BellSouth announced on Monday that is now offering a wireless broadband service to customers in Athens, Ga. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
NASD Warns About Wi-Fi
Investors and traders should protect themselves when using wireless networks, cautions financial industry regulator. Via [redherring.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Market To Hit $124.5 Million This Year
The WIMAX equipment market enjoyed a solid inaugural year in 2004, but according to a new report from Infonetics research, the best is yet to come. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Motorola Reveals Plans For WiMAX Solutions
Motorola Inc, a wireless communications company, has revealed its intention to bring WiMAX (802.16e) solutions to market quickly to meet the increasing demand for fixed and mobile wireless broadband solutions. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
LG Electronics Joins 802.11 Joint Patent Licensing Program
Via Licensing Corp. said Tuesday that it has added LG Electronics as a licensor to its joint patent licensing program for IEEE 802.11 implementation patents. Via [eetuk.com]… Continue Reading
Motorola, Cisco Team On Cellular Wi-Fi
The Motorola and Cisco technology will operate using Wi-Fi inside the enterprise and cellular telephony elsewhere, with a seamless handoff of communications between networks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Linksys Eases Wi-Fi Security Pain
Linksys has unveiled its first networking products featuring SecureEasySetup technology that allows users to set up a secure wireless network at the push of a button. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi At The War Office
In the big-money world of U.S. military spending on information technology, Wi-Fi is hot, hot, hot. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Linksys Brews Up Hotspot To Go
When you’re on the road, the hunt for an Internet café can be wearing, and occasionally fruitless. So the next time you pack up and go, consider taking your own hotspot with you. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Handsets Plug Into Strong Growth
Worldwide Wi-Fi VoIP handset revenue will see strong growth until at least 2009 as steady adoption continues, according to Infonetics Research. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Analyst Says Consumer WLAN Adoption Still In Its Infancy
The wave of wireless LAN (WLAN) in consumer applications is just beginning and will have a profound affect on the lives of consumers, according to an industry analyst and executives at fabless semiconductor supplier Marvell. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi In The Sky
Wi-Fi on airplanes just got a lot more entertaining. Boeing this week launched a streaming television delivered straight to your laptop as part of its Connexion by Boeing high-speed Internet service. The video service will debut on Singapore Airlines, and lets passengers watch CNBC, BBC, Eurosport News, and either MSNBC (if you’re flying in the… Continue Reading
Waking Up To Warjacking
Have you ever hopped onto a stranger’s unsecured Wi-Fi connection? If so, you’re not alone. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Philly Wi-Fi Finalists Named
The consortium putting together a plan for a city-wide Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia has named three finalists in the race for the contract. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Qualcomm Co-Founder: No Tax Dollars For Wi-Fi
Municipalities should leave the task of building Wi-Fi networks in the private sector’s hands, the co-founder of Qualcomm said Tuesday. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading