Although WiMax is still months away from its official inauguration, numerous wireless broadband proponents are announcing products. Many won’t see the light of day until at least mid-2005. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
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150 WiFi Hotspots In Israel
Mobile computer owners can hook up to wireless Internet on maternity wards, in cafes, hotels, and even a Jerusalem shwarma stand. Via [globes.co.il]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Surpasses Ethernet In Home Networking: Survey
More households now use Wi-Fi networking than Ethernet, a trend that will lead to an explosion of new applications, according to a survey released this week by Parks Associates. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Rolls Out Chip Upgrades For Wi-Fi
Intel Corp. on Wednesday introduced a new package of chips for wireless laptop computers, a move meant to increase the company’s dominant position in notebook computers and expand its foothold in the consumer market. Via [latimes.com]… Continue Reading
Businesses Find Profit In Extending WiFi’s Reach
At the Panera Bread restaurant and bakery on Providence Highway in Dedham, Linda Daniel sat at a small table next to the fireplace one recent morning, nursing her coffee and tapping on a laptop computer. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Boom Makes Life Easier for Computer Hackers
Wireless networks giving computer users Internet access from anywhere in the home could expose them to eavesdropping and programmers should make their security software easier to use, researchers say. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
SBC Continues Wi-Fi Push
SBC Communications is moving full speed ahead with its plan to have more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots available to its FreedomLink customers by the end of 2006. The latest: The company is rolling out wireless access in 85 state parks in California. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Certification Delayed At Least Six Months
Once expected to start this month, officials confirm that certification testing won’t begin until early summer with product launches delayed until the end of the year. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Verizon To Sell Wi-Fi Hotspot Phone From Westell
Verizon Communications Inc. said on Tuesday it signed a multiyear deal with Westell Technologies to sell a phone that integrates a high-speed Internet modem and wireless networking. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
Golf Courses Put Wi-Fi To Work
What began as a GPS (global positioning satellite) tool to help golfers improve their games has evolved into a fixed wireless management system that is turning golf courses into community hot spots. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Europe Leads Wireless Race
2005 looks set to be Europe’s “year of mobility†with the region leading the world in the race for wireless connectivity, says market research company, International Data Corporation (IDC). Via [itweb.co.za]… Continue Reading
55 Million Will Go For Wi-Fi And Mobile Convergence
Wi-Fi and mobile are set to make even close bedfellows in the coming months, new research has found. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
BelAir, Lucent Partner For Wireless Routers
BelAir Networks has started partnering with a number of companies for its range of carrier-grade wireless switch routers, with Lucent Techologies becoming the first company licensed to sell the products to service providers, enterprises and government accounts. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
New Mexico Village Gets Wi-Fi Coverage
The village of Los Lunas, New Mexico, is the latest municipality to deploy wide-area Wi-Fi coverage, and the community has ambitions to leverage the wireless technology to eventually provide VoIP service. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
Price War Looms In Wireless Routers
Wireless connectivity products are springing up in Singapore and across key countries in the Asia-Pacific, as demand is fuelled by a surge in the number of notebook computer users and the need to connect to the Internet and corporate intranets wirelessly. Via [it.asia1.com.sg]… Continue Reading