Daily Archives: September 21, 2005

Alvarion Ships End-User WiMAX Equipment

Alvarion Ltd. said Wednesday that it was first out the gate with customer-premise-equipment (CPE) based on Intel’s “Rosedale” WiMAX chip. Via [extremewimax.com]

Airline Wi-Fi Hasn’t Caught On With Business Travelers

Only a quarter of U.S. business travelers are using Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and jetliners, despite the growing availability of the high-speed, wireless connections, a research firm said Tuesday. Via [internetweek.com]

Tiny Sensors Run Forever (Almost)

Smart homes that monitor elderly residents’ every move, networked sprinkler systems that run for seven years on a single battery, radio-equipped windows that call you up if they break — according to boosters of an emerging low-power wireless technology, such applications are about to come to your local home-supply megastore. Via [wired.com]

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