Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) is another option, which normally uses what is known as the Wireless Local Loop (WLL), which (as its name suggests) allows operators to offer a "last mile" system that does not use the copper or fibre-optic cables in...
Motorists face charges of up to £1.30 a mile as part of the government's new congestion-busting plans to use satellite tracking technology to monitor vehicles. Charges would range from 2p a mile to £1.30 a mile depending on the road and time of day.
Mobile workers in London will be able to get free wireless access across a mile-long swathe of the capital, via a Wi-Fi network financed by Islington Council. Dubbed the 'Technology Mile', it is thought to be the largest free public-access wireless...
The City of London has taken the wraps off an ambitious project that will see the Square Mile entirely connected by wi-fi access. For City workers and tourists alike, the project will mean continuous wi-fi access from an area stretching from...
Earlier this year the government set up a £10m fund to encourage IT companies to develop the black box satellite-tracking technology that would be needed for a national road-charging scheme in a series of local pilot projects that could eventually...
WiMax could be used as a 'last mile' substitute tech for DSL broadband by 47 million people within five years, says a new report by analyst Juniper Research. The report, entitled The Last Mile: Opportunities for WiMAX, 2008-2013, says the global...