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]
Companies wanting to take advantage of fixed wireless broadband services built around the WiMax standard won’t now see them until next year. Via [computerweekly.com]
As the federal government considers whether airplane passengers should have inflight wireless Internet access, two University of Missouri-Rolla students are examining the vulnerabilities such networks pose. Via [waynesvilledailyguide.com]
To prove their tech savviness, governments of cities such as Philadelphia and New York have decided, over the past year or so, to start providing wireless broadband services. Philadelphia, for one, is looking to seed all of its 135 square miles with Wi-Fi (wireles fidelity) hot spots. The project, to be funded with public funds,...
A new report says wireless technology is a big force behind renewed telecom industry spending. Via [rcrnews.com]
An analyst firm has warned that increased deployment and aggressive pricing of WiFi wireless LANs could wipe out up to $12bn of profits for US operators. Via [electronicsweekly.com]
A report released Monday predicts that the controversial wireless technology WiMAX is likely to eventually take its place as a major broadband service-providing platform competing vigorously with DSL and cable broadband. Via [informationweek.mobilepipeline.com]
The Wi-Fi Alliance will use its pull in the industry to improve security measures in wireless LAN hardware over the next year. Via [eweek.com]
Sprint announced that the company has joined the WiMax Forum, a nonprofit industry group that promotes and certifies wireless technologies based on the IEEE 802.16 standard. Via [enterpriseitplanet.com]
ParkerVision Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla., this month announced a new line of efficient, high-performance, low-cost wireless chips. Via [eweek.com]
WiMAX, or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is becoming a force in the wireless access arena, at least in parts of the world, reports In-Stat. By 2008, worldwide sales for WiMAX equipment will be billions of dollars, but over half of it will be for Customer Premise Equipment. WiMAX, a new form of Broadband Wireless...
People living in a wired culture can get tense if they have to unplug. That's why California and Michigan are making high-speed Internet access available in recreation areas -- a move that would seem to run counter to the whole point of recreation. Via [boston.com]
Individuals are carrying around mobile devices for more than just productivity and convenience – some consumers also play games on these devices. Wireless gaming is on track to become the single largest wireless data application category from a revenue perspective, overtaking ring tones in 2005 and rising to nearly $1.5 billion annually by 2008, according...
To hear some of its more enthusiastic proponents you might conclude that WiMax, an emerging wireless-broadband technology, was about to take over the world. WiMax is akin to a long-range version of the popular Wi-Fi technology that allows computers close to a small base-station to surf the internet without wires. Whereas Wi-Fi's range is limited...