A land where white pines easily outnumber wireless computer users, New Hampshire may seem an unlikely haven for the free networking movement.
Via [wired.com]
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Archive for April, 2003
Why pay for Wi-Fi when you can get it for free?
Via [seattlepi.nwsource.com]
Continue reading ‘Free Internet ‘Hotspots’ Lure The Laptop Crowd’
Broadcom has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first dual-band wireless local area network (Lan) device capable of operating on both the 802.11a and 802.11g standards.
Via [vnunet.com]
Continue reading ‘First Dual-band 802.11a/g Device Hits Market’
Mobility Network Systems reports that its unifying client connection management software now works with the AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless network card from Sierra Wireless Inc. Once the downloadable software has been installed on a user’s PC, it automatically sniffs out available Wi-Fi network “hotspots.” Or in the absence of a hotspot, it can connect to any available GPRS network operating in a laptop’s locality.
Via [reed-electronics.com]
Continue reading ‘Bringing SIM Authentication To 802.11-enabled Mobile PCs’
Intel is six months away from being able to sample chips for a version of its Centrino mobile computing platform that can support the IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN standard, according to a report from WR Hambrecht and Co. LLC.
Via [cmpnetasia.com]
Continue reading ‘Intel Six Months Away From 802.11a Centrino’


Early Wi-Fi Gear May Prove Risky Investment
In recent months, the first products based on a draft version of the 802.11g wireless LAN specification have emerged, even though the IEEE hasn’t approved the standard. Nor has it undergone Wi-Fi Alliance’s interoperability testing.
Via [nwfusion.com]
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