The city is kicking off pre-Wimax for city services later this month, an effort designed to improve employee productivity. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: September 6, 2005
WiMAX: The Emperor’s Clothes Get Another Wash…
This week has seen more scepticism than ever about Wimax as a viable wireless carrier technology, following the news from the Forum that testing and certification “could be delayed till October.” Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Canary Wharf Gets The Wi-Fi Treatment
Mobile workers in Docklands will soon be able to get high-speed wireless access from the bars and shops surrounding the UK’s highest buildings. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Why Qualcomm Has Its Wallet Out
The Elata and Flarion acquisitions reflect the outfit’s need to keep abreast of tech’s latest trends. Expect more of the same. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Check-in Speeds Ferry Boardings
NZX-listed transport company Toll New Zealand has begun using wireless handheld computers connected by WiFi access points to check-in passengers on its Interislander ferries, a move that it says could halve loading times. Via [stuff.co.nz]… Continue Reading
City-sponsored Wi-Fi’s Wild Ride
One of the greediest moves ever by big telephone companies appears — for the moment — to have run amok, if not backfired. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading