A US citizen is thought to have become the first person to be accused of hacking a wireless network in order to send spam. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Trains Get Two-way Satellite
A bi-directional satellite link will make train Wi-Fi more of a business service, says 21Net, but its arrival in the UK may face delays. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Intel Targets 2005 For WiMax Roll Out
Intel Corp. has taken another baby step on its roadmap for broadband wireless chips, saying Tuesday that it is sampling its WiMAX chip to “strategic partners” in preparation for a wide-scale rollout in 2005. Via [eetuk.com]… Continue Reading
Buffalo Takes Wraps Off Wireless Cable/DSL Router
Buffalo Technology unveiled it’s a high speed mode wireless cable/DSL router. Officials say the wireless solution allows users to automatically set up secure wireless networks; the technology detects and configures other devices and creates a secure connection. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Inventor Heading To Chile
Palmer resident Dr. Alex Hills is leading a “double life” of sorts, and later this month, it’s taking him to southern Chile. Via [frontiersman.com]… Continue Reading
Rolling Wheat Fields Are Also Wi-Fi Country
Walla Walla County is better known for wheat fields than Wi-Fi. But a small community-owned utility in this agriculture-dependent region has constructed one of the largest wireless Internet networks in rural America, rolling out high-speed connections across about 1,500 square miles. Via [seattlepi.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
Manage Your Company Wireless Network Hardware To Prevent Security Breaches
Adding wireless components to an established local area network can cause confusion and declining confidence in security. Here’s how to manage expansion without compromising network integrity. Via [techrepublic.com.com]… Continue Reading
Beer Garden Of England Gives Pub-goers Wi-Fi
Kent’s drinkers can now get surfing as well as getting a Spitfire ale – Shepherd Neame, Britain’s oldest brewer, has decided to open Wi-Fi hotspots in 15 of its pubs. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Handset Makers Tout Wi-Fi, GSM Roaming Spec
Fourteen mobile phone makers, telcos and others announced their intention to publish specifications that they claim will allow 802.11-equipped handsets to make calls via Wi-Fi hotspots. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Engage Wardrive Scottie!
Throughout the underground internet the last few months, everyone has been whispering the same magic word: ‘wardrive’. No, not warp-drive, like in the Star-Trek series, the ‘engine’ that allows to travel faster than the speed of light. Wardrive. Via [dmeurope.com]… Continue Reading
Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router: A First Look
Belkin’s Wireless Pre-N router offers enhanced range and throughput in advance of the upcoming 802.11n standard. However, it could be rendered obsolete when the specification is finally ratified. Via [reviews.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Like Democrats, GOP Conventioneers Fail To Lock Down Wireless
Newbury Networks’ war drive found thousands of unsecured access points around Madison Square Garden, even though the GOP had declared its convention a Wi-Fi free zone. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Complexity Causing Problems
The complexity involved in adding mobility to the 802.16 WiMAX wide area networking standard has caught out some developers, according to one U.K. firm. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
D-Link Wireless Access Packs PoE
Network hardware manufacturer D-Link announced yesterday the D-Link AirPremier Access Point DWL-2200AP, an 802.11g access point that delivers instant Power over Ethernet (PoE) for remote placements where power outlets are not within reach. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Semper Wi-Fi
The Marines and Navy medical staff of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, based in Camp Salerno, Afghanistan, built a private, wireless, satellite-based network to support personal e-mail service and Internet-based phone calls to family and friends back home. Via [fcw.com]… Continue Reading