Wi-Fi threat to 3G 'is overstated'
News Although WLAN technology is relatively mature, the same cannot be said of the public access WLAN service environment, according to Declan Lonergan, director of European wireless research and consulting at The Yankee Group.
[July 3, 2002, 14:59]
.NET Compact Framework Simple Wireless API
Downloads Set a WEP Key.And, on HP iPaq devices only:- Turn WLAN radio On/Off- Check WLAN radio status.Check documentation here.THE TRIAL VERSION IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL BUT YOU SHOULD USE IT FOR TESTING PURPOSES ONLY.IF YOU USE IT FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT...
[February 4, 2004, 6:00]
Passive and Accurate Traffic Load Estimation for Infrastructure-Mode Wireless LAN
White Papers The exponential increase in the deployment of IEEE 802.11-based Wireless LAN (WLAN) technology has transformed it into an essential building block of the networking infrastructure of commercial enterprises.
[December 6, 2007, 0:01]
BT to roll out Wi-Fi hot spots across the UK
News The first 20 BT WLAN hot spots should launch this June, and BT has said that is in negotiation with high-street café group Costa Coffee. When quizzed about pricing, Hughes suggested that WLAN customers might get unlimited access in return for a...
[April 10, 2002, 12:38]
Fast WLANs to get outing at fashion show
News While the IT industry clearly has no interest whatsoever in fashion -- unless the anorak ever comes back -- Intel is hoping to repeat its PR coup of setting up a WLAN at the fashion schmooze-a-thon. As with the last show, visitors will be given...
[December 18, 2001, 16:18]
practical laptops?
Talkback What would be really useful may be a compromise - i.e.a solid state laptop, which is reconfigured whenever connected to the LAN/WLAN and updates files as required for true (non-network) portability. I am delighted to see the thin client market...
[June 6, 2007, 19:18]
Wi-Fi access point squeezed onto single chip
News We anticipate that the market will continue to move towards more highly integrated WLAN solutions that reduce cost, yet maintain performance," Furer added. Integrating all these features on a single chip means that commercial Wi-Fi access points...
[December 16, 2004, 11:25]
O2's Wi-Fi plans: Ireland today, UK tomorrow?
News As ZDNet UK has reported, it plans to bundle GPRS and WLAN access, though a partnership with O2. Mobile phone operator O2 is set to launch up to 20 Wi-Fi hot spots in Ireland next year, as a possible prelude to a rollout of commercial WLANs in...
[November 27, 2002, 15:22]
UK set for public Wi-Fi boom
News David Bradshaw, Intel's WLAN product marketing manager, told ZDNet UK that BT's announcement was a significant step in Wi-Fi's move towards becoming a mass-market technology. By the time BT launches its commercial Wi-Fi service, called BT Openzone...
[June 24, 2002, 17:34]
HiperLAN collapse opens European door to 802.11a
News These people -- who do not include commercial statellite TV providers like Sky -- apparently use 5GHz and want there to be no WLAN activity at all in "their" band, according to Bradshaw. Wireless LANs allow devices like laptops and PDAs with a WLAN...
[December 18, 2001, 15:34]
Cisco installs 19 airport hot spots
News The airport deals are at different stages, from a fully fledged paid-for service run by wireless provider Mobynet at Turkey's Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, where the WLAN was included when the airport was designed in 1999, to others which are still...
[July 12, 2002, 9:20]
O2 takes the mobile network indoors
News There has been a compelling change in technical costs: you can get one of these for sub-$100," said Dave Williams, O2's chief technology officer, brandishing a WLAN router with a GSM radio.we are looking to port the radio inside the home, and...
[November 16, 2006, 11:50]
Megabeam's Wi-Fi service undercuts BT
News With the Megabeam WLAN service, business travellers at key hotspots across Europe can have unmetered data access at fixed rates, faster and cheaper than GPRS, with no additional charge for roaming," said Jarvis.
[November 7, 2002, 13:34]
iPass sees surge in Wi-Fi use
News Ken Greene, director of iPass's technical consultancy, said: "The main factors [behind the rise in usage] are the proliferation of the technology.wireless cards are now integrated in most laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots are becoming much more...
[August 23, 2006, 16:25]
Hot spots heat up in Asia Pacific
News Despite the existence of several different business and revenue models across the region, and the absence of proven business plans, service providers are moving forward with providing public WLAN services as a value-added service for subscribers...
[December 5, 2003, 8:50]
