[OCCalWUG] News that's changing the Wireless World! Friday, May 28, 2004 Source: Computer World Cingular lags rivals in high-speed wireless data Cingular Wireless is falling behind rivals in offering high-speed mobile services that let customers view the Internet and e-mail on phones and other wireless devices. Source Link 9:11:48 PM    comment [] Source: Computer World Mobile & Wireless World: Combo Wi-FI cell phone due out by fall Avaya, Proxim and Motorola have teamed up and plan to introduce a dual-mode Wi-FI and cellular phone this year that will require the use of an 802.11a WLAN. Source Link 9:11:46 PM    comment [] Source: eWEEK Technology News IBM, Symbol Deal Targets Wireless Roaming A number of wireless companies are partnering to offer advanced capabilities to customers. Avaya, Proxim and Motorola also ready offerings. Source Link 5:55:05 PM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Networking News Wi-Fi/Cell Phone Combo Requires 802.11a Avaya, Motorola, and Proxim combine on a handset that talks Wi-Fi in an enterprise and cell elsewhere--but only the 802.11a flavor of Wi-Fi: Requiring the use of 802.11a is an interesting choice, because it avoids many of the interference, latency, and dropped packet issues present in using an overtaxed, QoS-free 802.11b/g network. With 802.11a, you could conceivably devote several in-building channels to voice or have a sufficient density and overlap of coverage that you wouldn't suffer from bandwidth lacks. One analyst quoted in the story suggests that enterprises will eventually all use 802.11a, but I'd like to see some evidence of that. A number of vendors sell a/g equipment for the enterprise, and I've seen no information on an upswing in dual-radio adoption. A more compelling option for 802.11a is via products that have multiple radios or multiple channels in a single box, such as products powered by Engim's chipset. In that model, because each access point could have several hundred Mbps of actual throughput through bonded or standalone channels, it would be worth deploying the denser installation required by 802.11a. 802.11b and g have substantial limits on total system speed because of their staggered and overlapping channels.... Source Link 2:08:55 PM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Planet Food Lion Checking Out With Wi-Fi Grocery chain eyes new ways to enhance the shopping experience by helping customers check themselves out with the help of Wi-Fi. Source Link 8:08:05 AM    comment [] © 2004 [OCCalWUG] Last Update: 6/1/2004; 2:48:36 AM

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