[OCCalWUG] News that's changing the Wireless World! Thursday, March 04, 2004 Source: Wi-Fi Networking News WSJ Exposes Wi-Fi Range Woes Wall Street Journal talks to home Wi-Fi users who can't seem to get the range they need even on small homes: It's a growing problem, and well explored in this article, that home users are finding that Wi-Fi's limited range can't cover an entire ranch-style home, much less a big apartment--or one with thick walls. The article mentions several solutions, all of which involve additional access points or devices that promise more range. It misses just one of my favorite solutions: HomePlug. HomePlug lets you run 14 Mbps over home electrical wiring, and even has a Wi-Fi access point version to extend a network into areas that a signal otherwise wouldn't reach.... Source Link 10:06:19 PM    comment [] Source: C|Net Comcast customers suffer e-mail outage Broadband subcribers from Philadelphia to California complain that they can't access their e-mail accounts--on the same day the cable giant revamps a Web-based version of the service. Source Link 5:19:09 PM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Networking News University Budget Crunch May Curtail Wi-Fi The University of Michigan is facing a budget crunch which may limit the growth of Wi-Fi on campus: While parts of campus are already covered, many departments have included new Wi-Fi networks in their budgets. But because of the university's tight budget those items may not get approved. It seems like many universities are facing budget shortfalls and it would be unfortunate if that slowed down the growth of Wi-Fi on campuses. However, I continue to see news about universities that are building out their Wi-Fi networks so perhaps the University of Michigan's experience doesn't point to a trend.... Source Link 10:54:50 AM    comment [] Source: InfoWorld Intel's CTO to meet Chinese government over WAPI Pat Gelsinger, chief technology officer of Intel Corp., is to meet with Chinese government officials during the next few days to discuss Intel's concerns over China's national wireless LAN (WLAN) security standard and an impending June 1 deadline for compliance with the standard. Source Link 10:44:21 AM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Planet Patent Tollbooth Before Wi-Fi-to-WAN Roaming Just as wireless hotspots are getting really hot, an upstart company claims a key patent. Source Link 9:09:29 AM    comment [] Source: Fool News Wireless Goes Virtual Hopes for reduced competition in the U.S. wireless market may be just that -- hope. Source Link 7:16:19 AM    comment [] © 2004 [OCCalWUG] Last Update: 4/2/2004; 10:54:19 AM

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