The writing is on the wall for WiFi chip suppliers. The WLAN market may be about to boom, but the main beneficiaries of the boom look like being Cisco and Intel - so Intersil has sold off its Prism line of chips to someone who thinks they can out-think those two giants. Via [theregister.co.uk]
There will be 28,000 WiFi hotspots around the world by the end of this year, and more than 160,000 of them in four years, Allied Business Intelligence said Thursday, and it predicted that in five years the Asia-Pacific region will have more wireless hotspots than North America. Via [pacific.bizjournals.com]
Home handypeople may be familiar with the "StudSensor," a device that uses ultrasonic signals to find wooden studs behind the sheetrock in the walls of your house. Now computer peripheral maker Kensington has introduced an alternative for users looking for Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) connections when they're on the road: The WiFi Finder, a handheld wireless...
Manufacturers are adding Wi-Fi wireless connections to media adapters that let home electronics equipment play music or show photos stored on personal computers. Via [asia.cnet.com]
Seattle Internet service provider Speakeasy has recently introduced Wi-Fi NetShare, a service that allows Speakeasy customers to easily and legally share their high-speed Internet connections with their neighbors.
McDonald's became the first fast-food chain Tuesday to offer high-speed wireless Internet in the Bay Area, another sign that the wireless technology is spreading from geek techies to mainstream. Via [siliconvalley.com]
Will Wi-Fi change the way you access the Net? Some companies think so, but for now, your options are limited. Via [sptimes.com]
Mike Outmesguine leans against a Chevy Suburban packed with Wi-Fi, GPS and ham radio gadgets, gazing out at the necklace of hilltop radio towers that surround Los Angeles' Chinatown. Via [wired.com]
A Japanese manufacturer has released a Wi-Fi mobile phone that carries voice via VoIP but also gives access to Web browsing and email. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
For several years, police departments have used low-bandwidth wireless systems to check on suspect IDs and vehicle license plates. Cellular carriers are now promoting faster technologies, the so-called third-generation, or 3G, networks such as general packet radio service (GPRS) that offer modem-like speeds. But that's still not enough for transmitting photos or case records. Via...
The number of wireless LAN (WLAN) hot spots worldwide will more than double by 2005, but the services are unlikely to reach "critical mass" until three to five years from now, according to a Gartner Inc. analyst. Via [computerworld.com.au]
Lured by the potential of wireless technology, electronic components distributors are finding efficiencies by implementing the very products they sell. Via [my-esm.com]
As the International Telecommunication Union's World Radiocommunications Conference 2003 (WRC-03) finishes up its next-to-last week of a month-long session, delegates have reached an agreement that will add 455 MHz of new spectrum in the 5-GHz band for wireless LANs on a global basis with few restrictions. Via [computerworld.com]
When the Palo Alto Unified School District decided to go high-tech and install wireless computer connections throughout it offices and on some campuses, it obviously hadn't gambled on security becoming an issue. Via [sfgate.com]
For executives at DigitalNet, a Dulles, Va., systems integrator, there were two reasons to install wireless local area network: to improve the productivity of its workers and to gain experience to perform similar projects for its clients. Via [boston.internet.com]