Google and EarthLink have teamed up to submit a proposal to create a city-wide wireless Internet network for San Francisco, officials said Tuesday. Via [mercurynews.com]
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Kit Allows Wireless Video Integration
Texas Instruments defines its DaVinci technology as “a collection of DSP-based system solution components tailored for efficient and compelling digital video.†Which is great, if consumer electronics (CE) products using it can easily connect to a source for that video. TI’s plan to help with that is to make it easier for manufacturers to stick… Continue Reading
Square Mile Gains Wi-Fi Everywhere
The prospect of wireless LAN ubiquity in the UK has moved a step closer with the announcement that the City of London will within six months be saturated with Wi-Fi connections. Via [computing.co.uk]
A Word To The Wise On WiMax
Marty Cooper, who invented the cell phone three decades ago, is disappointed it’s taking so long for the same kind of mobility to reach the PC. Via [wired.com]
Wireless To Organize–And Maybe Save–Lives
Forget mobile music and video. Wireless may end up running your life, including the ability to automatically get a call when elderly relative needs help. Via [informationweek.com]
Bath To Become UK’s First Wireless City
An experiment by Bath & North East Somerset Council and the University of Bath will see the city flooded with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and other radio technologies to assess future applications for residents and tourists. Via [vnunet.com]
BT To Develop Global Wi-Fi
BT wants to build a global wi-fi network to enable customers to make cheap mobile calls routed over the internet anywhere in the world. Via [thebusinessonline.com]
MetroFi’s Free Wi-Fi Is A Pretty Good Deal
My friends Chuck and Penny, who live down the street from me in Cupertino, have won the free WiFi lottery. Via [mercurynews.com]
The City Of London To Get Wi-Fi
The City of London Corporation has announced plans to install a dense and comprehensive Wi-Fi internet network throughout London’s Square Mile in partnership with The Cloud, Europe’s largest Wi-Fi network, which will install and manage the project. Via [news.tmcnet.com]
Big Players ‘Extremely Interested’ In Boston Wi-Fi
A report says Earthlink, Google, and HP are ‘extremely interested’ in partnering with Boston city officials to build a municipal Wi-Fi network. Via [informationweek.com]
Chicago Gears Up For Citywide Wi-Fi, Joining Nationwide Push
The nationwide rush to go wireless appears poised to extend to its biggest city yet. Via [mercurynews.com]
Paging (And Tracking) Dr. Wi-Fi
While much of the wireless tradeshow focus this week was on voice at the 3GSM World Congress in Spain this week, there was an awful lot of wireless going on in San Diego this week as well at the HIMSS06 Annual Conference & Exhibition put on by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Via… Continue Reading
Mobile Operators Set Sights On Last Frontier
Anyone who considers travel to remote parts of the globe or in a plane as a refuge from mobile phone calls should enjoy it while it lasts, because areas until now out of reach are set to get connected. Via [today.reuters.com]
Handset Eases Roaming Between Wi-Fi And GSM
New handset technologies, fixed-mobile convergence, and mobile messaging were the focus of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. Via [computing.co.uk]
Bills Would Boost Unlicensed Wi-Fi
Wireless Internet service providers would be allowed to operate freely on new chunks of unused TV spectrum, according to two new bills in the U.S. Senate. Via [news.com.com]