Category: Deployment

The city of Orlando in Florida has pulled the plug on the city's free Wi-Fi service. Although the city has a population of over 1.8m, only around 27 people a day were using the service, which was costing the district $1,800 a month. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Like many admins, Rodney Kluever recently faced a daunting task: find a way to use Wi-Fi to satisfy the connectivity requirements of a distributed organization while ensuring his expansive network stayed safe. Via [searchsecurity.techtarget.com]

A little island off the east coast of Africa is planning to become one of the best wi-fi covered countries in the world. Via [theinquirer.net]

People often think of cruise ships as romantic places where guests leave the telephone, the computer and even the alarm clock behind: luxurious vacationlands where time stands still. Via [eweek.com]

Taiwan lags behind South Korea, Japan, Finland and the US in wireless infrastructure, and as such could miss out on some business opportunities. Via [taipeitimes.com]

A year after German carrier Lufthansa premiered onboard wireless Internet access on some flights, at least eight other international airlines are following its lead. Via [usatoday.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]

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]

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]

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]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted permission to United Airlines and Verizon Airfone to build Wi-Fi networks into the airline's domestic planes for use by passengers while in the air. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Last year, administrators at Vanderbilt University's highly ranked Law School in Nashville, Tenn., found themselves with a problem. They wanted to make Wi-Fi available to students in classrooms, but they didn't want students to use that access for unrelated tasks like instant messaging or watching streaming video, which would distract them or their classmates from...

London Underground (LU) looks set to begin mobile phone service trials next year after receiving 70 bids to wire up the capital's Tube network for mobile phone and other wireless services. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Using a new type of array antenna mounted on highly elevated locations, 5G Wireless claims its technology will provide a low-cost option for campuswide and municipal wireless deployments. Via [informationweek.com]