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News that's changing the Wireless World!
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Wednesday, January 14, 2004 |
Source: InfoWorld
SMC launches new 802.11a/b/g router
SMC Networks Inc. launched a new wireless router Wednesday, aimed at users who want to share multimedia files on different
computers over a home network.
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5:10:04 PM 
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
Handheld Sharing
Easy sharing of photos and more with friends and family is the goal of the wireless Pepper Pad.
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1:09:37 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
AT&T Wireless, Cingular Talk Merger Again
The Wall Street Journal reports that AT&T Wireless and Cingular are in merger talks: The industry has been predicting consolidation in the crowded cell phone market for ages. If such a deal goes down, T-Mobile, the other operator in the U.S. using the same GSM technology, would be left behind. This article notes, however, that T-Mobile could also step in and try to make a bid for Cingular. AT&T Wireless has the fastest widespread data network in the U.S. right now with a national EDGE deployment. Cingular's data presence is quite slim, although they are reportedly building out EDGE....
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11:15:08 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Wi-Fi Boomed in 2003
In-Stat/MDR reports that 22.7 million Wi-Fi adapters (NICs) and access points (APs) sold in 2003: That marks a 214 percent increase over 2002 and amounts to $1.7 billion in hardware revenues. The year was also notable for indicating the start of the sale of devices that connect various home electronics such as stereos, the report notes. In-Stat also reported that Europe offered the most notable geographic growth, moving from 9 percent of total Wi-Fi home shipments in 2002 to 15 percent. That may be good news to authors of another report who bemoaned the slow growth of Wi-Fi in Europe. Researchers at BroadGroup found that Europe and Eastern Europe combined have a lower hot spot population than South Korea. They also found that 71 percent of European hot spots are in five countries....
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11:15:07 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
WiMAX Forum Grows
The WiMAX Forum added 39 new members, including AT&T and Covad: The addition of major operators is significant as few operators had joined the group. The din around WiMAX is steadily growing as we approach the Wireless Communications Association's annual conference where the WiMAX Forum has tacked on a day dedicated to WiMAX....
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11:15:05 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Nigerian Newspaper Explains Wi-Fi
In yet another sign of the reach of wireless networking, a Nigerian paper explains the technology to its readers: The introduction mentions four kinds of wireless, including the defunct HomeRF, and calls Wi-Fi "WECA," which is just the old name for the Wi-Fi Alliance. But it quickly settles down into a cogent explanation of how it works and why it's useful, noting that Wi-Fi isn't yet widely used in Nigeria....
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7:25:16 AM
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Source: Wired.com
The Broadband Home of the Future
With almost 23 million households sporting high-speed, always-on Internet connections, the broadband home of the future makes every room the center of the networked world. By Chris Anderson from Wired magazine.
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2:42:35 AM
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