After years of resisting, wireless Internet providers are finally striking cell phone-style roaming agreements that could eventually let customers get high-speed access anywhere they go. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Deployment
Wireless Laptops At Democratic Convention Pose Big Risk
Next week, thousands will gather in Boston for the Democratic National Convention, many of them armed with wireless-enabled laptops that could present major security problems, a Boston-area firm said Thursday. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Rogers To Bundle Wi-Fi Hotspot Access With Cell Plans
Rogers Wireless Inc., which announced its EDGE high-speed data service Tuesday, plans to bundle Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) hotspot access with its personal communications service (PCS) rate plans. Via [itbusiness.ca]… Continue Reading
SBC Expands Wi-Fi Access With Sprint, Telmex
SBC Communications Inc. signed deals with four companies, including Sprint Corp. and Mexican phone giant Telmex, to expand high-speed wireless access to the Internet by allowing its subscribers to roam on other companies’ networks. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
Broadreach Raises Cash To Push Train Wi-Fi
Britain’s mobile workers want access to high-speed wireless when on the railways. Broadreach wants to use the fruits of its latest funding round to get train operators moving. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
AT&T Unveils New Form Of Wi-Fi
Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, made a phone call Wednesday. But it wasn’t just any call. He made it using a broadband connection carried over power lines — a technology being developed by AT&T that also provides a high-speed Internet connection over power lines. Via [oaklandtribune.com]… Continue Reading
Covad Combines Wireless With Internet Access
Covad is teaming up with Netopia to provide Wi-Fi plus broadband access as part of a single service to people working out of their homes. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
Argentina Scores With WiMax
Alvarion has landed a coup with its uncertified WiMax kit, which will soon be serving broadband blackspots in South America Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
‘Peanuts!’ ‘Popcorn!’ ‘WiFi!’
Baseball fans who have grown accustomed to stadium seatmates yakking on cellphones may soon have to deal with another technological incursion into the grand old game: laptop-toting fans surfing the Web and sending e-mails. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
UK Wi-Fi Network Wins ‘Significant’ VC Funding
UK Wi-Fi provider The Cloud has secured its latest round of funding, from VCs 3i and Accel Partners, the trio announced today. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Report: WiMax Won’t Take Off Soon
Despite a lot of recent attention, the wireless broadband technology WiMax is years away from wide use–and will take root in Europe and Asia before spreading to U.S. shores, according to a report. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
In-Flight Wi-Fi: On And Off
As competition for in-flight Wi-Fi slowly heats up, a coalition of airline workers and consumer electronics makers hope to make the use of wireless gadgets by the flying public easier. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Experts Predict Wi-Fi Explosion
Now that 802.11i is an official IEEE standard, paving the way for more secure Wi-Fi products, industry experts predict the business community’s interest in the technology will skyrocket in the next year or two. Via [searchsecurity.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
GNER Sets Up Wi-Fi As Standard
Wireless Internet access is no longer just for first-class passengers – but those with a cheaper ticket will have to pay for their connection. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Security Concerns Still Plague Wireless Take-up
‘Be afraid, be very afraid’ is the attitude of many companies when faced with the prospect of using a wireless network. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading