Intel Corp. has taken another baby step on its roadmap for broadband wireless chips, saying Tuesday that it is sampling its WiMAX chip to “strategic partners” in preparation for a wide-scale rollout in 2005. Via [eetuk.com]
Daily Archives: September 7, 2004
Buffalo Takes Wraps Off Wireless Cable/DSL Router
Buffalo Technology unveiled it’s a high speed mode wireless cable/DSL router. Officials say the wireless solution allows users to automatically set up secure wireless networks; the technology detects and configures other devices and creates a secure connection. Via [internetweek.com]
Wi-Fi Inventor Heading To Chile
Palmer resident Dr. Alex Hills is leading a “double life” of sorts, and later this month, it’s taking him to southern Chile. Via [frontiersman.com]
Rolling Wheat Fields Are Also Wi-Fi Country
Walla Walla County is better known for wheat fields than Wi-Fi. But a small community-owned utility in this agriculture-dependent region has constructed one of the largest wireless Internet networks in rural America, rolling out high-speed connections across about 1,500 square miles. Via [seattlepi.nwsource.com]
Manage Your Company Wireless Network Hardware To Prevent Security Breaches
Adding wireless components to an established local area network can cause confusion and declining confidence in security. Here’s how to manage expansion without compromising network integrity. Via [techrepublic.com.com]
Beer Garden Of England Gives Pub-goers Wi-Fi
Kent’s drinkers can now get surfing as well as getting a Spitfire ale – Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewer, has decided to open Wi-Fi hotspots in 15 of its pubs. Via [networks.silicon.com]
Handset Makers Tout Wi-Fi, GSM Roaming Spec
Fourteen mobile phone makers, telcos and others announced their intention to publish specifications that they claim will allow 802.11-equipped handsets to make calls via Wi-Fi hotspots. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router: A First Look
Belkin’s Wireless Pre-N router offers enhanced range and throughput in advance of the upcoming 802.11n standard. However, it could be rendered obsolete when the specification is finally ratified. Via [reviews.zdnet.co.uk]
Engage Wardrive Scottie!
Throughout the underground internet the last few months, everyone has been whispering the same magic word: ‘wardrive’. No, not warp-drive, like in the Star-Trek series, the ‘engine’ that allows to travel faster than the speed of light. Wardrive. Via [dmeurope.com]