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T-shirt shows off Wi-Fi muscle With at least one municipal Wi-Fi project being proposed or abandoned seemingly every day and big carriers like BT Group turning to their subscribers' Wi-Fi routers to make Wi-Fi available, it's hard to know exactly where you can get online these days. But a T-shirt going on sale late this month could solve that problem for you and everyone around you. Fon's shared Wi-Fi network goes mainstream with BT BT Group is turning to its own broadband subscribers to help crack a nut that many governments and service providers have struggled with: Widespread Wi-Fi access. October 4, 2:17 p.m. PDT Nokia adding WiMax support to N-series Internet tablet Nokia plans to add WiMax connectivity to its N-series Internet tablet next year, the company said Wednesday. September 27, 4:57 a.m. PDT Remote Vietnamese village gets Internet access via WiMax WiMax and a satellite connection are bringing broadband Internet access to a remote Vietnamese village, part of a collaboration between the public and private sector to narrow the digital divide in rural Vietnam. September 21, 5:21 a.m. PDT Silicon Valley wireless nears crunch time Backers of a massive wireless network for California's Silicon Valley have yet to build promised test networks or complete a model agreement for local governments, but at least one executive expects those to be finished by year's end. September 14, 5:19 p.m. PDT Mobile advertising prepares for takeoff Spending on mobile search and display advertising will skyrocket in the coming years in the U.S., finally making cell phones a viable vehicle for this type of online marketing, according to research firm The Kelsey Group. September 11, 2:23 p.m. PDT Duke now says Cisco, not iPhone, caused Wi-Fi snafu Duke University said Friday that widely publicized problems with its campus wireless network it had originally blamed on Apple iPhones had instead been traced to Cisco Systems hardware. A fix has been applied, the school added. September 7, 8:54 a.m. PDT EarthLink layoffs signal change in muni Wi-Fi EarthLink's announcement that it will lay off 900 people is a blow to broadband competition, but some industry followers say it doesn't signal the end of municipal Wi-Fi. August 28, 4:23 p.m. PDT London police arrest man for 'stealing' Wi-Fi Police officers in London arrested a 39-year-old man using his laptop to access someone else's wireless Internet connection on Tuesday. August 23, 6:25 a.m. PDT Wipro sets up Wi-Fi test lab in India The Wi-Fi Alliance has selected Indian outsourcer Wipro to set up an authorized test laboratory for certifying products as Wi-Fi compliant. August 21, 6:54 a.m. PDT Hospital undergoes wireless surgery For years, wireless technologies have only shown up in many U.S. hospitals in the form of rolling computers with Wi-Fi network access, but as evidenced at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, times are changing.  August 13, 2:37 p.m. PDT Paris moves ahead with free Wi-Fi plans Free city-wide Wi-Fi coverage in San Francisco won't go to the vote until November, but Paris is already moving ahead with its free Wi-Fi plans, opening almost 400 hot spots in public places around the city in mid-July, with a second wave planned for September. August 9, 7:52 a.m. PDT SF sets Wi-Fi vote, but deal may fade San Francisco voters will be able to vote in November for free citywide Wi-Fi, a concept that the city has been working toward for three years but that may be dead in the water by the time of the election. August 6, 3:49 p.m. PDT EarthLink's caution reflects shift in muni Wi-Fi A harder line by EarthLink on its municipal wireless business signals a shift in an industry that has generated both high hopes and skepticism. August 1, 6:31 a.m. PDT Nortel and partners jump start mobile WiMax Nortel Networks and two U.K. companies will test mobile WiMax, a wireless data transfer technology that will compete with Wi-Fi and 3G (third-generation) networks. July 31, 4:56 a.m. PDT SF's Wi-Fi wait grows The next crucial votes on San Francisco's municipal Wi-Fi proposal will be delayed until next month while chosen contractor EarthLink becomes increasingly skittish about building wireless networks for cities. July 31, 4:42 a.m. PDT Is 802.11n ready for the enterprise? It's faster and has far greater range than current wireless LAN technology. And it's stable. So is the most recent draft of the 802.11n wireless LAN standard ready for