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|  | T-Mobile focuses on Wi-Fi
T-Mobile USA today is expected to announce that it has about 450,000 paying
subscribers to its U.S. Wi-Fi service and that it plans to double the number
of HotSpots it has worldwide from 12,200 to 25,000. Wi-Fi is crucial to the firm's business because it has chosen not to launch a 3G cell phone network. NYTimes.com (6/13), The Wall Street Journal (6/13), SeattlePI.com (6/13)
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| | Analysis: Daichendt's exit a setback for Nortel
Nortel Networks president and COO Gary
Daichendt's resignation last week leaves the company with a major management hole and raises
questions about the viability of its turnaround
efforts, BusinessWeek says. Bloomberg Businessweek (6/13)
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| | Microsoft picks Aruba for corporate Wi-Fi network
Microsoft said it plans to replace Wi-Fi gear from Cisco Systems with equipment
from Aruba Networks, which sells a new generation of Wi-Fi products.
The deal reflects a shift toward deploying wireless networks that offer
advanced switches and better security The Wall Street Journal (6/13)
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| | SOMA raises $50M
SOMA Networks today is expected to announce that it has raised more
than $50 million in venture financing capital. SOMA makes wireless broadband gear designed to send
data and voice signals over the last mile. EE Times (6/13), NYTimes.com (6/13)
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| | Vonage gives away wireless routers
VoIP provider Vonage Holdings today is
expected to announce that it will give away Linksys Wi-Fi routers to
customers who sign up for its calling plans by July 23. CNET (6/13)
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| | Broadcom, France Telecom test HDTV over DSL
Broadcom announced that France Telecom successfully tested the world's
first live HDTV-over-DSL broadcast using the Broadcom IPTV set-top box. TechWeb Network (6/13)
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| | Ericsson unveils technology to allow in-flight calls
Ericsson has developed a new base station designed to let travelers
make mobile phone calls during flights. The equipment would be mounted
on board individual planes and connect callers to a satellite. Ericsson
plans to sell the technology in 2006. The Wall Street Journal (6/13)
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The breakdown last week of a settlement between Research in Motion and
NTP could put RIM's U.S. business at risk. NTP has said it will invoke
a provision in the settlement that would ban the sale of RIM's
BlackBerry in the U.S. if the companies can't reach a deal. NYTimes.com (6/13)
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