Last year, administrators at Vanderbilt University’s highly ranked Law School in Nashville, Tenn., found themselves with a problem. They wanted to make Wi-Fi available to students in classrooms, but they didn’t want students to use that access for unrelated tasks like instant messaging or watching streaming video, which would distract them or their classmates from… Continue Reading
WiMax PC Cards On The Market Soon
PCs and laptops loaded with wireless wide area networking 802.16 WiMax cards could hit the mass market much earlier than many observers had expected, research published today had predicted. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
New Wi-Fi Chips Embedded In Samsung Laptops
Samsung is set to announce Wednesday that it will be the first laptop maker to incorporate new technology that greatly expands the range of Wi-Fi access and speeds up performance. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
London Undergound To Trial Wireless Services
London Underground (LU) looks set to begin mobile phone service trials next year after receiving 70 bids to wire up the capital’s Tube network for mobile phone and other wireless services. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Vendor Claims Wi-Fi Technology With 4-Kilometer Range
Using a new type of array antenna mounted on highly elevated locations, 5G Wireless claims its technology will provide a low-cost option for campuswide and municipal wireless deployments. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Bus Line Offers WiFi To Business Travelers To New York City
The trip to New York City just got more productive for businesspeople who make frequent trips to the Big Apple. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Go-ahead Rev Opens Wi-Fi Church
A Cardiff vicar has addressed the problem of falling congregations by offering his flock a quiet wireless hotspot in which they can seek the meaning of the word salvation on Google while chewing the fat via email with Pope Benny 16. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Still A Corporate Risk
As the speed of business continues to accelerate all over the world, the strategic advantages of constantly connected employees also present some high-risk problems for corporate America. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Hits The Spot For Some
While the number of hot-spots is on the rise, adoption of Wi-Fi services by businesses is slower than predicted. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Doubts Over WiMax’s Mobile Future
Analysts predict that WiMax will achieve success in the fixed access market within a few years, but are less confident about how its mobile variant will perform. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
802.11n Supercharges Wi-Fi
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), based in the US and not to be confused with our own Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), creates standards for various aspects of electronics. The best-known standards in the IT field are those written by committee 802, which include the standards for Ethernet, other LAN access methods… Continue Reading
Carriers Dally On Wi-Fi Phones
There was a time when high costs ensured that cell phones were only used by people out of the range of a fixed-line phone. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
The Citywide Wi-Fi Reality Check
Philadelphia is venturing into the Wi-Fi frontier and liking what it sees. The big question is, will it feel the same way two years from now? Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Will Succeed As Fixed Broadband, Study Predicts
A study predicts that WiMAX will succeed as a form of fixed broadband but that questions remain about the viability of the mobile version of the wireless broadband technology. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
U.S. Cities Weigh Broadband Access
Across the nation, suburbs, coastal beach towns and big cities all are debating the role government should take in making sure their citizens have access to the Internet. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading