Those who vacation on the big boats increasingly are finding themselves able to access the Internet from stem to stern, thanks to Wi-Fi deployments rigged with signal backhaul through satellite connections. Who needs Wi-Fi on vacation? You’d be surprised. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: September 27, 2004
Radwin Adapts Wi-Fi For WAN Environment
Startup Radwin has blended an off-the-shelf 802.11a/g wireless LAN (WLAN) radio with high-gain antennas and a proprietary media access control (MAC) layer to create a point-to-point broadband wireless system for backhaul and enterprise connectivity applications. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Widening Wireless
When Scott Richards is at his home in Portland, Ore., he taps into the Internet using a broadband connection from his office about 5 miles away. There’s no wire tethering the two locations. Instead, the Intel Corp. executive connects wirelessly to an antenna on top of his office building that sends a broadband signal to… Continue Reading