The city of Orlando in Florida has pulled the plug on the city’s free Wi-Fi service. Although the city has a population of over 1.8m, only around 27 people a day were using the service, which was costing the district $1,800 a month. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
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Cisco Tries To Pop The WiMax Bubble
The promise of WiMax wireless wide area networking is largely overrated, according to Cisco chief technology officer Charles Giancarlo. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Alvarion Targets Sales Of $1b. Within 3-5 Years
Tel Aviv-based Alvarion, a maker of broadband wireless equipment, has set itself a target of increasing annual sales to $1 billion within three-to-five years from $201.5 million in 2004, outgoing chief executive officer Zvi Slonimsky said Tuesday. Via [jpost.com]… Continue Reading
Enhanced Wi-Fi Gear Prices Drop
Prices for wireless LAN gear that uses advanced multi-antenna technology are coming down, bringing devices with higher speed and greater range within reach of more power-hungry consumers–as long as they’re comfortable with pre-standard products. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Warp Speed For Wireless Networks
A slew of new technologies could make today’s Wi-Fi seem like dial-up. Competition among the newcomers, however, promises to be fierce. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
World Record 10.4 Gigabit Wireless Transmission
Researchers at the University of Essex are claiming a world record for the amount of computer data sent over a point-to-point wireless channel. Via [physorg.com]… Continue Reading
Positioning System Uses Wi-Fi, Not Satellites
Vendor claims its Wi-Fi positioning system is less expensive and more reliable in urban areas for applications including fleet management and location-based advertising. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Campus Wi-Fi Network Keeps Costs Low, Security High
Like many admins, Rodney Kluever recently faced a daunting task: find a way to use Wi-Fi to satisfy the connectivity requirements of a distributed organization while ensuring his expansive network stayed safe. Via [searchsecurity.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
Mauritius Curries Favour With The Wi-Fi Crowd
A little island off the east coast of Africa is planning to become one of the best wi-fi covered countries in the world. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Here Comes WiMAX World
The new wireless standard — just imagine WiFi on steroids — is quickly gaining traction among the big technology players. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Notebook Makers Cautiously Await MIMO For Wireless Boost
Notebook PC makers are beginning to make room for MIMO. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Sunday In The Park With Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Salon, a New York City start-up, is taking an aggressive, grassroots approach to the substantial—and as yet mostly unclaimed—NYC wireless market. With a strategy that mirrors nonprofit endeavors in all but one regard—the generation of revenue streams as a method of sustainability and scalability—Wi-Fi Salon intends to make New York the “Wi-Fi Capital of… Continue Reading
Intel In South Korean Mobile Broadband Push
Intel has teamed up with South Korea’s top fixed-line and broadband operator KT Corp to introduce mobile broadband services into the home market. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Impact Of WiMax Adoption May Take Awhile
Several vendors have launched WiMax products recently, but the real effects won’t be felt until products based on IEEE 802.16e begin to become available, probably after 2007. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Techno-Rebels Spread Wireless Network Vision
On the surface, it looks like an ordinary weeknight gathering of aimless guys. A dozen men on a back porch chew thick slices of delivered pizza between rat-a-tat banter. One wears a bandanna. Another sports a John Deere T-shirt. Several have counterculture beards. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading