Latest Wireless news
Is the bloom off municipal Wi-Fi? Chicago scraps public wireless network, 08/29/07
Chicago flew in the face of the public wireless broadband movement today and killed off an $18.5 million Internet access system. And there are signs the rush to municipal Wi-Fi maybe be slowing. Chicago cited rising costs, spotty demand and uncooperative carriers as the main reasons for the cancellation of the rollout that would have covered the city’s 228 miles.
Current EarthLink deal with SF looks dead, 08/29/07: EarthLink’s current contract to build a municipal Wi-Fi network in San Francisco appears to be dead following a restructuring of the struggling ISP.
Power Wi-Fi using the sun, says startup, 08/29/07: A small U.S. startup has announced technology for running Wi-Fi routers in remote places using only the power of the sun.
iPhone unlocking video hits Web, 08/29/07: A video showing the founder of a Belfast, Northern Ireland, company unlocking the iPhone hit the Web early Wednesday U.K. time as proof that software exists that can unlock Apple’s device for use with carriers other than AT&T.
Hosted service simplifies building, deploying mobile applications, 08/28/07: A start-up mobile content vendor is offering prebuilt software components and a hosted Web site to let companies create mobile marketing, commerce and customer service applications.
Motorola units slap Aruba with WLAN patent suit, 08/28/07: The rancorous world of wireless is heating up yet again, with two subsidiaries of Motorola suing Aruba.
iPhone unlocker trades phone for ‘sweet’ car, 08/28/07: A hacker who figured out how to unlock the iPhone has traded an unlocked phone for a new car.
BlackBerry won’t answer Microsoft’s calls, says blogger: Microsoft Subnet recommends this funny blog post by Rick Segal. One day his BlackBerry froze. He dutifully reported the error message and Microsoft sent him a surprising reply.
Are all-wireless networks vulnerable to jamming?, 08/27/07: There is much buzz about enterprise access networks going “all wireless” as the increased throughput and range of next-generation 802.11n wireless LANs become available in IEEE-standard products.
Municipal Wi-Fi too big a challenge in Texas?, 08/27/07: There’s an old saying we Texans love: Everything’s bigger in Texas. We like our chicken fried steaks big. We like our trucks big. And we like our sprawling cities big. When EarthLink came down to Houston, last April to sign a contract to provide Wi-Fi service across the city’s enormous 640 square miles, it probably had big dollar signs in its visions.
