Daily Archives: February 13, 2006

Dallas Getting WiMax Backhaul Network

Aspen Communications hopes to deploy WiMax to 36 buildings in Dallas this year and offer the technology to wireless broadband service providers. Via [informationweek.com]Continue Reading

Cable Companies Eye City Wi-Fi

Municipal Wi-Fi maker Tropos said it’s in talks with cable companies about using the company’s wide area outdoor Wi-Fi networks, marking a potential turnabout from the cable companies’ opposition to these networks as they compete with their already deployed cable broadband networks. Via [redherring.com]Continue Reading

Inside Wireless Mesh Networks

Resiliency is a key attribute of mesh networks. A mesh network supports multiple paths among network nodes, hence there is no single point of failure, and nodes can be added to increase redundancy. Mesh networks also can load-balance traffic to prevent congestion and reroute traffic around congested nodes. Via [cio-today.com]Continue Reading