Mini, a lightweight Java web browser compatible with a large selection of cellular phones.
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