PortalPlayer, the company best known for making processors for iPods, has announced two new technology partnerships. Via [pcpro.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2006
Cell Phones To Make Wi-Fi Calls
Chipmaker Royal Philips Electronics confirmed that a U.S. cellular carrier will launch voice-over-Wi-Fi technology this year, based on Philips’ new Nexperia 6120 chipset. Callers should be able to make calls on their home Wi-Fi networks for “a couple of bucks a month, flat rate,” according to Philips’ Carsten Schimanke. Via [pcmag.com]… Continue Reading
Calypso To Unveil WiFi-GSM VoIP Smartphone
Calypso will show off its new WiFi-GSM Dual Mode VoIP smartphone at the 3GSM World Congress next week in Barcelona. The Miami Lakes, Fla., company says that the phone will run on Intel PXA series processors and the WinCE 5.0 operating system. Long-distance calls will be made via Skype. Via [mobilemag.com]… Continue Reading
Alcatel, Samsung Agree To Harmonise Mobile Wireless Broadband Technologies
Alcatel and Samsung Electronics said they have agreed to harmonise their mobile wireless broadband technologies to allow both companies to speed up product launches, which will be targeted for the second half of 2006. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Study: WiMAX To Control Broadband Wireless
A new study from Senza Fili says WiMAX soon will dominate the fixed broadband wireless market, but its future in mobile isn’t as clear. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
IBM To Unveil 10-Times-Faster Wi-Fi Chip
IBM plans to announce today that it has created a prototype chip that can enable wireless networking at 10 times the speed of today’s standard WiFi chips. Via [mercurynews.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi, Where Are You?
Business travelers are increasingly reliant on fast and easy wireless internet, or Wi-Fi, connections when managing their affairs from their laptops on the road. As a matter of fact, hotels report that one of the most frequently asked questions among potential guests is whether they offer Wi-Fi access. Second question: whether that access is free.… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Startup Gets Funding From Google, Skype
Fon, of Spain, got $21.7 million in investor funding from Google, Skype, and other investors. Fon plans to create a global network of a million shared Wi-Fi hot-spots by 2010, using the same download, install, and share model that created the Skype network. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
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
Municipal Wi-Fi Catches On In U.S. Cities
Municipal Wi-Fi networks are making headway in the United States, with Philadelphia closing a major contract for citywide wireless service, and a couple of California cities announcing their plans for free municipal Wi-Fi. Via [pcmag.com]… Continue Reading
Cambridge, MIT Plan Citywide Wi-Fi
Cambridge has found a partner in its effort to provide free wireless Internet access: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Analysts Expect Push For 802.20 WiMAX Rival
The resurgence of 802.20 wireless broadband access technology could represent serious competition for WiMAX, although the current momentum behind WiMAX will help, according to analysts. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Feds To Pocket $25B From Wi-Fi Licenses
The sale of U.S. wireless communications licenses is projected to raise about $25 billion between 2007 and 2009, $7.8 billion higher than last year’s estimate, according to President Bush’s 2007 budget released Monday. Via [money.cnn.com]… Continue Reading