Telecom and cable providers are already at battle with a number of government municipalities that are launching free or low-cost Internet services for their communities. Now Google could join the fray with its proposal to provide such services in San Francisco. If chosen as a provider, Google could compete with the city’s local telephone and… Continue Reading
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Motorola Phones To Call On Wi-Fi, VoIP
The world’s No. 3 handset maker plans to add Internet phone software from Internet telephony provider Skype to a select number of Motorola phones that link to the Internet using short-range, high-speed Wi-Fi networks. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Phones Don’t Add Up To Much
A new study suggests it will be a number of years before Wi-Fi phones, supposedly a revolutionary telephone technology, manage to fulfill expectations. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Coverage To Get Boost
T-Mobile, Europe’s second-largest mobile phone service provider, is linking up with British fixed-line ally BT Group to triple the number of places in the UK where customers can hook onto local high-speed Internet connections. Via [reuters.co.uk]… Continue Reading
McDonald’s To Use SBC Wi-Fi Services
SBC Communications Inc., the number two local phone company in the U.S., reported Monday that Wayport Inc. will deploy SBC’s FreedomLink Wi-Fi servicein up to 6,000 McDonald’s Corp. restaurants by the end of next summer. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Orange To Double WiFi Sites In France In 2004
French mobile phone operator Orange plans to double the number of its WiFi sites in France in 2004 but does not expect strong revenue growth from the technology that allows high speed mobile Internet access in public places. Via [bizreport.com]… Continue Reading
Sprint PCS To Offer Public WiFi
Sprint Corp. plans to offer high-speed wireless Internet access in the U.S. for laptops equipped with WiFi by the end of summer, joining a growing number of major phone companies that have embraced the hot technology. Via [globetechnology.com]… Continue Reading
NoCatAuth: Authentication For Wireless Networks
Wireless technologies, and 802.11b in particular, are making it easier and cheaper to connect large numbers of people through over-the-air networks. For the cost of hardware and a bit of planning, large amounts of information can now be sent for miles at very little cost, without ever involving a telephone or cable company. Via [oreillynet.com]… Continue Reading
Convenience Vs. Annoyance
From etiquette experts to senior executives at Microsoft, a growing number of people say wireless Internet access is becoming an annoyance–a technology that could potentially become more annoying than cell phones or pagers. They point to the alarming number of attendants at technology conferences and even internal office meetings who ignore speakers to focus on… Continue Reading