said on Thursday that it will not use a wireless network to deliver in-flight entertainment on the 787 "Dreamliner" plane because of problems involving plane weight and the technology.
A wireless network would add 200 pounds per plane, rather than 50 pounds for a wired network. Also, Boeing could not get permission to use certain wireless frequencies from some countries, spokeswoman Lori Gunter said.
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San Diego Union-Tribune - 01/19/07
Technical Report Could Pave Way For Use Of Mobile Devices On U.S. Flights
Airplanes are the next frontier for the wireless industry, and a new technical report could make it more likely that the U.S. government will rescind the cell phone ban on commercial flights.
This month, Dubai-based airline Emirates announced plans to become the world's first air carrier to allow passengers to make in-flight cell phone calls.
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Aviationnews.net - 01/10/07
BAA Offers Wi-Fi At BWI Airport
BAA Maryland, developer and manager of the Airmall at Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport, has begun offering high-speed Wi-Fi service in the Southwest Airlines Terminals (A/B), Concourses A and B and the Observation Gallery. Construction on the Wi-Fi project began in mid-November 2006 and will eventually provide wireless Internet access in every concourse at the airport. The entire Wi-Fi system is expected to be fully implemented by March 2007. The technology is provided by Concourse Communications Group.
Aviationnews.net - 11/03/06
CO Wins On Wi-Fi Use At Boston Logan
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week ruled that Massport’s restriction on Continental’s use of its wi-fi antenna within its lounge at Boston Logan International is prohibited by commission rules.
In July 2004, Continental installed a wireless wi-fi system in its frequent flyer lounge at Boston Logan. Passengers who have access to the frequent flyer lounge receive free high-speed wireless Internet service.
In June 2005, Massport demanded that Continental remove the wi-fi system, claiming that it was prohibited by the terms of Continental’s lease, the FCC order related. Continental disputed Massport’s decision, stating that the provisions of the lease prohibiting the wi-fi system could not be enforced because of the FCC’s over-the-air reception device (OTARD) rules. Massport responded that the OTARD rules do not apply because of the availability of an airport-wide wi-fi backbone.
Massport also said that Continental’s wi-fi system was a potential source of interference to other communications, including public safety communications. The airport’s wi-fi backbone was installed by Advanced Wireless Group (AWG) under contract with Massport. AWG operates the airport wi-fi backbone as a commercial enterprise while providing revenue to Massport.
Aviationnews.net - 11/03/06
CO Wins On Wi-Fi Use At Boston Logan
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week ruled that Massport’s restriction on Continental’s use of its wi-fi antenna within its lounge at Boston Logan International is prohibited by commission rules.
In July 2004, Continental installed a wireless wi-fi system in its frequent flyer lounge at Boston Logan. Passengers who have access to the frequent flyer lounge receive free high-speed wireless Internet service.
In June 2005, Massport demanded that Continental remove the wi-fi system, claiming that it was prohibited by the terms of Continental’s lease, the FCC order related. Continental disputed Massport’s decision, stating that the provisions of the lease prohibiting the wi-fi system could not be enforced because of the FCC’s over-the-air reception device (OTARD) rules. Massport responded that the OTARD rules do not apply because of the availability of an airport-wide wi-fi backbone.
Massport also said that Continental’s wi-fi system was a potential source of interference to other communications, including public safety communications. The airport’s wi-fi backbone was installed by Advanced Wireless Group (AWG) under contract with Massport. AWG operates the airport wi-fi backbone as a commercial enterprise while providing revenue to Massport.
America's Network - 11/02/06
In-Flight Broadband Crashes And Burns
Boeing’s in-flight broadband service Connexion generated a great deal of technophobe interest when it was announced six years ago. The notion of being able to access email, surf the Net or even make Skype phone calls on long-haul international flights excited the business community amid predictions it would alter the telecom landscape.
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Aviationnews.net - 11/02/06
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Selects Lok Technology For Wireless Upgrade
Wireless gateway provider Lok Technology said it has been selected by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to enhance through multiple aggregators high-speed Internet access for roaming users.
The airport chose LokBox appliances as its Internet delivery-service platform because of their ability to process thousands of simultaneous customers, their unique capacity to seamlessly integrate multiple-service providers' access plans into a single captive portal, and the ability to facilitate public safety, airport operations and commercial traffic over a single Wi-Fi infrastructure.
The airport launched its wireless Internet-access platform last year and has partnered with Lok Technology to further in-source management of its network.
Reuters - 11/02/06
FCC Backs Airline's Free Wi-Fi At Logan Airport
Continental Airlines won a battle to offer high-speed Internet service in its frequent flier club at Boston Logan International Airport, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ruled on Wednesday. The FCC ruled against the Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, which ordered airlines in 2005 to unplug their wireless and wireline high-speed Internet services in their lounges and instead use the airport's fee-based system.
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Denver Business Journal - 10/23/06
Cruising Along At 35,000 Feet? Then Why Not Surf The Web?
Internet access on commercial airplanes should be ready to fly by late 2007, said Jack Blumenstein, president and CEO of AirCell Inc., a Louisville-based company that's provided wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) on private jets for the past eight years. But regulatory hurdles and reluctance from airlines may delay the flight.
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Air Transport World - 10/17/06
KAL President: Panasonic Considering Taking Over Connexion By Boeing
Panasonic is considering taking over the Connexion by Boeing inflight Internet service when Boeing ends it at year end (ATWOnline, Aug. 18), Korean Air President and COO Jong Hee Lee revealed. Briefing reporters in Seoul, Lee said Panasonic has told Korean, which equipped 29 aircraft with the service at a cost of $400,000 per plane, that it will take over the program if it can be assured of firm orders to equip 500 aircraft with the service.
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Philadelphia Business Journal - 10/16/06
Get Hooked Up On The Internet For Free While Waiting For Flights
Philadelphia International Airport has begun offering free Wi-Fi service in the food court between its B and C terminals. The airport plans to offer the service on a test basis through the end of the year and possibly into early spring.
