SBC Communications Inc. will use its growing roster of public Wi-Fi access points as a springboard for Cingular Wireless services, including advanced phones and voice services using Internet technology. Via [reuters.co.uk]… Continue Reading
WanderPod Brings Wi-Fi Anywhere
Dennis Stacey had one of the best seats at the Ansari X Prize launches, right alongside the taxiway where Burt Rutan’s SpaceShipOne rolled out to make history earlier this month. But the Montreal entrepreneur was at California’s Mojave Airport not to catch a space launch, but to prove that he can bring internet access to… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Alliance Tough Talk Is Good News
Aggressive marketing can poison the market – so the Wi-Fi Alliance’s tough stance will benefit us all. Via [comment.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Agere Quits Standalone 802.11 Chips
Agere has announced it is pulling out of standalone 802.11 wireless chipsets, including silicon for the incipient 802.11n standard. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Nomadix Claims Largest Wi-Fi Footprint
Wi-Fi hotspot interconnection developer Nomadix claims a new roaming program gives it the world’s largest public access footprint. Dubbed NIS Roaming, the service aggregates more than 4,000 venues operated by carriers, wireless ISPs and service providers. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Successor Called High-Speed Hype, For Now
At virtually every turn, Intel Corp. executives are heaping praise on an emerging long-range wireless technology known as WiMAX, which can blanket entire cities with high-speed Internet access. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
WLAN And VoIP: A Match Made In Heaven?
Both wireless LAN (WLAN) and VoIP technology are quickly maturing, but mix them together and problems can cascade. The two technologies are hardly meant for each other, but with enough effort and expertise, they can work well together. Via [searchnetworking.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
Pre-certified 802.11n Vendors Risk Red Card
Having seen vendors disappoint customers with pre-certified 802.11g kit that didn’t do the job, the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced tighter rules for 802.11n. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Alliance Puts Limits On ‘Pre-n’ Equipment
The Wi-Fi Alliance stressed Monday that it will not support pre-standard 802.11n equipment and may, under certain circumstances, revoke existing certification of WLAN equipment that deploys so-called “pre-N” technology. Via [crn.com]… Continue Reading
iSuppli: WiMAX Base Station And CPE To Grow At 31.3% CAGR By 2009
iSuppli predicts revenue from WiMax base-station and customer-premise equipment (CPE) sales worldwide will achieve annual growth rates of only 14-25% from 2004 through 2007. The market will not enter its rapid-growth phase until 2008 and 2009, when sales will rise by 47% and 66%, respectively. By 2009, the market will swell to US$2.6 billion in… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Not A Slam Dunk For Basketball Maverick
Mark Cuban, the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner, wouldn’t think of surfing the Internet from his seat during Mavericks home games. “Hell no,” he declares. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Gets ‘Sweet’ For Final Presidential Debate
Residents, reporters and visitors to Tempe, Ariz., this week for the third presidential debate will have Wi-Fi access in the downtown area, thanks to a new Wi-Fi hot zone deployed by Sweet Spot Solutions and Pronto Networks. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Broadcom Squeezes Voice-Over-Wi-Fi Into Two ICs
In a move to convert the residential phone into an Internet appliance capable of handling voice and data traffic, Broadcom Corp. has condensed all of its Wi-Fi and voice-over-Internet Protocol hardware and software technologies into two chips. A phone equipped with the chip set could replace a consumer’s cordless phone, but would also browse the… Continue Reading
Ethernet Creator Talks Up Potential Of ZigBee
Some analysts fear that wireless standard ZigBee is under threat from vendors rushing out pre-standard products, but Bob Metcalfe is certain that it will play a massive role in IT. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Atheros Launches Single-Chip 802.11a/b/g
Atheros Communications Inc. today announced the first complete single-chip IEEE 802.11a/b/g WLAN solution, the Atheros AR5006X. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading