Sputnik puts new AP in Orbit

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Start-up puts broadband plans into orbit

Start-up puts broadband plans into orbit 07/19/2004 04:55 PM
WildBlue launches a satellite carrying its high-speed Net access gear into outer space. Can it succeed where others failed?

Sputnik Launches!

Sputnik Launches! 01/07/2004 05:29 PM

I'm extremely proud to herald the launch of Sputnik's newest product set, Sputnik Central Control 2.2 and the award-winning AP 120 WiFi Access Point. These products have made it to the light of day after thousands of man-hours of testing and real-world use, bugs and bug-fixes, dozens of deployments, new feature enhancements, and hundreds of hours spent listening and working with customers and partners.

These products make it easy for Wireless ISPs, Hotspot operators, and IT Services companies to roll out managed, authenticated wireless access. At $185 per AP, the Sputnik AP 120 (bu y) is one half to one fifth the price of wireless Access Points with equivalent features. The Access Point is completely managable centrally - everything from initial provisioning to ongoing maintenance and firmware upgrades, can be done centrally. Sputnik Central Control (bu y) acts as the centralized management console, and the $895 price includes a software license to manage up to 20 Access Points. Additional licensing packs are available as well. Add it all up, and the complete Sputnik system is at least one half to one tenth the price of similar solutions. Sputnik even offers completely free licensing for community wireless groups - making it easy to start and manage a community wireless network.

Here's what some customers are saying:

Chad M. Smith of Washington Broadband, Inc: I want to thank you for your support and providing such an excellent solution. We have researched for months for a solution like yours. I have even attempted developing our own with little success. Since the database and cgi is "open" we will have no problems integrating Sputnik into our billing system. We will definitely be purchasing your products in the short term.


Craig Fine, director of sales for Softmatrix: It would have been really difficult without Sputnik because there's not really a solution that lets you manage multiple hot spots with one server.

How do they do that?

Here's the scoop: Sputnik Central Control and the AP120 were built from the ground up with the conviction that you could have commodity hardware pricing and enterprise-class management. And because Sputnik built itself up organically, without Venture Capitalist funding, we are able to offer the products at a radically lower price point than our competitors. Everyone said "It can't be done." But we put our heads together and came up with a completely different approach from everyone else in the industry - and we have happy customers who are using the system every day. Here's what the architecture looks like:

Don't just take my word for it - LinuxDevices took a thorough look at the system, and came away impressed:

The Sputnik Agent provides all of the manageability hooks that enable automatic configuration, dynamic firewalling, multiple captive portal redirects, policy routing, centralized management, and end-user tracking.

Wi-Fi Networking News, the leading trade publication covering Wi-Fi and IEEE 802.11 standards liked what they saw:

With Sputnik's server software and access points (APs) that include Sputnik edge software, operators get centralized network management functions with usage analysis, security, AP provisioning, and an end user interface.

All this adds up to secure, managed wireless networking with lower capital costs, lower operating costs and greater flexibility than any alternative. See how people are using Sputnik technology in a variety of situations, like WISPs and Hot Spot Providers.

Sputnik is talking with select VARs and System Integrators. If you're interested in reselling the Sputnik system, send an email to partners@sputnik.com, but you'd better hurry - we're getting overwhelmed with requests.

I'm incredibly honored to have worked with the talented team of industry veterans at Sputnik. Everyone has worked their butts off to create a system built around user requests - an inexpensive, centrally managed, plug-and-play Wi-Fi system that provides group policy and access control - and one that could be plugged directly into a corporate LAN - no need for special VLANs or convoluted network architecture, just a dynamic firewall at each ingress/egress point in your network, all acting in unison, as part of a "hive mind".

Sputnik ships new AP

Sputnik ships new AP 11/12/2003 01:27 PM
Sputnik has shipped the latest version of its WiFi router, built out of commodity hardware, running an open, Linux-based firmware, with tons of cool management and access-control/connection-throttling services. At $185, it's a lot cheaper than other "managed" APs and not so much more expensive than a bog-standard Linksys router. Link (via WiFi Net News)

Sputnik Mugs

Sputnik Mugs 12/02/2003 01:27 AM
Jarkko bought 2 distinctive mugs [ side and front ] from a porter on a train in Russia while...

Sputnik Setup Update

Sputnik Setup Update 12/29/2003 11:54 PM
"Our Sputnik access points and software have arrived. We’re still working on getting them setup and tested. When we do get them working, though, we’ll be looking for a couple of locations around Charlottetown where we can put our first open access points. We’d like your help in..." (166 words - posted by steven) 1 reply

ISS Releases Baby Sputnik

ISS Releases Baby Sputnik 03/28/2005 10:11 AM

Baby Sputnik Flies the Coop

Baby Sputnik Flies the Coop 03/29/2005 06:49 AM
Wired News Mar 29 2005 10:40AM GMT

Sputnik-Claus is Coming to Town

Sputnik-Claus is Coming to Town 01/07/2004 05:28 PM

Just in time for the holidays, a new promotion from Sputnik: the Sputnik Quick Start Kit (bu y). The program runs from now until the end of the year. A perfect stocking stuffer for that hot spot on your holiday shopping list!

Sputnik Quick Start Kit - includes:

• 2 Sputnik AP 120s
  
• 1 Sputnik Central Control License for 2 APs
  

Sputnik Holiday Promotional Price - $455 (normally $1,265) - less than the price of some high-end APs whose names I won't mention!
If you want to upgrade to the full 20-AP license (normally $895) you can do that later, for $485 more - a 25% discount.

All of the details are up at: http://www.sputnik.c om/products/promo.html

Sputnik Offers Dual-Radio APs

Sputnik Offers Dual-Radio APs 04/15/2005 04:36 AM

Sputnik is offering a dual-radio AP designed to work as a bridge repeater: Sputnik offers software that lets hotspot operators remotely manage hotspots. The new AP will let operators extend the range of their hotspots to cover larger areas. Sputnik also appears to be targeting the municipal market, arguing that its solution would be less expensive than today's mesh offerings. However, I wouldn't think that the Sputnik offering would be quite as flexible as the mesh deployments which allow for multiple hops enabling coverage to areas that are very hard to backhaul.

Sputnik Helps Smaller Operators Manage
Hot Spots

Sputnik Helps Smaller Operators Manage
Hot Spots 11/12/2003 01:10 PM
Sputnik sends version 2 into orbit: Small and medium size hot spot operators have a new network management tool with Sputnik's platform, which became commercially available yesterday. With Sputnik's server software and access points (APs) that include Sputnik edge software, operators get centralized network management functions with usage analysis, security, AP provisioning, and an end user interface. The software, known as Central Control 2.2, doesn't yet support 802.1X but it does offer classic AAA security. It authenticates and authorizes users who want to get on the network. Also, every 30 seconds, it logs packets sent over the network so an administrator can analyze network use at the AP level. Central Control also includes hooks for functions like billing or an existing AAA security mechanism. For example, if a hotspot provider is also an ISP, it can use an existing billing or authentication platform. Operators that are new to the game can also link to any merchant billing site for credit card processing....

Sputnik launches new Linux-based
indoor/outdoor AP for only $250!

Sputnik launches new Linux-based
indoor/outdoor AP for only $250! 04/09/2004 09:17 PM
My friends over at Sputnik just launched a new, indoor/outdoor AP, the Sputnik AP 200. Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night shall stay these rugged, high-powered APs from distributing Wi-Fi for a distance of miles, with optional external antenna, of course.

