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FierceWiFi July 27, 2005
- Editor's Corner
- FCC chair pushes for easing DSL rules
- Linksys makes WiFi security set up easy
- Analysis: Wireless broadband operators face 802.16e, 700 Mhz
- Microsoft develops WiFi-based alternative to GPS
- Bountiful WiFi shows range-enhancing AP
- SPOTLIGHT: WiMax debuts in London
- ALSO NOTED: FIC debuts AquaPAD+;Have 802.11g travel router, will travel; Lenovo launches 802.11g router; and much more...
Editor's Corner
I am pleased to announce that we have added several new speakers for our upcoming executive summit, wVoIP 2005. We have two new keynote speakers: Christopher Logan, VP, On Demand Voice Services for Avaya, and Charles Meyers, Chief Marketing Officer for Level 3 Communications. We have also added new speakers from In-Stat, Texas Instruments, BEA Systems, Symbol Technologies, BelAir …
FCC chair pushes for easing DSL rules
Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is prodding his agency to relax regulations on high-speed Internet service offerings in the United States. Martin has circulated a proposal which treats DSL as an information service. This change in designation would exempt DSL from most traditional rules, such as the requirements to lease network access to competitors. In 2002 the FCC designated broadband Internet service offered by cable companies as an information …
Linksys makes WiFi security set up easy
Good news for those concerned about WiFi security (and who isn't?): Linksys has (finally) released its first network product which features the company's SecureEasySetup Technology. The new system allows users to make their networks more secure by literally pushing a button. The button applies WPA settings to the router and client computer. It encrypts data flowing between AP and client, and configures the network SSID. This one-push button replaces the current system of manually keying …
Analysis: Wireless broadband operators face 802.16e, 700 Mhz
Samuel Johnson said that "the prospect of being hanged in the morning wonderfully concentrates the mind." Similarly, the prospect of the arrival of 802.16e has concentrated the minds of leading wireless providers, forcing them to offer alternatives in the hope that by the time 802.16e shows up, they can build market position which will make them better able to withstand the Mobile WiMax assault. Here is what they have done to …
Microsoft develops WiFi-based alternative to GPS
Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious plan to create a ground-based alternative tracking system to the satellite-based GPS. Microsoft already operates cars in many U.S. and UK cities; these cars trawl the streets to locate WiFi signals. Microsoft has also used light aircraft to take detailed aerial pictures of cities and suburbs across the country. The company says it has already built a database containing the whereabouts of "millions" (the company would not say how many millions) of …
Bountiful WiFi shows range-enhancing AP
Woods Cross, Utah-based Bountiful WiFi (yes, this is the company's name; its motto is: "Abundant and Constant") is showing a new AP which, the company claims, doubles or even quadruples the range offered by available WiFi gear. Bountiful WiFi CEO, David Egbert, used to work for Corco which, three years ago, developed a stand-alone WiFi signal booster for Linksys. When Cisco acquired Linksys two years ago,the boosting idea was dropped, so Egbert decided to pick it up in his new …
SPOTLIGHT: WiMax debuts in London
TODAY'S SPOTLIGH...WiMax debuts in London
Commercial WiMax is coming to London, as wireless service provider Libera said it would deliver a symmetric 2 Mbps WiMax service to businesses in central London this fall. The service will start at £295 a month. The company will compete head-to-head with leased lines from fixed telecom providers such as BT and Cable & Wireless. It will use wireless roof-top antennae to connect to backhaul links provided by Colt …
ALSO NOTED: FIC debuts AquaPAD+;Have 802.11g travel router, will travel; Lenovo launches 802.11g router; and much more...
> First International Computer (FIC) shows new full-function webpad, the AquaPAD+. It is available with embedded Linux, and boasts built-in 802.11g, IrDA, PCMCIA, dual-USB, and an optional Bluetooth USB dongle. Report.
> Travelers may now set up their own portable Internet cafés with Linksys' compact-sized WTR54GS, an 802.11g travel router. …