The United Kingdom got its first public Wi-Fi hot spots Monday.
Via [news.com.com]
Monthly Archive for June, 2002
A new standards group has emerged, creating a rivalry in the business of roaming between wireless hot spots.
Via [news.com.com]
Two WLAN hotspot surveys are out (or rather publicised for the first time). this week and both predict roaring trade. There’s a difference opinion over the numbers, but both InStat/MDR and TeleAnalytics (TA) predict big growth.
Via [theregister.co.uk]
Proxim is to buy the ORiNOCO-branded WLAN equipment business from Agere Systems for $65m in cash. Following the acquisition, Proxim claims it will have market leadership in the 802.11 sector.
Via [theregister.co.uk]
Wi-Fi, it seems, is finally getting something else to do other than move files from place to place.
Via [zdnet.com.com]
Best Buy Co. has resumed the use of its wireless LAN cash registers, saying it is now using beefed-up security to protect its data. The move comes just over a month after the company shut down the registers after reports on an Internet security list that they were transmitting customer information — possibly credit card numbers — in the clear.
Via [computerworld.com]
The dream of some in the 802.11 community is to replace the hodge-podge scheme of disconnected wireless LANs with a floating system of self-forming, self-healing networks. And they think they can make that dream a reality in a few years.
Via [internetnews.com]
The government yesterday duly amended the Wireless Telegraphy Act, opening to flood-gates to commercial providers of public WLAN services on the 2.4GHz spectrum.
Via [theregister.co.uk]
EarthLink added Wi-Fi to its arsenal of wireless offerings on Tuesday.
Via [news.com.com]
Non-line-of-sight wireless systems promise strong signals for high-speed Internet access.
Via [spectrum.ieee.org]
More high-profile retail chains are being fingered for not fully securing wireless LANs installed in their stores. But several retailers said they’re not exposing any sensitive data, and some security analysts agreed that the risks don’t appear to be great.
Via [computerworld.com]
The rapid growth of wireless networks in homes and offices across the country shows that businesses and consumers are willing to unplug from their hard-wired networks in order to roam free. And evidence from computer security professionals indicates that most of those have not taken the steps necessary to protect their networks from intrusion by anyone with the right software and equipment available for less than $200 from practically any computer or electronics store.
Via [eastbay.bizjournals.com]
CyberShuttle: Mobile Hotspot On Campus
Wireless Fidelity, or Wi-Fi has obviously generated headlines for months with its rapid growth into homes, businesses, and public hotspots. Few innovations have struck a nerve as much as the CyberShuttle, a Wi-Fi-equipped bus originating from the University of California San Diego (UCSD).
Via [wi-fiplanet.com]