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News that's changing the Wireless World!
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004 |
Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Aireo Uses Wi-Fi to
Take Music to Go
c|net reviews SoniqCast's Wi-Fi-enabled MP3 player: The device gets 7.7 out
of 10 points for its good featureset, small form factor, and easy Wi-Fi
configuration. The retail price at Best Buy is $300. Transfer speeds are
quite slow -- just a few hundred kilobits per second -- whether via USB 1.1
or 802.11b Wi-Fi. WEP support is built in; WPA support due later this year.
It has a FM receiver for that older form of wireless music transmission. It
stores 1.5 gigabytes....
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5:46:55 PM 
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Wayport's New Model
Works All Around
Carol Ellison echoes and expands on sentiments that are rampant: fixed fees
for hotspot reselling moderates risk: Ellison's superb three-page column at
eWeek.com analyzing why Wayport could succeed with its Wi-Fi World model
through their existing partnerships, the reduced risk of success through
fixed fees from many parties, and the value-added services that will keep
Wayport in McDonald's even if hotspot usage doesn't skyrocket. In an email
exchange with a few colleagues today who follow the Wi-Fi and cell
industries, the same themes emerged. Wayport has cut through the nonsense
about Wi-Fi growth by building a model which has an upside based on the
number of resellers, not the number of sessions they sell....
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3:02:35 PM
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Source: eWEEK Technology News
Want Wi-Fi with That?
Wayport is supersizing its Wi-Fi deal with McDonald's to appeal to the
appetites of integrators and service providers, as well as to restaurant
customers. In doing so, it may just succeed where Cometa and others have
failed.
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2:51:55 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
NPR on Radio
Interference
NPR reports on interference among legitimate radio uses: Morning Edition
reports on conflicts between legitimate uses, such as a baby monitor poorly
made that was appearing on military and AM/FM radio (they pulled the monitor
off the market). It also explains how broadband-over-powerlines (BPL) might
have an impact on licensed amateur radio. The excellent report covers how
the FCC is improving its testing methods to observe interference....
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9:09:07 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
Aperto's
Roadmap to WiMAX
The broadband wireless equipment provider expects to have high-speed WiMAX
equipment ready for testing by December of this year.
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9:09:06 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
King Kong, Move Over:
TowerStream Needs the Space
Business broadband wireless firm TowerStream adds antennas to Empire State
Building: Steve Stroh reports that TowerStream now says it has nearly 100
percent availability in New York City for its service guarantee backed
broadband wireless service. TowerStream has made a name for itself as a T-1
or faster replacement with fast rollout. In New York, this is an especially
appealing offering, where aging facilities and other factors can produce
long delays for high-speed business-grade data lines. TowerStream is not a
Wi-Fi company, as Steve notes; they're using technology designed for this
task, but are often bringing backhaul to Wi-Fi hotspots....
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5:50:55 AM
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Source: Wired.com
Wartime
Wireless Worries Pentagon
The Pentagon, concerned that more scandalous pictures may sneak out of Iraq,
is putting pressure on commanders to make soldiers and contractors use only
wireless devices that conform to the military's security standards. By Xeni
Jardin.
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2:41:59 AM
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