Just when you thought Americans couldn’t serve food any faster, a wireless POS (Point of Service) technology imported from Asia is poised to speed things up. The good news for SMB restaurant owners is that Reach POS from Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Wireless Logix Group will (in theory) reduce the amount of walking their wait staff… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: July 2005
Iowa Non-Profit Organization To Offer Free Wi-Fi
A non-profit group aimed at community development will oversee development of a three-city wireless network. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Bard’s Home Town Goes Wireless
Visitors to Shakespeare’s birthplace town of Stratford-upon-Avon can now get a virtual guide to show them around. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Watchdog 5.0 Tracks Wi-Fi Users By Location
Newbury Networks says its Wi-Fi Watchdog 5.0 can precisely locate–and block–unauthorized users trying to enter networks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Extreme Equipment Allows Simple Wi-Fi
Networking hardware maker Extreme Networks this week introduced new wireless LAN switches and complementary access points designed for customers who want centrally-managed Wi-Fi networks. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Metalink Wi-Fi Chip Goes At 240-Mbit-Per-Second
Metalink Ltd. has announced it has baseband chip, the MtW8170, which when combined with the already available MtW8150 radio frequency chip, makes a chip set intended to implement the emerging IEEE 802.11n standard for next-generation WiFi and able to operate at 243-Mbits per second. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Local WiFi Plan Turning Into A Federal Case
You turn the tap, and water comes out. Thank heaven; we can’t live without the stuff. Digital bandwidth’s getting to be just about as vital. So why shouldn’t a local government — Boston’s for instance — provide all of its citizens with good Internet service at low prices? Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Bill Aims To Support City-Run Wi-Fi Networks
City-run broadband networks like Philadelphia’s Wi-Fi scheme would get the green light under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Muni Wi-Fi Aims To Close Digital Divide
Private enterprise broadband providers ignoring the growing digital divide should expect competition from local municipalities. That’s the role of local governments, says one of the nation’s leading proponents of municipal Wi-Fi. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Trials Show Seamless 3G/Wi-Fi Handoff
Nortel has completed trials that it says prove the viability of seamless and secure roaming and hand-off between 3G cellular and Wi-Fi networks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Airgo Cuts MIMO Wi-Fi Chipset Prices
Airgo, the Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless technology pioneer Airgo, has launched new, low-cost Wi-Fi chipsets. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
US Military Takes Aim At Secure Wireless
US researchers have developed a secure wireless Ultra Wideband (UWB) data communication network that can be used to help monitor US Air Force bases and Department of Energy nuclear facilities, in addition to wirelessly controlling remotely operated weapons systems. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Orlando Axes Free Muni Wi-Fi
The city of Orlando in Florida has pulled the plug on the city’s free Wi-Fi service. Although the city has a population of over 1.8m, only around 27 people a day were using the service, which was costing the district $1,800 a month. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Cisco Tries To Pop The WiMax Bubble
The promise of WiMax wireless wide area networking is largely overrated, according to Cisco chief technology officer Charles Giancarlo. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Rules Wi-Fi Waves
Well, it seems that the Intel juggernaut is heading onward to the Wi-Fi chip sector. ABI Research of Oyster Bay, N.Y., figures that Intel in the last quarter was the No. 1 seller of chips in the Wi-Fi g and a/g market. This is not good news for former market leaders Broadcom and Atheros. Via… Continue Reading