UK Marriot hotels are set to roll out Wireless net access for guests across 9000 hotel rooms. The deal with vendor iBahn covers 60 hotels for wired and wireless solutions. Hotel guests almost demand that hotels have broadband now. This roll out should keep guests happy with Marriot for a little while anyways. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: March 24, 2006
802.11n: It’s Never Easy
The average consumer wants to have fast, easy to use wireless and they don’t want to be stuck with one manufacturer. They want to be able to have the same speed and ease of use on any wireless devices. This is the whole point of the 802.11 specifications, interoperability and reliability are key to standards… Continue Reading
‘Largest Wireless Network’ Planned For Arizona
The ‘largest’ wireless mesh network that originally started in Tempe, Arizona is expanding out to the neighbooring towns of Gilbert and Chandler. The 187 square mile network will be one of the largest in the world and one of the first featuring compatability and cooperation between multiple communities. It will be a pay service, but… Continue Reading
London Gets Free WiMax Service
London is the latest city to get “free’ WiMax service. Of course it’s only free during the trial period and as with many things, is planned to be a pay service in a few months. Urban WiMax is aiming to come in about 50-70% of local SDSL prices and is using the trial period to… Continue Reading