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UK Wi-Fi Market Is Hotting Up
News Britain and Ireland will boast almost 90 commercial Wi-Fi hot spots by the end of 2002, if both BT and Megabeam achieve the rollout targets they have set themselves. Megabeam, which is shaping up as the most serious rival to BT Openzone, released...
[November 18, 2002, 16:52]
UK's 'biggest' Muni Wi-Fi Network Goes Live
News Central zones have gained a full mesh network, whereby hundreds of nodes (fixed to lamp posts) simultaneously provide Wi-Fi access to passers-by and communicate with each other to pass information to and from the main Internet connection.
[August 1, 2006, 17:20]
Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) And Bluetooth Coexistence Issues And Solutions For The 2.4 GHz ISM Band
White Papers This white paper presents information related to the IEEE 802.11b Wireless Local Area Networking Standard (Wi-Fi) and the Bluetooth Wireless Personal Area Networking Standard. Both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products utilize the unlicensed 2.4 GHz ISM band.
[November 9, 2006, 23:00]
Is Wi-Fi Roaming Really Seamless?
White Papers One extremely beneficial aspect of Wi-Fi networks is mobility. For example, a person can walk through a facility while carrying on a conversation over a Wi-Fi phone or downloading a large file from a server.
[June 30, 2006, 0:00]
Industry Backs Ofcom Call For Wi-Fi Boost
News Wireless broadband provider The Cloud has backed a proposal from Ofcom to allow higher-powered Wi-Fi transmitters in the UK. The Cloud is currently rolling out "hotzones" (large-scale Wi-Fi hotspots) across metropolitan areas such as Manchester and...
[July 28, 2006, 11:40]
Wi-Fi: Coming Soon On Board US Planes?
Talkback I am also puzzled that the author of the article does not seem to appreciate the significant differences between cellular telephone technology and wi-fi access points. Absolutely agree with Emmanuel. Airlines should not even be considering this!
[June 9, 2006, 21:16]
Wi-Fi Patent Claims - Here We Go Again
Blog Australia's government-backed research body, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has, for a long long time, been battling with the major Wi-Fi vendors over patents it holds in OFDM technology.
[September 24, 2007, 15:21]
Does Wi-Fi Security Matter?
Talkback The disadvantage Wi-Fi security has is that when people use your connection, monitor/capture your data, make your machine a zombie for use in attacks against others.most people don't know. Not alerting the user is key to continuing to exploit them.
[June 28, 2006, 15:05]
GNER's On-board Wi-Fi Arrives Early
News East coast rail operator GNER is on target to fit out its entire fleet of trains with Wi-Fi by the end of this summer - eight months ahead of schedule. GNER has already kitted out all 30 of its electric trains with Wi-Fi and is now putting the...
[July 27, 2006, 10:45]
Wi-Fi And Fries?
Talkback Wi-Fi is cool. If McDonalds and Starbucks like Wi-Fi then it must be cool. WI-FI ROCKS! Alice Cooper.
[March 18, 2004, 17:58]
Wi-Fi Hotspot Phone Launched By Samsung
News It supports Wi-Fi as well as GSM and GPRS, so it can be used to make calls at a public hotspot, or over a home or office wireless network. UMA devices offer a potential threat to mobile operators, as users can avoid running up mobile bills by using...
[July 19, 2006, 16:20]
HTC Touch Gets 3G, Loses Wi-Fi
Blog Not that I'm wanting to harp on about public Wi-Fi's wobbly business case too much, but the latest news from Windows Mobile manufacturer HTC should raise an eyebrow or two. The company's just announced the sequel to the Touch (a.k.a.the iPh*ne...
[August 30, 2007, 11:54]
The Wheels Come Off Muni Wi-Fi
Blog Municipal Wi-Fi. And if it doesn't.then it goes the way of Chicago's planned muni Wi-Fi network, now scrapped because it wouldn't have drawn enough punters to be worth the expense. Cities like London are rolling out muni Wi-Fi predominantly as...
[August 29, 2007, 16:31]
Intel Gets Behind 'Wi-Fi On Steroids'
News Intel was the powerhouse that drove Wi-Fi towards ubiquity. Now it wants to do the same with WiMax, the long-range, high bandwidth technology that has been popularly described as "Wi-Fi on steroids". We introduced a radio component called Ofer-R...
[July 24, 2006, 13:00]
Wi-Fi Gets Its Spurs With Soccer Rollout
Talkback Spurs are making a mistake charging for Wi-Fi access. I recently came through Madeira Airport where Wi-Fi is free like this. Wi-Fi is a marketing attraction. ZD-Net: how about a campaign for free W-Fi access at all public venues?
[March 23, 2004, 8:24]
Wi-Fi Cloud Could Be Silver Lining For Rural Broadband
News The company that has just launched the most ambitious rollout of Wi-Fi hot spots in the UK believes it could also play a role in closing Britain's broadband divide. Many of these Wi-Fi hot spots will be based in pubs, as Inspired Broadcast Networks...
[March 24, 2003, 12:12]
Wi-Fi Access Point Squeezed Onto Single Chip
News A Wi-Fi access point is made up of several elements, including the media access controller, the radio frequency amplifier and a wireless network processor. Integrating all these features on a single chip means that commercial Wi-Fi access points...
[December 16, 2004, 11:25]
The Cloud Launches Its First Wi-Fi Hotzone
News Enabling these content services is something that Wi-Fi can do. Wi-Fi networks tend to offer superior access speeds to those available using 3G services. Users of BT Openzone, O2, SkypeZones, Vonage, iPass and Nintendo Wi-Fi are able to use the...
[July 18, 2006, 12:40]
Dell Laptops Offer Draft Wi-Fi Technology
News Home users who upload a lot of pictures or video through their home networks will love the rate increase, and some will now be able to take their notebooks out on the deck or into the backyard, said Clay Rayborn, product marketing manager for Wi...
[July 18, 2006, 9:40]
Wi-Fi Alliance Tough Talk Is Good News
Leader With a flurry of press releases, Belkin -- whom we must not call the cable people -- has announced "Pre-N" Wi-Fi kit. At the same time, the Wi-Fi Alliance issued a strong public warning to its vendors that any attempt to release wireless networking...
[October 13, 2004, 12:30]
