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Thursday, July 11, 2002 |
THEY WANT IT ALL
Microsoft to Enter Wi-Fi Hardware Business This Fall: Details are scanty, but remember that Apple has sold its AirPort equipment, Wi-Fi certified, since 1999. Microsoft and Intel joined Wi-Fi certification trade group WECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance) several months ago and both received board seats. Several readers pointed me to many articles, including ones at InfoWorld, and this laughable pretense at an interview that's really a press release. [80211b News]
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THE SUMMER OF '02
Telecom changes colors
[May require a subscription] - Last Friday I spoke of the telecom industry as one with no conscience. Today the Wall Street Journal runs this. Is it any wonder that this industry trades at roughly 90% off its market highs? Is it any wonder there are countless scandals, fines and bankruptcies?
Today, Worldcom's Sidgmore said avoiding a bankruptcy filing "is looking much more difficult."
With demand for bandwidth continuing to grow, many companies attempting to sell assets or parts of their operating businesses, could Level 3 be at precisely the right place at the right time to take advantage of a "perfect storm?" Someone must think so as the stock has traded up from an opening of $2.89 on Monday to a close of $5.59 today; and this in the face of a general market decline this week. We might be witnessing the start of telecom industry transformation of historic proportions!
3:54:57 PM
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FIGHTING SPAM
Lately we've heard about SpamNet from Cloudmark. Today, Walter Mossberg reviews ChoiceMail. SpamNet is free. ChoiceMail seems to start at $29.95.
3:27:48 PM
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WHAT DOES THE END GAME FOR THE LAST MILE
really look like? Where will a cell phone hop on fiber for long haul needs? Where will these 802.11a/b users really get their bandwidth? What role does wireless networking have in the future IP network architecture? Is it solely a last mile phenomenon?
Road Signs for Vagabond Computer Users. In 'war chalking,' a series of symbols on sidewalks and buildings indicate the presence of a wireless network. By Glenn Fleishman. [New York Times: Technology]
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DAN'S WEBLOG HAS NOTES FROM THE INTERNET LAW PROGRAM
Control freaks tightening their grip on the Internet by Dan Gillmor. Lawrence Lessig, a Stanford law professor and author of several important books on our technology-influenced future, was the program's pessimist. He's been jetting around the world for several years, warning of what's coming. And what's coming, he keeps saying, is a victory of the control freaks. [Tomalak's Realm]
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© Copyright 2002 Steve Pilgrim.
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