In what it believes to be a first for the legal profession at least in Canada, law firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP has enlisted a commercial wireless hotspot operator to provide WiFi Internet access for its clients in the reception areas, meeting rooms and guest offices of its Toronto facilities. Via [itbusiness.ca]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Deployment
PCCW And Intel Team Up On Fixed Wireless Broadband Development
Hong Kong’s dominant telecom player, PCCW has announced that it will co-operate with Intel to explore new WiMAX fixed wireless broadband technologies and to maximize opportunities in the delivery of broadband data to the consumer and enterprise market segments. Via [cmpnetasia.com]… Continue Reading
Verizon Puts Some N.Y. Hot Spots On Ice
Verizon Communications is cutting in half the number of hot spots it planned to install in New York City by the end of the year. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Unwired Seeks $100m To Take On Telstra In Wireless Push
Despite the failure of IP1 and Nextgen Networks this year, which sent $1 billion worth of investment down the drain, another telecom start-up is asking the public for $100 million to take on Telstra in Sydney next year. Via [smh.com.au]… Continue Reading
Cincinnati Bell Offering Free WiFi To Subscribers
Cincinnati Bell Inc. said it is offering its ZoomTown high-speed Internet subscribers free and unlimited wireless fidelity service through the end of the year. Via [cincinnati.bizjournals.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Web Reaches Kashmir
Two months ago, mobile phones were forbidden in tense Indian Kashmir. Now, anyone can wirelessly surf the Web from the houseboats and gondolas dotting the waters of its famous Dal Lake. Via [cnn.com]… Continue Reading
Parents Sue School District For Wi-Fi Use
Parents of students who attend an Illinois school district are suing over the use of Wi-Fi technology in classrooms, alleging that exposure to the low-level radio waves may be damaging to students’ health. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Taking Wireless Show On The Road
Have a functional home wireless network? Maybe it’s time to take your show on the road. Via [newsday.com]… Continue Reading
McDonald’s Starts WiFi Access In Bay Area
McDonald’s became the first fast-food chain Tuesday to offer high-speed wireless Internet in the Bay Area, another sign that the wireless technology is spreading from geek techies to mainstream. Via [siliconvalley.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Crime Fighters
For several years, police departments have used low-bandwidth wireless systems to check on suspect IDs and vehicle license plates. Cellular carriers are now promoting faster technologies, the so-called third-generation, or 3G, networks such as general packet radio service (GPRS) that offer modem-like speeds. But that’s still not enough for transmitting photos or case records. Via… Continue Reading
Component Distributors Turning To Wireless Technology To Improve Operations
Lured by the potential of wireless technology, electronic components distributors are finding efficiencies by implementing the very products they sell. Via [my-esm.com]… Continue Reading
Reporter Exploits Weak Wi-Fi Network; Accesses Student Info
When the Palo Alto Unified School District decided to go high-tech and install wireless computer connections throughout it offices and on some campuses, it obviously hadn’t gambled on security becoming an issue. Via [sfgate.com]… Continue Reading
Experts: Planning Key To Successful Enterprise Wi-Fi
For executives at DigitalNet, a Dulles, Va., systems integrator, there were two reasons to install wireless local area network: to improve the productivity of its workers and to gain experience to perform similar projects for its clients. Via [boston.internet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi For Dummies
You want a home wireless network, but you’re afraid it won’t work. Here’s how to do it right. Via [slate.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Mixed Fortunes For Enterprise WLANs
Mixed fortunes for enterprise WLANs, if the latest crop of research results are anything to go by. A survey by investment bank Goldman Sachs found that wireless Lans are now rated ‘low priority’ for IT spending, according to a panel of 100 CIOs. In the same survey last year, WLANs rated in the top category.… Continue Reading