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Tarana Wireless is a company currently based in Berkeley, California that is demonstrating a solution to solve backhaul congestion problems the firm hopes will become the new standard for small cells. The company has grown to almost 40 employees as it gears up to demo its “universal small cell backhaul solution” in market trials this quarter, with commercial shipments planned to begin sometime next year.

Ruckus Wireless, Inc. has unveiled a unique dual-band synchronized ZoneFlex 7055 Wi-Fi wall switch. The ZoneFlex 7055 Wi-Fi wall switch advantageously utilizes the current wired infrastructure at hotels and resorts, thereby offering a stylish, inexpensive and unobtrusive offering to hotel and resort operators. The fast growing array of IP-based guest services over several virtual LANs or VLANs is also possible with the speedy Wi-Fi offered by the ZoneFlex 7055.

Firetide, Inc. has unveiled a unique permanent outdoor wireless mesh networking facility. Novel mobile communication infrastructures can now be explored, developed and tested using the latest facility. A wireless mesh network, which will work as a high-speed backhaul for the complete facility, is a part of the Firetide Mobility Test Track. The FMTT also comprises of a distinct wireless mesh network for testing an assortment of mobile infrastructure designs and ideas especially for mass transport, industrial transport systems and public safety vehicles.

Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc recently announced that the new main dining facility at Boston University will now features an automated digital menu system. Fresh Food Company at Marciano Commons is a two-level dining common area with a seating capacity of more than 1,000 guests and is located in the center of the new $65 million, 120,000 square foot Center for Student Services.

CalAmp Corp has completed the acquisition operations of Wireless Matrix Corporation after the company paid the final amount of $52.9 million of cash at closing.

The University of Kentucky's athletic program, considered one of the most respected and sought-after in the country, received a shot in the arm when it entered into a multiyear sponsorship deal with New York City-based Time Warner Cable, one of the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States.

Imagination Technologies recently announced that its MIPS microprocessor cores will be used to drive packet radio solutions of Ceragon Networks, an icon in advanced flexible and cost-effective wireless backhaul solutions. Imagination Technologies is a provider of mobile graphics and microprocessor chip technology solutions.

In an effort to provide carriers with the benefits of 1Gbit/s unlicensed band links, without sacrificing the quality and robustness of Sub 5 GHz NLOS licensed backhaul use, Airspan Networks, Inc. has added IEEE 802.11ac 5GHz unlicensed LOS capability to its existing NLOS licensed band support.