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Aviationnews.net - 09/27/06
Sky-Nets Creates Wi-Fi Hotspot Network for General Aviation Community
Sky-Nets Ltd. said it has created a new Wi-Fi hotspot network that will serve the general aviation community with free secured wireless Internet access in fixed-base operators (FBOs) at airports throughout the United States. The hotspot network will be funded by sponsors, allowing Sky-Nets to provide pre-configured hotspot equipment to participating FBOs at no charge, as well as free access to users.
Sky-Nets is currently pursuing founding sponsors in order to go live and start deploying hotspots at FBOs. The Sky-Nets Wi-Fi Hotspot Network is scheduled to begin deployment in early 2007.
Reuters - 09/21/06
FCC Seen Backing Airline's Broadband At Logan
Boston airport authorities cannot stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet service in its frequent flier lounge under a proposed Federal Communications Commission ruling, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
The Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, instructed airlines in 2005 to unplug their wireless and wireline high-speed Internet access in frequent flier lounges at Boston-Logan International Airport and use the fee-based system the airport was launching.
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Reuters - 09/20/06
U.S. FCC Seen Backing Airline's Broadband At Logan
Boston airport authorities cannot stop Continental Airlines from offering wireless Internet service in its frequent flier lounge under a proposed Federal Communications Commission ruling, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, instructed airlines in 2005 to unplug their wireless and wireline high-speed Internet access in frequent flier lounges at Boston-Logan International Airport and use the fee-based system the airport was launching.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) Times - 09/15/06
Editorial: Cells On A Plane
You are now allowed to use your cellphone, pager, BlackBerry or any other up-to-the-minute mode of communication during flight. But please be advised that should you rudely blather on during the entire six-hour trip, we reserve the right to lock you in the bathroom or let other passengers come up with their own form of justice.
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Aviationnews.net - 09/13/06
Opti-Fi Installs Wi-Fi Network At Billling-Logan Airport
Opti-Fi Networks said it has installed a new Wi-Fi network at at Billings (Mont.)-Logan International Airport.
Opti-Fi built the 802.11 network as a dual wireless solution so airport managers and onsite business owners can also use the Wi-Fi wireless network to access business applications over a secure private wireless network. Passengers in any terminal area can use properly equipped personal digital assistants or laptops for online applications using the network.
Aviationnews.net - 09/08/06
Free Wireless Internet Access Arrives at Philadelphia International
Philadelphia International Airport has begun offering free wireless Internet access in the B/C Food Court. The pilot program began Sept. 1 and is expected to last at least through the end of the year and possibly into early spring, at which time it will be determined whether the program will become permanent or expand into other areas of the airport.
In 2003, PHL was among the first airports in the country to offer high-speed wireless Internet access, or Wi-Fi. The pilot program offering free Wi-Fi in the B/C Food Court is a collaboration among the airport, MarketPlace Redwood L.P., the company that develops and manages the airport’s food, beverage and retail program, and AT&T, the airport’s Wi-Fi service provider.
Outside the B/C Food Court, travelers can connect to the Internet via high-speed wireless access for $7.95 for a 24-hour connection or $39.95 for an unlimited monthly option that works across the entire Wi-Fi network as well as on AT&T roaming partner networks.
“The demand for Wi-Fi at PHL is growing exponentially. In the past year, usage has doubled to 10,000 connections per month,” noted Charles Isdell, the city’s director of aviation. “Providing complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access in the Food Court will enable passengers to do their shopping and then log onto the Internet for free while they eat.”
Washington Times - 08/31/06
Irish Airline To Allow Cell Phones On Flights
A European airline plans to let passengers use their cell phones during flights starting next year, but it could be awhile before U.S. carriers get the green light from federal officials. Ryanair, the Irish budget airline and Europe's biggest low-cost carrier, intends to outfit 50 aircraft, or about a quarter of its fleet, with OnAir mobile technology by the end of next year, allowing passengers to call, text message and e-mail during flight.
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Aviationnews.net - 08/31/06
Monterey Peninsula Airport Offers Wi-Fi Service Through Opti-Fi
Monterey Peninsula Airport has begun offering wireless connectivity over a new Wi-Fi network provided by Opti-Fi Networks Ltd.
Opti-Fi built the 802.11 network as a dual wireless solution so airport managers and onsite business owners also can use the Wi-Fi network to access business applications over a secure private wireless network. Passengers in the terminal area can use their wireless-enabled PDAs or laptops to read and send e-mail, access business documents online or access the Internet through the network.
The system also allows airport staff and owners of onsite businesses to use Opti-Fi’s 802.11 networks to transmit e-messages, store and retrieve documents from a central server at the airport and access other real-time data.
Separately, Opti-Fi also has begun offering service at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport through the airport’s existing Wi-Fi network. The addition provides another Wi-Fi option for passengers and airport business operators seeking wireless connectivity.
Aviationnews.net - 08/30/06
Ryanair To Outfit Aircraft With Mobile Communications Systems
Ryanair and onboard passenger communications provider OnAir Wednesday announced a deal that will see Ryanair’s entire fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft fitted with OnAir’s onboard mobile communications solution. The announcement will make Ryanair the first European airline to offer Europe-wide mobile telephony services during flights across its entire fleet of aircraft to all passengers via their own mobile phones and smartphones, the carrier said.
The deal means that beginning in mid 2007, subject to regulatory approval, Ryanair passengers will be able to call, text and e-mail using their mobile phones, and personal digital assistants at rates in line with international roaming charges. OnAir will outfit 50 Ryanair aircraft during the second half of 2007, with the remainder of the fleet receiving installations beginning in early 2008.
Aviationnews.net - 08/23/06
China Southern Now Offering Internet E-Boarding Passes
China Southern Airlines announced that passengers may now select seats and print out boarding passes on the airline's website at www.cs-air.com.
Passengers may now complete the check-in procedure wherever they have access to the Internet.
China Southern has test marketed its E-Boarding system for months and is temporarily rolling it out first to its China Southern Pearl Club members who purchase tickets via the Internet and on flights from Guangzhou to Beijing, Changsha, Shanghai and Wuhan After additional real-time testing, the system will apply to all flights originating from Guangzhou and then to all worldwide China Southern flights.
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Aviationnews.net - 08/21/06
Verizon Wireless Boosts Network Capacity at Indianapolis Airport
Verizon Wireless said it has completed network upgrades that increase call capacity in and around Indianapolis International Airport by 20 percent.
