From July 9 to 18, the role of Wi-Fi as a means of logistics support will be put to an Olympic-sized test. The venue: Cal State Sacramento’s Hornet Stadium. The event: The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. The challenge: Provide Wi-Fi access not just to hundreds of reports and thousands of spectators, but also… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Wayne Slavin
VoWLAN: The Return Of 802.11a?
As promised last year, Avaya, Motorola, and Proxim plan to offer a dual-mode “enterprise phone” allowing employees to make calls using either wide-area cell phone connections or corporate WLANs. The trio expect to ship the handset and accompanying infrastructure this September. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Roaming Wi-Fi? Sounds Great, But Far-fetched
If Bob Filka’s vision comes true, the day will soon be here when you can take your laptop computer anywhere in Michigan and be able to connect instantly and wirelessly to the Internet, no matter what service provider’s coverage area you’re traveling through. Via [freep.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Delays Wi-Fi Support In Grantsdale Chip Set
When PCs using Intel’s “Grantsdale” chip set launch next week, their ability to serve as a wireless access point won’t be made broadly available until as late as the fourth quarter, Intel officials said Thursday. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Enterprise Wi-Fi Price Set To Crash, Say Analysts
Standalone access points from suppliers such as Proxim and security gateways or “appliances”, such as those from Vernier Networks or Bluesocket will be hit by a price crash in enterprise wireless Lans. Via [computerweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Proxim, Intel To Develop WiMax Reference Kit
Intel and wireless equipment maker Proxim today said they would collaborate on the development of WiMAX kit for both ends of the broadband wireless link. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
UK Courts Get Wi-Fi Hotspots
Wi-Fi hotspots are to be installed in some UK courts as part of a three-year pilot scheme with BT. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
When Will Wireless Hit WiMax Speeds?
Emerging technology may deliver high-speed connectivity at lower prices–sooner than you think. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Spokane Airport Goes Wi-Fi; 100 Blocks Of Downtown To Follow
On Wednesday, the airport unveiled a wireless system that makes the Internet available to anyone with a computer that can access it. Travelers no longer need to plug into telephone jacks to check e-mail or work online. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Wardriving For WLAN Security
The 4th Annual Worldwide Wardrive is under way this week, with volunteers scanning the airwaves in a neighborhood near you for WLAN access points. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Starting To Make Its Move
Emerging standards-based technologies could unify the fragmented broadband industry, bring down prices. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
Amtrak Boston To Baltimore Goes WiFi
AT&T Wireless and Amtrak have teamed up to offer WiFi service to six train stations along the Northeast Corridor. Via [news.designtechnica.com]… Continue Reading
Library Trial Puts Wi-Fi Hot Spots On The Books
Every public library in the country could soon include a Wi-Fi hot spot, if a government trial is a success. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
FCC Posts GSM, Wi-Fi iPaq Specs
Full details of HP’s iPaq h6300 PocketPC phone have been posted on the Federal Communications Commission’s web site. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Airlines, Airports Battle Over Wi-Fi Spectrum Oversight
The airport authority-controlled Wi-Fi networks at several airports are shaping up as ground zero in an emerging battle between airlines and airports over the use, regulation and management of wireless networks at the facilities. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading