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	MobileStar Wireless Internet
		MobileStar service is often cheaper than dial-up, when you consider the significant toll costs involved in dial-up.
		MobileStar has sites in 18 of the top 20 major U.S. metropolitan areas and almost 60% of the top 50.
		MobileStar supports both FH (or Open Air) and DS (or 802.11b) WLAN technology.
	www.data-connect.com /MobileStar_wireless-Internet.htm (581 words)

	The Fallout from MobileStar
		In fact, while the MobileStar postmortem continues to be debated, one thing is for certain -- the future of the IEEE 802.11 technology depends largely on how wireless local area networks (WLAN) are accepted within the enterprise, analysts concurred.
		MobileStar appears to have a business model very similar to that of Wayport, from Austin, Texas.
		MobileStar's downfall is also attributed to the tough task of trying to be all things to all people.
	www.internetnews.com /wireless/article.php/10692_902841 (1398 words)

	Encyclopedia: MobileStar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MobileStar was a wireless Internet service provider which first gained notoriety in deploying Wi-Fi Internet access points in Starbucks coffee shops and American Airlines Admiral Club locations across the United States.
		MobileStar shutting down network By Ben Charny CNET News.com, October 11, 2001.
		VoiceStream Catches A Falling MobileStar by Bob Liu Executive Editor of internetnews.com, November 13, 2001.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/MobileStar (238 words)

	TechWeb: The Business Technology Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MobileStar Network said at a New York press conference Wednesday that it is partnering with hotels and airlines to offer 1.2-megabit-per-second access to the Internet and corporate networks for prices starting at about $40 a month.
		The MobileStar wireless LAN receivers will be located throughout the hotels and airport terminals.
		MobileStar would not comment directly on the costs for the partners to use the technology.
	www.techweb.com /wire/46802133 (566 words)

	TechWeb: The Business Technology Network
		Dropping the MobileStar name means the end of the road for the much-stigmatized network of Wi-Fi-based WLANs.
		Founded in 1996, MobileStar was one of the earliest movers in deploying wireless broadband access through the Wi-Fi (802.11b) standard.
		So now that MobileStar is officially part of the company, officials at VoiceStream have already begun to integrate its assets into VoiceStream's portfolio.
	www.techweb.com /article/COM20020317S0001 (727 words)

	Wi-Fi Networking News: October 07, 2001 - October 13, 2001 Archives
		MobileStar lays off staff, future uncertain: Reports started coming in this morning from colleagues and anonymous sources that MobileStar had laid its entire staff off and the future of its network was in doubt.
		MobileStar is a major wireless ISP with a partnership with Starbucks that led to over 700 currently equipped outlets and plans to reach over 3,000 in the next two years.
		MobileStar's CEO told me that they were putting their new installations on hold until closing the next round of funding.
	wifinetnews.com /archives/week_2001_10_07.html (1346 words)

	[nycwireless] Cnet: MobileStar lays off staff, seeks sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MobileStar used a wireless technology known as 802.11, a wireless protocol that allows people to connect their computers and laptops so they can share the same Net connection.
		MobileStar's largest customer was Starbucks, which planned to install the wireless Internet system in more than 3,000 of its locations.
		MobileStar said earlier that it had installed its gear at 500 Starbucks so far.
	lists.nycwireless.net /pipermail/nycwireless/2001-October/004070.html (645 words)

	MobileStar Selects IBM to Grow Broadband Wireless Network
		MobileStar offers an unparalleled network for broadband, wireless Internet access and maintains the largest wireless footprint in the U.S. Business travelers, mobile professionals, sales teams and field service teams can increase their productivity by wirelessly communicating at T-1 speeds from heavy traffic locations such as coffeehouses, restaurants, airport terminals and hotels.
		MobileStar Network Corporation, headquartered in Richardson, Texas, is the leading provider of broadband wireless Internet access for business travelers in hot spots such as airports, hotels, conference centers, restaurants and other public places in the United States.
		MobileStar is the first wireless broadband Internet service provider to enter into a roaming agreement in order to provide broadband wireless Internet access in international locations.
	www.wirelessdevnet.com /news/2001/101/news7.html (595 words)

	American Airlines and MobileStar Network to Deliver Wireless Internet Connectivity to American's Passengers
		American's passengers with MobileStar network subscriptions can now use their laptops in these locations to connect to the Internet at speeds estimated up to 40 times faster than using a traditional plug-in modem and 100 times faster that other wireless technologies.
		MobileStar Network President and CEO Mark Goode said, "We are pleased American Airlines had the vision to bring the MobileStar network to its passengers who subscribe to our network.
		MobileStar Network subscribers have full reign of their communications and applications, as well as the TCP/IP protocols they choose.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-15-2000/0001218518&EDATE= (539 words)

	The Fallout from MobileStar
		In fact, while the MobileStar postmortem continues to be debated, one thing is for certain -- the future of the IEEE 802.11 technology depends largely on how wireless local area networks (WLAN) are accepted within the enterprise, analysts concurred.
		MobileStar appears to have a business model very similar to that of Wayport, from Austin, Texas.
		MobileStar's downfall is also attributed to the tough task of trying to be all things to all people.
	www.80211-planet.com /columns/article/0,4000,1781_903211,00.html (1032 words)

	MobileStar shutting down network \| CNET News.com
		The company, MobileStar Network, laid off 88 workers Tuesday, which a source described as "everybody." It also hired the Diablo Management Group to "oversee an orderly sale of the assets," according to two sources.
		American Airlines, which used MobileStar to provide wireless access at its Admirals Club lounges, said service to some of these areas has been discontinued as of Thursday.
		MobileStar was also providing wireless Internet access for 500 of the 3,000 Starbucks coffeehouses nationwide.
	news.com.com /2100-1033-274288.html?legacy=cnet (761 words)