The network upgrades enable more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls, send and receive email and text, picture and video messages, and download games and ringtones while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.
"To stay ahead of the demands for wireless service from Hoosiers and Indianapolis visitors, we will continue to invest in our network," said Greg Haller, president -- Indiana/Kentucky/Michigan Region, Verizon Wireless. "These upgrades mean business travelers can do more work, and vacationers can download music, play games and send pictures to friends and family -- all on the nation's most reliable wireless network."
These network improvements are part of Verizon Wireless' continuous effort to increase coverage and augment the quality of its wireless voice and data network in Indiana and across the country, the company said. Verizon Wireless said it has invested $30 billion in the last six years -- $5 billion on average every year since the company was formed -- to increase the coverage and capacity of its national network and to add new services. The company has invested more than $618 million over the past six years in its Indiana network.
Aviationnews.net - 08/18/06
Boeing Cuts Broadband Service
Boeing Thursday announced it will exit the high-speed broadband communications connectivity markets following a detailed business and market analysis of Connexion by Boeing. Boeing said it will work with its customers to facilitate an orderly phase out of the Connexion by Boeing service.
"Over the last six years, we have invested substantial time, resources and technology in Connexion by Boeing," said Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney. "Regrettably, the market for this service has not materialized as had been expected. We believe this decision best balances the long-term interests of all parties with a stake in Connexion by Boeing."
As initially disclosed in the company's second-quarter 2006 financial results, Boeing now expects to recognize a pre-tax charge of up to $320 million in the second half of 2006, of which roughly $290 million will be taken in the third quarter and the balance in the fourth quarter. The company also said it expects a benefit to earnings of roughly $0.15 per share starting in 2007 without further investment in Connexion.
Air Transport World - 08/18/06
Boeing Takes Connexion Offline
Boeing pulled the plug on its Connexion by Boeing onboard Internet venture yesterday, bringing an end to a program that was hyped heavily when it was launched in 2000 but never generated much interest from airlines or passengers. "Over the last six years, we have invested substantial time, resources and technology in Connexion by Boeing," Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney said.
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Burlington (Vt.) Free Press - 07/14/06
WiFi On The Way For Burlington Airport
Travelers at the Burlington International Airport might soon be able to check their e-mail in addition to their luggage. Airport officials are currently taking bids and hope to have wireless Internet access, commonly known as Wi-Fi, in place this year, said Tamara Gagne, the airport's director of finance and administration.
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Wireless International - 07/06/06
United Readies To Offer Wireless Broadband Across Fleet
United Airlines has started to equip its Boeing 757 aircraft with hardware for inflight wireless broadband (wi-fi) services, and is planning installations for its entire fleet.
United says the carrier has “jump-started the process” by seeking US Federal Aviation Administration approvals to add equipment for wi-fi services “so that our service is available that much quicker to offer for our customers”.
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Aviationnews.net - 06/29/06
KCI Begins Offering Free Wireless Internet
Kansas City International Airport has begun offering free wireless Internet service throughout all terminals. Wi-Fi has been available since late 2003 at KCI, but was previously fee-based.
“We are continually striving to make air travel easier for all our passengers,” said Director of Aviation Mark VanLoh. “Being able to offer a valuable service such as wireless Internet access at no charge is just another example that illustrates our commitment to customer satisfaction.”
Laptop computer users with a Wi-Fi compatible network interface card can connect to the service anywhere in the terminals, hold rooms, concourses, ticket counter queues, restaurants and concession areas. After setting the SSID LAN to “KCI” an Internet browser is launched and users are brought to a KCI portal page. From there, travelers can use Wi-fi to check flight information, weather, airport news, hotel and entertainment options, or use the Internet and email.
Reuters - 06/26/06
Verizon Says Canceling In-Flight Phones
Verizon Communications Inc. is canceling its in-flight phone service in commercial airplanes, a spokesman said on Monday. The company will end its Airfone service by the end of the year, said spokesman Jim Pilcher.
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Aviationnews.net - 06/22/06
Wi-Fi Amendment To Be Withdrawn
Senator Conrad Burns (R-MT) has decided to withdraw his amendment when the Senate Commerce Committee considers a telecommunications overhaul bill later today. The amendment would have allowed airlines and other tenants to install Wi-Fi antennas at airports.
The Burns amendment, which was unveiled on Tuesday, would have threatened airports’ ability to control Wi-Fi communications at their facilities. If enacted into law, the amendment would have severely impacted airports’ ability to provide for the needs of law enforcement and/or emergency responders, who currently rely on the unlicensed frequencies for emergency communications.
Wisconsin State Journal - 06/22/06
Revamped Airport Takes Flight
Larry Eder of Cambridge, who publishes running magazines, was hard at work on his laptop Wednesday afternoon, taking advantage of the new wireless Internet service at the Dane County Regional Airport.
"I think they've done a nice job," Eder said of the airport's now-complete $65 million renovation project.
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Aviationnews.net - 06/21/06
Senate Committee To Consider Telecommunications Legislation
The Senate Commerce Committee tomorrow is scheduled to consider legislation that contains two proposals that could negatively impact the ability of airports to control wireless communications at their facilities. The two amendments may be offered during consideration of the Communications, Consumers'Choice and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006.
The amendment, which may be offered by Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT), would allow airlines and other tenants to install Wi-Fi antennas at airports. This proposal could threaten airports ability to control Wi-Fi communications at their facilities. More importantly, it could severely impact an airports’ ability to provide for the needs of law enforcement and/or emergency responders, who currently rely on this part of the unlicensed spectrum for emergency communications.
Specifically, the Burns amendment would “prohibit any restriction, including any building or zoning regulation, contract provision, lease provision, or similar restriction, that impairs the rights of any user to install an antenna one meter or less in diameter for the receipt and/or transmission of unlicensed fixed wireless signals (WiFi) on property in which the user possesses an ownership, leasehold, or contractual right of use.”
With the prospect of virtually any tenant or concessionaire at the airport able to install a WiFi antenna, the likelihood of interference could result in airports being severely hampered in their ability to provide for the needs of law enforcement or emergency responders for access to command centers or personnel.
Customs and Border Protection is installing equipment for communication with FIS facilities. Airports use it communicate with its facility workers. If the Burns amendment is enacted into law, airports could be limited in their ability to provide wired or wireless facilities that enable airlines to conduct activities such as baggage reconciliation, ticketing from mobile kiosks and information transfer from the latest generation of aircraft (e.g. the new Boeing “Dreamliner” and Airbus A380) to maintenance facilities and other facilities at airports.
Aviationnews.net - 06/14/06
Andrew To Provide In-Building Wireless For Dubai Airport Expansion
Andrew Corp. will provide an in-building network system for enhanced wireless signal coverage as part of a major expansion of Dubai (U.A.E.) International Airport.
The turnkey signal distribution system will enable high-quality wireless services to passengers and employees in the new terminal, concourse and parking facilities being constructed. Andrew will design, install, integrate and test the system.
Air Transport World - 06/12/06
Wireless Not Painless
The underlying reason for airports and airlines' clashing perspectives on the installation and management of airport wireless networks can be summed up in a few words: "Airports can be served by 20 or 30 airlines; each airline can serve hundreds of airports."
These differing perspectives, described by Tom Browne, ATA senior MD-industry and airport services, at the recent Wireless Airport Assn. conference in Washington result in airports developing systems optimized for their individual needs and business philosophies, forcing airlines to cobble together a long line of innovations to allow their networks to work with the airports' many iterations on the theme.
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Air Transport World - 06/06/06
AirCell, JetBlue Subsidiary Win FCC Auction
US Federal Communications Commission said AirCell of Colorado and LiveTV, a JetBlue Airways subsidiary, won the 144-round auction concluded June 2 for two air-ground spectrum licenses in the 800MHz band (ATWOnline, Jan. 16). Verizon Airfone's license to use the spectrum expires in May 2010 and it must relinquish three of the four MHz bands on which it operates within the next two years.
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AP - 06/05/06
JetBlue Wins Air-Ground Wireless License
JetBlue Airways Corp. won a government auction Friday for wireless spectrum that could be used to provide in-flight telephone, Internet, or entertainment services.
The winning bid of $7.02 million was placed through New York-based JetBlue's entertainment subsidiary, LiveTV LLC, which provides DirecTV service on JetBlue flights.
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AP - 06/02/06
JetBlue Wins License For Wireless Service
JetBlue Airways Corp. won a government auction Friday for wireless spectrum that could be used to provide in-flight telephone, Internet, or entertainment services.
The winning bid of $7.02 million was placed through New York-based JetBlue's entertainment subsidiary, LiveTV LLC, which provides DirecTV service on JetBlue flights.
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Baltimore (Md.) Business Journal - 05/30/06
Flight Delayed? BWI Trying To Make Waits Better With Free Wi-Fi Access
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will make staying in touch while traveling more convenient as it expands wireless Internet access throughout the airport this summer.
The Linthicum airport already offers the service at some American Airlines and AirTran gates and at a handful of restaurants in each terminal.
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Aviationnews.net - 05/22/06
Boingo To Acquire Concourse Communications
Boingo Wireless Inc., a wholesale Wi-Fi network aggregator, Monday announced that it has agreed to acquire Concourse Communications Group LLC, an operator of neutral-host wireless access systems. Terms of the deal were not announced.
The acquisition means Boingo will operate Concourse's neutral-host networks in 12 U.S. airports, including New York's JFK International, LaGuardia and Newark; Chicago O'Hare and Midway, as well as Toronto, Ottawa, Detroit, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Nashville and Atlanta.
Boingo said the acquisition expands its business of building a worldwide Wi-Fi hot spot roaming network and gives the company a platform for testing emerging dual mode handset implementations and VoIP traffic management.
Crain's Chicago Business - 05/22/06
Wi-fi Buyout Unites Boingo, Concourse
Boingo Wireless Inc. is acquiring Concourse Communications Group LLC, a Chicago telecom company that provides Wi-Fi service at O’Hare International Airport and Midway Airport. Deal terms were not announced. Joe Beatty, CEO of Concourse, says he intends to step down after the merger while the remainder of his firm’s 25 employees will join Boingo, which has about 100 employees and is based in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Aviationnews.net - 05/16/06
Kelowna Airport Launches Wi-Fi Service
Kelowna International Airport Tuesday unveiled Wi-Fi service under a multi-year contract with Rogers Wireless.
The Hotspot service available at the airport will be part of the Canadian Hotspot Roaming Alliance enabling each carrier's subscribers to gain access to the system and have services billed to their existing wireless account. Customers who decide not to bill the services to a wireless account can use a credit card.
Rogers also will provide three Internet kiosks, one located in the arrivals area of the main concourse and two located in the departure room.
Reuters - 05/12/06
US FCC Air-Ground Wireless License Auction On Hold
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday suspended until Monday its auction of wireless licenses for Internet access and other communications services aboard commercial airplanes.
Units of Verizon Communications and JetBlue Airways Corp. have been the most well-known bidders in the sale which began on Wednesday.
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Reuters - 05/11/06
Unison Leads Bids For Air-Ground Wireless Airwaves
Unison Spectrum LLC led the early bidding on Wednesday in the U.S. sale of wireless airwaves that would let companies offer Internet access and other communications services aboard commercial airplanes. Unison was the top bidder for a 3 megahertz license, offering $3.7 million in the fourth round of bidding, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
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Airwise - 05/02/06
JetBlue Qualifies For On-Board Wireless Auction
Units of JetBlue Airways and Verizon Communications have qualified to bid in a May 10 sale of US wireless airwaves to be used for high-speed communications services aboard passenger planes.
The Federal Communications Commission said it has approved the applications of Verizon Airfone and JetBlue's LiveTV to participate in the auction, almost a month after their initial applications were deemed incomplete by the agency.
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Reuters - 05/01/06
JetBlue, Verizon Qualify For Wireless Auction
Units of JetBlue Airways Corp. and Verizon Communications Inc. qualified on Monday to bid in a May 10 sale of U.S. wireless airwaves to be used for high-speed communications services aboard passenger airplanes.
The Federal Communications Commission said it has approved the applications of Verizon Airfone Inc. and JetBlue's LiveTV LCC to participate in the auction, almost a month after their initial applications were deemed incomplete by the agency.
