Category: Deployment

You arrive at the concert hall and, instead of getting a programme, pick up a small piece of electronic kit that could revolutionise the experience of live symphonic music. Via [guardian.co.uk]

Mauritius, a remote, mountainous island in the South West Indian Ocean, is slated to get a 100-square-mile broadband wireless network from Navini Networks. Via [informationweek.mobilepipeline.com]

The Taipei City government said that free wi-fi access is now available on 30 of its rapid transit stations as part of a push to offer Internet access to all. Via [theinquirer.net]

At the Panera Bread restaurant and bakery on Providence Highway in Dedham, Linda Daniel sat at a small table next to the fireplace one recent morning, nursing her coffee and tapping on a laptop computer. Via [boston.com]

What began as a GPS (global positioning satellite) tool to help golfers improve their games has evolved into a fixed wireless management system that is turning golf courses into community hot spots. Via [eweek.com]

Wi-Fi now rules the roost, according to a new research report concluding that wireless technology has gained a slight edge over Ethernet cables in home networks. Via [news.com.com]

Savvis Communications Corp. will provide networking services to Panera Bread Co. to support the chain's wireless Internet access at more than 600 of its bakery-cafés, the company said Monday. Via [stlouis.bizjournals.com]

Australian state Victoria is to equip its metropolitan ambulances with Wi-Fi in a bid to speed the transfer of patient data. It also plans to roll out Bluetooth to reduce cable clutter in the vehicles themselves. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Cingular Wireless has expanded its Wi-Fi offering to seven international airports in the United States, with the addition of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina. Via [wirelessweek.com]

Charter Communications Inc. will launch wireless Internet service for its high-speed Internet customers through a new agreement with RemotePipes Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., the companies said Monday. Via [stlouis.bizjournals.com]

As reports of the tsunami death toll seem to double daily - the latest count exceeded 120,000 - the demand for communications rises almost as fast as the need for food and water. But where wires have washed away, wireless broadband can bring crucial communications for disaster relief, and a variety of companies are gearing...

For anyone with a laptop computer, what happens in Vegas needn't stay in Vegas. Visitors waiting for flights out of town can share their exploits over a public wireless LAN in the airport—for free. Via [eweek.com]

The wireless fidelity revolution is about to take over downtown Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. Via [msnbc.msn.com]

Rural communities will be offered increased choice of wireless broadband options following a government decision to open up more of the spectrum. Via [vnunet.com]

Wi-Fi is on the rise. With at least seven locations in McKinney and nearly 50,000 worldwide, wireless internet hotspots are becoming as ubiquitous as the corner McDonald's ... literally. Via [zwire.com]