Reuters: NOVEMBER 16, 2004: Wireless to Drive Internet Growth, Tech Leaders Say. Wireless services will lead the next growth phase of the Internet as venture capitalists who helped fund the early boom open their wallets again, industry leaders said Monday

Journal - Verizon Devices Use High-Speed Network For Voice, Web, E-Mail: December 16, 2004; ... gradual rollout by Verizon Wireless of a technology called EV-DO, which for the first time is providing broadband-speed Internet access over the air from anywhere in the cities where it has been deployed. (WiMax competition)

Unstrung News Analysis: Hotspots Risk Early Grave: DECEMBER 03, 2004 - Point-to-multipoint systems use high-gain, directional antennae to increase coverage. Another approach to extending the range of 802.11 is to deploy access points in a mesh configuration. Of these two, mesh-based systems are deemed likely to be most successful in extending coverage areas (49 percent), compared to point-to-multipoint systems (34 percent).

Unstrung News Analysis: PCCW Drops Navini. DECEMBER 02, 2004 - Shuns 802.16 vendor in favor of UMTS-TDD startup IPWireless.

Journal - State Limits City Wi-Fi Plans. DECEMBER 02, 2004 Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed into law a telecommunications bill placing severe restrictions on the ability of the state's cities and towns to offer telecommunications services (Muni wireless market threatened?)

Unstrung News Analysis: Cisco CTO Whips WiMax
NOVEMBER 03, 2004 - Giancarlo says Cisco is picking ultrawideband over WiMax, calls powerline broadband a 'non-market'

Journal - Regional Bells Get Broadband Win: October 15, 2004: FCC Votes to End Rules On Certain Network Sharing; Rivals, Activists Decry Move. Regional Bells scored a major victory when the Federal Communications Commission voted to end requirements that the companies share certain fiber-optic broadband networks with rivals (is this the end of UNE? the implication is that service providers will be unable to exploit RBOC facilities. They will need to own facilities enabled by companies like SkyPipes)