The specs rock:

• 200 mW transmit antenna
• environmentally sealed and tested in temperatures ranging from -4° F to 158° F
• works with a variety of directional and omni-directional antennas (Sputnik sells a bunch)
• supports Power over Ethernet (PoE), so you can deploy them anywhere
• uses transmit power control, so you can reduce interference and increase bandwidth
• plug-n-play provisioning, making it a snap to grow your network
• WDS repeater range of over 3 miles

Of course, the real magic is in the Sputnik Control Center software (disclaimer, I had something to do with developing it...) that lets you authenticate and track users centrally, and build a managed wireless network from the ground up just by plugging APs into broadband.

Best news of all: this baby is only $250. You can start a hotzone for as little as $595, which is the special price for a Sputnik AP 200, a Sputnik AP 160 and corresponding Sputnik Central Control license.

Great work, guys!

Sputnik Adds PayPal, Broad Billing
Options

Sputnik Adds PayPal, Broad Billing
Options 12/19/2004 03:18 PM
Sputnik rolls out additional hotspot management features: Sputnik is the little company that could, and I don't mean it patronizingly. The company from its founding has continued to chart the course of best answering the needs of the customers that they find are most in need of their product. Sure, that's the way that all companies should work, but Sputnik has stayed small and focused and their "niche" product has increasingly broad applications as a result. Their latest addition to their managed access point software package are two important billing options that provide hotspot operators with a great deal of flexibility in accepting payment from their customers at the least ongoing cost. A PayPal module ($299, 100 APs, no transaction fees) integrates Sputnik's Control Center software into the massive payment system to allow one-time payments for use. Hotspot operators set the price. Interestingly, operators can also opt to work with a third-party, OurWebPortals, that can handle PayPal payments for hotspot access through the Sputnik system for a $50 setup fee and transaction fees based on monthly volume. A more elaborate module integrates Control Center with Aria Systems' billing and customer management system for handling accounts and fees. This lets hotspot operators set up billing plans while customer can pay by bank transfer or credit card. Aria manages the account infrastructure. This module is $499 for up to 100 APs, with additional fees charged by Aria for their part of the equation....

Sputnik Delivers Software Upgrade,
Hosted Offering

Sputnik Delivers Software Upgrade,
Hosted Offering 09/21/2004 10:30 AM
Sputnik announced today an upgraded version of its software and a new hosted offering: Sputnik's software allows service providers to centrally manage and track usage on multiple remote Wi-Fi networks. Version 3.0 can now accommodate for very large networks. "With this, you can have one server that manages lots of independent wireless networks and each can have thousands of access points and each is segregated," said David LaDuke, CEO of Sputnik. A service provider could centrally manage, for example, a chain of hotels, a few universities, and several hospitals. The service provider could then allow a local administrator at each location to access network management tools but each administrator would be restricted to managing their own location. Version 3.0 was also designed to offer users plenty of flexibility. It now includes support for RADIUS authentication, in addition to prepaid authentication and device based authentication. Users can run all three simultaneously, setting preferences for which type of authentication is presented to users first. The software also enables flexible network policy management so administrators can set rules that may forbid peer-to-peer connections or block ports or IP addresses. The capability means that providers can set up a walled garden that users can access before they authenticate. Sputnik also introduced today SputnikNet, which makes Sputnik's software available to service providers or businesses on a hosted basis. Customers buy access points from Sputnik and pay a flat $19.95 fee per access point per month for the service. Customers still have the flexibility of employing the authentication and payment method they prefer and can self-brand the offering. Other providers have hosted offerings but they don't always enable self-branding. Surf and Sip, for example, has a hosted offering but the business essentially becomes a Surf and Sip location. Airpath, however, offers a hosted service that allows for self-branding. Sputnik currently has over 300 customers around the globe and its products support hotspots in locations such as Holiday Inns, Comfort Inns, McDonald's, Subway restaurants, Ramada Inns, prominent hospitals, and universities. Existing customers can upgrade to the new software for free. New customers can buy the software and two access points for $599. LaDuke said that he's noticing a change in the way that service providers leverage the capabilities of software platforms like Sputnik's. Instead of building hotspots merely to offer Internet access to customers, network providers are realizing that they can use the wireless network to build...