enterprise adoption? July 26, 9:57 a.m. PDT Devicescape takes on Wi-Fi guest access problem A maker of software that simplifies getting onto public Wi-Fi hotspots is now tackling the complexity of using the network in your own home or at a friend's house. July 18, 6:05 a.m. PDT Suspense mounts for San Francisco Wi-Fi plan Two important votes concerning San Francisco's plan for citywide Wi-Fi that were set for this week have been pushed back, delaying what may be life-or-death decisions on the controversial network. July 12, 4:20 a.m. PDT SF Wi-Fi plan faces key votes San Francisco city officials could bring the city's proposed Wi-Fi network closer to reality at two meetings this week as a key leader proposes significant changes to the plan. July 10, 6:57 a.m. PDT T-Mobile to launch nationwide converged Wi-Fi, cell service T-Mobile USA planned to launch its converged Wi-Fi and cellular service nationwide Wednesday, following the introduction of the service late last year in Seattle. June 27, 6:59 a.m. PDT Wi-Fi Alliance starts testing draft 802.11n gear The Wi-Fi Alliance launched the action phase of its plan to get faster wireless networking products into the market on Monday, kicking off certification testing of gear based on a draft version of the IEEE 802.11n standard. June 25, 3:52 p.m. PDT Taiwan vets WiMax applications amid protest Thirteen companies have applied to bid for the right to build WiMax high-speed wireless Internet networks in Taiwan, an effort one group hopes to derail out of health concerns. June 12, 4:12 a.m. PDT Cities swap public Wi-Fi secrets Despite the tribulations of launching a regional wireless Internet network, some cities are making progress by sharing their hard-won lessons. June 5, 10:32 a.m. PDT Update: EarthLink to build out full Philadelphia Wi-Fi network The sun came out for EarthLink's Philadelphia Wi-Fi network on Thursday even as prospects for its San Francisco project remain shrouded in fog. May 24, 10:30 p.m. PDT Michigan man fined for using free Wi-Fi A Michigan man has been fined $400 and must work 40 hours of community service for using a local café's Wi-Fi connection from his parked car to check his e-mail and surf the Web. May 24, 4:54 a.m. PDT DiVitas handles wireless network hops with aplomb Around the lab, DiVitas's wireless tech has taken on a legend similar to that of Sasquatch: Many have claimed to see it, but no one's been able to confirm it for the official record. Until now. DiVitas finally made the arduous journey from Silicon Valley to Honolulu for some hands-on testing at the Advanced Network Computing Lab at the University of Hawaii. May 17, 3:00 a.m. PDT Testing of faster Wi-Fi standard to start in June The Wi-Fi Alliance will begin interoperability testing in June to certify products that meet the faster 802.11n Draft 2.0 standard for wireless LANs. May 16, 11:21 a.m. PDT First WiMax laptop card approved by FCC Regulators have approved the first WiMax wireless broadband laptop PC card to be offered by Clearwire, and it should be available to users later this year, the company said Tuesday. May 2, 5:44 a.m. PDT EarthLink scales back, focuses muni Wi-Fi effort EarthLink is pulling in the reins on its municipal Wi-Fi business, focusing on existing deals and big cities for the rest of this year. April 27, 1:25 p.m. PDT 'Evil twin' Wi-Fi access points proliferate The next time you splurge on a double latte and sip it while browsing the Internet via the cafe's Wi-Fi, beware of the "evil twin." April 25, 5:54 a.m. PDT Wi-Fi cloaks the City of London The City of London is home to a new Wi-Fi network that is not only one of Europe's largest but also among the first to give users mobile coverage similar to a cellular network. April 23, 8:54 a.m. PDT Intel emphasizes innovation at IDF BEIJING -- Intel sought to emphasize its role in innovation in China during a low-key media preview to its Spring Intel Developer Forum (IDF) on Monday. April 16, 4:14 a.m. PDT WEP security is mere clicks away, in Windows Ah, the joys of aging: seeing friends who haven't laid eyes on you in a few months or even years and hearing, "Geez, you've certainly got a lot of gray hair." That's always a mood booster. Then I spent 45 minutes watching the end of a Keira Knightley movie, the whole time thinking that Winona Ryder sure had gotten thin. But that's the way. Things become increasingly decrepit with age. Such as WEP, for instance. April 11, 3:00 a.m. PDT Mobile WiMax gear lifts off Mobile WiMax, hyped for years by Intel and other vendors, has turned a corner toward reality, according to industry observers. April 10, 7:53 a.m. PDT Cambridge to host wireless sensor network Researchers at Harvard University and BBN Technologies have designed a wireless network capable of reporting real-time sensor data across an entire city, they said Friday. April 6, 11:21 a.m. PDT FCC chief: Wireless key to universal access U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin wants wireless Internet access to be included in efforts to ensure universal communications for all U.S. residents. March 27, 8:40 a.m. PST Fon lands $13 million more for community Wi-fi Wi-fi startup Fon Technology SL has secured an additional €10 million (US$13.1 million) in funding for its plan to establish a global network of shared hotspots, the company said Friday. March 9, 4:45 a.m. PST Future growth demands wireless ISPs Aspiring entrepreneurs can only dream about a track record like Selina Lo’s. First there was Centillion, a networking startup that Lo co-founded, and Bay Networks purchased for $100 million in 1994. Lo’s next act was Alteon, a maker of Gigabit Ethernet adapters that Lo joined in 1996 and transformed into Alteon WebSystems, a maker of content-aware switching hardware, before helping to sell Alteon to Nortel at the apex of the dot-com craze in July, 2000, for $7.8 billion. It was a master stroke of good marketing and good timing that made Lo very wealthy. February 26, 3:00 a.m. PST Update: Alcatel-Lucent invests in WiMax chip company Alcatel-Lucent has invested in WiMax chip maker Sequans Communications, the latest show of support for the emerging long-range wireless broadband technology. February 21, 9:09 a.m. PST DiVitas opens up its cell-to-Wi-Fi gateway A comparative operation: InfoWorld and Sports Illustrated: February 21, 3:00 a.m. PST Danger inside the firewall Between the latest firewall technology and advanced intrusion detection systems, IT professionals are breathing a little easier. This is a big mistake. It may be easier to protect the network from external attack these days, but the greatest security risks still come from inside the DMZ. February 20, 3:00 a.m. PST WiMax likely choice for 'Net access in emerging markets As the mobile phone industry scrambles to put cellphones in the hands of billions of unconnected people in emerging markets, less-expensive, higher-speed WiMax is likely to be the technology of choice to connect them to the Internet. February 14, 9:26 a.m. PST Clearwire to offer shares on Nasdaq Investors have a wide range of technology to choose from in the stocks they buy, and Clearwire is set to add more WiMax to the list, when it offers 20 million shares for sale at between $23-$25 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. February 14, 5:59 a.m. PST Wi-Fi and VOIP near full convergence Don't know what it is, but nine times out of 10 when I somehow get roped into listening to some four-foot stage star with fiery curls and a voice like a prepubescent foghorn belt out "Tomorrow," I get a headache. Maybe I'm too close to the stage. Like I'm too close to tech predictions -- or tenuous segues. I mean, I've just spent several months of man-hours composing verse for the Vista vision, and what's suddenly the biggest story? 2009's Vista's successor, Vienna. (OK, what's with the Vs?) February 14, 3:00 a.m. PST Telstra, Ericsson claim 124-mile mobile range Telstra and mobile equipment maker Ericsson have claimed a world-first 200km cell phone range in the carrier's Next G HSDPA network. February 13, 12:17 p.m. PST Samsung to demo faster Mobile Wimax Samsung Electronics this week will demonstrate a version of WiMax that can transport data at double the speed of current systems at the 3GSM trade show in Barcelona, Spain, it said Monday. February 13, 4:23 a.m. PST Ericsson offers home GSM, Wi-Fi base station Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson introduced an access point designed to let users improve the quality of cellphone calls made in their homes. February 9, 7:35 a.m. PST ACLU slams final San Francisco Wi-Fi contract The ACLU has turned up the political heat on EarthLink and Google's plan for Wi-Fi in San Francisco, telling the city's Board of Supervisors that the proposed contract doesn't have enough privacy or free speech protections. February 7, 1:58 p.m. PST Today’s end-user: Hardly working The U.S. workplace is the new dysfunctional family. I’ve reached that conclusion after stumbling on a string of