Cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco, which are investigating large-scale Wi-Fi deployments, have Aiirmesh Communications on speed-dial. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: October 2004
Corporate Wi-Fi Integration, Part 4
Mike Houghton wraps up his four-part series on integrating Wi-Fi with your corporate IT environment by providing a glimpse into the future and some final recommendations for a successful implementation. Via [enterpriseitplanet.com]… Continue Reading
New Mexico City Hopes For Wi-Fi Access By Christmas
“We’re a very tech-savvy community,” said James Palenick, city administrator for Rio Rancho, N.M., explaining why his city of 63,000 was working to provide Wi-Fi access to its citizens. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Regulators, Cities, Business Converge On Wireless Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has twice in the last month moved to make broadcast spectrum available for advanced wireless services. At the same time, several cities have announced wireless initiatives, and companies have begun to shape themselves to be wireless broadband providers on the model of the cellular telephone industry. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Belkin Out On A Limb With 802.11n?
What exactly provoked the WiFi Alliance to threaten to withdraw its imprimatur from anybody who started announcing 802.11n technology? An obvious suspect has to be whoever it is who is offering “pre-N” technology, eh, Belkin? Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Will Ultra Wideband Survive?
Late September’s Ultrawideband World conference in San Jose, California brought concrete evidence that a new breed of wireless technology will result in real products in 2005. Ultra wideband (UWB) has powerful backers, but it faces substantial challenges from new strains of Wi-Fi technology, especially 802.11n. Via [pcmag.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi For The Marketer
You’ve heard the hype: Wi-Fi is booming. Businesses large and small are partnering with telecommunications and development companies to create Wi-Fi hotspots. Via [clickz.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Pioneer Reflects On Roots, Looks To WiMax
Cell phone pioneer Craig McCaw on Wednesday discussed Cingular Wireless’ acquisition of AT&T’s wireless division, harking back to the 1994 sale of his company to Ma Bell. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Tropos Supports WiMAX Integration
Tropos Networks has unveiled a strategy to integrate open-standard WiMAX into new and existing metro-scale Wi-Fi networks. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
QuickLink Spans Cellular And Wi-Fi Networks
Software-maker Smith Micro on Tuesday announced QuickLink Mobile Enterprise edition, a software tool that promises to give users seamless connectivity over Wi-Fi and mobile data networks. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Gets Ready For Next-generation Net
On Tuesday, Airespace became the first wireless LAN (local area network) equipment maker to announce support for IPv6, or Internet Protocol version 6, on its products. Other Wi-Fi equipment makers, such as Aruba Wireless Networks, say they will be adding the feature sometime next year. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Wireless Goes On Safari
Technology company Intel says its wireless safari is proving wireless technology can be effectively and securely used regardless of a user’s geographical location. Via [itweb.co.za]… Continue Reading
Web Surfing Pandas Go Wireless
Tech-savvy giant pandas can now pick up their email or browse the web to find a perfect panda partner thanks to the deployment of a campus-wide broadband and wireless network in China’s Wolong Nature Reserve. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Intel, Wireless Pioneer McCaw Team Up On WiMax
Intel and cell phone pioneer Craig McCaw’s latest company, Clearwire, plan to develop and install high-speed networks based on broadband technology commonly referred to as WiMax. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Coffee, Tea Or Wi-Fi?
Wireless broadband access is great when you’re on the road. But sometimes, the only thing that’s hot at a Wi-Fi hot spot is the coffee. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading