To accelerate the launch of its WiMax SoC, fabless semiconductor provider Sequans Communications reported Tuesday it has received $9 million (7 million euros) in a series B financing round from venture capital firms Add Partners, Vision Capital, SGAM, T-source and Cap Décisif. Via [reed-electronics.com]

I-19, the Canamex Interstate Highway, is the home of the "world's first highway Wi-Fi mobile voice and high speed data network," from Rio Rico to South of Green Valley, Arizona according to New Zealand based RoamAD, which supplied the Wi-Fi mesh software used in the network's infrastructure. Via [extremetech.com]

Over the last 18 months or so, WiMAX has truly achieved a high profile - quite an achievement for a technology that, when it comes down to it, was an existing technology simply given a snappy new name. Fixed wireless access, FWA for short, just does not have the same ring to it. Via [electronicsweekly.com]...

Specialty coffee café franchisor Second Cup is offering Rogers wireless fidelity (WiFi) service in select Second Cup locations across Canada. Via [globetechnology.com]

Wireless networks like the ones at your local coffee shop or airport are the next frontier for hacking attacks that could disrupt online transactions or steal your personal data, computer security experts say. Via [msnbc.msn.com]

The largely unsolved hurdle of contention for access-point capacity keeps voice-over-wireless systems vulnerable to poor-quality calls, as well as calls marred by dropouts if too many voice or data users are trying to connect to the network simultaneously. Via [arnnet.com.au]

Intel has been unable to keep up with demand for Sonoma, its notebook technology introduced in January, according to a company spokesperson. Via [pcworld.idg.com.au]

The head of BT’s wireless division has said significant price cuts for Wi-Fi users over the next year are unlikely. Via [computerweekly.com]

Two US academics have promised to dramatically boost wireless networking security using a revolutionary identity authentication system. Via [vnunet.com]

Cisco has invested in wireless hotspot aggregator iPass, along with voice recognition firm Nuance and Lumera, a firm that makes polymers used in wireless antennae, biotech chips and electrical-optical converters. Via [itweek.co.uk]

Philip Howard has always thought of Seattle as a well-connected city. Now he has the map to prove it. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]

On nearly a daily basis, we're seeing numerous municipalities, such as Atlanta and Philadelphia, announcing deployments of citywide public Wi-Fi networks. In fact, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, is claiming the largest metro-wide network, with over 100 square miles of service area. I was even surprised that my hometown of Dayton, Ohio, has recently established public...

The wireless broadband standard called WiMax won't be ready for prime time for a couple of years, but when it does come out, Internet phone service could be the cash cow for providers, according to a study. Via [news.zdnet.com]

The Paris transportation authority has deployed a context-aware Wi-Fi network that customizes data feeds by the employee and even the time of day. Via [informationweek.com]

OnAir sealed an agreement with Airbus to provide its in-flight communications system as a standard option for its aircraft, which could lead to in-flight wireless chats. Separately, Boingo Wireless inked an agreement that will enable its customers to roam in mid air. Via [wirelessweek.com]