statistics that make me wonder how American companies ever get anything done, much less show a profit. February 5, 3:00 a.m. PST New software allows Wi-Fi access even on browserless devices Devicescape Software says it has a solution for the problem of using Wi-Fi hot spots with devices that don't have browsers. January 30, 1:01 p.m. PST Fon simplifies community Wi-Fi access Fon Technology hopes to make it easier for users to connect to its network of hotspots with Wi-Fi-enabled phones by offering them software from Spotigo. January 24, 6:34 a.m. PST Silicon Valley would get mixed wireless network The municipal wireless system planned for Silicon Valley and surrounding areas will use a wider array of technologies than most such projects and offer several levels of free and paid service, according to officials crafting the plan. January 22, 1:05 p.m. PST NetMax device secures user Wi-Fi NetMax Communications will soon launch a device aimed at solving mounting security concerns around mobile Internet access by securing Wi-Fi Internet use, anywhere, anytime, for users. January 16, 6:21 a.m. PST UWB, Wi-Fi, and powerline vie for position While many networking vendors, both wireless and wireline, diplomatically agree that no single networking technology will prevail in the connected home of the future, they are still battling over which technology is most suitable for streaming high-definition video. January 11, 5:44 a.m. PST Update: San Francisco, Earthlink agree on Wi-Fi EarthLink Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco have agreed on the terms of a contract under which EarthLink would build a citywide Wi-Fi network. EarthLink would offer a paid service on that network while Google Inc. would provide a slower, free service. January 8, 7:05 a.m. PST The seven top mobile and wireless trends for '07 The top mobile and wireless trends that will emerge in 2007 wouldn't be possible without the two biggest stories of 2006: the advent of the cheap smart phone, and Sprint Nextel's bodacious announcement that it is building a nationwide mobile WiMax network. So before looking ahead, let's take a brief look behind. December 21, 12:15 p.m. PST Alcatel-Lucent readies for the next-gen mobile Mary Chan, president of the wireless business group at newly merged Alcatel-Lucent, isn't choosing sides in the prickly debate about next-generation mobile communication networks. December 11, 5:45 a.m. PST Sales of PC-free Skype handsets take off Sales of new Wi-Fi mobile handsets that use Skype software and do not require a PC to make calls are gaining momentum ahead of the holidays, companies report. December 6, 5:22 a.m. PST Singapore's free Wi-Fi service goes live Singapore's Wireless@SG free Wi-Fi service entered operation Friday, one month ahead of schedule, the Infocomm Development of Authority of Singapore said, adding that availability of the service will be extended to three years instead of two. December 1, 6:05 a.m. PST Networking event set to showcase new technologies This year's Telecom World show may not be as big or influential as previous ones, but the event is still a good personal networking opportunity for experts in the telecommunications industry. November 30, 9:08 a.m. PST UK schools spooked by effects of Wi-Fi on health Several U.K. schools have dismantled their Wi-Fi networks after parental complaints and one report of health problems. November 27, 8:10 a.m. PST Time to plug in to Wi-Fi I love The Village. Where else can I work and sip a $6 tea while watching: great-looking NYU girls who are too young for me; a guy jumping up every five minutes because he's got more gadgets on his belt than Batman and doesn't know which one is vibrating; and another guy apparently dressed as a pirate from the waist down arguing with a food-challenged model about who has dibs on the bathroom. The model just accused Blackbeard 0.5 of not having any class. Meanwhile, she's wearing a t-shirt three sizes too small that appears to say "Too drunk to [#$%@]" for which she probably paid $300. You can't beat that. November 23, 3:00 a.m. PST Google explores separate test network in SF Google Inc. has asked for the right to use as many as 1,500 San Francisco light poles for wireless equipment on a test network of its own, separate from the citywide Wi-Fi infrastructure that the company proposed along with EarthLink Inc. November 21, 12:53 p.m. PST Google expands mobile ads test Google Inc. has expanded to several additional countries a test to provide