Cisco is offering networking equipment to enable wireless communications for entire cities. Potential users of its Metropolitan Mobile Network are city, state and federal agencies, including public-safety organizations, as well as transportation and public-works departments. Via [newsfactor.com]
Intel has invested in 'smart antenna' developer Motia. It's not clear how much Intel has given the company, which announced the investment as a part of a $12m third funding round. Intel Capital, the chip giant's VC wing, has already invested in Motia. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Many of the wireless networks used by firms in Europe's financial centres are wide open to attack, research shows. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]
Cisco Systems Inc. on Monday introduced a card that adds IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g WLAN (Wi-Fi) support to its 3200 Series routers. Via [eweek.com]
FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers is adding wireless broadband to its "Make it. Print it. Pack it. Ship it." offering. Thanks to a little help from T-Mobile USA, print center customers also will now be able to "Wi-Fi it." at more than 1,100 locations throughout the United States. Via [wirelessweek.com]
With the proliferation of hotspots comes a security risk of intrusions onto laptops or public PC kiosks connected to public Wi-Fi networks. Two companies have unveiled a solution: Plug-in hardware devices that lock down sensitive information and secure communications over both wireless and wired networks. Via [pcworld.com]
In addition to its VDLM2 deployment, Southwest also plans to boost data delivery to its aircraft by using an aviation version of wireless LAN technology called Gatelink, according to Brian Gleason, the airline's director of flight operations, technical. Via [computerworld.com]
The biggest headache in deploying a wireless network is security. Via [informationweek.com]
New York City plans to build a public safety wireless network of unprecedented scale and scope, including the capacity to provide tens of thousands of mobile users with the ability to send and receive data while traveling at speeds of up to 70 mph citywide. Via [computerworld.com]
From July 9 to 18, the role of Wi-Fi as a means of logistics support will be put to an Olympic-sized test. The venue: Cal State Sacramento's Hornet Stadium. The event: The U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. The challenge: Provide Wi-Fi access not just to hundreds of reports and thousands of spectators, but also...
As promised last year, Avaya, Motorola, and Proxim plan to offer a dual-mode "enterprise phone" allowing employees to make calls using either wide-area cell phone connections or corporate WLANs. The trio expect to ship the handset and accompanying infrastructure this September. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
The airport authority-controlled Wi-Fi networks at several airports are shaping up as ground zero in an emerging battle between airlines and airports over the use, regulation and management of wireless networks at the facilities. Via [computerworld.com]
If Bob Filka's vision comes true, the day will soon be here when you can take your laptop computer anywhere in Michigan and be able to connect instantly and wirelessly to the Internet, no matter what service provider's coverage area you're traveling through. Via [freep.com]
When PCs using Intel's "Grantsdale" chip set launch next week, their ability to serve as a wireless access point won't be made broadly available until as late as the fourth quarter, Intel officials said Thursday. Via [eweek.com]
Standalone access points from suppliers such as Proxim and security gateways or "appliances", such as those from Vernier Networks or Bluesocket will be hit by a price crash in enterprise wireless Lans. Via [computerweekly.com]