When Microsoft began installing its campuswide wireless network five years ago, it was something of a pioneer. Via [news.com.com]
Daily Archives: December 13, 2004
Broadband Wireless Provider Weighs In With WiMAX Platform
Another broadband wireless provider ” nex-G Systems Pte Ltd. ” has weighed in with a WiMAX platform even as the WiMAX Forum labors to finalize specifications for the broadband technology. Via [informationweek.networkingpipeline.com]
Wireless Lans Taking Business By Storm
Wi-Fi is fast moving beyond its initial role as an overlay to traditional wired local area networks (Lans) and becoming an integral business networking technology in its own right. Via [vnunet.com]
Wi-Fi Comes To Air Travel
Hot spots for wireless Internet links are really taking off, with El Al Israel Airlines currently examining the possibility of operating an infrastructure for wireless Internet connection for airline passengers, Haaretz has learned. El Al officials are checking the technology and receiving proposals from Internet service providers (ISPs) interested in operating the service, which is… Continue Reading
Siemens Claims Wireless Speed Record
German vendor develops experimental system that transmits data at 1 Gbps using a new antenna system and OFDM. Via [informationweek.com]
World’s First ZigBee Phone Unveiled
ZigBee could bring wireless connectivity to billions of electronics devices, but some in the industry believe that the world isn’t ready for a ZigBee handset just yet. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
DSP Group Buys Bermai’s Wi-Fi Chip IP
The DSP Group has bought the bulk of the intellectual property owned by Wi-Fi chip startup Bermai Inc. Via [commsdesign.com]
Singapore Airlines Plans In-flight Live TV Via Wi-Fi
Singapore Airlines will add in-flight Wi-Fi to its Singapore-London route during Q1 2005, the first step in the carrier’s plan to bring live TV to passengers by the middle of next year. Via [theregister.co.uk]
