Intel has unveiled Rosedale II, the company’s first chip that supports mobile Wimax. The firm, according to Chris Beardsmore, Intel’s market development manager for Europe, will conduct commercial trials of the new silicon in Europe by the end of 2006. Beardsmore expects Rosedale II to expand the user base of Intel’s WiMax solutions. Beardsmore said:… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: August 2, 2006
Vail Could Be Wireless By Ski Season
CenturyTel is looking to set up a public-access wireless internet network in Vail Village, a ski town in Colorado. But before the communications provider can do that, it must ensure that the 84 nodes – cylindrical metal objects nearly 3-feet tall and 1-foot in diameter – that it plans to intall must not spoil the… Continue Reading
WiFi Eyes The Empty Airwaves
Michael Calabrese, a vice-president at the New America Foundation, has proposed opening up “white space” or unused spectrum between TV channels to boost the availability and coverage of WiFi in the U.S. Calabrese argued that “white space” provides “beachfront” spectrum, a low frequency spectrum ideal for WiFi, which needs to operate on very low power… Continue Reading