A new study by the Wi-Fi Alliance and Kelton Research indicates that wireless networking has more following that iPod. When asked which of the two they would prefer to keep, nearly 80 percent of the respondents chose their home wireless local area networks over the Apple bestseller. The study ascribed the popularity of the technology… Continue Reading
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Skyriver To Provide Wireless Connectivity For WiMAX Forum Conference
WiMAX Forum has named Skyriver Communications as the provider of wireless wide area network services for this week’s conference in San Diego, California. Brad Slavin, Vice President of Engineering for Skyriver Communications, said the company is pleased “to work with the WiMAX Forum to address their connectivity requirements in San Diego.” Slavin expressed confidence that… Continue Reading
WiMAX System Tuned For Use In 5.8GHz Unlicensed Band
Wavesat and Texas Instruments are teaming up to create a mini-PCI module and reference design to allow the use of WiMAX in the unlicensed 5.8GHz frequency band. The plan is to employ Wavesat’s Evolutive WiMAX DM256 chip and TI’s RF silicon for the platform. “Because 5.8GHz is an unlicensed frequency band, it can be rapidly… Continue Reading
Free WiFi Spawns Cafe Backlash
Some cafe owners in the U.S. are now fighting back against customers taking advantage of the free WiFi connection in their restaurants. Though the service attracts more customers, it also caused problems, i.e., some would buy nothing or if ever they purchase anything, it would be cheapest item. There are also instances when people would… Continue Reading
Taipei Plans Citywide Wi-Fi VoIP
Taipei is gearing up to become the first city to have citywide VoIP service. It has launched the Taipei Easy Call project, which will enable mobile phones to switch from their existing connection to VoIP calls when they are within network coverage. The new service, according to the Taipei Computer Association, is likely to attract… Continue Reading
Indiana Hospital Eyes Voice-Over-Wi-Fi Phones For Nurses
An Indiana hospital will soon have their nurses equiped with voice-over-Wi-Fi phones in an effort to boost their mobility. Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, Indiana is currently assessing phones from Cisco Systems, Vocera Communications, and SpectraLink. The hospital’s infrastructure is ready to support the new service. Last year, Hancock installed several Extreme’s Altitude 350-2 access… Continue Reading
India Looks To Wireless Future
Analysts expect India to have 13 million WiMAX users by 2012, an increase of 11.5 million from the current number. According to Sridhar Pai, chief executive of Tonse Telecom, the country is set to become one of the world’s leading broadband wireless markets over the next six years. Pai ascribed the projected growth with the… Continue Reading
Unlimited Wi-Fi For £12 A Month
U.K. WiFi provider the Cloud is offering unlimited wireless access for only £11.99 a month. Customers however should note that the plan involves a one-year contract and a 1GB per month data limit. Nonetheless, the package is a good deal considering that majority of providers impose a fee of £5 per hour of use. Via… Continue Reading
WiMAX In The UK. Here’s Why It Won’t Fly
Given the current conditions, WiMax is not likely to gain widespread adoption in the U.K. anytime soon. WiMax requires exclusive spectrum use but only a few companies, i.e., PCCW and Pipex, own a spectrum. These companies also do not have their own network that is needed to allow for both fixed and mobile use of… Continue Reading
Paris Wants Wireless Internet Access Across City
Paris is aiming to become the world’s most connected capital city with its plan to have citywide wireless Internet coverage by the end of next year. Under the project, the city will put up 400 free WiFi access points that will beam to the antennae set up by Internet service providers. The city expects to… Continue Reading
Virgin Trains Get Connected With WiMax And HSDPA
Virgin Trains has elected to use WiMax to enable passengers get Internet connection from their seat. QinetiQ Rail is providing the technology and has installed it on the company’s Pendolino train. CEO Magnus McEwen-King expects the application of the WiMax-and-satellite combination to bring down costs. “If we were to use WiMax throughout the whole route… Continue Reading
WiFi In Belfast Hospital Bags Award
Techworld named the introduction of Wi-Fi at the Royal Hospitals Group, Belfast as the Public Sector Project of the Year, with systems integrator Telindus receiving the citation. Paul Duffy, IT Manager at the Royal Hospitals, said the technology, which became operational in March 2005, “has helped [the institution] move away from having to have doctors… Continue Reading
Taipei’s Citywide Wi-Fi Passes Test
Taipei could be the first city to deploy a city-wide Wi-Fi network. Wi-Fi hotspot directory JiWire Inc. has dispatched a team to test the network, which supports 4,000 hotspots that could service 90 percent of the city’s population numbering 2.8 million. People can gain access to the network by subscribing to Q-ware Systems, Inc. and… Continue Reading
Does Wi-Fi Security Matter?
A study by researchers at Indiana University found that nearly half of Wi-Fi networks are “horribly insecure” as they do not run any form of encryption. The results of the survey, which involved 2,500 access points in Indiana, were disclosed at the Workshop on the Economics of Information Security at the University of Cambridge early… Continue Reading
Affordable Citywide Wi-Fi Experiment Launched Nationwide
According to muniwireless.com, Wi-Fi systems have been deployed in nearly 60 U.S. cities and the goal is to add another 120 to the number. One of these cities is Chaska in Minnesota. Although considered a success by the Wi-Fi tracker website, Chaska’s network had suffered problems like slow speeds and dead connections. Roberta Wiggins, a… Continue Reading