While overall European IT sales have begun to pick up this year, “lingering uncertainty” has prompted essential hardware renewals and infrastructure upgrades rather than mobilisation projects, IDC has reported. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Deployment
Pa. May Block City ‘Wi-Fi’ Plan, Backers Say
Supporters of Philadelphia’s plan to provide wireless Internet access blasted a bill in the state General Assembly last night that they said threatened the city’s proposal. Via [philly.com]… Continue Reading
Sweden’s Rail Stations To Roll Out Wi-Fi
Sweden’s railway stations are to gain public Wi-Fi hotspots, with the first 55 sites coming on line by the end of January 2005, it emerged today. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
British Library Tunes Into Wi-Fi
The British Library – the UK’s answer to the Library of Congress – has equipped its St. Pancras, London repository with Wi-Fi access. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Corporations Get Ready For Wi-Fi
Universities and health care organizations have led the way in Wi-Fi installations — and done the bleeding that takes place on the cutting edge. Now, U.S. corporations are learning from these leaders and evaluating how wireless LANs (WLANs) can benefit their companies. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Enabled Lodging
Reading e-mail and surfing the Internet via high-speed wireless connections is growing more widespread in U.S. hotels, but prices vary widely and not every chain offers connections just yet. Via [cbs.marketwatch.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Net To Cover Downtown Seattle
A high-speed wireless network that covers most of downtown Seattle is being rolled out by Internet service provider Speakeasy. Via [seattlepi.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
Have Wi-Fi, Will Surf
Jerusalem is turning into the first city in Israel with infrastructure for wireless computerization – a very attractive option. Via [haaretz.com]… Continue Reading
Giant Pandas In China Reserve Get Wi-Fi
Giant pandas may well prefer bamboo to laptops, but wireless technology is helping researchers in China in their efforts to protect the engandered animals living in the remote Wolong Nature Reserve. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Azulstar Rescues City Wi-Fi Network In New Mexico
Azulstar Networks, a Wi-Fi service provider, has stepped in to take over a metropolitan 820.11 network in Rio Rancho, N.M., originally planned with USURF America Inc., based here. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Jerusalem First Israeli City To Provide Free Wireless Internet Network
Jerusalem, the first Israeli city to go live with a free wireless internet network, will join other major cities around the world providing a combination of entertainment and business service, conveniently, easily and at high speed (54 megabytes per second). Every resident and visitor to Unwire Jerusalem WiFi zones will be able to surf the… Continue Reading
Aiirmesh: Wi-Fi Cities Come Calling
Cities such as Philadelphia and San Francisco, which are investigating large-scale Wi-Fi deployments, have Aiirmesh Communications on speed-dial. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Corporate Wi-Fi Integration, Part 4
Mike Houghton wraps up his four-part series on integrating Wi-Fi with your corporate IT environment by providing a glimpse into the future and some final recommendations for a successful implementation. Via [enterpriseitplanet.com]… Continue Reading
New Mexico City Hopes For Wi-Fi Access By Christmas
“We’re a very tech-savvy community,” said James Palenick, city administrator for Rio Rancho, N.M., explaining why his city of 63,000 was working to provide Wi-Fi access to its citizens. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Wireless Goes On Safari
Technology company Intel says its wireless safari is proving wireless technology can be effectively and securely used regardless of a user’s geographical location. Via [itweb.co.za]… Continue Reading