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Denver (Colo.) Post - 04/17/06
AirCell Vies For Wi-Fi Rights
Louisville-based AirCell Inc. is putting the final touches on its bid for airwaves that will be used to provide airline passengers with high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access during flights.
Along with 11 others, AirCell has applied to the Federal Communications Commission to participate in an auction of airwaves scheduled to start May 10.
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National Business Review (New Zealand) - 04/13/06
Wi-Fi Expands At Auckland Airport
Auckland Airport's wireless computer network has been expanded with wi-fi now available in the Emirates Lounge as well as 'hotspots' in public spaces in the international and domestic terminals. Wi-Fi allows computers with the correct hardware to connect to the internet without wires. Wi-Fi transmitters create 'hotspots' of around 45 metres in diameter where access is possible.
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Aviationnews.net - 04/11/06
Jacksonville Adds Free Wi-Fi Network
Jacksonville International has launched a free wireless network that is available throughout the airport.
The system, designed, installed and serviced by IBM, will be operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the airport said, adding that the network is capable of handling as many as 300 users at the same time.
“We have made this investment in new technology to meet the demands of our customers,” said Michael Stewart, JAA director of external affairs. “By offering wireless connection, we can help improve the productivity of our business travelers.”
Aviationnews.net - 04/04/06
T-Mobile Wins LA Airport Wireless Contract
The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners approved a concession agreement with T-Mobile USA, Inc. to provide public wireless internet access at Los Angeles and Ontario International and Van Nuys Airports.
T-Mobile has committed to enough access points to provide top quality broadband wireless internet access (WiFi) to all public areas in passenger terminals, as well as to airport tenants. The basic fee WiFi internet users will pay to access the network is the industry standard of $9.99 for each 24 hours. Existing T-Mobile customers will be charged according to their current wireless plans.
T-Mobile's concession contract for three years includes two one-year options. In addition to paying Los Angeles World Airports a minimum annual guarantee of $4.8 million over the first three years, the company will also pay LAWA 25 cents for each completed WiFi connection. Service is expected to begin 120 days after the contract is executed.
Other contract proposers were Congo Wireless and SBC.
Chicago Tribune - 04/04/06
Boeing Sitting Out Auction Of Airwaves For Wi-Fi Use
Boeing Co. is not among 12 potential bidders in a federal auction of airwaves that will allow wireless broadband connections to the Internet on planes flying over North America. The Federal Communications Commission on Friday unveiled the names of the applicants, which include JetBlue Airways and Oak Brook-based Verizon Airfone, a unit of telecommunications giant Verizon Communications Inc.
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Reuters - 04/04/06
FCC Rejects Verizon, JetBlue For Wireless Auction
Units of Verizon Communications and JetBlue Airways failed in initial efforts to qualify to bid in the upcoming sale of airwaves for high-speed communications services aboard passenger airplanes, U.S. regulators said on Monday. The two companies, Verizon Airfone Inc. and JetBlue's LiveTV LLC, filed incomplete applications with the Federal Communications Commission, which will hold the May 10 auction, the agency said in a notice.
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Associated Press - 08/13/01
Security Experts Warn on Wireless
by D. Ian Hopper
Business travelers eager to plug their laptop computers into wireless Internet networks cropping up at hotels, airports and coffee shops need to be on guard: their e-mail and Web browsing can be easily intercepted, security experts warn.
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eWeek - 08/10/01
Wireless LANs Dealt New Blow
by Dennis Fisher & Carmen Nobel
A new attack that can compromise the encryption cipher used on wireless networks has many users and security experts questioning the future of a technology that has long been touted as the future of enterprise computing.
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IDG News Service - 06/21/01
Mobile phone makers embrace wireless Net standard
by Laura Rohde
The GSM Association, a representative body of mobile telephone network operators announced Wednesday a new wireless industry standard, the Mobile Services Initiative (M-Services), in an attempt to avoid past industry mistakes concerning the mobile Internet, most notably WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)...
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ZDNet News - 04/12/01
802.11 and Swiss Cheese
by Stephan Somogyi
COMMENTARY--There is no doubt that 802.11b -- the technical name for products also known as AirPort, Orinoco, Aironet, et al--is a life-changing technology. All of a sudden companies don't have to string as many cables through their offices to provide connectivity. Small offices, home offices, and even just plain homes, are all beneficiaries as well, since you can set up an access point somewhere in the house, ideally hidden from plain sight, and still engage in e-mail and wander around the Web.
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Washington Post - 03/23/01
Wireless Networks Get Up to Speed
by Daniel Greenberg
Multiple PCs in one house are evolving from a luxury to a near-necessity, but they're bringing multiple problems along the way: the hassle of moving files between machines, plus the cost of additional printers and phone lines for simultaneous Internet access. Wiring your home with cheap networking cable is an option if you don't mind opening up the walls or having ugly cables running everywhere.
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USA Today - 03/23/01
Faster Wireless Service Faces Hurdles; Reports Oppose Key Radio Frequencies
by Paul Davidson
The mobile phone industry may not be able to secure the airwaves it says it needs to provide ''third-generation'' services, such as video and audio, to small wireless devices. Two federal reports due out next week are expected to oppose proposals to free up two prime radio frequency bands for so-called 3G services by displacing the current users.
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Dallas Morning News - 03/21/01
D/FW to Offer Flight Monitoring
by Katie Fairbank
Starting Wednesday, passengers at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport will be able to check e-mail or a Palm Pilot to learn about flight delays or cancellations.
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USA Today - 03/12/01
Cellphones Drowning Out Police Radios
by Paul Davidson
Mobile communications explosion interferes with signals -- and the results can be deadly.
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Computerworld - 03/12/01
Report: Ultrawide Band Interferes With GPS
by Bob Brewin
A new report bolsters the safety concerns raised by the airline, cell phone and television broadcasting industries on the use of ultrawide band (UWB) wireless technology, which was hailed a year ago by the Federal Communications Commission for its ability to provide broadband services by piggybacking on spectrum occupied by wireless services.
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Computer World - 02/19/01
Airports ground use of wireless
by Bob Brewin
Airport operators already control the airspace in their regions. Now they want the airwaves, too. Baltimore/Washington International Airport last week became the latest airport to clamp down on the public wireless LAN industry as well as on cellular carriers that operate on airport turf...
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Wired News - 02/16/01
Few Options for Yakkin' Flyers
by Elisa Batista
David Sprague appeared antsy. Sprague, a sales manager at a picture frame molding company, shifted uncomfortably in his seat in Oakland International Airport as he spoke animatedly into his cellular phone. After United Airlines cancelled two of his flights, Sprague found himself on a Friday morning looking for alternative flights and conducting business as usual -- on his cell phone.
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Wired News - 02/15/01
Is Phone Interference Phony?
by Elisa Batista
If a passenger were to ask anyone in the aviation industry why mobile phone use is not permitted in flight, the likely response would be that cell phones "may interfere with the communication and navigation systems of the plane."
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Wireless News Factor - 02/14/01
Airport Billboards Beam Info to PDAs
by J.B. Houck
Personal digital assistant (PDA) service provider adAlive, Inc. Tuesday announced it will begin making the Vindigo content platform available to handheld customers in major airports...
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Computer World - 02/13/01
Privacy concerns mount over wireless location technology
by Matt Hamblen
Worries over privacy in wireless location-based services dominated the start of the Mobile Commerce Conference here, although vendors and carriers say they are prepared to protect user privacy...
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Dallas Morning News - 02/07/01
American Airlines Offering Text, Voice Notification Service
by Katherine Yung
American Airlines Inc. announced Tuesday that it now can send information about flight delays, cancellations and gate changes to its customers' cellular and wired telephones, pagers, e-mail accounts and personal digital assistants...
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American Airlines - 02/06/01
American Airlines Delivers Proactive Flight Status Notification Through AA.com
American Airlines now offers proactive notification of changes to flight schedules or other flight information to AA.com® visitors through a variety of wired and wireless devices.
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Computer World - 02/05/01
Wireless LANs have serious security flaws, Berkeley researchers say
by Bob Brewin
Computer scientists at the University of California at Berkeley have sounded new warnings about the vulnerabilities of wireless LANs, saying flaws in a common encryption algorithm pose major security issues...
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ZDNet News - 02/05/01
Hackers Poised to Land at Wireless AirPort
by Jared Sandberg
A group of respected security researchers has found vulnerabilities in one of the most popular data-networking technologies that could expose corporate computer networks to eavesdropping and unauthorized access.
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Computerworld - 02/05/01
Wireless Aims High; Skills in Demand
Air France, which already operates a big wireless LAN at its Paris hub, plans to install similar networks at 12 more French airports during the next three to four years to support aircraft maintenance work and other ground operations.
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twcrossroads.com - 02/02/01
Poll: Handhelds are the Choice of Air Travelers
Handheld devices like Palm Pilots and Pocket PCs have the edge over Web-enabled phones when it comes to the preferences of air travelers, according to a new survey.
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Washington Business Journal - 01/26/01
Wireless Web Access Waiting in the Wings at Airports
by Adam Katz-Stone
David Wolf of Annapolis spends 70 percent of his work time on the road. He logged 120,000 miles last year as a principal applications architect with software firm Sybase, mostly flying out of Dulles International Airport...
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Economist.com - 01/22/01
A LAN Line
Almost unnoticed, a new wireless data networking standard, unmemorably called 802.11b, has been gaining ground on more widely touted ways of gaining wireless access to the Internet...
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TravelandLeisure.com - 01/05/01
t+l 100: Technology
The next generation of Global Positioning is in the palm of your hand with FriendFinder, a service from Mobile Position that lets others know where you are via your cell-phone signal...
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eWEEK - 12/25/00
Is Wireless Just the Ticket?
by Carmen Nobel
Nobody is more mobile than a frequent flier, so airlines are trying to keep up with the wireless trend. But while several are offering simple things such as access to flight data, the companies are hedging on real mobile commerce applications like selling tickets via cell phones...
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USA Today - 12/19/00
Airports Scurry to Fulfill Wireless Needs of Travelers...
by Salina Khan
Airports are rapidly adding wireless services so that travelers can check e-mail, surf the Internet and check in for flights without
standing in line...
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Press Release - 12/19/00
SoftNet to Discontinue Operations of Aerzone Corporation Subsidiary
SoftNet Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOFN - news) today announced it plans to discontinue operations of its Aerzone Corporation (Aerzone) subsidiary...
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PC Magazine - 12/11/00
The First Bluetooth
by Les Freed
For over a year, member companies of the Bluetooth Consortium have been telling us how the Bluetooth’s fast, easy wireless connection capabilities will change the world of portable computing...
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Eweek - 12/11/00
Duo works on Bluetooth dilemma
by Carmen Nobel
A pair of wireless silicon manufacturers are working to solve one of the headaches facing the Bluetooth technology...
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Wall Street Journal - 11/28/00
United Passengers Can Make Reservations on WAP Phones
by Jane Costello
United Airlines' passengers who don't mind the eye strain can now book a ticket using WAP-enabled phones. The airline's e-commerce division has added the capability to make wireless reservations and book tickets as part of its United Updated program...
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Seattle Times - 11/28/00
At Sea-Tac, it's All in the Air
by Seattle Times staff
High-speed Internet service is now available throughout the airport without connecting to a telephone.
The service, provided by Austin, Texas-based Wayport, an Internet access provider to airports, hotels and conference centers, uses Ethernet local area networks (LANs)...
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Information Week - 11/20/00
Notebook Makers Prepare For A Wireless World
by Paul McDougall
Comdex Fall 2000 was a wireless world as major PC companies introduced products that take advantage of emerging standards for untethered data transmission...
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Eweek - 11/20/00
Bluetooth Still Lacks Solid Bite
by Carmen Nobel & Scot Petersen
There may have been more of them, but the Bluetooth demonstrations at Comdex/Fall, like last year, remained largely a venue for appealing products that have yet to ship...
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eWEEK - 11/14/00
Boeing's Broadband Access Plan Ready for Takeoff
by Michael R. Zimmerman
Within the next year, if all goes according to Boeing Co.'s plan, broadband access to the Internet will be available to passengers on most airline flights in North America...
