Claiming to be the nation’s first “real” mobile city, Kaohsiung City yesterday inaugurated wireless Internet connections in parts of the city to provide free access in the public. Via [taipeitimes.com]… Continue Reading
Second Hardware Hacker Gets 26 Months’ Prison
A second man has been convicted in the trial that saw a 21-year-old sentenced to the longest ever prison term for a hacking conviction. Via [management.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
‘Phishing’ Hooks Wi-Fi Networks
Lori-Lee Savage was shocked on a recent Christmas shopping trip when her debit card was rejected for insufficient funds. Via [business.bostonherald.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-LAN, Quintum Team On Wireless VOIP
Wi-LAN Inc., the Calgary, Alberta-based vendor of fixed wireless broadband services, has tapped media gateway maker Quintum Technologies Inc. as its integration partner for its voice-over-IP services. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
FCC Aims To Boost Airborne Wireless, Internet
U.S. airline travelers may be able to use their mobile telephones as well as get high-speed Internet service while in the air under plans launched by U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday. Via [olympics.reuters.com]… Continue Reading
Michigan Hacker Who Tapped Into Hardware Chain’s Computers Gets 9 Years
One of three Michigan men who hacked into the national computer system of Lowe’s hardware stores and tried to steal customers’ credit card information was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in federal prison. Via [freep.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Web Reaches Farmers In Peru
A network of community computer centres, linked by wireless technology, is providing a helping hand for poor farmers in Peru. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Atheros Debuts Single-chip 802.11g Access Point
Atheros Communications has combined a network processor with an 802.11g wireless LAN radio, baseband and media access control to realize the first single-chip 802.11g access point. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
T-Mobile Widens UK Airport Wi-Fi Cover
T-Mobile has expanded its initial foothold in the UK’s major airports, extending the reach of its Wi-Fi hotspots to cover the whole of Heathrow, Gatwick and Glasgow airports, along with the international departure lounges at Stansted, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
ZigBee Alliance Finalizes Spec
Culminating two years of development and interoperability testing by the more than 100 member companies, the ZigBee Alliance said today its members have ratified the first ZigBee specification. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
First IEEE Compliant WiMax Chips Arrive
The emerging WiMax wireless wide area networking technology has received a boost with the arrival of the first integrated circuit to comply with the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Tunable Surfaces Prevent Wi-Fi Leaks
Last year a man in Canada was arrested for downloading child pornography onto his laptop, but he used someone else’s wireless access point to access the illegal material. That same year federal officials accused a man from Michigan of conspiring to steal credit card numbers from the Lowe’s chain of home improvement stores by taking… Continue Reading
Getting Serious About Wi-Fi Management
The Radicati Group pegs the penetration of Wi-Fi in the enterprise at 50 percent by 2008. Cut that number in half and it’s still huge. So now that Wi-Fi is becoming a standard part of enterprise infrastructure, it’s time to get serious about security and management. Via [techworld.com]… Continue Reading
Ericsson Joins WiMax Forum, Announces Plans To Offer WiMax Service
Ericsson announced that its has joined the WiMax Forum and that it plans to offer WiMAX as part of the Public Ethernet, as soon as the technology becomes available. Via [tomshardware.com]… Continue Reading
2004: Mergers, Convergence, And Wi-Fi As A Public Utility
In 2004, cities started treating wireless broadband like sewage and water, converged devices started flying off the shelves and the U.S. wireless industry got smaller. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading