WiFi

T-Mobile, RIM Announce the BlackBerry Pearl 8120

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:03:03 +0000

New BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Supports Unlimited Nationwide Calling Over Wi-Fi With T-Mobile HotSpot @Home Service

Bellevue, WA, and Waterloo, ON, April 1, 2008 -- T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM: TSX: RIM) today announced the April 14 availability of the Wi-Fi®-enabled BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8120 smartphone, which provides Wi-Fi connectivity for both voice and data, as well as support for T-Mobile’s HotSpot @HomeSM service offering unlimited, nationwide calling over any accessible Wi-Fi connection and great in-home coverage.*

The sleek, lightweight smartphone maintains the small, stylish form factor of its predecessor while adding numerous enhancements, and featuring a new titanium-colored finish. With the T-Mobile HotSpot @Home mobile add-on plan, customers can enjoy great mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide calling over accessible Wi-Fi networks and at T-Mobile® HotSpot locations nationwide.* » read more »

Cisco Completes Acquisition of Navini Networks

admin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:48:57 +0000

SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2007 - Cisco® today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Navini Networks, Inc., a leader in the Mobile WiMAX 802.16e-2005 broadband wireless industry. Navini is a pioneer in the integration of "Smart Beamforming" technologies with Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) antennas, a combination that improves the performance and range for WiMAX services and lowers the overall deployment and operational costs for service providers.

Navini's WiMAX products will extend Cisco's market-leading Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi-Mesh portfolios, allowing Cisco to uniquely address the rapidly growing markets for portable broadband services. The acquisition will also help extend and enhance Cisco's Internet Protocol Next Generation Network (IP NGN) vision and will help drive broadband penetration to consumers and businesses in emerging countries. » read more »

Birdstep launches SmartVoice â€“ Mobile VoIP extension of the existing SmartConnect offering

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:22:03 +0000

Birdstep launches SmartVoice â€“ Mobile VoIP extension of the existing SmartConnect offering

Oslo/Stockholm/Seattle/San Francisco/Cambridge â€“ February 14, 2007 â€“Birdstep Technology ASA, the leading provider of seamless connectivity and mobility software for laptop, PDA's and Smartphones, today launches SmartVoice, a Mobile VoIP extension to the market leading SmartConnect™ products for dual-radio SmartPhones with WiFi and cellular capabilities. The new client includes MicrosoftÂ® MobileÂ® support, full re-branding capabilities and a patented mechanism for automatic switching between WiFi and cellular networks. A Symbian client version will also be available. » read more »