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Wireless broadband auctions: Round 2
News Legislation due to come into force next week will pave the way for the auction of the remaining broadband fixed wireless access licences, after last year's auction ended in failure. For this reason, companies shouldn't be put off from making a long...
[October 5, 2001, 16:39]
Wireless broadband firm takes aim at BT
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[December 31, 2004, 11:30]
Broadband Wireless Networks
White Papers The growth of wireless broadband wireless networks in the past few years can be attributed to rising demand for wireless services such as data, voice, video, and the development of new wireless standards.
[December 23, 2005, 0:01]
Wireless broadband threatened by licensing plan?
News Community broadband activists and some in the telecoms industry are concerned that the rollout of wireless broadband networks in rural areas could be hampered if, as widely expected, the government decides to license the use of part of the 5GHz...
[March 7, 2003, 9:27]
Wireless broadband trials in Sydney
News Wireless broadband i-Burst technology is poised to start commercial engineering trials in Sydney in preparation for a full launch in March next year. The project, managed by a consortium comprising Vodafone, OzEmail, Total Communications...
[September 5, 2002, 9:21]
WiMAX: Broadband Wireless Access
White Papers WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is the IEEE 802.16 standards-based wireless technology that provides MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) broadband connectivity. WiMAX is an Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access...
[November 23, 2004, 23:00]
Wireless broadband firm takes aim at BT
News Pacific Century Cyberworks has finally launched the first phase of the rollout of a high-speed wireless-broadband service that could eventually challenge BT, NTL and Telewest. All they need is the wireless broadband modem, which UK Broadband will...
[May 6, 2004, 12:55]
Wireless broadband firm hits out over BT 'delays'
News A firm operating wireless broadband services in rural areas has claimed that the rollout of its network is being held up by a series of delays from BT. FDM Broadband claimed on Friday that BT has been slow in installing the infrastructure that FDM...
[December 5, 2003, 17:05]
WLAN (IEEE 802.11B) and WMAN (802.16A) Broadband Wireless Access: When Opportunities Drive Solutions
White Papers In April 2002, the IEEE Standard 802.16 was approved, a standard that focuses on broadband wireless access in metropolitan area networks (WirelessMAN). Although the standards were intended for indoor wireless local area networks (WLAN), it took...
[September 2, 2008, 7:35]
Wireless broadband licences to start at £100,000
News Companies who wish to offer wireless broadband services will be able to bid as little as £100,000 for a licence. One proposal under consideration is that one nationwide wireless broadband licence would be made available at 3.6GHz.
[January 28, 2003, 14:07]
Wireless broadband ISP in a box bridges gaps
News Wireless equipment vendor Alvarion believes it has the answer to closing Britain's broadband divide -- a wireless ISP in a box. Rob Mortimer, Alvarion's UK sales director, said he hoped it would "kick-start wireless broadband Britain.
[May 2, 2003, 13:06]
Wireless broadband auction kicks off amid cherry-picking fears
News The 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction commenced on Friday morning, with some in the industry fearing that it may fail in its aim of making high-speed Internet access available to the whole of Britain.
[June 6, 2003, 12:09]
Wireless broadband service saved by takeover
News Troubled UK wireless broadband firm Liberty Broadband has been taken over by fellow ISP Firstnet. Liberty Broadband customers were informed over the weekend of the change, which will see the high-speed fixed wireless service renamed as Wireless DSL.
[January 20, 2003, 12:39]
Broadband fixed wireless auction flops
News The government's latest attempt to sell off the broadband fixed wireless licences has totally failed to get off the ground. For areas too remote or under-populated to be offered ADSL, broadband fixed wireless is thought to be the most economical...
[January 11, 2002, 17:25]
Broadband fixed wireless beset with problems
News Broadband fixed wireless technology -- the platform the government hopes will fill the considerable gaps left by ADSL in its plans to wire the nation with high-speed Internet services -- is still beset with problems, it emerged on Thursday.
[April 27, 2001, 7:02]
Wireless rural broadband gets green light
News Such costs are unlikely to have a significant effect on the price that customers pay for their wireless broadband connections -- which, according to Ofcom, usually deliver around 1MB per second. But BT, which is running four three-month trials of...
[December 30, 2003, 12:35]
Broadband fixed wireless auction: nil bids
News The government's latest attempt to persuade telecoms companies to buy a broadband fixed wireless licence has been running for two weeks -- and so far it has not attracted a single bid, ZDNet UK can reveal.
[October 26, 2001, 17:32]
Wireless ISP offers free broadband trial
News Wireless can bring the high-speed, always-on Internet to many places that aren't wired for cable or ADSL broadband, including rural areas and places where the telecoms infrastructure can't handle broadband data.
[February 1, 2002, 16:18]
Wireless broadband service gets major cash injection
News Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW) is giving its budding UK wireless broadband business a multi-million-pound boost, days after doubts emerged over its long-term plans for the service. This is currently only available in Britain's Thames Valley...
[November 29, 2004, 10:10]
Wireless Broadband Modem (WDM)
Downloads Wireless Broadband Modem (WDM): The IPWirelessâ„¢ Desktop Modem gives consumers and business users the speed of broadband Internet access with the mobile convenience of a cellular phone. It provides "always on" high-speed Internet access whenever...
[November 1, 2002, 6:00]
