David Hagan has spent the past four years deeply enmeshed in the business of Wi-Fi hot spots. The reason? Hagan, CEO of aggregator Boingo, sees a future where the hot spots will become part of a broader wireless convergence. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
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Identity Thieves Spying On Your WiFi?
If you don’t protect your wireless computer network from hackers, you could discover neighbors or strangers snooping around your personal computer files—like I did. Via [fortune.com]… Continue Reading
802.11b On Edge Of Extinction
Vanilla 802.11b routers and connection devices including cards, PC-Cards, and USB fobs, are on the verge of extinction at the local Big Box store. There’s some Linksys b-type gear on the shelves, but both Netgear and Viewsonic are rebating their g devices down to prices that match and beat Linksys’s rebates. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Philadelphia: Muni Wi-Fi’s Worst-Case Scenario
Philadelphia has started soliciting bids for its proposed $10M muni Wi-Fi project; telecoms and cable companies oppose it. Will this be the beginning of the end for muni Wi-Fi? Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
The Hares Of The Networking World
Wireless fidelity, or WiFi, and cellphones have been the darlings of the wireless stage, but in the coming years they could be sharing the spotlight with a technology called WiMax. Via [globetechnology.com]… Continue Reading
When Trash Talks: Embracing Wireless Technology
Local government officials discussed the pluses and pitfalls of wireless technology yesterday at the FOSE trade show in Washington. Via [gcn.com]… Continue Reading
Should Cities Hook Up To WiFi?
Recently, parties lacking experience and facts have suggested that municipalities should not promote or fund broadband wireless networks. Their arguments ignore a growing number of successful municipal deployments and rely on incorrect assertions. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Make Your Wireless Network Go The Distance
Setup of the HomePlug Ethernet Adapter Kit from Actiontec was pretty simple and well within the grasp of a consumer. Speed is more than acceptable; it’s rated at 14Mbps and I observed at least 10 during my residential tests. That’s about the same as the older 802.11B standard and plenty for Internet use. Via [newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
New Homes Come Standard With Wi-Fi
Wish you had a digital home of the future, complete with wireless networking and home controls? Playa Vista, Calif., may be the place to be. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Lans Point To Bluetooth Decay
Bluetooth will be killed off by wireless Lan technology, according to research released today by Analysys. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Who Will Rule The Wireless World?
When residents of the Winslade Estate in Lewisham, South London, go online, rather than using a dial-up or ADSL connection, they use a Wi-Fi network provided by the local council. The £250,000 network was set up in 2003 using funding from the government’s New Deal for Communities programme. Today, more than 500 residents enjoy free,… Continue Reading
Parsing The Future Of Wireless
What’s the next big thing in wireless? What else? It’s still convergence, according to attendees at this week’s CTIA 2005 conference here. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Innovation Climate ‘Strong’ In Wireless
Philips sees the wireless communications market exploding with a proliferation of new applications and possibilities. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless In The Spotlight At CeBIT
Visitors to this year’s CeBIT trade fair have been greeted by an array of technological marvels, and wireless firms seem be generating the greatest buzz. The annual week-long event in Hanover, Germany, which this year is expected to draw some 500,000 attendees, has been dominated by cutting-edge wireless technologies and gadgets, with a 7-megpixel digital… Continue Reading
WiFi Access Wherever You Go, Giving IT Staff The Blues
Wireless hot spots and services offering mobile access to the Web, e-mail and corporate networks are spreading across Canada faster than mosquitoes in spring — and for information technology workers, they can be just as pesky. Via [theglobeandmail.com]… Continue Reading