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News that's changing the Wireless World!
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Friday, September 19, 2003 |
Source: C|Net
The humble star of many a science project is gaining the attention of home-electronics firms and government agencies as an alternative to Bluetooth and other wireless techniques.
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4:07:10 PM 
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
The security company's new embedded software is meant to bring enterprise-class authentication to home networks -- think 802.1X RADIUS servers in your wireless broadband gateway -- but without the complexity.
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1:15:20 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
The countdown to One Unwired Day on Sept. 25 continues with a Zagat's hotspot guide; schools from Cleveland to Bangkok are deploying free wireless across campus; Wi-Fi tees off at the PGA Tour's 84 Lumber Classic; and more.
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12:07:40 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
TeleSym contributes software to Intel demonstration: The device uses TeleSym’s softphone to do VOIP on Wi-Fi and can roam onto a GSM network without dropping the call. Intel Communications Fund has invested in TeleSym. A lot of people are talking about this capability but the business case for a service that roams from cellular to Wi-Fi will be tough to work out. For example, pricing may be difficult. Using the Wi-Fi network should be cheaper then the cell phone network so it seems like operators should let users know when they are transferring from one network to the next but it’s not clear how they’d do that. Also, the cell phone operators would have to negotiate a good deal with Wi-Fi operators, otherwise why would they want to hand customers off of their network?...
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11:36:20 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Gizmodo reports on the new handhelds: Both are expected to have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in. They may look a bit different than other HP Pocket PCs as they will feature small keyboards....
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11:36:19 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Roamers can get a temporary ID via SMS: When visitors step into a SingTel hot spot, they can dial *186 on their cell phone and get a code with a user ID and password that gets them on the Wi-Fi network. They'll be charged for using the network on their cell phone bill. In Europe, Excilan is offering a similar service. Users there input their phone number onto a gateway page which triggers the system to call their phone. Then the user approves the charge for Wi-Fi use on their cell phone bill. These are great ideas that eliminate some of today's roaming/billing issues. It seems like we're pretty far behind Europe and Asia though and these arrangements probably take a bit of cooperation between cell phone and hotspot operators. Here, it seems that the two are just learning that if they work together they can all get a piece of a bigger pie. Plus, we don't use SMS quite as much as folks around the globe....
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11:36:17 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
The chipmaker says wireless is still future with optical fiber running a close second and copper is dead as it takes steps to cover the entire spectrum with its chip-based products.
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9:10:20 AM
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