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The papers are signed: Cellnet Technology of Atlanta and Wireless Facilities, Inc. (WFI) of San Diego will partner to install a citywide Wi-Fi network in Madison, Wisconsin, extending to the county airport.
Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

A European research team has successfully launched and tested the world’s first Wi-Fi balloon, raising hopes that high-tech dirigibles could be used to provide wireless communications in remote regions or disaster areas.
Via [vnunet.com]

The support gives companies added assurance that their Intel-based devices will interoperate with Cisco Wi-Fi access points.
Via [informationweek.com]

The access point interference issue requires lengthy planning and constant reconfiguration, as engineers decide which AP to place where, and how to adjust AP power levels or overlay a non-interfering 802.11a network to maximize coverage and performance.
Via [toptechnews.com]

Microsoft has developed a technique to allow people to access multiple Wi-Fi networks with a single Wi-Fi card.
Via [vnunet.com]

McDonald’s plays host to free wireless access for Nintendo DS gamers in the US but the UK will have to wait.
Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

A growing number of cities in the US are treating high-speed internet as a basic amenity for citizens, like running water or the electricity grid. But as the concept expands so does the battle with big business.
Via [news.bbc.co.uk]

Nokia today announced that its researchers in Germany have completed a data call over its mobile WiMax 802.16e technology development system.
Via [technewsworld.com]

Allied Telesyn Inc. hopes to offer European users of wide-area Wi-Fi networks the ability to move from one access point to another without losing a connection, using proprietary technology developed and deployed in Asia.
Via [infoworld.nl]

Taiwanese government officials said on Monday they plan to make Taiwan the world’s largest testing ground for WiMax, and inked a pact with Intel to work together on the wireless broadband technology.
Via [pcworld.com]

Amidst the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, a bit of the future made an auspicious debut. The FCC allowed an isolated temporary shelter in rural Louisiana to use the still-experimental technology WiMAX (basically, Wi-Fi’s big brother) as a powerful, high-speed wireless link to the nearest functioning Internet connection point, fifteen miles away. WiMAX worked flawlessly — and now discussions are underway to make wireless access a big part of New Orleans’ reconstructed communications infrastructure.
Via [msnbc.msn.com]

A California-based network security company said it has new technology that could enable government employees to work securely on laptop computers and other devices from public Wi-Fi hot spots or networks at home.
Via [fcw.com]

New technology promises to increase the speed of wireless networks by a factor of 20, but the emerging standard is being delayed by vendors squabbling.
Via [insight.zdnet.co.uk]

Google Inc. is not the only company that thinks San Francisco’s proposed wireless network can be free to the city and its residents.
Via [sfgate.com]

Sequans and Wavesat are unveiling this week a chip set and a mini-PCI card reference kit to accelerate WiMax development and deployment.
Via [eetimes.com]