Author: Wayne Slavin

From July 9 to 18, the role of Wi-Fi as a means of logistics support will be put to an Olympic-sized test. The venue: Cal State Sacramento's Hornet Stadium. The event: The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. The challenge: Provide Wi-Fi access not just to hundreds of reports and thousands of spectators, but also...

As promised last year, Avaya, Motorola, and Proxim plan to offer a dual-mode "enterprise phone" allowing employees to make calls using either wide-area cell phone connections or corporate WLANs. The trio expect to ship the handset and accompanying infrastructure this September. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

The airport authority-controlled Wi-Fi networks at several airports are shaping up as ground zero in an emerging battle between airlines and airports over the use, regulation and management of wireless networks at the facilities. Via [computerworld.com]

If Bob Filka's vision comes true, the day will soon be here when you can take your laptop computer anywhere in Michigan and be able to connect instantly and wirelessly to the Internet, no matter what service provider's coverage area you're traveling through. Via [freep.com]

When PCs using Intel's "Grantsdale" chip set launch next week, their ability to serve as a wireless access point won't be made broadly available until as late as the fourth quarter, Intel officials said Thursday. Via [eweek.com]

Standalone access points from suppliers such as Proxim and security gateways or "appliances", such as those from Vernier Networks or Bluesocket will be hit by a price crash in enterprise wireless Lans. Via [computerweekly.com]

Intel and wireless equipment maker Proxim today said they would collaborate on the development of WiMAX kit for both ends of the broadband wireless link. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Wi-Fi hotspots are to be installed in some UK courts as part of a three-year pilot scheme with BT. Via [networks.silicon.com]

Emerging technology may deliver high-speed connectivity at lower prices--sooner than you think. Via [pcworld.com]

On Wednesday, the airport unveiled a wireless system that makes the Internet available to anyone with a computer that can access it. Travelers no longer need to plug into telephone jacks to check e-mail or work online. Via [usatoday.com]

The 4th Annual Worldwide Wardrive is under way this week, with volunteers scanning the airwaves in a neighborhood near you for WLAN access points. Via [nwfusion.com]

Emerging standards-based technologies could unify the fragmented broadband industry, bring down prices. Via [infoworld.com]

AT&T Wireless and Amtrak have teamed up to offer WiFi service to six train stations along the Northeast Corridor. Via [news.designtechnica.com]

Every public library in the country could soon include a Wi-Fi hot spot, if a government trial is a success. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Full details of HP's iPaq h6300 PocketPC phone have been posted on the Federal Communications Commission's web site. Via [theregister.co.uk]