Author: Wayne Slavin

Technologies that extend the range of Wi-Fi wireless LANs are making that low-priced technology an option for broadband Internet access in U.S. rural areas with limited broadband options. Via [infoworld.com]

Intel Corp. this week is expected to introduce a chip that adds support for a relatively obscure version of Wi-Fi, analysts said on Monday, in a move that could help ease congestion on wireless networks. Via [reuters.co.uk]

Epson today announced two new portable XGA (1,024 x 768) projectors: the 3.8-pound PowerLite 740c and "the unique" 3.9-pound PowerLite 745c. The company says that both models are the industry's first 2,500-ANSI lumens projectors with XGA resolution to break below the four-pound weight barrier. Via [macnn.com]

Two camps, each backed by major technology companies, are planning to submit competing 802.11n WLAN standards proposals next month at the IEEE meeting. Via [eweek.com]

Remote access provider iPass is to add Boeing's Connexion in-flight Wi-Fi service to its list of aggregated hotspots, the company said today. Via [theregister.co.uk]

A plan by NYC to rent the tops of city lampposts could boost the usage of Wi-Fi phones where home phones are scarce. In an effort to entice cellular providers into under-served neighborhoods, Gotham officials are offering companies a discount on payments to the city if cell providers market cheap Wi-Fi phones in some areas....

By the end of this year, at least three UK train operators should be offering wireless Internet access on their rolling stock, letting mobile workers surf the Web and access corporate IT systems while on the train. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Windows Service Pack 2 features wireless configuration tools that can cure IT headaches—if SP2 doesn't break your applications. Via [eweek.com]

I first set out almost a year ago to write an article describing my experiences setting up and maintaining a complex home network. But every time I plopped down at the keyboard with a few hours reserved for the task, something network-related manifested itself and sidetracked me. Via [reed-electronics.com]

Imagine a car equipped with nothing more than a laptop computer, a portable GPS receiver, and a wireless network card slowly strolls through your neighborhood. Via [webpronews.com]

This weekend, community wireless network developers and technology experts from across the country plan to gather here for the first National Summit of Community Wireless Networks to share their ideas and plot strategy. Via [miami.com]

Paced by rapidly increasing adoption of wireless switches, overall sales of enterprise-class WLAN equipment grew 21 percent in the recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago, according to a market study released Wednesday (Aug. 18) by Dell'Oro Group. Via [commsdesign.com]

Visitors to the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, this week can log in to a local Wi-Fi hotspot and have the session billed to their cell phone bill back home. London-based Quiconnect says it has signed up three wireless carriers in Europe and Asia to facilitate the roaming. Eventually, the company says, it will sign...

Research claims WiMax technology has a bright future, but BT says operators won't be able to offer it without joining forces with each other. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

PalmOne stepped more boldly into wireless connectivity today, offering an 802.11b card for the first time for a couple of its products. Via [wirelessweek.com]