The number of North American organisations deploying voice over wireless LANs (WLAN) will triple over the next two years, from ten per cent now to 31 per cent in 2007, driven by the growing availability of wireless VoIP handsets and voice-enabling wireless infrastructure, according to a study by market research firm Infonetics Research. Via [digitalmediaasia.com]… Continue Reading
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WiMax On The Horizon
Last week was the latest plugfest sponsored by the WiMax Forum, and several companies are reporting successful interoperability demonstrations with their equipment. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Texan Invents Wind-powered Wi-Fi
An electrical engineer from Texas has developed a method for powering wireless network nodes using small windmills. Via [pcpro.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Intel-Based WiMAX Networks Under Way With 24 Carriers Worldwide
According to Intel, thirteen carriers from around the world are now deploying the world’s first fixed WiMAX networks based on Intel’s WiMAX technologies, delivering high-speed broadband access to businesses and residences from Germany to Guatemala. Eleven more carriers are preparing to deploy additional Intel-based WiMAX networks by year’s end. Via [geekzone.co.nz]… Continue Reading
Study: MIMO Becoming A Necessary Wireless Technology
The report concluded that multiple input, multiple output gear–still in early stages–can as much as double the capacity of mobile networks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Samsung Intros VoIP Wi-Fi Application
“OfficeServ will be compelling to some business segments because it enables adequate in-office mobility with the benefits of VoIP,” said Yankee analyst Nate Dyer. He also warned of competition from wireless substitution and PBX extension-to-mobile services. Via [newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Certified WiMax Products Near As ‘Plugfest’ Ends
In a sure sign that certified WiMAX wireless broadband products are close to appearing, vendors have started to tout their interoperability as proven at a “plugfest” that ended this week in Beijing. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Beijing To Go Wireless For Olympic Games
Wireless technology will help visitors at the 2008 Beijing Olympics navigate the city and cope with the language barrier. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
City of Temecula, California Builds Wi-Fi Network Infrastructure
Wireless Facilities, Inc. has been selected to provide network design and deployment services for the City of Temecula’s proposed municipal Wi-Fi network. Working together with Wi-Fi mesh network company Tropos Networks, and in coordination with The City of Temecula, WFI will deploy a Wi-Fi network in the Old Town area of the city. The network… Continue Reading
Newsom’s Wi-Fi Secrets
If Mayor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to bring low-cost WiFi to the entire city is such a great idea, why is he keeping the details secret? And why, if this is going to benefit anyone other than well-off people who want to use their laptops all over town, is he relying on big Silicon Valley firms… Continue Reading
Analysis: Is Fixed 802.16d WiMAX Viable?
The recent WiMAX World conference in Boston highlighted many key themes of the emerging market, but none more clearly than the gap between the mobile ambitions of the largest vendors and carriers, and the fixed wireless markets into which the first equipment is launching – a gap that Motorola and others are seeking to bridge… Continue Reading
XO Narrows Focus To Wireless
XO Communications, a telephone company controlled by financier Carl Icahn, will sell its Internet-access unit to Icahn for $700 million to focus on wireless. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
New York County Proposes Law To Enforce Wi-Fi Security
A public official in Westchester County, some 30 miles north of New York, has proposed legislation that would require businesses that collect customer information to apply basic security like firewalls when also offering wireless access to consumers. Via [pcmag.com]… Continue Reading
Cisco Could See Upside In VoIP, Wireless LAN
Banc of America Securities analyst Tim Long expects Cisco Systems “to at least meet” his fiscal first-quarter estimate for earnings of 24 cents per share on revenue of $6.58 billion. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Leader: Free Wireless Net Access For Everyone
Should the UK offer free wireless internet access everywhere and to everyone? If one council, such as Islington, can do it, should the rest of the councils – or central government – follow its lead? Via [silicon.com]… Continue Reading