Tag: Commentary

It's Saturday afternoon, and Art Slater sits at his perch in the bay window of the Cyberstop Cafe. The thin card he slides into the side of his laptop detects a wireless signal, an icon pops up on the bottom of the screen, and Slater clicks on it to connect to the signal coming from...

A more robust standard for high-speed broadband wireless delivery to laptops and desktops will augment the burgeoning Wi-Fi market beginning in late 2004, says a report from New York-based analyst firm Visant Strategies Inc. Via [reed-electronics.com]

In recent months, the first products based on a draft version of the 802.11g wireless LAN specification have emerged, even though the IEEE hasn't approved the standard. Nor has it undergone Wi-Fi Alliance's interoperability testing. Via [nwfusion.com]

A few tweaks could boost performance big-time. Via [businessweek.com]

The allure of unfettered, high-speed Internet access has many enchanted. But its real power is getting tech giants all fired up again. Via [businessweek.com]

As more rivals, such as Wi-Fi outfits, ISPs, and even radio broadcasters, encroach on their turf, the wireless providers may need to merge. Via [businessweek.com]

It looks like the penny (or should I say euro) has finally dropped. The big European telecom companies have realized that Wi-Fi is complimentary to 3G. They understand at last that, rather than stealing away customers from their 3G mobile services, Wi-Fi could actually foster a culture that will drive their technology forward. What’s more,...

If Cometa Networks is to succeed in its quest to build the first nationwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots, they need to listen to what Amy Cravens is saying about the future of wireless Internet access. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

The future of wireless networks can be found about an hour from Atlanta, in the foothills of Georgia's northeast mountains.

Apparently wireless computer networks are spreading everywhere like some kind of commie menace, soiling our precious military spectrum and making it possible for crafty terrorist hackers to get free Internet access. Via [alternet.org]

Carriers that want to build their enterprise base can benefit by including public WLAN services in their corporate offerings, report author Roberta Wiggins said, especially if such services are priced right and target business travelers and other mobile workers. Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]

I'm still chasing down rogue wireless LAN access points (AP), but this week I've got bigger issues to deal with as my company integrates recent acquisitions into the IT infrastructure. Via [computerworld.com]

Envision a wireless LAN with: Nearly limitless range, Two or more times the throughput of today's wireless LANs, The smarts to match bandwidth to applications, Bulletproof security. Via [nwfusion.com]

In his famous work Mending Wall, Robert Frost wondered about the need for walls, and how nature seeks to tear them down at her own slow pace. All his neighbor would say is that "good fences make good neighbors," implying, "stay out of my space and we'll get along just fine." What got me thinking...

Wireless data services are moving along the traditional "hype" curve from the over-enthusiasm of early promoters, through the inevitable backlash from a disappointed marketplace and on into maturity. Having been among those who were not wholly positive about their first experiences with some of these technologies, I think it's time to give credit where credit...