As large companies install Wi-Fi in their offices, equipment suppliers are challenged to come up with a new standard that will allow gear from different companies to work together. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
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BMW Brings Wi-Fi To London Showrooms
BMW is to roll out public Wi-Fi Internet access at three of its London showrooms and service centres, the motor manufacturer said today. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wireless Taxis Kill The Chatter
San Francisco taxis are getting interactive panels so cab riders can look up local information and news using a touch screen from the backseat. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Noises On The Line
There are now enough wireless standards using the worldwide licence-exempt band at 2.4GHz that – if they were people – they could have a pretty decent party. The problem is there are so many of them that if they did, they might not be able to hear what each other was saying. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Philadelphia Reveals Wi-Fi Plan
The city of Philadelphia on Thursday unveiled a controversial plan to transform its streets and neighborhoods into a gigantic wireless Internet hotspot. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Stage Set For Compromise On IEEE High-Speed
The group’s job is to create a WLAN standard that will deliver actual throughput of more than 100M bit/sec. The higher, though still shared, bandwidth will rival that of many wired networks and support demanding applications, such as several video and audio streams at once, huge image files and simulations. Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Alliance Plans For The Future
The Wi-Fi Alliance, the industry consortium that acts as promoter and tester of interoperability between wireless LAN equipment makers, has seen the writing on the wall. Vendors have not been touting the Wi-Fi Certified stamp of approval as they once were—a fact that has not escaped notice. So the group is making plans to stay… Continue Reading
New Wireless Network Quality Standard Ahead
The forthcoming 802.11e standard will permit scheduling, so traffic can be better managed. Scheduling helps the access point control its own usage of the wireless network to better match the priorities of the client traffic. Via [newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Optus Trials ‘Wired Wireless’
Mobile computer users will be able to take advantage of the growing number of wireless ‘hotspots’, even without wireless capability, under a new plan by Optus. Via [pcworld.idg.com.au]… Continue Reading
WiMax, 802.11n Renew Patent Debate
As interest grows in extending the reach (802.16/WiMax) and speed (802.11n) of wireless networking, so does the intensity of a long-running battle over who will profit from the new technology. An interesting sub-plot to the story of when the proposals become actual IEEE-endorsed protocols is a recently-renewed debate over patents. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
BT, UK Wi-Fi Network Enter Roaming Pact
BT’s Wi-Fi subsidiary, Openzone, has added Broadreach Networks’ collection of hotspots to its own, courtesy of a roaming deal struck between the two companies. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
When Trash Talks: Embracing Wireless Technology
Local government officials discussed the pluses and pitfalls of wireless technology yesterday at the FOSE trade show in Washington. Via [gcn.com]… Continue Reading
Sprint CEO Predicts Wireless-Net Link
Sprint Corp. chief executive Gary D. Forsee predicted that next year will see the first ”combo phones” come to market in the United States, linking conventional wireless service and low-priced Internet calling. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Mobile Technology Key To Stopping U.S. Slide From Tech Preeminence, Intel Chief Says
President Paul Otellini says that staying competitive in wireless-connectivity technologies such as WiMax is critical to U.S. success. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
The Hares Of The Networking World
Wireless fidelity, or WiFi, and cellphones have been the darlings of the wireless stage, but in the coming years they could be sharing the spotlight with a technology called WiMax. Via [globetechnology.com]… Continue Reading