Tag archive: Wilmington

As mentioned within a press release earlier today, the first commercial ”Super Wi-Fi” network was launched in Wilmington, North Carolina. Called the “first FCC-approved smart city”, the city is utilizing the white space spectrum located between TV channels to provide wireless access across a public portion of Hugh MacRae park. Due to the lower frequency band, these Wi-Fi signals can travel through varied terrain… Read More

For years, Nokia and Qualcomm have been engaged in a series of international legal battles over key mobile technology patents covering everything from CDMA and GSM to UMTS, HSDPA, and Wi-Max. The companies have filed suit against each other in multiple countries, sought to have each other's products banned from markets, and sparred over licensing terms, royalties, and other terms. The battle has been long and ugly, and was just… Read More

Starting today, commuters will be able to stay connected to the Internet and office email at train stations along the Northeast Corridor. Following an agreement announced earlier this year, Amtrak and AT&T Wireless today began offering high-speed wireless internet (Wi-Fi) service in six of the railroad's busiest train stations in the region. The stations are: Boston Route 128 Station Providence New York Penn Station… Read More

An untold number of customers recently took advantage of a dramatic price drop for ReplayTV's lowest-end model, thinking the $149 deal included three years of the service that's required for the devices to work. Now, some are furious, finding their service has been disconnected and that they will probably have to pay additional fees to reactivate it. “It's almost like buying a car and having the car later stop… Read More