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]
Wi-Fi roams into standards battle
News Complicating the matter is the creation of wireless Internet service providers like Boingo Wireless and Sputnik. But because there is no roaming standard, a Boingo Wireless subscriber can't roam onto a Sputnik network.
[June 24, 2002, 12:09]
Will Wi-Fi overwhelm satellite radio?
News It's just absurd," said David Sifry, chief technology officer for Sputnik, a Wi-Fi network now in the building stages. The number of Wi-Fi networks, an inexpensive and increasingly popular form of wireless networking, is expected to double in the...
[April 8, 2002, 14:56]
