Author: Wayne Slavin

Tech enthusiasts find inspiration in a Pringles package. Via [signonsandiego.com]

Microsoft is working on software to make Internet access cheaper for remote locations. Via [informationweek.com]

Aruba Networks has won a major wireless contract with Microsoft, beating out Cisco Systems. Via [news.zdnet.com]

Wi-Fi has seen its share of success and failures. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]

Network equipment maker Alcatel said it will offer network operators access to the technology, which in turn will enable them to offer subscribers a broader range of choices for accessing various mobile services, including mobile voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calling, data services and mobile commerce. Via [technewsworld.com]

Mobile phone and network company Nokia and chip giant Intel said on Friday they would step up their efforts and collaboration to make WiMAX a new standard in mobile broadband Internet access. Via [today.reuters.co.uk]

One-to-one softphone voice calls placed through VoIP providers such as Vonage generally perform well over true broadband cable and wireless 802.11 links. But when participating in three-way or multiway conferencing sessions, softphone calls can, at times, be plagued by annoying delays and dropouts. Via [cio-today.com]

Networking firm Linksys today unveiled a range of high-gain antennas designed to boost the effective range of Wi-Fi networks. Via [vnunet.com]

At Supercomm 2005 this week, BellSouth announced plans to deploy wireless broadband service to select areas of Athens, Ga., in August and extend it to Florida cities later in the year. Via [networkworld.com]

Is 802.11n, the Wi-Fi technology promising to push wireless traffic to 100Mbps, already outdated? Via [internetnews.com]

BellSouth plans to test-market wireless broadband service in Athens, Ga., this summer with hopes to expand the trials to selected areas of Florida by year's end. The announcement follows five years of trials of the technology. Via [internetnews.com]

Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday it would establish 1,000 WiFi hotspots in Japan by the end of 2005 where owners of its DS portable game machines can play games with others online for free. Via [reuters.com]

A superfast wireless technology known as WiMax is getting its second wind here in the Windy City. Via [news.zdnet.com]

Maybe it's the rain that encouraged Seattle's residents to stay indoors, sipping their lattes and surfing the Web wirelessly, that made the northwest city this year's most 'unwired' city, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Via [reuters.com]

One of the greatest brakes on progress of cellular services was always the slow and painful path to inter-operator roaming. The complex issues surrounding billing, customer ownership and cross-payments continue to plague the roll-out of every new service, including most recently, MMS messaging. If WiMAX is to achieve broad uptake on an international scale, it...