Wayne Rash

WASHINGTON—You know youre visiting a different kind of trade show when the signs for the new GUI on a product refer to an automatic weapon. You get a better idea when you find yourself standing beneath the main gun of the new Stryker mobile weapons system. But it really hits home when you visit the […]

Enterprises that need a clearer view of their wireless environments are getting help from Cisco Systems and Cognio. The two companies are teaming to bring new RF (radio frequency) monitoring capabilities to Ciscos WCS (Wireless Control System) by integrating Cognios Spectrum Expert. The move will give administrators a way to view their RF environment as […]

Ruckus Wireless, of Sunnyvale, Calif., has begun shipping a new endpoint aimed at carriers that provide IPTV and broadband wireless services to their customers. The new endpoint, the MediaFlex NG, can be individually configured for each carriers specifications. Its remotely manageable and supports an integrated router and multiple virtual access points. The device will also […]

T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson announced T-Mobiles move into 3G service at a press conference in New York on Oct. 6. Dotson reported on the results of the companys recent spectrum auction win, including substantial space on the 1.7 and 2.1 GHz bands, and the expansion of available spectrum in the companys 1.9GHz voice bands. […]

VeriSign is launching a new service that will allow carriers to offer customers with prepaid accounts access to the same value-added services as postpaid customers. In many cases, prepaid wireless customers are limited to basic services such as voice calls and SMS messages. Services such as special ring tones, Internet access or multimedia messages are […]

A new series of wireless thin clients is being shipped by Wyse bound for customers ranging from airports to health care facilities. The new V-Class clients integrate high-end thin clients that Wyse is already selling for wired networks with a built-in 802.11b and 802.11g wireless device. The new thin client can be integrated into a […]

WASHINGTON–The United States Telecom Association and the Telecommunications Industry Association are merging their trade shows into a single event starting in 2007. The organizations announced the merger at a news conference here, saying that a single larger event would make more sense for the industry. The first of the new NXTcomm shows will be held […]

Cisco Systems is partnering with Cognio to bring new RF monitoring capabilities to Ciscos Wireless Control System. Cognio will integrate its Spectrum Expert with WCS so that administrators can see information about their RF environment as a part of their management screens. The result will be an enhanced capability that will allow administrators to spot […]

Cingular Wireless completed its integration of the AT&T wireless network it acquired less than two years ago. Originally the company promised that the network integration would be accomplished by the end of 2006. However, the massive project ultimately came in ahead of schedule. The final step in the integration process came with a cell site […]

Nokia is introducing a new short-range wireless data service designed to move beyond Bluetooth and enable wireless communications with devices that are smaller and use less power than todays Bluetooth devices. The new technology, announced Oct. 3, is called Wibree, which the company says will support communications at a fraction of the power consumption of […]