Daily Archives: January 30, 2006

WiMax Faces Doubt, Despite Momentum

When asked for his take on the nascent wireless broadband technology known as WiMax, Brett Galloway put it like this: “WiMax is at the peak of its hype cycle and also at the peak of its confusion,” said Galloway, vice president and general manager of the wireless networking business unit at Cisco Systems Inc. in… Continue Reading

Wi-Fi Slow To Enthuse Consumers

Most people are not taking advantage of the freedom offered by laptops with wi-fi built-in, a study has found. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading

Talk Of Taipei: First Citywide Wi-Fi Access

One evening last July, in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, Web-site consultant Rong Chen was on a subway train when a client called needing urgent repairs to its network. Far from his home office, the 27-year-old hopped off the train at the next stop and began searching for a place to get online with his… Continue Reading

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