Nextel expands mobile broadband trial

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Nextel expands '4G' trials

Nextel expands '4G' trials 12/12/2003 10:04 PM
But Flarion's lips are sealed

Nextel Shuts Down Flarion Trial

Nextel Shuts Down Flarion Trial 02/05/2005 09:27 PM
Mike Masnick breaks the news that Nextel is pulling the plug (or lack of plug) on Flarion trial: Mike's eagle eye apparently spotted a blogger noting his Flarion service was being turned off at the end of June. Nextel was trying Flarion's high-speed wireless broadband technology as an option for data service. Nextel's iDEN voice technology doesn't have a data path like GSM and CDMA. Masnick puts the blame on the trial ending on the Sprint/Nextel merger. Sprint has its dollars behind EVDO, the same technology being rolled out quite successfully by Verizon Wireless right now....

Nextel Does Broadband

Nextel Does Broadband 04/14/2004 02:35 PM
The cellular walkie-talkie pioneer now offers speedy broadband to some customers.

Nextel debuts wireless broadband service

Nextel debuts wireless broadband service 04/14/2004 03:43 PM
CNET Apr 14 2004 8:09PM GMT

Nextel Moving Forward With Wireless
Broadband Offering

Nextel Moving Forward With Wireless
Broadband Offering 04/14/2004 01:05 PM
Back in February, Nextel made quite a splash with their surprise announcement that they were offering wireless broadband trials in North Carolina based on Flarion's technology. While Nextel has apparently been looking at a variety of wireless broadband technologies, it appears that they've been happy with the North Carolina Flarion trials so far. They've expanded the coverage area and are now going to accept paying customers to the service, which offers DSL-like speeds. They say it will average 1.5 Mbps down stream and 375 kbps upstream - with burst rates at double that. The cost of the plans will vary between $35 and $75 depending on speeds and other features (such as email accounts and storage). Clearly, this is something of a vote for Flarion's technology, and it will be interesting to see if Nextel continues to expand this offering (which sounds like it would be quite competitive with Verizon Wireless's EV-DO offering) and whether or not they publicly trial other technologies as well. Of course, launching in one location and launching nationwide are two very different beasts, but Nextel has shown that they've got quite a lot of marketing muscle - and are especially good at segmenting and targeting specific markets.

Nextel debuts wireless broadband in
North Carolina

Nextel debuts wireless broadband in
North Carolina 04/19/2004 04:29 PM
A US first

Nextel Launches Wireless Broadband
Service (Reuters)

Nextel Launches Wireless Broadband
Service (Reuters) 04/14/2004 11:41 AM
Reuters - Nextel Communications Inc. (NXTL.O) on Wednesday said it had begun selling an advanced wireless broadband service in North Carolina, offering download speeds comparable to home broadband lines.

IPWireless Mobile Broadband Technology
to Power Sentechs MyWireless, the First
Nationwide Broadband Wireles

IPWireless Mobile Broadband Technology
to Power Sentechs MyWireless, the First
Nationwide Broadband Wireles 12/10/2003 04:16 PM
ECTA Portal Dec 10 2003 1:56PM ET

Orange France expands 3G trial

Orange France expands 3G trial 05/21/2004 12:48 PM
Telecoms.com May 21 2004 4:29PM GMT

BT to trial pay-as-you-go broadband

BT to trial pay-as-you-go broadband 07/02/2004 10:09 AM
Two-month market test

BT expands budget broadband for
businesses

BT expands budget broadband for
businesses 12/04/2003 03:32 PM
British Telecommunications is expanding the reach of SDSL, a popular form of high-speed Internet access for businesses, giving more small U.K. companies a cheaper alternative to leased lines.

AT&T ready to trial wireless broadband

AT&T ready to trial wireless broadband 03/14/2005 04:51 PM
Is the long-hyped WiMax getting closer to arrival? AT&T plans to begin testing the wireless broadband technology with a couple of corporate customers.

Next Enron Trial Focuses on Broadband
Unit (AP)

Next Enron Trial Focuses on Broadband
Unit (AP) 04/17/2005 07:18 PM
AP - The next trial to emerge from the Enron scandal involves what became a habit at the company once lauded for innovation: Big talk about a new business that went bust.

Next Enron trial focuses on broadband
unit

Next Enron trial focuses on broadband
unit 04/18/2005 12:11 AM
San Jose Mercury News Apr 18 2005 3:40AM GMT

FCC Gives Nextel Spectrum Shuffle
Approval, But Does Nextel Approve?

FCC Gives Nextel Spectrum Shuffle
Approval, But Does Nextel Approve? 07/08/2004 05:39 PM
Reuters reports that the FCC commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of what sounded like a Nextel plan to reorganize an ugly band: Nextel owns tiny slices of a very ugly chopped up range in the 700 and 800 MHz, and their proposal was to reorganize it so that the public-safety purposes to which other slices are put can be consolidated and provided with more reliability. For their part, Nextel would receive a contiguous range in the 1.9 GHz band, and be less likely to cause interference in public-safety bands--which many blame not on Nextel but on the equipment used for fire, police, and emergencies--and have an easier time in providing cellular coverage at those higher frequencies. The FCC values the deal at $4.8 billion, but will give Nextel credit for $1.6 billion in returning the lower-band frequencies. Nextel has to put up a line of credit for $2.5 billion to cover relocation costs, which are allowed to exceed that amount. If Nextel's final bill is less than $3.2 billion, they have to pay the government the difference. Nextel's response was muted; they had wanted to pay $1.36 billion. Other cellular operators were complaining that the deal gave Nextel too much; it looks like the FCC chose this approach to make it worthwhile to public safety without letting Nextel off the hook....

First Motorola 4.9 GHz Broadband
Technical Trial Successfully Completed
in Tulsa

First Motorola 4.9 GHz Broadband
Technical Trial Successfully Completed
in Tulsa 12/22/2004 01:27 AM
PhysOrg.com Dec 21 2004 3:10AM GMT

Judge rejects request to postpone Enron
broadband trial

Judge rejects request to postpone Enron
broadband trial 06/09/2004 05:36 PM
SiliconValley.com Jun 9 2004 7:34PM GMT

TURK Telekom Expands Next Generation
Broadband Network with Redback Networks
in Second Phase Deployment

TURK Telekom Expands Next Generation
Broadband Network with Redback Networks
in Second Phase Deployment 08/27/2004 02:04 PM
Redback SmartEdge Service Gateway Enables Smart Broadband Networks and Delivery Platform for New Services [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004]

Broadband over power lines in Scotland
enters commercial trial stage

Broadband over power lines in Scotland
enters commercial trial stage 03/13/2003 10:20 AM

AMD expands Mobile Athlon 64 line-up

AMD expands Mobile Athlon 64 line-up 04/14/2005 07:06 AM
The Register Apr 14 2005 11:51AM GMT

Google expands mobile search

Google expands mobile search 06/17/2005 03:46 PM

Google has rolled out a new search service that only links to pages that have been formatted for display in mobile devices' small screens.

To access this XHTML-based service, users need to have a mobile device with a Web browser and enter a query in the search box at http://www.google.com or http://www.google.com/xhtml.

Mobile users can already perform searches from these locations, but on Thursday, Google added a new "Mobile Web" option to the pages. When this button is selected, users will only receive links to pages that have been formatted for the smaller displays of mobile devices, according to Google.

Other options available to mobile users are "Web," to run a query against the full Google Web index, "Images," to search for pictures, and "Local," to hit Google's business directory for local merchants.

Google also offers a similar Web search service for phones that support WML (wireless markup language) instead of XHTML (extensible markup language.) However, WML doesn't support images, so searching for pictures isn't possible using this service, which is available on a mobile device's browser at http://www.google.com/wml. The Mobile Web option is not available on WML phones.

If a user is unsure which markup language his phone supports, Google suggests trying both google.com/xhtml and google.com/wml to see which one works.

Another mobile search option from the Mountain View, California company is Google SMS, which lets users retrieve text information from the search index using Short Message Service technology. To tap this service, users need to send a query as a text message to Google's SMS code, which is 46645, and they will receive text results typically after a minute's wait. Google SMS has been designed to provide factual information such as local business listings, driving directions, movie showtimes, weather conditions and product prices.

Google's mobile search services are free, although mobile carriers may apply charges related to data transmission or Web browsing.

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KPN Mobile Trial 3G UMTS

KPN Mobile Trial 3G UMTS 11/03/2003 03:15 AM
3G Nov 3 2003 1:49AM ET

Deutsche Telekom expands US mobile phone
business (AFP)

Deutsche Telekom expands US mobile phone
business (AFP) 05/25/2004 06:52 AM
AFP - German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom said it planned to invest 2.5 billion dollars (2.08 billion euros) in expanding its position in the profitable US mobile phone market.

