What a difference a year makes. A year ago we tested first-generation 802.11g access points and found them to be less than impressive, delivering pokey transfer rates and limited range. Via [gcn.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Commentary
The Future Of Wireless Networks
“Right now we are still in the convergence transition period, with a lot of different applications and operating systems out there that need to be put together,” said Phil Redman of Gartner. “There’s no standardized format for this yet — it’s like a puzzle where the pieces have been all shaken up and now they… Continue Reading
Wireless Watershed
Uptake of wireless is growing across a number of industry sectors as the technology matures. Cath Everett reports on the motivations for adoption and the benefits that wireless can bring. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Corporate Customers Spend Big On Wireless Data
Large business-customers are spending big on wireless data, which is good news for mobile operators that have spent billions on building new high-speed networks. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax: ‘Too Slow, Too Expensive And Not Enough Regulation’
Traditional broadband players and mobile operators will be giving WiMax a wide berth for the years to come, new research predicts. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Unfurling Wireless Mesh
The port city of Corpus Christi, Texas, has attached 300 wireless access points to traffic signals, streetlights, water and radio towers, and buildings to provide a blanket of IP network access across 24 square miles. Within five years, city officials plan to expand that to 1,600 wireless access points spread across 147 square miles. Via… Continue Reading
City Wi-Fi Sounds Great, If It Can Really Connect
Signal strength, capacity, and efforts by telecom vendors to stop cheap municipal wireless could threaten deployments from San Francisco to Chicago. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Dawn Of The Wireless Utopias
For $12 a month, a Taipei resident can tote a laptop computer to the park and watch cable television. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Walk On The Wireless Side: EarthLink Has Plan For Hub
A proposal from Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. to unwire Boston would deliver cheap broadband access to residents at no cost to the city, according to an EarthLink blueprint circulating among city officials. Via [business.bostonherald.com]… Continue Reading
Cable’s Answer To Wireless
The cable industry is mulling a big wireless push through a ‘CableRoam’ initiative, according to internal documents. Via [redherring.com]… Continue Reading
Analysts Bullish On Wireless VC
A report released this week by visiongain says wireless venture capital has seen steady growth since 2000 and is poised to hit an all-time high this year. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Tech CEOs Want More Wireless Airspace
Chief executive officers of some leading tech companies plan to call on Thursday for the U.S. government to allocate more wireless airspace for new applications as they emerge. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Canadian University Says No To Wi-Fi Over Health Concerns
In recent years, laptops have increasingly become the computer of choice for college and graduate students. The advantages are obvious: you can take notes in class or work on a term paper in the library. Best of all, you can usually surf, chat, and check e-mail from just about anywhere on campus, thanks to nearly… Continue Reading
Bills Would Boost Unlicensed Wi-Fi
Wireless Internet service providers would be allowed to operate freely on new chunks of unused TV spectrum, according to two new bills in the U.S. Senate. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Mobile WiMAX Adoption Will Lag Behind Fixed
WiMAX, while ready to emerge strong in the broadband wireless market, may struggle to take hold in the mobile space, according to a new report by Senza Fili Consulting. Via [searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading