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]

New Jersey-based VoIP provider Vonage announced today that it will soon be offering its subscribers a WiFi telephone that can be used to make calls over the internet at WiFi-enabled homes and public hot-spots. Via [voxilla.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]

With San Francisco's world-famous Lombard Street -- the so-called curviest street in the world -- a block away and Alcatraz resplendent in the glow of a late afternoon sun, it was only natural that one of the nearest available Wi-Fi networks was named "Rice-a-Roni." Via [wired.com]

Consolidation in the WLAN switching arena may mean fewer vendors to choose from, but more ways for users to secure, configure and manage their wireless LANs this year. Via [eweek.com]

When the evangelists for wireless disappear and are replaced by regular ol' folks complaining about their connection quality, you know that wireless has gone mainstream. That hasn't quite happened yet, although Wi-Fi has certainly become very convenient. Witness the thousands of Wi-Fi public hotspots at Starbuck's or McDonald's, which already have killed off cyber cafes....

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...

It's true, we're all addicted to speed—even if we don't need it. Why else would the speedometer in a Toyota Camry top out at 140 MPH? At CES, we expect that several vendors will jump on the bandwagon and embrace the new wireless networking technology called MIMO. (Multiple Input Multiple Output). Via [pcmag.com]

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]

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based wireless networking equipment provider Proxim Corp. today lowered its financial guidance for Q4. Via [reed-electronics.com]

Broadband wireless access network provider Airspan Networks Inc. reported Wednesday that it intends to purchase ArelNet Ltd. in a $8.7 million cash and stock deal to reinforce its position in the Internet telephone and wireless markets. Via [forbes.com]

Samsung Electronics announced that it has become a principal member of the WiMAX Forum. Via [techtree.com]

Tiny Force Field Wireless is selling paint laced with aluminum and copper that it claims will keep wireless-network traffic within company walls. Via [informationweek.com]

The long sought after dream of the digitally connected home will have the best chance yet in 2005, thanks to some wireless technologies coming of age. Via [reed-electronics.com]

Wi-Fi promises to broaden its horizons as PalmSource looks to Linux, Symbian eyes the mass market and Microsoft mixes it up in the mobile market. Via [eweek.com]