Daily Archives: August 17, 2005

Wide Area Wi-Fi Tested In Michigan Towns

In another demonstration of Wi-Fi for a wide area, the service is being rolled out in several hotspot demo areas in Kentwood and Grand Rapids, Mich. Via [internetweek.com]Continue Reading

Researchers Seek Answers To Wi-Fi Zombies

Are Wi-Fi freeloaders reality or myth? Can the image of Wi-Fi zombies connected to the Internet, yet disconnected from their neighbor, be reversed? Faced with headlines questioning the wisdom of free Wi-Fi hotspots, two researchers are on a quest to reshape the image of Wi-Fi users. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]Continue Reading

VoIP Is Just The Beginning, Industry Panel Says

More advanced IP services will incude dual-mode phone handsets, which will seamlessly roam between cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMax, or other fixed-wireless broadband networks. Via [informationweek.com]Continue Reading

Detector Is Security Alternative To Wi-Fi

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed an optical line-of-sight LAN using CMOS transmitters and receivers and resonant cavity LEDs. Via [electronicsweekly.com]Continue Reading