Microsoft Expands Mobile Opportunities
for Windows Developers

Microsoft Expands Mobile Opportunities
for Windows Developers 10/29/2003 12:10 AM
Today at the 10th Microsoft® Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft Corp.'s Mobile Devices Division unveiled plans to deliver a new set of tools, technologies and service offerings, including support for Microsoft Visual Studio® "Whidbey," Microsoft .NET Compact Framework "Whidbey" and managed-code APIs, as well as expanded support for various screen resolutions. These updates will enable Windows® desktop developers to embrace new opportunities in the growing wireless software industry and apply their existing skills to develop wireless applications for the Windows Mobile (TM) software platform. In addition, Microsoft announced an upgrade to the Windows Mobile Smartphone Device Developer Kit for developing applications for Windows Mobile 2003 software for Smartphones. The company also revealed enhancements to its Mobile2Market program, which facilitates accelerated delivery of mobile applications via distribution channels including retailers, e-tailers and mobile operators.

.Mac members get T-Mobile HotSpot trial

.Mac members get T-Mobile HotSpot trial 04/07/2005 10:13 AM
Apple has added a new offer for members of its .Mac services -- a free 30–day trial of the T–Mobile HotSpot Wi–Fi service, which provides access to more than 5,400 wireless broadband locations in the U.S...

Mobile broadband everywhere

Mobile broadband everywhere 12/18/2003 09:24 AM
Land, air and sea

Circuit City drops T-Mobile, expands
Verizon Wireless

Circuit City drops T-Mobile, expands
Verizon Wireless 08/30/2004 05:52 PM
MobileTracker Aug 30 2004 9:21PM GMT

Intel Expands Mobile Processor Offerings
for Portability and Value Market

Intel Expands Mobile Processor Offerings
for Portability and Value Market 06/02/2004 08:48 AM
dBusinessNews.com Jun 2 2004 1:20PM GMT

Mobile High Speed 3G expands cell phone
support

Mobile High Speed 3G expands cell phone
support 12/19/2004 03:11 PM
German developer Nova Media on Thursday released Mobile High Speed 3G 4.10, a new version of the utility that automatically configures Mac OS X to connect to the Internet through a cell phone or PC Data card using the UMTS, GPRS, EDGE, HSCSD or GSM protocols. This update adds support for over 18 devices, including Nokia 6630, 6220, 6260 and 9500, Motorola V3, V180, V547, V550, V980, A1000 and E1000 and Sony Ericsson v800, s700, s700i, P910 and P910i. In addition, Novatel Merlin U630 and Sierra Wireless AC750 and AC775 PC Data cards are now supported too. This is a free update for existing users; the full software is €75 (US$99.26).

Health workers trial mobile access to
EPR

Health workers trial mobile access to
EPR 11/18/2003 04:49 AM
vnunet.com Nov 18 2003 4:05AM ET

Intel Expands Mobile Processor Offerings
for Portability and Value Market
Segments

Intel Expands Mobile Processor Offerings
for Portability and Value Market
Segments 06/01/2004 05:19 PM
Linux Electrons Jun 1 2004 9:16PM GMT

SingTel launches trial of third
generation mobile services

SingTel launches trial of third
generation mobile services 09/22/2004 04:42 AM
Channel NewsAsia Sep 22 2004 7:49AM GMT

T-Mobile launches Europe's first Flash
OFDM trial

T-Mobile launches Europe's first Flash
OFDM trial 09/10/2004 11:01 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 10 2004 2:06PM GMT

Broadband growth outpaces mobile take-up

Broadband growth outpaces mobile take-up 01/05/2004 01:31 PM
ZDNet UK Jan 5 2004 12:29PM ET

Orange to net new 3G broadband mobile
services

Orange to net new 3G broadband mobile
services 09/14/2004 05:34 AM
Irish News Sep 14 2004 9:12AM GMT

Broadband OSS Leadership to Mobile
Wireless Market

Broadband OSS Leadership to Mobile
Wireless Market 07/30/2004 03:29 AM
3G Jul 30 2004 8:03AM GMT

3 launches capped mobile broadband deal

3 launches capped mobile broadband deal 07/13/2004 10:00 PM
ZDNet Australia Jul 14 2004 2:23AM GMT

EU unveils blueprint for mobile
broadband: anytime, anywhere access

EU unveils blueprint for mobile
broadband: anytime, anywhere access 07/06/2004 03:12 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jul 6 2004 7:10AM GMT

Commission moves to unleash mobile
broadband services (3G)

Commission moves to unleash mobile
broadband services (3G) 07/01/2004 05:13 AM
EurActiv.com Jul 1 2004 8:58AM GMT
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