A free WiFi hotspot operating through Jan. 22 along Washington’s Pennsylvania Ave. will let observers send photos, e-mail and commentary about the presidential inaugural events. Via [gcn.com]… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Wayne Slavin
Cisco Buys Wireless Start-up For $450 Million
Cisco Systems will buy wireless switch start-up Airespace in a stock deal worth about $450 million, the companies said Wednesday. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Turning Wi-Fi Into A Must-Have
As new applications and devices proliferate, wireless broadband will become a necessity for businesses and ordinary folks alike. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Teams With Chinese Firm On WiMax
Intel and Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE will work together to build wireless broadband networks using WiMax technology, the companies said Wednesday. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Certified WiMAX Equipment Pushes Into Spotlight
A wireless broadband vendor Monday announced WiMAX wireless equipment that it said is capable of being fully certified as being compliant with that standard. Via [informationweek.networkingpipeline.com]… Continue Reading
Demand For Public-funded WiFi Grows
The increasing demand for wireless networks from U.S. cities and counties will create a golden opportunity for systems integrators in 2005, if conflicts with broadband service providers can be resolved. Via [washingtontechnology.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Is The Word For 2005
I’m just back from the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where last week more than 2,400 manufacturers showed off the latest gadgets and technologies that will hit computers and electronics stores over the next year. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Networking Companies Search For Greater Wi-Fi Range
Dead spots are everywhere. They’re those areas of your home or office where, no matter how you position your router or how you point the antenna, you just can’t get a Wi-Fi signal. Networking companies feel your pain, and they have lots of plans for fixing the problem. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Home WLAN Security: The Next Generation
The wireless security technology called Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a big improvement-especially as a replacement to the crippled wired equivalent privacy (WEP)-but all wireless security schemes share a problem: they’re still hard to set up — or, at least, they’re hard for non-techie types. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Archos Preps Linux, Wi-Fi Enabled Portable Media Player
Archos further loosened the ties between portable media players and PC hosts today with the launch of its first Wi-Fi enabled device. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Vendor Claims It Is Developing Mobile WiMAX System
Overcoming what many consider a weakness of WiMAX wireless broadband, Alvarion says it will start selling a mobile WiMAX system in 2006. Via [informationweek.networkingpipeline.com]… Continue Reading
Companies Team To Enable Push-button Security In WiFi Nets
Broadcom has teamed up with Linksys and Hewlett-Packard to bring push-button security capabilities to WiFi networks. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Cisco To Buy Wireless Start-up?
Word on the street is that Cisco Systems is looking to buy a wireless switch start-up. The asking price could be as much as $500 million, according to the industry rumor mill. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Kodak Investing In Wi-Fi For Digital Cameras
The new Kodak Easyshare-One camera allows users to e-mail pictures directly from the camera via Wi-Fi ((802.11b Wireless LAN). In addition to this, users can also view online albums directly on the 3″ touch screen display. The images can be stored on the Kodak Easyshare Gallery service, the new brand for Kodak’s Ofoto service. An… Continue Reading
Make-Or-Break Year For WiMAX
It’s clear that 2005 will be the make or break year for WiMAX. Every wireless chip and equipment maker of note bar Qualcomm is now part of the WiMAX Forum; the planned harmonization of 802.16e with Korea’s Wi-Bro could create the first unified global standard for both fixed and mobile communications; WiMAX could quite realistically… Continue Reading