According to IDC, wireless mesh networking will be the next step in WiFi development. Although wireless mesh is now mainly offered by start-up companies, IDC expects established network vendors to follow Nortel and Motorola and announce their own mesh solutions, or cooperate with one of the mesh start-ups in the near future.
Via [linuxelectrons.com]
Continue reading ‘Mesh Networking - The Next Step For WiFi Development In Western Europe, Says IDC’
Archive for December, 2004
Rural communities will be offered increased choice of wireless broadband options following a government decision to open up more of the spectrum.
Via [vnunet.com]
Continue reading ‘Ofcom Opens Up More Wireless Broadband’
Canary Wireless LLC, a Chicago start-up, has launched the first hand-held device that not only detects Wi-Fi hot spots and measures how strong their signals are, but can tell whether they are open for subscribers or available for a free ride to check e-mail.
Via [suntimes.com]
Continue reading ‘Hot Item For Spotting Wi-Fi Networks’
Open sesame. The magical command Ali Baba used to open the door of a robbers’ den has taken on a new meaning at a Canadian law firm.
Via [theglobeandmail.com]
Continue reading ‘Guest Internet Access Just Got A Lot Easier’
Wi-Fi is on the rise. With at least seven locations in McKinney and nearly 50,000 worldwide, wireless internet hotspots are becoming as ubiquitous as the corner McDonald’s … literally.
Via [zwire.com]
Continue reading ‘Wi-Fi Becoming As Common As McDonald’s’
Britain’s first Wimax service, with the potential to offer broadband to mobile devices, is launching in Kent in early 2005.
Via [vnunet.com]
Continue reading ‘72Mbit Mobile Links Draw Closer’
NETGEAR Inc. has unveiled a wireless device that bridges the gap between PC digital content and home-entertainment systems utilizing 802.11 technologies and a wealth of hardware connections and file formats.
Via [techweb.com]
Continue reading ‘NETGEAR Bridges PC-Home Entertainment Gap’
The 11a flavour of Wifi is faster in practice than 11g even though both are rated at the same 54Mbits/sec, according to wireless-networking pioneer Symbol Technology.
Via [vnunet.com]
Continue reading ‘11a Wireless Faster And Easier Than 11g, Say Vendors’
The Open Park Project’s free, WiFi hotspot on Capitol Hill has drawn support from members of Congress and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration as the organization begins to raise funds for expansion.
Via [gcn.com]
Continue reading ‘Free WiFi Service To Expand In Washington’
Car makers BMW, Audi, Daimler Chrysler, Volkswagen, Renault and Fiat have won a German government grant to help develop the basis for a standard method for car-to-car wireless data.
Via [theregister.co.uk]
Continue reading ‘Auto Makers To Create Car-To-Car WLAN By 2006′
Claiming to be the nation’s first “real” mobile city, Kaohsiung City yesterday inaugurated wireless Internet connections in parts of the city to provide free access in the public.
Via [taipeitimes.com]
Continue reading ‘Kaohsiung Becomes A Wireless City’
A second man has been convicted in the trial that saw a 21-year-old sentenced to the longest ever prison term for a hacking conviction.
Via [management.silicon.com]
Continue reading ‘Second Hardware Hacker Gets 26 Months’ Prison’
Lori-Lee Savage was shocked on a recent Christmas shopping trip when her debit card was rejected for insufficient funds.
Via [business.bostonherald.com]
Continue reading ‘‘Phishing’ Hooks Wi-Fi Networks’
Wi-LAN Inc., the Calgary, Alberta-based vendor of fixed wireless broadband services, has tapped media gateway maker Quintum Technologies Inc. as its integration partner for its voice-over-IP services.
Via [eweek.com]
Continue reading ‘Wi-LAN, Quintum Team On Wireless VOIP’
WiFi Stands Alone
Analysts see a down year for chip sales in 2005, but not for the ones that enable wireless networking.
Via [kansascity.com]
Continue reading ‘WiFi Stands Alone’