Author: Wayne Slavin

One demonstration convinced the Coeur d'Alene tribe to install broadband Internet access throughout its reservation in Idaho. Via [informationweek.com]

Wireless operator says it will try wireless broadband that uses UMTS TDD technology later this year in the Washington, D.C., area. Via [informationweek.com]

Just when you thought Americans couldn't serve food any faster, a wireless POS (Point of Service) technology imported from Asia is poised to speed things up. The good news for SMB restaurant owners is that Reach POS from Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Wireless Logix Group will (in theory) reduce the amount of walking their wait staff...

A non-profit group aimed at community development will oversee development of a three-city wireless network. Via [informationweek.com]

Visitors to Shakespeare's birthplace town of Stratford-upon-Avon can now get a virtual guide to show them around. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]

Newbury Networks says its Wi-Fi Watchdog 5.0 can precisely locate--and block--unauthorized users trying to enter networks. Via [informationweek.com]

Networking hardware maker Extreme Networks this week introduced new wireless LAN switches and complementary access points designed for customers who want centrally-managed Wi-Fi networks. Via [eweek.com]

Metalink Ltd. has announced it has baseband chip, the MtW8170, which when combined with the already available MtW8150 radio frequency chip, makes a chip set intended to implement the emerging IEEE 802.11n standard for next-generation WiFi and able to operate at 243-Mbits per second. Via [eetimes.com]

You turn the tap, and water comes out. Thank heaven; we can't live without the stuff. Digital bandwidth's getting to be just about as vital. So why shouldn't a local government -- Boston's for instance -- provide all of its citizens with good Internet service at low prices? Via [boston.com]

City-run broadband networks like Philadelphia's Wi-Fi scheme would get the green light under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Via [news.com.com]

Well, it seems that the Intel juggernaut is heading onward to the Wi-Fi chip sector. ABI Research of Oyster Bay, N.Y., figures that Intel in the last quarter was the No. 1 seller of chips in the Wi-Fi g and a/g market. This is not good news for former market leaders Broadcom and Atheros. Via...

Private enterprise broadband providers ignoring the growing digital divide should expect competition from local municipalities. That's the role of local governments, says one of the nation's leading proponents of municipal Wi-Fi. Via [internetnews.com]

Nortel has completed trials that it says prove the viability of seamless and secure roaming and hand-off between 3G cellular and Wi-Fi networks. Via [informationweek.com]

Airgo, the Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless technology pioneer Airgo, has launched new, low-cost Wi-Fi chipsets. Via [theregister.co.uk]

US researchers have developed a secure wireless Ultra Wideband (UWB) data communication network that can be used to help monitor US Air Force bases and Department of Energy nuclear facilities, in addition to wirelessly controlling remotely operated weapons systems. Via [vnunet.com]