Wayne Rash

The WiFi Alliance has announced the first list of products that meet its 802.11n Draft 2.0 specification. These products follow the preliminary specifications that were announced in March and should be upgradable to the final 802.11n specification when that is released in 2008, although such upgrades are not guaranteed by the WiFi Alliance. The products […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—In a rare one-on-one interview with eWEEK, Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that the event that shut down e-mail for BlackBerrys in the United States for hours last month was due to “a process thing,” and that steps had been taken to ensure that it could never happen again. Balsillie said that […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Communications Commission has set rules in three areas regarding the 700MHz spectrum auctions set for later this year. The rules include setting up the commercial services for portions of the 700MHz band, as well as for the 700MHz Guard Bands and for the 700MHz Public Safety Spectrum. In addition, the FCC issued […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has granted Vonage Holdings a stay on an earlier court order that had barred the company from signing up new customers. The stay, which is permanent until the company’s appeal is decided, will allow Vonage to continue business as usual. The court sided with Vonage […]

In an effort to speed up a product release after the shooting tragedy at Virginia Tech, MobileSphere has announced an emergency SMS notification service earlier than planned. “The timing was increased due to the need that arose from last week’s tragedy,” said Tracy Wemett, who handles public relations for MobileSphere in an e-mail to eWEEK. […]

BlackBerry users can breathe a sigh of relief today, April 18, now that their BlackBerry devices are back up and running. However, it’s not clear that all e-mail messages that formed a massive backlog on RIM’s servers have been delivered yet. Blackberry service for most North American users went out around 8 p.m. EST on […]

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has begun action on two items involving broadband deployment in the United States. The first is a Notice of Inquiry into whether broadband services are being provided to all Americans in a timely and reasonable fashion. The second is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on methods of collecting information needed to […]

The inability of students and others at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., to make cell phone calls during the April 16 shooting tragedy added to the chaos surrounding the events of the day, students and others have reported in media interviews. Many students reported being unable to gain access to the wireless phone system either […]

ORLANDO, Fla.—FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told attendees at the CTIA trade show here that his top priority as chairman is to see that the auction for spectrum space currently occupied by broadcasters goes off on time. Martin was the opening keynote speaker at the CTIA show that started March 27. Martin said he has a […]

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission is launching an inquiry to determine how broadband providers are behaving in terms of providing access to the Internet to subscribers. The Notice of Inquiry, announced at the March 22 commission meeting here, is intended to seek comments on whether providers are restricting access to sites on the Internet, whether they […]

One of the most technologically advanced features of the Hearst Tower’s converged network is its distributed antenna system. By choosing such a system, Hearst dramatically reduced the complexity of its wireless network. MobileAccess Networks, which provided the distributed system in the new Manhattan high-rise, has delivered a number of distributed antenna systems for large projects. […]

The world first learned about Lawrence Lessig when federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson appointed him to the post of special master in the U.S. v. Microsoft case in 1997. While his appointment was appealed shortly thereafter and subsequently vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals, Lessig was invited by Jackson to submit a brief in […]