AstLinux 0.4.8 Released to the Public

AstLinux 0.4.8 has been released.  The only updates were to Asterisk and Zaptel.  Most of the development effort is focused on implementing Asterisk 1.4 and releasing AstLinux 0.5, which should be both happen fairly soon.  Expect many more changes in those releases!

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WiMax Case Study: Ertach’s WiMAX Experience in Argentina

Ertach was founded in 1998 by Millicom International Cellular and the business group Sociedad Comercial del Plata (SCP). In that year, Ertach was awarded licenses of 50 MHz of spectrum in the 3.4-3.7 GHz frequency band for data transmission and value-added services. Today, the company is one of the leading providers of broadband wireless solutions in Argentina and Latin America. But the success they enjoys today was not an easy battle. The company commented to us about the challenges they overcame in order to occupy their present position in the Argentinean market.

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Cisco Rolls Out Enterprise Class Wi-Fi

Cisco Systems debuted on Sept. 4 its first enterprise-class wireless LAN access point based on the Wi-Fi Alliance’s 802.11n standards. According to Cisco, the Aironet 1250 access point is the only commercially available product to have participated in the Alliance’s 802.11n Draft 2.0 testbed.

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Is Radio, Touchscreen and Wi-Fi coming to the iPod?


Nothing gets the rumour mill turning quite like an upcoming Apple event, so ahead of the 5 September launch, let’s take a look at the speculation so far. One of the most interesting rumours brings digital radio to the iPod range, with a ‘buy-now’ facility offering users the chance to purchase the track they’re listening to on their desktop PC from iTunes.


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Can Ads Save Free Wi-Fi?

The frenzy to build free city-wide Wi-Fi has begun to fizzle, but perhaps advertisers can still save the day. San Francisco has just bailed on its Wi-Fi plan as a result of EarthLink’s implosion, and similar projects in Chicago and Springfield, Illinois have also died.


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