WiFi in Europe – part 2
It wasn’t my plan for the blog to be a WiFi blog — there are so many other things to write about in the world of Internet Technology. However, my enthusiasm for WiFi grows each day as I hear from readers. Anders Jacobsen, a Norwegian subscriber to my weblog’s RSS newsfeed, sent me some additional […]
WiFi Evolution — It’s In The Chips
C|NET ran a story called, “Wi-Fi to climb aboard modems“, that describes how Wi-Fi chips for wireless home networks will seeon become integrated with broadband modems. Communications chipmaker Conexant Systems announced Tuesday that it is adding Intersil Wi-Fi chips to the semiconductors it builds for high-speed cable or DSL modems. This is clearly the next step […]
WiFi In Europe
Matt Gould at Megabeam dropped ma a note to remind me that WiFi is not an American thing. Megabeam is building a pan-European wireless hotspot network targeting business travelers at airports, hotels, train stations, and convention centers. Hotspots are up and running in both Milan and Rome airports and in key European business centers including […]
Internet2 Virtual Briefing
There will be an Internet2 “Virtual Briefing”, entitled “New Networks, Old Economy,” on Friday, September 13, 2002, 1:00pm-2:30pm EST. Presenters will discuss approaches for building advanced networks in a telecommunications environment that some believe is reverting to the models of the “Old Economy”. The speakers will bring their various perspectives to an exploration of the […]
NewburyOpen.net Puts WiFi On The Road
The latest addition to NewburyOpen.net is that they have made a “mobile” version of their wireless node that sits on top of one of their cars. They plan to park it next to various places every Sunday and provide free wireless Internet service in new locations every week. For their first day out it happens […]