Advanced Voting Solutions (AVS) of Frisco, Texas, near Dallas, does not fear the hanging chad. The company has long been making voting systems, and over the last two years went wireless. It introduced its WIN system — short for Wireless Information Network — around which AVS has built its voter polling products. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Wayne Slavin
Lufthansa To Give Wing To Broadband
Broadband access will be the latest in-flight service for travelers on Lufthansa, coming after an agreement struck by the German airline and a Boeing subsidiary devoted to mobile communications. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Next Step After Wi-Fi Is Here, Study Says
A more robust standard for high-speed broadband wireless delivery to laptops and desktops will augment the burgeoning Wi-Fi market beginning in late 2004, says a report from New York-based analyst firm Visant Strategies Inc. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Licensed To War Drive In N.H.
A land where white pines easily outnumber wireless computer users, New Hampshire may seem an unlikely haven for the free networking movement. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
Free Internet ‘Hotspots’ Lure The Laptop Crowd
Why pay for Wi-Fi when you can get it for free? Via [seattlepi.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
First Dual-band 802.11a/g Device Hits Market
Broadcom has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first dual-band wireless local area network (Lan) device capable of operating on both the 802.11a and 802.11g standards. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Bringing SIM Authentication To 802.11-enabled Mobile PCs
Mobility Network Systems reports that its unifying client connection management software now works with the AirCard 750 GSM/GPRS wireless network card from Sierra Wireless Inc. Once the downloadable software has been installed on a user’s PC, it automatically sniffs out available Wi-Fi network “hotspots.” Or in the absence of a hotspot, it can connect to… Continue Reading
Early Wi-Fi Gear May Prove Risky Investment
In recent months, the first products based on a draft version of the 802.11g wireless LAN specification have emerged, even though the IEEE hasn’t approved the standard. Nor has it undergone Wi-Fi Alliance’s interoperability testing. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Six Months Away From 802.11a Centrino
Intel is six months away from being able to sample chips for a version of its Centrino mobile computing platform that can support the IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN standard, according to a report from WR Hambrecht and Co. LLC. Via [cmpnetasia.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Firewall Gets U.S. Approval
A start-up’s wireless security product won approval from a federal standards organization, paving the way for resale by Hewlett-Packard to the U.S. government. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Unleash Your Home Wi-Fi Net
A few tweaks could boost performance big-time. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
The Magic Of Wi-Fi
The allure of unfettered, high-speed Internet access has many enchanted. But its real power is getting tech giants all fired up again. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Cellular Carriers Under Siege
As more rivals, such as Wi-Fi outfits, ISPs, and even radio broadcasters, encroach on their turf, the wireless providers may need to merge. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
2003 – The Year Of Wi-Fi
It looks like the penny (or should I say euro) has finally dropped. The big European telecom companies have realized that Wi-Fi is complimentary to 3G. They understand at last that, rather than stealing away customers from their 3G mobile services, Wi-Fi could actually foster a culture that will drive their technology forward. What’s more,… Continue Reading
A New Wave Of Wireless
It’s Saturday afternoon, and Art Slater sits at his perch in the bay window of the Cyberstop Cafe. The thin card he slides into the side of his laptop detects a wireless signal, an icon pops up on the bottom of the screen, and Slater clicks on it to connect to the signal coming from… Continue Reading