Author: Wayne Slavin

Plans to test high-speed wireless Internet - Wi-Fi - service on the Seattle-Bremerton ferry run have been dropped because ferry officials have not been able to secure rights for an antenna in the Blake Island area. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]

When Microsoft began installing its campuswide wireless network five years ago, it was something of a pioneer. Via [news.com.com]

Another broadband wireless provider " nex-G Systems Pte Ltd. " has weighed in with a WiMAX platform even as the WiMAX Forum labors to finalize specifications for the broadband technology. Via [informationweek.networkingpipeline.com]

Wi-Fi is fast moving beyond its initial role as an overlay to traditional wired local area networks (Lans) and becoming an integral business networking technology in its own right. Via [vnunet.com]

Hot spots for wireless Internet links are really taking off, with El Al Israel Airlines currently examining the possibility of operating an infrastructure for wireless Internet connection for airline passengers, Haaretz has learned. El Al officials are checking the technology and receiving proposals from Internet service providers (ISPs) interested in operating the service, which is...

German vendor develops experimental system that transmits data at 1 Gbps using a new antenna system and OFDM. Via [informationweek.com]

ZigBee could bring wireless connectivity to billions of electronics devices, but some in the industry believe that the world isn't ready for a ZigBee handset just yet. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

The DSP Group has bought the bulk of the intellectual property owned by Wi-Fi chip startup Bermai Inc. Via [commsdesign.com]

Singapore Airlines will add in-flight Wi-Fi to its Singapore-London route during Q1 2005, the first step in the carrier's plan to bring live TV to passengers by the middle of next year. Via [theregister.co.uk]

An IDC report cautions wireless networking and broadband silicon suppliers against being overly optimistic about WiMAX. The high-speed wireless technology presents a potential opportunity, but "it is still too early for communications IC vendors to commit to this technology," the market research firm said. Via [techweb.com]

With services like those from Vonage, a user has to carry two phones, one for the Wi-Fi network and another for the cellular one. In response, handset vendors are developing integrated devices. Initially, these new dual-mode devices are expected to come with a high price tag. Via [technewsworld.com]

WiMAX and other emerging high-speed wireless technologies will capture more than 40 percent of the wireless broadband business over the next few years, leaving 3G with less than 60 percent of the market in 2009, according to a just published report from TelecomView. Via [commsdesign.com]

Strix Systems Monday extended its mesh networking product line with a new system for building outdoor wireless mesh networks. Via [crn.com]

With wireless LANs firmly established in the headquarters of many large enterprises, WLAN management specialists are now addressing the needs of their customers' branch offices with new tools that allow for remote administration. Via [eweek.com]

"As Wi-Fi users become accustomed to using high-speed Internet access when and where they need it, versatile tools for finding accessible Wi-Fi networks become essential," Canary Wireless co-founder Benjamin Kern said. John Yunker, an analyst at Byte Level Research, said that the features on the Canary Wireless Hotspotter device represent a big step forward. Via...