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CNET - 11/14/00
Compaq Laptops to Sport Slot for Snap-on Wireless Modems
by Michael Kanellos and Joe Wilcox
Compaq Computer is taking on those annoying wireless notebook modems by creating integrated modules that will let consumers more easily snap on connections for Bluetooth or cellular communications...
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Press Release - 11/13/00
Cathay Pacific and Tenzing Demonstrate Inflight Email
Cathay Pacific Airways and leading global Internet Service Provider Tenzing Communications today announced the successful demonstration of inflight email and Internet technology on a Boeing 747 aircraft...
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Information Week - 11/06/00
The Road To A Wireless Future
by Peter Rysavy
For each of the past five years, industry pundits have been convinced it would be the year of wireless data in the wide area environment...
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ZDNet - 10/31/00
Making Wireless Connections at Comdex
by Jason D. O'Grady
As the Mighty Joe Young of U.S. computer trade shows, Comdex is the spot for vendors to connect with technology buyers. At this year"s gathering -- which runs Nov. 13-17 in Las Vegas -- an unprecedented number of those connections will be wireless...
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Press Release - 10/31/00
Andrew Unveils the InCell Fiber Optic Antenna System for In-Building Wireless Communications
Andrew Corporation introduced the InCell(TM)fiber optic distributed antenna system for in-building wireless communications. The InCell system improves and extends RF coverage in buildings and hard to penetrate indoor areas. The system supports cellular and PCS communication services and is also offered as a dual band system to carry multiple wireless services. To support future growth, the InCell system can also be easily upgraded to accommodate third generation (3G) services...
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eWEEK - 10/30/00
Bluetooth Goal: Civilize Wireless
by Peter Coffee
For frustrated IT buyers, the saga of wireless connection has been rife with proprietary struggles and vendor- specific schemes. Like the 10th-century Danish conqueror Harald Blåtand, whose name (for reasons buried in folklore) means "blue tooth," the Bluetooth wireless protocol seeks to unify fractious territories into a powerful and relatively civilized whole...
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Information Week - 10/30/00
Wireless Security Software Authenticates Remote Users
by Matthew G. Nelson
As wireless providers begin rolling out high-speed wireless Internet networks, Funk Software Inc. is betting that its security software for wired networks will make the leap to wireless...
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Information Week - 10/30/00
Companies Turn To Outsourcing For Wireless Services
by Norbert Turek
As U.S. owners of wireless data devices start forming a critical mass, businesses are beginning to offer their customers basic services tailored for wireless access...
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Press Release - 10/26/00
ARINC and Concourse Communications Form Strategic Alliance
Springfield, Massachusetts, and Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.—ARINC Incorporated and Concourse Communications Group, LLC, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance that will bring neutral, multicarrier, uninterrupted full-spectrum wireless network access to frequent travelers at airports worldwide...
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ZDNet eWeek - 10/25/00
Should 802.11b Stay Indoors?
by Cameron Sturdevant
Wave wireless technology has a vested interest in dissing 802.11b wireless products that get used outdoors for, say, bridging networks in adjacent buildings. Nevertheless, I think IT managers should read a new white paper from Wave before putting an 802.11b device outdoors...
White paper
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Computerworld - 10/23/00
Delivery Firms Pump $230M Into Wireless
by Bob Brewin and Linda Rosencrance
FedEx Ground's announcement last week that it plans to deploy an $80 million wireless information system is the latest in a series of major investments by the nation's leading package-delivery firms to leverage wireless technology and provide customers with real-time tracking and delivery information...
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Wireless Week - 10/23/00
Ready For WLAN To Take Off
by Brad Smith
Frequent flyers will get a taste of broadband wireless Internet access in the nation’s airports next year, as major airlines help season a broader market for high-speed mobility services.
The hottest area of interest? Wireless local area networks that will enable data rates faster than the typical businessperson might get in his or her office...
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Computerworld - 10/20/00
UPS Moving to Install Wireless LANs at all Delivery Hubs
by Bob Brewin
United Parcel Service of America Inc. plans by mid-2002 to install advanced wireless LANs and next-generation scanners at all 2,000 of its package-delivery hubs and sorting facilities, in a project that analysts describe as one of the largest deployments of such technology by a single user to date...
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Computerworld - 10/20/00
Sabre Rolling Out Wireless Check-in System For Air Travelers
by Michael Meehan
Within the next six months, Sabre Holdings Corp. plans to roll out a wireless check-in and boarding system that it says will allow travelers to avoid lines and navigate their way to planes with nothing more than a Web-enabled phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA)...
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CNET - 10/16/00
Silverberg Fund Ignites Wireless Venture Avogadro
by Cecily Barnes
A group of former Microsoft employees who worked on the software company's Internet technologies announced on Monday the launch of a wireless venture called Avogadro.
Avogadro's first-round funding, totaling $7.5 million, was led by Ignition, the wireless-focused venture capital fund headed by former Microsoft luminary Brad Silverberg...
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BPI Communications Inc. - 10/16/00
Publishers Choose Wireless Partners
by BPI Communications Inc.
As demand for wireless content has increased, news organizations are quickly teaming up with companies that reformat content for distribution to various mobile devices. Both USAToday.com and Dow Jones Newswires yesterday selected companies to handle wireless formatting of their content...
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Press Release - 10/11/00
ARNAV Systems Inc. Selects Globalstar Satellite Service
ARNAV Systems Inc. of Puyallup, Wash., has announced an agreement with Globalstar (Nasdaq:GSTRF - news) to provide satellite-based voice and data communication for the ARNAV Aeronautical Network (AAN). Serving the general aviation (GA) market -- which includes regional jets, smaller air transport and private aircraft -- ARNAV will offer cockpit satellite telephony and data services of WxLink(TM) graphical weather services, flight following, e-mail messaging, engine trend monitoring and reporting and cockpit Internet connection for aircraft management services...
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CNN - 10/11/00
Airlines to Expand Wireless Web Access at Airports
Hoping to soothe delayed passengers, several airlines want to install wireless Internet access in airport terminals that will allow travelers to work, surf the Web or even watch digital movies to pass the time...
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Press Release - 10/11/00
Airshow Signs First Customer for AIRSHOWMAIL(TM) E-Mail Service...