Sputnik releases Control Center 3.0, and
hosted service: SputnikNet

Sputnik releases Control Center 3.0, and
hosted service: SputnikNet 09/23/2004 12:21 AM

The folks at WiFi management software and services company Sputnik have just released a major software and services upgrade. Sputnik Control Center is the easy-to-use, easy-to-buy software that allows you to manage hundreds of WiFi access points as a single system, manage access control, create and deploy captive portals, track usage by AP and user, set up network policies, and much much more. Check it out: there's a Sputnik Hotspot Kit for only $599. that includes Two Sputnik AP 160s and two Sputnik Control Center licenses. Makes it really easy to become a WiFi access provider, or to install secure wireless across a company or campus.

SputnikNet enables you to run a managed wireless network without having to set up or run your own server. With SputnikNet, you get a hosted Sputnik Control Center set up just for you. Just plug Sputnik-Powered APs into broadband Internet, and manage your wireless network. You can manage as many access points and wireless networks as you like for only $19.95 per access point per month.

Congratulations, Sputnik folks! Full disclosure: I'm a founder and advisor for Sputnik, so don't just take my word for it - go and see what others are saying. Daily Wireless has a good review, as does WiFi Networking News and WiFi Planet.

RSS Orbit 1.2

RSS Orbit 1.2 05/14/2004 03:26 PM
An RSS feed reader for mobile phones and PDAs.

PHP-ORBit 0.1.1

PHP-ORBit 0.1.1 06/30/2004 02:30 PM
A CORBA interface module for PHP4.

""Standard orbit, aye, sir.""

""Standard orbit, aye, sir."" 07/04/2004 08:44 AM

In Saturn's Orbit

In Saturn's Orbit 07/01/2004 10:23 AM

Congratulations to the teams from several nations who successfully put the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft into Saturn's orbit for an exploratory mission. Wonderful pictures, brilliant engineering, a boon to science -- as good as this gets.

All systems go for orbit

All systems go for orbit 06/30/2004 12:59 AM
USA Today Jun 30 2004 4:40AM GMT

QuickCam Orbit review

QuickCam Orbit review 12/18/2003 01:04 PM
Tom's Hardware Guide takes a look at Logitech's new QuickCam Orbit webcam, you know, the one that has special face-tracking software so it can actually...

EarthLink Surges Into Orbit

EarthLink Surges Into Orbit 04/20/2004 11:19 AM
TheStreet.com Apr 20 2004 3:19PM GMT

Orkut Back in Orbit

Orkut Back in Orbit 01/29/2004 02:49 AM

Like the title say, it's online again.

Hubble Verdict: De-Orbit

Hubble Verdict: De-Orbit 04/02/2005 10:19 PM
Slashdot Apr 3 2005 12:24AM GMT

Hubble Verdict: De-Orbit

Hubble Verdict: De-Orbit 04/02/2005 07:43 PM

DARPA Contest Goes Into Orbit

DARPA Contest Goes Into Orbit 04/07/2005 05:24 AM
Sci-Tech Today Apr 7 2005 9:25AM GMT

Saturn Orbit Insertion

Saturn Orbit Insertion 07/01/2004 05:17 PM
"Standard orbit, aye, sir." Following a nail-biting ring-plane crossing and 96-minute engine burn, Cassini has arrived, and is now in orbit around Saturn, 84 light-minutes away, sending in the first closeup pictures of the planet's rings. Also see the Planetary Society's detai ls on the Orbit Insertion, Spaceflight Now's mission updates in weblog-like format, and raw images from the spacecraft as they come. Kudos, JPL! (Aside: the press has yet to tire of Lord of the Rings references.)

