Tatara Systems has published the results of business user research into wireless data communications usage, which shows that most users do not understand the differences between 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi; that Wi-Fi use through hotspots is more popular than Wi-Fi use at home, and that laptop users buy coffee just so they can access hotspots.… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2005
Wi-Fi Totally Insecure For Press, Says Intel
Intel supplies wi-fi access at its forum, but for the first time ever we were provided with an A4 printed document, probably in six point type, that spells out the inherent security weakness of such networks. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Lenexa, Kansas Getting WiMAX Service
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
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
Alvarion Speaks Out On WiMax Certification
When the WiMax Forum launched its certification process at Spain’s Cetecom Labs in mid-July, a number of companies quickly took the opportunity to announce that their equipment had been shipped to Spain to participate – but one company was notably missing from the list: Alvarion. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Tokyo Steps Closer To WiMax
WiMax is in the air this week, as Airspan Networks today announced the $5 million expansion of an agreement with Yozan for WiMax deployment in Tokyo. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Philadelphia Chooses Wireless Finalists
Groups led by EarthLink and HP have been selected as the finalists to deploy Philadelphia’s city-wide network, with city officials expecting deployment to begin this October. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Finns Urge Better Wi-Fi Security After Bank Break-In
Finland has called on its citizens to take more care securing their Wi-Fi networks after it emerged this week that about €200,000 (£135,623) had been stolen from a bank using an unprotected home network. Via [pcadvisor.co.uk]… Continue Reading
San Francisco Sees Economic Vitality In Citywide Wi-Fi
While lawmakers in some parts of the country are fighting to ban free wireless broadband access, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is looking at it as a potential tool for fixing community problems. Via [informationweek.com]… 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