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Industry News 2007

Skyhook Wireless Fills The Gaps In Local Mobile Search With Wi-Fi Positioning

mSearch Groove, November 26, 2007

One must-watch company is Skyhook Wireless, a Boston-based company whose investors include Intel and Nokia. Skyhook has quietly and cleverly developed a game-changing, software-only positioning system...

Skyhook is a Budding Rule Breaker

Motley Fool, July 24, 2007

Skyhook has created a software alternative to global positioning systems using wireless technology. Talk about Rule Breaking...

The 451 Group Take on Skyhook Wireless

451 Group, July 13 2007

Since it was founded in 2003 Skyhook has not only done a good job of solidifying and demonstrating that its technology works, but has also done a good job of ensuring that it established sound market positioning relative to potential competitors...

First Location-Based DS Game Hits, and We Want It

Gizmodo, June 2007

Imagine, legions of DS- and Ocean-wielding Plundr-ers running around cities, trying to find different islands. And people say you can't get fresh air while playing video games...

GPS + Wi-Fi = No Place to Hide

Boston Globe, April 2007

Now Skyhook is pairing WiFi Positioning System with GPS from SiRF Technology...

Wi-Fi Certified Phones Total on Path to Exceed 100

Wi-Fi.org, February 2007

The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that it has Wi-Fi CERTIFIED nearly 100 Wi-Fi phones since the beginning of testing in 2004, and that it expects strong continued growth in 2007...

More Than a Billion Wi-Fi Chipsets to Ship in 2012

ABI Research, February 2007

"Cumulative shipments of one billion Wi-Fi ICs mark a significant milestone, but even more impressive, there will be well over a billion chipsets shipped in 2012 alone, with cellular handsets and consumer electronics accounting for over two-thirds of that total..."