OpenBTS: 3G Cellular Data Goes Open Source
Range Networks (Twitter) is simplifying cellular networks using Open Source hardware and software. OpenBTS software is a Linux application that uses a software-defined radio to present a standard 3GPP...
View ArticleNew Outdoor & Indoor 11ac Access Points from Ruckus
Ruckus Wireless announced today the expansion of its line of Smart 802.11ac ZoneFlex access points with the launch of four new models. The expanded lineup includes the new Ruckus ZoneFlex R500 (2×2:2)...
View ArticleOpensource Dronecode Project Announced
The Dronecode Project, administered by the nonprofit Linux Foundation, aims to establish common technology for use across the industry. The concept behind Dronecode is to create an open hardware and...
View ArticleMimosa Networks: Outdoor Multi-User MIMO
Mimosa Networks, a pioneer in gigabit wireless technology, has announced a new suite of outdoor 802.11ac 4×4 access points and client devices, to create “the world’s highest capacity low-cost outdoor...
View ArticleQualcomm Announces end-to-end MU-MIMO
Qualcomm today announced 802.11ac Wave 2 solutions with multi-user multi-input/multi-output (MU-MIMO). Qualcomm Atheros will be conducting the industry’s an over-the-air, end-to-end MU-MIMO...
View ArticleWorldVu Proposes Global LEO Broadband
According to the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk is working with WorldVu Satellites which proposes to deliver Internet access across the globe. A network of 700 satellites in Low Earth Orbit would use...
View ArticleNYC: Free Phone and WiFi at 10,000 Payphones
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced this week that CityBridge will develop and operate up to 10,000 802.11ac access points for New York City’s LinkNYC. It promises to be the...
View ArticleSigfox Building 900 MHz M2M Silicon Valley Network
Sigfox, a startup based near Toulouse, France, hopes to raise more than $70 million to build a national network in the US for the Internet of Things. SigFox picked the Bay Area to demonstrate their IoT...
View ArticleAerohive AP1130: Apocalypse-Proof AC Router
Aerohive Networks, a leader in Wi-Fi and cloud-managed mobile networking, today announced a new outdoor Gigabit Wi-Fi 802.11ac access point designed to provide highly resilient network access in...
View ArticleCable & Carriers Target 5GHz Spectrum
Cox Communications announced today that it launched more than 1,700 additional WiFi hotspots for Cox Internet customers in the Phoenix and Las Vegas this month. The latest Cox WiFi hotspots bring...
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