	Starbucks wireless network a sweet deal for MobileStar
		The initiative is a boon to MobileStar Network, the ISP responsible for the wireless LAN connectivity in each Starbucks stores and the backbone network connecting the shops to the Internet.
		At each store, MobileStar is installing a wireless transceiver that can transmit and receive messages as well as a premises router and a miniswitch that hooks into a dedicated T-1.
		MobileStar will offer Starbucks customers two types of subscriptions that are good wherever they access the MobileStar network: monthly plans that start at $15.95 for 200 minutes per month or a pay-as-you-go plan that costs 20 cents per minute.
	www.networkworld.com /news/2001/0625starbucks.html (692 words)

	Mobilestar wirks with American to equip their lounges in airports with wireless LAN speed access to the Internet
		American passengers with MobileStar Network subscriptions can now use their laptops in these locations to connect to the Internet at speeds estimated up to 50 times faster than using a traditional dial-up modem and 100 times faster than other wireless technologies.
		The MobileStar Network wireless infrastructure uses radio frequency to transmit data from laptop computers with a wireless Ethernet PC Card transceiver to an access point installed out of the sight of passengers.
		Mobilestar was among the first vendors to expand Internet access to professionals on the move while they were in their hotel.
	www.mobileinfo.com /News/News_2000_Issue16/Airline_mobilstr.htm (399 words)

	Hospitality Net - Industry News - MobileStar Delivers Wireless Freedom to One Market Restaurant
		MobileStar Network is the first active subscription service for broadband wireless Internet access and the only wireless service provider to support both broadband wireless protocols, Open Air (Frequency Hopping) and WiFi (Direct Sequence).
		MobileStar Network Corporation, located in Richardson, Texas, is the leading provider of high-speed, wireless Internet access for business travelers in hot spots such as airports, hotels, convention centers, and other public places in the United States.
		MobileStar is the first wireless Internet service provider to sign a roaming agreement with SkyNetGlobal to provide wireless broadband Internet access globally.
	www.hospitalitynet.org /news/4006197.html (786 words)

	Business Wire: Wireless Industry Veteran Ali Tabassi Joins MobileStar Network Corporation as VP-Engineering and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MobileStar provides business travelers with high-speed wireless access from airports and hotels to the Internet and to company LANs.
		MobileStar recently announced that it would be using both Direct Sequencing and Frequency Hopping radio frequency technologies in its network, thereby providing users of either technology with the ability to enjoy wireless Internet access while "on the road".
		MobileStar Network is the leading wireless broadband, remote communications service for the business traveler.
	www.findarticles.com /cf_dls/m0EIN/1999_Dec_20/58304705/p1/article.jhtml (394 words)

	Business Wire: MobileStar Unwires Dallas With Broadband Wireless Internet Access; MobileStar Expands Coverage in ...
		MobileStar has expanded the breadth of coverage into the public domain at public hot spots such as hotels, airports and coffeehouses.
		MobileStar operates on the 802.11b wireless LAN standard to give mobile professionals wireless access to the Internet or their corporate Intranet at T-1 speeds in more than 650 locations across the country.
		MobileStar Network Corporation, headquartered in Richardson, Texas, is the leading provider of broadband wireless Internet access for business travelers in hot spots such as airports, hotels, conference centers, restaurants, coffeehouses and other public places in the United States.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_Sept_5/ai_77840433 (931 words)

	ISP-Planet - News - VoiceStream Catches A Falling MobileStar
		MobileStar Network Corp., the high-profile Richardson, Texas-based company that aims to set up a national wireless network using the IEEE 802.11b standard, has entered into an agreement to sell its assets to Bellevue, Washington-based VoiceStream Wireless for an undisclosed amount.
		In late October, former CEO Robert Kaiser confirmed that MobileStar was finalizing plans and could announcement an agreement within the next two weeks.
		By comparison, the 802.11b standard is designed to deliver data at rates of 11 megabits-per-second (Mbps), approaching the speeds of a wired Ethernet connection.
	www.isp-planet.com /news/2001/voicestream_mobilestar.html (614 words)

	Molly.com - Articles > Web thoughts > MobileStar network: a wired, wireless, broadband world
		But the difference with MobileStar technology is that it uses a local network rather than a cellular one.
		MobileStar places radio devices throughout a specifically designated location, such as a hotel, a restaurant, or an airport lounge.
		MobileStar, however, is very busy at work building wireless LANs in specific locations attractive to the mobile Internet user.
	www.molly.com /articles/webthoughts/2001-03-mobilestar.php (1006 words)

	InternetWeek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		MobileStar, one of the main wireless providers, said it plans to vastly expand its footprint from 170 to 2,000 locations, including Starbucks coffee shops, during the next two years.
		MobileStar will offer service at 2,000 locations by the end of this year.
		MobileStar recommends users install a personal firewall in their notebook.
	www.internetweek.com /infrastructure01/infra042301.htm (627 words)

	MobileStar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The MobileStar service is low-cost and utilizes existing, proven, "off-the-shelf" wireless technology to connect to standard high-speed T-1 data lines.
		MobileStar plans to introduce the commercial version of its service by October with an initial network footprint of approximately 80 public access locations (PALs) in 15 cities to support its pilot subscriber base.
		Hilton Corporation has made a major commitment to MobileStar and entered into a master agreement to support deployment of MobileStar’s service in up to 150 U.S. properties, which complements its agreement with American Airlines to install in 51 airports’ gate locations and 28 Admirals Clubs.
	www.worldbusinessreview.com /underwriters/mobilestar (693 words)

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