Airshow Inc., the world's leading provider of passenger flight information systems, today announced that it has signed its first customer for its new AIRSHOWM@IL(TM) e-mail service for business jet travelers. The announcement was made at the National Business Aircraft Association (NBAA) Convention in New Orleans, La...
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Press Release - 10/09/00
Airshow Makes Strategic Investment in AirCell...
Airshow Inc., a leading provider of in-flight information and entertainment systems, and AirCell, Inc., a leading provider of in-flight and ground wireless communications, today announced the creation of a strategic alliance to develop a family of bundled connectivity and content products for the general aviation (GA) and commercial airline markets. As part of the agreement, Airshow will make an undisclosed equity investment in AirCell...
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Computerworld - 10/09/00
Airlines Compete in Wireless LAN Space
by Bob Brewin
Three of the top U.S. airlines have taken their competition to the airwaves with a race to provide high-speed (11M bit/sec.) wireless LAN access to their customers in lounges and at gates within airport terminals. Analysts said the airport airwaves war indicates the maturity and increasing popularity of wireless LAN cards, prompting strategic moves by the carriers to ensure that they don't forfeit a competitive customer service edge...
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CNN - 10/06/00
Airlines Vie for Fastest Web Connections
by Bob Brewin
Three of the top U.S. airlines have taken their competition to the airwaves with a race to provide high-speed (11M bit/sec) wireless LAN access to their customers in airport lounges and at terminals and gates. Currently, air travelers must content themselves with dial-up connections that provide only 56K-bit access to the Internet...
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Computerworld - 10/05/00
Three Airlines Racing to Provide Public High-Speed Wireless LAN Service
by Bob Brewin
Three of the top U.S. airlines have taken their competition to the airwaves with a race to provide high-speed (11M bit/sec) wireless LAN access to their customers in airport lounges and at terminals and gates. Currently, air travelers must content themselves with dial-up connections that provide only 56K-bit access to the Internet...
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Atinav Inc. - 10/04/00
Atinav Adds Bluetooth to Wireless Server Module
by Press Release
Atinav Inc. (www.atinav.com), a provider of universal Internet communications software, today announced it has added the Bluetooth standard to its aveAccess Wireless Server module. aveAccess, which also is set up to work with Jini-enabled devices, is Java-based software that acts as a translator between the Internet and any communication device (from traditional telephones to PDAs to WAP phones). The software provides the ability to access and translate Internet resources in real time over any carrier network...
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United Airlines - 10/03/00
United Airlines to Offer New Airport Wireless Access
by United Airlines/Press Release
United Airlines today announced plans to offer a new airport wireless capability for its customers, dramatically increasing the accessibility and ease with which customers will be able to use their wireless-enabled laptop computers and personal digital assistant (PDA) devices. United's wireless plans, subject to the approval of individual airports, could eventually bring high-speed (broadband) radio frequency (RF) 802.11-type technology to Red Carpet Club airport lounges, gate rooms, terminals, First Class Lounges and "1K" Frequent Flyer Centers at up to the top 50 airports throughout the world served by the carrier. United will be developing its new wireless product with Aerzone, a subsidiary of SoftNet Systems Inc...
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Mobilestar Press Release - 10/03/00
George E. Sutton Named Chief Operating Officer for Leading Broadband Wireless ISP
MobileStar Network Corporation, a leading provider of wireless broadband Internet access, today announced the expansion of its executive team with the addition of Chief Operating Officer, George E. Sutton...
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Potomac Tech Journal - 10/02/00
Blueprint Technologies, Inc. Drawing a Wireless Imprint
by Michael Hardy
A digital communication network that Blueprint Technologies Inc. has been building for a customer should establish the software company’s credibility in a new market.
The McLean, Va., company announced in late September that it had completed development of a network for ARINC Inc., which markets air-to-ground data communications systems to airports. Now Blueprint will spend two years making improvements and additions...
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ZDNet - 09/13/00
In-flight Web, E-mail Awaiting Take-off
by Reuters
In-flight Internet and e-mail is inching closer to fruition on commercial airline flights, but U.S. airlines remain cautious as they investigate the array of companies seeking to provide such services...
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CNN - 09/07/00
Wireless Technology Presents New Security Challenges
by Matt Hamblen
Every business should be lucky enough to get a visit from a friendly hacker like Jeff Schmidt. On July 27, Schmidt tried out a brand-new wireless LAN card on his laptop at work...
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IBM - 09/07/00
First Notebooks with Integrated Wireless Capability
IBM is making available the industry's first Intel-based notebook computers with integrated wireless LAN capabilities...
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ZDNet News - 09/07/00
Big Blue not so big on Bluetooth?
by Richard Shim
IBM embraces a rival wireless networking technology to integrate into newThinkPad i Series notebooks...
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ZDNet - 08/31/00
FCC Adjusts Rules on Airwaves for Wireless Products
by Richard Shim
The FCC on Thursday issued a ruling to allow the Home Radio Frequency Working Group's SWAP (shared wireless access protocol) to quadruple the speed of wireless access. The ruling revives the battle between SWAP supporters and 802.11B supporters...
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WAP.com - 08/01/00
American Airports Going Wireless
by Sonya Procenko, Oslo
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with its 60 million annual business travellers is one of the first American airports offering wireless Internet connection...
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Time - 05/01/00
Cordless Capers
by Joshua Quittner
If you're taking your computer on the road, a new wireless standard--Wi-Fi--is worth a look.
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ZDNet - 04/28/00
Boeing Bets In-flight Internet Access Takes Off
by Matt Hicks
The skies could soon become a lot friendlier for airline passengers wanting to stay connected to the Internet while cruising at 40,000 feet...
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AAAE - 03/01/00
Bluetooth Cable Liberation
by Holly Arthur
Bluetooth. No, it’s not the result of poor dental hygiene or biting into a popsicle. It is the next generation of wireless technology and just may be the answer to having to run cables all over your airport to keep pace with technology-savvy travelers...
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Wired News - 10/09/99
Surf's Up During Flight Delays
by David Sims
To pacify mobile workers who need to stay productive during downtime, United Airlines will be installing wireless networks in airports around the world...
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