ads for mobile devices, as the search engine giant attempts to extend its vibrant advertising business into the realm of cell phones. November 15, 2:16 p.m. PST Emirates to offer in-flight mobile phone service As one group abandons its in-flight Wi-Fi Internet access, another hopes to be more successful with an on-board mobile phone service for air passengers. November 10, 8:38 a.m. PST Samsung debuts combined mini-PC phone Samsung Electronics has taken a stab at what the next generation of wireless broadband devices will look like, unveiling a converged computer and mobile phone that uses 3G (third generation) and mobile WiMax connections. November 8, 5:13 a.m. PST Cicero supports Wi-Fi cellular roaming on Nokia phones Some users of Nokia’s combined Wi-Fi and cellular phones will soon be able to make voice calls that can roam between the two networks without dropping the call. November 1, 7:53 a.m. PST Nokia aims to ease converged phone use Using dual-mode Wi-Fi and cellular mobile phones may get easier with new software that Nokia is offering to service providers and application developers. October 31, 5:17 a.m. PST Update: T-Mobile merges Wi-Fi, cellular T-Mobile USA is tapping into home broadband to give cellular customers a better deal. October 25, 4:03 a.m. PDT Behind the push for WiMAX We’ve been told for the past two years how much better WiMAX is than Wi-Fi. It has a potential range of 50 miles (far superior than the paltry Wi-Fi range of a few hundred feet), and it is all IP, making WiMAX easier to manage and secure using the same network and infrastructure that’s already in place. October 24, 3:00 a.m. PDT City Wi-Fi coverage put to the test A consulting company for municipal broadband will now come in after wireless networks are built and test them, block by block. October 23, 4:46 p.m. PDT 3Com releases enterprise VOIP phone 3Com has released a new cordless VOIP (voice over IP) phone, targeted at business customers who tend to move around the office a lot in their jobs. October 20, 4:28 a.m. PDT California may mandate Wi-Fi warnings Smart move or silly warning? That’s up for debate: The California Legislature has asked Wi-Fi equipment makers to warn buyers of wireless LAN access points that strangers can tap into a wireless network that isn’t password-protected. October 18, 2:05 p.m. PDT In Brief: HTC unveils Wi-Fi smartphone for T-Mobile Taiwan's High Tech Computer (HTC) Wednesday announced a new cellular handset for the U.S. market that offers a full QWERTY keyboard and support for Wi-Fi. The phone, called Dash, is based on Microsoft's Windows Mobile software and is the first from HTC to offer a full QWERTY on the phone's face, similar to Research In Motion's popular BlackBerry handset. October 12, 7:01 a.m. PDT Wyse ships thin clients with embedded Wi-Fi Wyse Technology is selling a line of thin-client computers with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, making them easier to deploy in public places like airports and hotel lobbies. October 5, 7:19 a.m. PDT IBM gets into karaoke Forget Web service orchestration: IBM is getting into something a lot more fun. The company has worked with Japanese karaoke equipment maker Xing to develop a new type of wireless karaoke controller. September 29, 5:09 a.m. PDT IT conspiracy theories I’ve never been big on conspiracy theories. i don’t believe the FBI bumped off JFK, or that the Trilateral Commission was running the world. Was the voting in Florida rigged? Probably not. Crop Circles? I’m doubtful about aliens, although a recent rerun of Men in Black was somewhat convincing. September 29, 3:00 a.m. PDT San Francisco to study city-owned Wi-Fi San Francisco is going to kick the tires of an alternative to the citywide Wi-Fi plan from EarthLink and Google. September 26, 5:24 a.m. PDT SF claims progress in Wi-Fi negotiations Google and EarthLink's Wi-Fi contract with San Francisco would have a renewable four-year term and would require a proof-of-concept deployment before the full network is rolled out, if progress so far in negotiations holds firm, according to the city. September 25, 4:29 a.m. PDT WiMax rival gets back on track The process to standardize a rival to the broadband wireless WiMax technology is back on track although the delay and scandal around it could present a serious set back to the effort. September 20, 5:37 a.m. PDT Cisco-IBM group wins Silicon Valley wireless deal Silicon Valley will get a homegrown Wi-Fi network from Cisco Systems to provide Internet