Daily Archives: December 14, 2004

How To Hack The Wireless Fantastic

Here in the States, you can buy a stock Linksys Wireless-G router (WRT54G) for around $50 to $60 when the smoke clears with holiday rebates. You cna maybe even get one for free if you manage to get it thrown in with a broadband service bundle. It’s a nice reliable piece of hardware out ofContinue Reading

iPass Finally Lands BT Wi-Fi Deal

Mobile workers with an iPass subscription can now get access to BT Openzone, as the two companies have finally reached a roaming deal. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]Continue Reading

Getting Serious With Wi-Fi

The Radicati Group pegs the penetration of Wi-Fi in the enterprise at 50 percent by 2008. Cut that number in half and it’s still huge. So now that Wi-Fi is becoming a standard part of enterprise infrastructure, it’s time to get serious about security and management. Via [infoworld.com]Continue Reading

WiMAX Will Give 3G A Hard Time

WiMAX and other high-speed wireless technologies are set to steal over 40 per cent of the wireless broadband market in 2009 according to the first report from US analyst firm TelecomView. Via [electronicsweekly.com]Continue Reading

Test Of Wi-Fi On Bremerton Ferry Dropped

Plans to test high-speed wireless Internet – Wi-Fi – service on the Seattle-Bremerton ferry run have been dropped because ferry officials have not been able to secure rights for an antenna in the Blake Island area. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]Continue Reading