Tag: Deployment

It's a great story and a defining public relations opportunity for Wi-Fi infrastructure vendor Tropos Networks. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Representatives from the industry plan to descend on cities across Britain over the coming weeks to combat the continued reluctance of companies to install and use Wi-Fi. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Computerised lamp posts look like being the basis of the biggest data network ever, as the world's traffic monitors set about controlling cars with wireless. And the result could be an absolute windfall for a startup company which, it seems, owns all the relevant patents. Via [theregister.co.uk]

A fierce battle is looming to win the hearts, minds and wallets of the burgeoning army of European corporate WiFi road warriors. Although wireless roaming is still in its infancy, existing high service tariffs are likely to fall as competition heats up from North American market entrants, the latest report from London-based consultancy BroadGroup predicts....

The average price for one-hour connectivity to public access wireless local area networks in Europe is $8.24, according to a new report by London-based consultancy BroadGroup. In addition, the difference between average pricing for one-hour use and 24-hour-use pricing is 57 percent in Europe, with most pricing categories being prepaid. Via [rcrnews.com]

Airline will offer wireless LAN service to keep passengers connected. Via [pcworld.com]

Thanks to a lift provided by its latest hotel deal, Wi-Fi service provider Wayport Inc.'s network now has more than 4 million customer connections. Via [wirelessweek.com]

An estimated 50 million homes in Europe, the United States and Asia will have Wi-Fi connections by 2007, according to new data released Wednesday. Via [zdnet.com.com]

The UN says it is good for poorer nations, Exeter is the best place for it, you can get it with your burger, lager or latte, it is in 200 phone boxes, and the UK's E-commerce Minister Stephen Timms wants every library to have it. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]

The number of public locations where people with wireless laptops can connect to the Internet is growing dramatically, but actual usage remains stalled, a market research firm said Monday. Via [techweb.com]

Browsing the Web from this Southern California city may soon become an outdoor sport. Via [cnn.com]

Growing numbers of Wi-Fi enabled laptops, GPRS and 3G mobile handsets will make 2004 a breakthrough year for wireless data use, according to Ovum. Via [vnunet.com]

If there's one place where Wi-Fi makes sense, it may be at Seattle's cutting-edge Experience Music Project museum. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]

The purchase of a new wireless network will make Dallas/Fort Worth Airport the nation's first major airport to offer clean wireless connections for both voice and data. Via [dfw.com]

In what it believes to be a first for the legal profession at least in Canada, law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP has enlisted a commercial wireless hotspot operator to provide WiFi Internet access for its clients in the reception areas, meeting rooms and guest offices of its Toronto facilities. Via [itbusiness.ca]