The United Kingdom got its first public Wi-Fi hot spots Monday. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: June 2002
Wi-Fi Roams Into Standards Battle
A new standards group has emerged, creating a rivalry in the business of roaming between wireless hot spots. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
WLAN Hotspots Warm Up
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]… Continue Reading
Proxim Sails Up Agere’s Orinoco
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]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi–Cleaning Up The Kitchen?
Wi-Fi, it seems, is finally getting something else to do other than move files from place to place. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Best Buy Reactivates Wireless LAN Cash Registers
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… Continue Reading
The Next 802.11 Revolution?
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]… Continue Reading
BT Gets 802.11b Rubber Stamp
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]… Continue Reading
EarthLink Sets Up Shop With Wi-Fi
EarthLink added Wi-Fi to its arsenal of wireless offerings on Tuesday. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Broadband In A Box
Non-line-of-sight wireless systems promise strong signals for high-speed Internet access. Via [spectrum.ieee.org]… Continue Reading
Retailers Defend Low Level Of Security On Wireless LANs
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]… Continue Reading
Wireless Networks Vulnerable To Intrusion
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… Continue Reading
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]… Continue Reading