People using wireless high-speed net (wi-fi) are being warned about fake hotspots, or access points. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2005
Savvis, Panera Bread Team Up On Wi-Fi Services At Restaurants
Savvis Communications Corp. will provide networking services to Panera Bread Co. to support the chain’s wireless Internet access at more than 600 of its bakery-cafés, the company said Monday. Via [stlouis.bizjournals.com]… Continue Reading
Qualcomm Bolsters TGn Sync Group’s 802.11n Proposal
Qualcomm is joining TGn Sync, one of the cross-industry groups developing specifications for the IEEE 802.11n standard proposal for WLANs operating at data rates of up to 100Mbit/s. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Active RFID Meets Wi-Fi To Ease Asset Tracking
TransAlta Corp. is no stranger to radio-frequency identification. The Canadian power company uses passive RFID to help maintain equipment in several of its 600-foot-long plants. But TransAlta wants to take things to the next level with a system that combines its Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth technology, and active RFID so it can find equipment and easily… Continue Reading
Aussie Ambulances To Get Wi-Fi
Australian state Victoria is to equip its metropolitan ambulances with Wi-Fi in a bid to speed the transfer of patient data. It also plans to roll out Bluetooth to reduce cable clutter in the vehicles themselves. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Z-Wave Wants to Be Your Standard
In one corner we have the ZigBee Alliance, a group of 100 companies that plans to use the low-power IEEE 802.15.4 specification to run controls throughout homes and buildings. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
US Slaps On The Wardriver-busting Paint
Security-minded US decorators’ supply outfit Force Field Wireless claims to have developed a DIY solution to the international menace of marauding geek wardrivers – DefendAir paint “laced with copper and aluminum fibers that form an electromagnetic shield, blocking most radio waves and protecting wireless networks”. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Advocates Tout 3G Coexistence
The much-hyped WiMAX wireless broadband technology is an obvious play for cellular operators around the world and will fit nicely with a 3G network, several speakers said at the Wireless Communications Association International Symposium this week. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Souped-up Wi-Fi Is On The Horizon
Super high-speed wireless data networks could soon be in use in the UK. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi To Merge PC/CE Networks
Wireless home networking technology will quickly progress to the next level in 2005 as company after company rolls out what is being dubbed pre-802.11n products in preparation for the expected explosion in wireless multimedia products. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Lucent Adopts Alvarion’s WiMAX Technology
Lucent Technologies said Tuesday it will integrate WiMAX technology from partner Alvarion into its future communications products. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Intel, Telkom Try WiMAX In South Africa
Chipmaking giant Intel and South African carrier Telkom are testing WiMAX technology in hopes of providing a last-mile broadband alternative, the companies announced today. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
WiFi Hotspot In D.C. Will Channel Inaugural News
A free WiFi hotspot operating through Jan. 22 along Washington’s Pennsylvania Ave. will let observers send photos, e-mail and commentary about the presidential inaugural events. Via [gcn.com]… Continue Reading
Cisco Buys Wireless Start-up For $450 Million
Cisco Systems will buy wireless switch start-up Airespace in a stock deal worth about $450 million, the companies said Wednesday. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Turning Wi-Fi Into A Must-Have
As new applications and devices proliferate, wireless broadband will become a necessity for businesses and ordinary folks alike. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading