HP reportedly mulling purchase of Aruba Networks
Bolstering mobile
Well, it’s been a while since Hewlett-Packard made a really big acquisition but it sounds like the IT giant is shaking off…
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Stackdriver names Cisco vet to board, Amazon alum as advisor
With Hans Robertson and Ben Matheson, Stackdriver gets expertise in SaaS and public cloud, according to co-founder Izzy Azeri.
Some Hard Facts About Wi-Fi and Its Future
FaceTime, Netflix, and Pandora were built for the Wi-Fi network. It’s hard to imagine the phone bill if all this data was streaming over the 3G networks. These services, and others like them, have blossomed, thanks in part to the increasing ubiquity of the Wi-Fi network.
The Apple-Google Mobile Battle Continues As Other Platforms Sit and Watch
Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch are the most used mobile browsing devices by far in North America, but Google Android handsets are quickly eroding Apple’s lead. Other players aren’t even competing with these two and until they do, the mobile browser battle is a two-horse race.
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Roaming Agreements Could Expand the Wi-Fi Renaissance
Thanks to the iPad, expect to see a lot more written about Wi-Fi for a few days. The still unattainable device (you can buy one in late March) is already being credited for bringing back the importance of fixed broadband networks as backhaul for Wi-Fi networks.
Look How Ubiquitous Wi-Fi Has Become
Wi-Fi has become an indispensable part of our daily lives — at least for those of us who live in the United…
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SF Keeping the MuniFi Dream Alive at Bus Stops
Thanks to a housing crisis and the ensuing economic meltdown, many U.S. cities decided to back off their original Municipal Wi-Fi plans.…
How Smartphones Are Making Wi-Fi Hot Again
As many of you know, I recently moved to a new neighborhood in San Francisco. The move came with its own share…
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Get Yer Solar Wi-Fi Gear
What could be more greentech: broadband without wires, powered by the sun. Wi-Fi network startup Meraki said today it’s started selling its…
Meraki Listens, Makes Tiny Changes
[qi:011] Meraki Networks, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company that makes mesh networking gear is listening to its community, and tweaking its new…
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