Category: Commentary

Fast-forward three years: Wireless carriers have completed the build-out of their third-generation networks. Now consumers have "always on" connectivity and can take advantage of high data rates on their handsets or PDAs. Via [news.com.com]

About 20 academics, business executives and members of government agencies begin meeting Monday behind closed doors in Washington, D.C., to discuss their concerns about wireless security. Via [news.com.com]

Donna Gallagher's sitting in the sunroom with her laptop computer, clicking away on the eBay auction site. She drifts into the bedroom, still clicking and bidding. Whoops -- now it's the bathroom -- but that Prada bag isn't going to get away from her. Via [washingtonpost.com]

If you're holding back on an 802.11 deployment because of security concerns, you're not alone. Research indicates that the perceived insecurity of wireless networks is a major inhibitor to further market growth. Via [oreillynet.com]

Wireless security vendors are trying to create a market where none exists. As always, the key to better wireless security is better practice, not new products. Via [securityfocus.com]

At Oregon's Portland Hostel this month, the cheapest beds in town started coming with the fastest Internet access as staff began loaning guests wireless networking cards that allowed them to Web surf even in the garden. Via [siliconvalley.com]

Should you be concerned about wireless security? Yes, at least according to Chris O'Ferrell, chief technology officer of wireless technology company Netsec. Via [zdnet.com.com]

Millions of people now carry laptops equipped for wireless Internet access over 802.11b (aka Wi-Fi) networks. But outside of home and office, there's been no place to connect. Most wireless networks are private, and investors are wary of funding Wi-Fi setups in public places. Via [wired.com]

Russell Handorf was in a no-parking zone, but so what? His laptop computer, propped against the steering wheel, had his full attention. Via [philly.com]

The industry that provides wireless local area networks -- which give users wireless access to the Internet in public locations such as libraries, airports and coffee shops -- is becoming a crowded one. Via [wired.com]

Like it or not, WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) has arrived and if you havent been affected by it yet, there is good certainty you will be experiencing it in 2002. Via [planetpdamag.com]

I don't know about you, but I feel we're in the proverbial lull before the storm. The other shoe is about to drop. Pick your cliché. Whatever their strategies, the big carriers have simply got to be getting into position to invade the WLAN services space. After all, they are the ones with the brand...

Since delivering its first packages overnight to 25 U.S. cities in 1973, FedEx has grown into a multibillion-dollar corporation with air and ground forces that handle upwards of 6 million packages per day. Key to the company's success has been its use of network technology - particularly wireless - that enables FedEx to keep customers...

Sales of wireless LANs to home users will soar this year, with products using the IEEE 802.11x technology leading the way, according to a report by research company Cahners In-Stat/MDR, an In-Stat analyst told IDG last Monday. Via [mobile.commerce.net]

The 802.11 wireless standard allows computers near each other to communicate using high bandwidth at an attractive price. Products based on the standard are very popular. Unfortunately, the networks these devices create are not secure. Ride along with our wardriving columnist. Via [linuxworld.com]