access in metropolitan areas spread across about 1,500 square miles. September 6, 6:34 a.m. PDT Singapore tests free Wi-Fi Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is testing a free wireless Internet service ahead of the annual meeting of the boards of governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, which take place this month in Singapore. September 5, 4:21 a.m. PDT Denmark joins converged Wi-Fi cellular fray Denmark joins a growing number of countries where households and small businesses can buy converged Wi-Fi-cellular services. August 29, 7:20 a.m. PDT Wi-Fi Alliance to certify pre-standard 802.11n gear The Wi-Fi Alliance will start certifying next-generation wireless LAN products in the first half of next year no matter what. August 29, 4:58 a.m. PDT Microsoft tests Wi-Fi management service Some Office 2007 beta testers can test drive a forthcoming service from Microsoft Corp. that helps users manage wireless connections when they are using Wi-Fi hotspots. August 23, 11:30 a.m. PDT Wi-Fi Alliance taps Wipro to set up pre-certification center Indian outsourcer Wipro announced Tuesday that it has been selected by the Wi-Fi Alliance to set up a pre-certification test lab that will help vendors of Wi-Fi devices prepare for final certification by the Wi-Fi Alliance. August 22, 4:43 a.m. PDT Faster Wi-Fi demands higher prices Fast wireless LAN gear based on a draft version of the next industry standard is making inroads into the small-office and home market despite costing more than twice as much as other products. August 21, 9:50 a.m. PDT Tropos expands municipal wireless options Tropos Networks, which has made its mark in municipal Wi-Fi infrastructure, is staking a claim on even more advanced networks. August 17, 7:19 a.m. PDT Update: Boeing grounds in-flight Wi-Fi The Boeing Co. will phase out its Connexion by Boeing service, leaving what it once considered a promising market for in-flight Internet access. August 17, 3:15 a.m. PDT Google launches free Wi-Fi network The Wi-Fi network Google built for Mountain View becomes generally available on Wednesday, providing free broadband wireless access in this California city that the search engine giant calls home. August 16, 7:15 a.m. PDT Silicon Valley Wi-Fi group closes in on vendor The team planning a wireless network around Silicon Valley has narrowed down the list of possible vendors to three. August 3, 3:57 p.m. PDT Deutsche Telekom launches converged cell-Wi-Fi service German telecommunications service provider Deutsche Telekom launched on Thursday a bundled service that combines mobile phone and Wi-Fi telephony services, targeting customers who seek attractive fees and greater mobility. August 3, 7:03 a.m. PDT MacBook wireless hack demonstrated Security researchers David Maynor and Jon Ellch performed a digital drive-by Wednesday at the Black Hat USA conference. Their target: an Apple MacBook. August 2, 5:11 p.m. PDT Boston wants citywide Wi-Fi run by nonprofit The City of Boston wants to put its wireless Internet future in the hands of a nonprofit group that would own and operate a citywide Wi-Fi network, Mayor Thomas Menino announced Monday. July 31, 1:00 p.m. PDT Linksys small-business Wi-Fi grows up Small businesses will get some of the wireless LAN bells and whistles enterprises already have as Cisco Systems' Linksys division expands its product lineup on Monday. July 31, 4:18 a.m. PDT Nokia tests dual cellular-Wi-Fi phones Nokia, the world largest handset maker, has begun testing technology in a Finnish city that lets users to make calls on both cellular and Wi-Fi networks and switch between networks without interruption. July 28, 5:48 a.m. PDT Skype introduces Wi-Fi phones Open wireless Internet hotspots will soon serve as virtual phone booths, as four manufacturers plan to introduce Wi-Fi handsets for Skype's popular VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) telephony service this quarter. July 20, 4:24 a.m. PDT LongBoard delivers wired-to-mobile video roaming A Silicon Valley software company has a new set of tools to let carriers deliver streaming mobile video to users who are roaming from cellular to Wi-Fi networks. July 18, 1:32 p.m. PDT Cisco to buy network access vendor Meetinghouse Cisco Systems plans to buy Meetinghouse Data Communications, an endpoint security software vendor based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. July 6, 6:27 p.m. PDT > Wireless |
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