Dennis Tseng is an avid Web surfer who loves to hang out in Taipei’s upmarket Hsinyi district, where wireless Internet access is freely available to all. Via [olympics.reuters.com]
Daily Archives: November 23, 2004
WLAN Switches: It’s Hardware Versus Software
There’s never a dull moment. Just when wireless switches start to sell in significant numbers, the makers start a fight. The leading player claims the start-ups have “jumped on the bandwagon” with inferior technology, while the start-ups say that’s just the old guard getting huffy. Via [techworld.com]
Broadcom Goes the Distance
Broadcom Corp. will introduce two new 802.11g radio chip sets designed to extend access point range. Via [eweek.com]
Wireless Combines With VoIP To Allow Internet Phone Calls
First there was Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, that nifty way for computer users to make free calls machine-to-machine anywhere in the world. Then came services like Skype and Vonage that, for a fee, let calls generated by a computer or a specially equipped phone connect to regular landline or mobile phones. Via [msnbc.msn.com]
BT Goes The Last Mile
BT has introduced its first channel-only product, a wireless broadband service that may serve as a precursor to WiMax. Via [vnunet.com]
Where Is Wi-Fi QoS?
At the Internet Telephony show in Los Angeles last month, it was fitting that the subject of QoS came up often. During the Wi-Fi conference track, someone joked that the IEEE 802.11e QoS standard “has been six to nine months away – for five to six years.†Via [techworld.com]
Tools Of The Trade: 3Com’s OfficeConnect Wireless Travel Router
Broadband internet connections are now common in hotels and conference centres. But they aren’t necessarily secure, and nor are they easy to share between computers. Some venues will set up a local network for meetings and events, but not all. And those that do often charge a handsome fee. Via [news.independent.co.uk]