Orbit Infant System

Orbit Infant System 06/06/2005 12:09 AM

While this sounds like something that will shoot Junior into a geosynchronous flight path, it is, in fact, a high end stroller/car seat combo called the Orbit Infant System with patented SmartHub. I have been looking around at strollers recently, for reasons that shall remain undiscussed, and it seems like all the good strollers are actually over in Europe and we have to get by with a bunch of gimpy second-run things. Hopefully this $1,200 (!!) stroller will shake up the market a little before we actually need to buy one of these.

The Orbit Infant System: For When James Bond Has A Kid [Daddytypes]

First Israeli soars into orbit

First Israeli soars into orbit 01/17/2003 02:26 AM
Rick Bakker, 38, of England was thrilled to discover the shuttle was scheduled to launch during his vacation to Florida. "I did a 'Google' search on the ...

Toshiba Satellite notebooks come into
orbit

Toshiba Satellite notebooks come into
orbit 06/14/2004 04:37 PM
All three models feature built-in Wi-Fi and are designed for budget-conscious businesses.

Space probe set for Saturn orbit

Space probe set for Saturn orbit 06/28/2004 06:08 PM
The Cassini space probe is ready to enter into an orbit around Saturn on a four-year mission to explore the ringed planet and its moons.

Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Saturn's Orbit

Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Saturn's Orbit 07/01/2004 12:38 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Wed Jun 30, 07:55 pm GMT

Cassini Set for 4-Year Orbit of Saturn

Cassini Set for 4-Year Orbit of Saturn 06/29/2004 12:54 AM
Abcnews.go.com - Mon Jun 28, 07:47 am GMT

Europe's Mars Probe Now In Orbit

Europe's Mars Probe Now In Orbit 12/25/2003 11:41 AM
CBS News Dec 25 2003 10:08AM ET

Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Saturn's Orbit
(AP)

Spacecraft Hurtles Toward Saturn's Orbit
(AP) 06/30/2004 11:01 PM
AP - The Cassini spacecraft threaded a gap between two of Saturn's dazzling rings Wednesday and began firing its engine to enter orbit around the giant planet, more than 900 million miles from Earth.

Mars Orbit Mission Stalls

Mars Orbit Mission Stalls 12/26/2003 09:04 PM
CBS News Dec 26 2003 7:22PM ET

Cassini enters orbit around Saturn!

Cassini enters orbit around Saturn! 07/01/2004 03:40 PM
Last night at some ungodly AM hour on the east coast (slightly less ungodly on the left coast, equally ungodly in Europe), the Cassini-Huygens probe fired its rockets and put itself into orbit around Saturn.

Spacecraft Becomes First to Enter Orbit
of Saturn

Spacecraft Becomes First to Enter Orbit
of Saturn 07/01/2004 02:09 AM
The Cassini spacecraft became the first exploring vehicle to orbit Saturn, the faraway planet of serene beauty embellished by an exquisite array of encircling rings.

Cassini Slips Into Saturn Orbit

Cassini Slips Into Saturn Orbit 07/02/2004 05:09 AM
The $3.3 billion space probe completes a risky maneuver through Saturn's rings, becoming the first spacecraft to ever orbit the planet. Let the discoveries begin. Amit Asaravala reports from Pasadena, California.

NASA Podcast Still in Orbit in March

NASA Podcast Still in Orbit in March 04/07/2005 02:55 AM
Science@NASA was the most popular podcast in March 2005, according to Podcasting News, a leading source of information about podcasts and the podcasting community. The NASA podcast discusses everything from the weather on Saturn to going to the bathroom in space. The NASA podcast led What's on Tonight?, a look at the future of media, and The Seanachai, a weekly show of off-center storytelling and commenty, to get the top spot. "The Top 10 demonstrates the quality and diversity of content available through podcasting," notes Podcasting News' Elle Webb. "Podcast listeners can enjoy news, comedy, storytelling and a variety of music shows, whenever and wherever they want to." [PRWEB Apr 7, 2005]
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