Hans Werner-Braun, a researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and principal investigator for the San Diego County High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), plans and develops wireless circuits that routinely span miles, including HPWREN’s current distance-record holder, a 72-mile-hop installed last month from San Diego to San Clemente Island. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Deployment
Want Some Wi-Fi With That Sandwich?
Hoping people will drop by for free Web access and stay for a sandwich, Schlotzsky’s Deli is offering no-cost wireless access at some of its eateries. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
T-Mobile Spreads Wi-Fi At Airports
T-Mobile USA plans to add so-called Wi-Fi hot spots for high-speed wireless Internet connectivity in about 100 U.S. airport clubs and lounges over the next year through an agreement with Delta Air Lines, United Air Lines, and AMR’s American Airlines, the wireless carrier has announced. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Launching: Mobile Operator Wireless LAN
Agere Systems and Proxim Corporation have both entered into strategic partnerships with Swedish mobile solutions provider Ericsson in an effort to push Wi-Fi-based public access hotspots into the mainstream. The goal of the Ericsson Mobile Operator Wireless LAN: to integrate hotspots with mobile 2G and 3G cellular networks and allow roaming between the two types… Continue Reading
Vocera Puts Wi-Fi On Your Collar
The wireless telephone system uses badges on shirt collars rather than handsets, which Vocera says will be useful in warehouses or hospitals. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
WLAN Sales Reach For The Stars
Wireless LAN sales are rocketing, with shipments expected to grow 73 per cent this year. Even though prices are falling, revenue will grow 26 per cent this year, according to Gartner Dataquest. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
WLANs May Be Banned At Agencies
The proposed National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace plans to get tough on wireless technology, saying that if secure WLANs don’t exist, federal agencies shouldn’t use them. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
CyberShuttle: Mobile Hotspot On Campus
Wireless Fidelity, or Wi-Fi has obviously generated headlines for months with its rapid growth into homes, businesses, and public hotspots. Few innovations have struck a nerve as much as the CyberShuttle, a Wi-Fi-equipped bus originating from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
U.K. Jumps Into Wi-Fi Networking
The United Kingdom got its first public Wi-Fi hot spots Monday. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Roams Into Standards Battle
A new standards group has emerged, creating a rivalry in the business of roaming between wireless hot spots. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Best Buy Reactivates Wireless LAN Cash Registers
Best Buy Co. has resumed the use of its wireless LAN cash registers, saying it is now using beefed-up security to protect its data. The move comes just over a month after the company shut down the registers after reports on an Internet security list that they were transmitting customer information — possibly credit card… Continue Reading
BT Gets 802.11b Rubber Stamp
The government yesterday duly amended the Wireless Telegraphy Act, opening to flood-gates to commercial providers of public WLAN services on the 2.4GHz spectrum. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
EarthLink Sets Up Shop With Wi-Fi
EarthLink added Wi-Fi to its arsenal of wireless offerings on Tuesday. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Why 3G Should Fear The Wireless LAN
Fast-forward three years: Wireless carriers have completed the build-out of their third-generation networks. Now consumers have “always on” connectivity and can take advantage of high data rates on their handsets or PDAs. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
History Lessons For Wireless Networks
Barnet in North London has much to recommend it but few would associate it with the history of UK technology. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading