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BT fears wireless security PR crisis
News Although there are already 8,500 publicly available hot spots in the UK, Clark said that more people need to use wireless at home to drive demand for Wi-Fi in public places. BT is worried that negative press surrounding the security of wireless...
[April 20, 2005, 12:15]
Digital jukebox will use broadband to storm pubs
News Back in February, company officials said they'd be happy for community broadband networks to be connected to its wireless hot spots. Inspired Broadcast Networks, the company behind Wi-Fi network operator The Cloud, released details on Monday of the...
[November 24, 2003, 16:50]
New Transmeta chip aims for speed
News Intel is also promoting its chip with a $300m marketing plan and testing it extensively for compatibility with wireless hot spots and third-party software, a process that can save PC makers extensive amounts of time and energy.
[March 10, 2003, 11:58]
Linux vets launch free wireless 'Sputnik'
News The new company, called Sputnik, so far has about 200 working "hot spots," the name for the 300-foot high-speed wireless zones created by using networking equipment based on the 802.11b standard, said Sputnik chief technology officer David L.
[April 3, 2002, 15:21]
Broadcom and Netgear unveil Wi-Fi kit
News Netgear says this makes it suitable for deployment in public Wi-Fi hot spots where the provider doesn't want the network to be accessible from outside the venue. Two manufacturers launched products this week aimed at making high-speed wireless...
[June 3, 2004, 15:15]
McDonald's criticised over 'confusing' Wi-Fi strategy
News Tibor Schwartz, Telstra group manager for wireless messaging, says they are also looking at other locations for the hot spots in the next couple of months, mainly in areas where people on the go stop to take their breaks or do some work.
[February 27, 2004, 9:30]
BT to trial voice-over-Wi-Fi for Bluephone 2
News The trial will be initially limited to the Adastral facility, but BT's eventual aim is to develop a device that will allow consumers and business users to make mobile calls over WLAN networks in the home, office or via public hot spots, as well as...
[March 15, 2005, 14:30]
Library Wi-Fi trials primed to launch
News The minister for energy, e-commerce and postal services added that a series of pilot library hot spots are been planned by the Department of Trade and Industry in cooperation with other departments. Making every library into a Wi-Fi hot spot would...
[January 28, 2004, 16:15]
Wi-Fi means cleaner streets for Westminster
News Apart from potential savings making their way back to the residents in the form of tax cuts, the council is also planning to widen the scheme and create a linked-up network of hot spots right across Westminster.
[March 9, 2004, 14:05]
VC funding rains down on The Cloud
News Wi-Fi hot spot 'wholesale' provider The Cloud has received venture capital funding from 3i and Accel Partners Europe. Polk admitted it is unlikely any of these businesses are making a profit from Wi-Fi now, though he said the next six months should...
[July 12, 2004, 16:10]
Nokia handsets get free VoIP calling
News The free offer is simply intended to prove that Wi-Fi VoIP calling can deliver an excellent mobile service, with the ability to run alongside GSM for whenever callers are outside a wireless hot spot," stated Beaumont.
[September 11, 2006, 12:05]
T-Mobile 3G Communication Centre review
Reviews It stores passwords and user names for 3G and a number of Wi-Fi accounts -- a username and password for T-Mobile's Wi-Fi hot-spot network is obtained by sending an SMS to a number provided in the quick start guide.
[September 17, 2004, 9:40]
Beware your 'evil twin' review
Reviews Unfortunately, the ad also illustrates a new vector for criminal hackers (crackers): impersonating access points in public wireless hot spots to steal personal information by overpowering the legitimate signals.
[January 31, 2005, 13:50]
Orange launches 3G with Microsoft on board
News Its data cards will provide unlimited access to T-Mobile's 3G and GPRS networks and its Wi-Fi hot spots for £70 per month. Britain's third-generation mobile market turned much more competitive today, as Orange threw its 3G network open to...
[July 19, 2004, 15:15]
Microsoft readies XP update
News It also includes a utility that makes it easier to connect a PC in a wide range of wireless hot spots, places where wireless Web access is available to the public, without adding special software. Microsoft is set to release a test version of the...
[December 12, 2003, 8:15]
Japan gets to work on 4G comms
News The Singapore branch, with help from other Asian bodies, hopes to meld cellular networks, Wi-Fi hot spots and "street cells" -- a wireless network based on roadside antennas and transmitters -- into one system that lets drivers tap into online...
[May 6, 2003, 15:47]
Hot spots heat up in Asia Pacific
News Market scepticism hasn't dampened industry fervour in Asia-Pacific for rolling out public wireless-access points, known as hot spots, nor has it put brakes on user subscriptions, according to a study by analysts IDC.
[December 5, 2003, 8:50]
Vodafone Mobile Connect 3G/GPRS datacard review
Reviews Our experience is that 3G can live up to the hype and give mobile workers a genuine alternative to Wi-Fi hot spots. Companies that equip their mobile staff with this device should never have to see another dog-eared receipt for time spent at an...
[April 21, 2004, 12:05]
iPass Orchestration enforces security policy
News Its products enable large organisations to manage remote users as they connect to the corporate network over a variety of different links, including international ISPs, Wi-Fi hot spots and GPRS. Remote access specialist iPass has launched a service...
[July 19, 2004, 16:50]
3G: It Still Does Nothing
Leader Instead, they find GPRS works fine on the road, and prefer Wi-Fi in the office and at hot spots. After years of disappointment, just when the flame of optimism was flickering, it's been blown out and darkness reigns.
[November 4, 2004, 13:03]
