Too little effort is being made to encourage the proliferation of internet cafes in SA, even though they are an efficient way of taking communication services to remote or impoverished areas. Via [allafrica.com]
If you own a PDA with an Secure Digital (SD) slot and you're looking to add Wi-Fi to it, you're probably aware of a few SD-based Wi-Fi adapters now available. Dedicating your SD slot for this purpose, however, relegates you to the mere 64MB of RAM internal to most PDAs. Most people that use a...
They've been called urban races and modern scavenger hunts, but for players of these trendy new outdoor games, one's prowess with wireless technology is just as important as a good pair of shoes. Via [globetechnology.com]
In their haste to kick-start 3G revenues some mobile operators are embarking on risky strategies as they try to compete with public wireless local area network (Lan) services, analysts claim. Via [vnunet.com]
Wi-Fi connectivity in the cellular handset will be key to seamless handoffs between wide and local area networks. Today, we see only a few handsets that support Wi-Fi. Barriers exist, but when they are overcome, both mobile operators and consumers will reap the rewards.
As part of its focus on the burgeoning broadband wireless market, Atmel Corp. today said it has joined the WiMAX Forum as a principal member, in order to help promote the interoperability and certification of broadband wireless products based on the IEEE 802.16 standard. Via [reed-electronics.com]
Airespace, a Silicon Valley telecom services start-up, won a partnership with International Business Machines Corp. that will help Airespace grab a piece of the growing market for WiFi services, the two companies told Reuters on Wednesday. Via [reuters.com]
Broadcom and Intel may be pushing Wi-Fi to connect the digital home and Freescale may be pushing ultra wideband -- but another company is planning to capture the market by relying on old infrastructure – existing power lines. Via [reed-electronics.com]
Iomega is soon expected to ship its first network-attached storage (NAS) device based on wireless networking technology. Via [macworld.co.uk]
Two years in, and the battle for an Ultra Wideband standard still looms over the semi industry. The technology, a short range wireless form of connectivity often compared to the IEEE's 802.11 family of wireless LAN, has been tossed and twirled about, but has yet to see final standardization. Via [reed-electronics.com]
Today, Holtsville, N.Y.-based Symbol Technologies and WLAN equipment-making rival Proxim of Sunnyvale, Calif., announced a settlement and partnership deal bringing to a conclusion the company's patent lawsuits of the last few years. Via [internetnews.com]
While Wi-Fi access is becoming almost ubiquitous it seems there are still doubts in users' minds about where they would feel safe getting out their laptop. Via [networks.silicon.com]
New research from In-Stat/MDR illustrates that market demand for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) equipment and services in the China marketplace is heating up. The high-tech research firm expects WLAN equipment revenues in China to increase at a near 33% CAGR from about $54 million in 2004 to almost $160 million by 2008.
Radio Frequency identification, or RFID, a high-tech solution to replace barcodes as the number one way to track assets and automatically collect data in any organization, is quickly taking on a life of its own as companies like Wal-Mart begin using it to make sure no widgets are misplaced. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
Philadelphia is debating making all 134 square miles of the city the world's largest wireless hot spot. Boston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles and other cities are considering parallel moves. In Europe, the firm HotSpot Amsterdam is set to go citywide in the Dutch capital soon. Via [chron.com]