Here we're trying to maintain a list of companies that provide commercial wireless services or products.

== Wireless ISP's ==

 * Sweden
  * [[http://www.homerun.telia.com/|Telia]]
   * Serves more than 100 hotels, train stations & airports in Sweden, will expand to 300 locations in 2001.

 * United States (interstate providers)
  * [[http://www.air2lan.com|Air2Lan]]:
   * A broadband ISP, plans to use unlicensed bands at 2.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz and 900 MHz for 128K-4Mbps using [[http://www.ofdm.org|OFDM modulation]] in 40 markets by 2003.
  * [[http://www.air2web.com/index.jsp|Air2Web]]:
   * Holiday Inn's corporate parent, Bass Hotels, will provide travelers with information in more than  [[http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/8367.html|3,000 hotels]] using wireless PDAs or phones from [[http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/8266.html|Verizon]] or  [[http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/8225.html|Sprint]] like GPRS/Bluetooth models from  [[http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/8375.html|Ericsson]] or  [[http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/8365.html|Nokia]].
  * [[http://www.globaldigitalmedia.com|Global Digital]]:
   * Kiosks and wireless access points in Boston and Philadelphia airports with 35 planned in 2001
  * [[http://www.mobilestar.com/|MobilStar]]
   * Working with Starbucks and Microsoft, will provide 5,000 coffee shops around the country. Also has 150 hotel and airport locations including Dallas-Ft Worth, Austin, JFK (American gate) and member lounges.
   * [[http://www.surfandsip.com/|Surf and Sip]]
    * About 50 restaurants and cafes in SF plus LA and Kentucky.  Plans to expand to 1,000 locations including Portland, Seattle, and San Diego by late 2001.
  * [[http://www.wayport.com/|WayPort]]
   * Serves Sea/Tac, Austin and Dallas/Ft-Worth and 150 hotels. Plans
     to expand to 550 hotels by June, 2001.

 * United States (by state)
  * California, San Francisco
   * [[http://www.airwave.com/|AirWave]]
    * Serves about 75 restaurants, bookstores and cafes in San Francisco. National expansion planned.
  * Oregon, Portland
   * [[http://www.millenicom.com/|Millenicom]] (+1 503 768 3063)
   * [[http://www.kondooit.com/|Kondooit Broadband]] They operate all communications at The Weatherly Building (see also [[http://www.theweatherly.com/|theweatherly.com]]), including the old Teligent data center and Verizon data center/cell site on the roof of the building. With multiple DS-3 connectivity and several 2.4, 5.2 and 5.8 Ghz nodes around the city, they also provide server co-location and web hosting.  They are also the provider of the freely accessible hot spot that covers Waterfront Park.
   * [[http://www.cerulic.com/|Cerulic]]
    * Provider of 802.11b and BlueTooth access points in public buildings, airports, hotels and conference centers.
  * Washington, Tri-Cities
   * [[http://www.clearskybroadband.com|ClearSky Broadband]]:
    * ISP in Washington state, will use [[http://www.breezecom.com/HomePage.asp|BreezeCOM's 2.4 GHz ISM gear]] for business users in the Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA and Scottsdale/Phoenix.
  * Washington, Vancouver
   * [[http://www.winfieldnet.com|Winfield Digital & Wireless]] (+1 360 735 9200)
   * [[http://www.ltinet.net|LTI]] (+1 360 896 2782)

== Old ==
... these need to refactored into the above list.

 * [[http://www.commtag.com|Comm Tag]]: allows spontaneous communication-on-demand without prior agreements or setup. It [[http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/7641.html|links Bluetooth to cellular]]

 * [[http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=hot&script=410&layout=6&item_id=152831|Starwood Hotels]] and Resorts Worldwide:  Will deploy Bluetooth "hot spots" using [[http://www.axis.com/products/axis_9010/index.htm|Axis 9010 hardware]] and [[http://www.classwave.com/PRDisplay1.asp?prNum=95|Classwave Bluetooth software]]. GSM and Bluetooth will be combined by [[http://www.kipling.se/eng/202.lasso?id=69|Kipling and Axis]]

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