Mobile phone operator O2 yesterday signed a deal with The Cloud that will enable its customers to get wireless broadband access in places such as pubs, cafes and train stations across Britain. The Cloud runs about 4,600 wireless broadband – or wi-fi – hotspots across the country. Wi-fi is increasingly being offered by the mobile… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Deployment
T-Mobile Makes Wi-Fi More Secure
T-Mobile USA has implemented the 802.1x security standard across its U.S. HotSpot network to provide a more secure environment for customers using Wi-Fi. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wound Up In Wireless
With all the media coverage and vendor hype it is easy to believe we are in the middle of a wireless revolution. But don’t get carried away: while there is an opportunity to deliver value to customers through wireless solutions, resellers must present solid business cases and help customers around technical complexities Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Chasing DSL And Cable Modem
WiMax wireless broadband is rapidly gaining in popularity and is set to become the third most used high-speed internet access technology after DSL and cable modems, research has claimed. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Netgear Boost Wireless Coverage In Home Networks
Netgear on Thursday launched a home network wireless extender kit that uses power outlets to push coverage to any part of the house. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
Sprint Brews Up Wi-Fi
After years of working to establish the Juan Valdez image as the symbol for Columbian coffee on supermarket store shelves, a federation of Columbian coffee growers is opening its first Juan Valdez coffeehouses, and has turned to Sprint to supply its communications services, including Wi-Fi access. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Corporate Wi-Fi Integration, Part 3
Parts 1 and 2 of this of this 4-part series, we discussed some of the reasons for making the switch to Wi-Fi, the all-important site survey, and what components make up a WLAN. In this, part 3 of our series, we’ll discuss some of the issues that inevitably crop up and a list of the… Continue Reading
Hotspot Road Trip, Part 2
My first stop on the hotspot road trip brings me to Chicago, where it’s easier to find a hotspot than a parking space. After circling the blocks around Millennium Park looking for street parking (old city habits die hard), I finally give up and pull into a garage. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Wanderers Find More Wi-Fi Access
Good news for travelers who’d rather spend their money on souvenirs: Free wireless access is gaining popularity with businesses and public venues. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
The Wi-Fi Boat
Those who vacation on the big boats increasingly are finding themselves able to access the Internet from stem to stern, thanks to Wi-Fi deployments rigged with signal backhaul through satellite connections. Who needs Wi-Fi on vacation? You’d be surprised. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Widening Wireless
When Scott Richards is at his home in Portland, Ore., he taps into the Internet using a broadband connection from his office about 5 miles away. There’s no wire tethering the two locations. Instead, the Intel Corp. executive connects wirelessly to an antenna on top of his office building that sends a broadband signal to… Continue Reading
Yachties Get All-In-One DSL-Wi-Fi Service
Square Mile International – a global wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) which serves the yachting community by running hotspots in marinas – has teamed up with Pipex and BT to offer broadband…well…just about everywhere. Through a single bill and subscription, punters can get broadband in ther homes, on board their boats in marinas, and out… Continue Reading
Wireless Broadband Network Rolls Across France
French vendor Altitude Telecom said Thursday it will launch a wireless broadband network across France using pre-WiMAX equipment from Alvarion Ltd. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Public Safety Spectrum Makes Mesh
MeshNetworks of Maitland, Fla., has made its name creating citywide networks that usually support first responder departments like police and fire. They do it with equipment that operates in various radio spectrums, including the 2.4GHz range used by 802.11b/g—though MeshNetworks doesn’t use the 802.11/Wi-Fi standard (the company calls itself “radio-agnostic”). Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Drive-Through Wireless
We’ve told this story in a dozen variations: The entrepreneur who envisions a new use for Wi-Fi, a moneymaker sure to tap into the demands of a previously unrecognized audience. Latte sippers. Boaters. RV drivers. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading