Communications equipment maker Proxim has become the latest company to sell high-powered Wi-Fi networks that travel long distances, essentially providing buyers with an "ISP in a box". These versions of wireless networks using the Wi-Fi, or 802.11b...
You've heard about free, 'guerrilla Wi-Fi' providers of wireless networks - you may even have one in the street you live in. Broadscape is pioneering a business model where a customer who buys a sandwich or a coffee also gets 30 minutes free Wi-Fi...
Wireless LANs - now usually based on the Wi-Fi standard, also known as IEEE 802.11b - are increasingly popular within companies as well as in homes and at public 'hotspots'. For more info on what you can do to ensure your Wi-Fi roll out is secure...
The idea of massive, wholesale Wi-Fi networks is gaining popularity, as witnessed by the birth of The Cloud in the UK this year. When an executive from the ubiquitous coffee chain Starbucks admitted at a recent Wi-Fi conference that usage in...
London eatery and Formula 1 theme bar Café Grand Prix has announced a scheme to fully Wi-Fi enable its entire premises, encompassing a café, restaurant and bar area. The 802.11b installation, being carried out by Kooku, will enable diners to check...
The Wi-Fi gear market continued its rapid growth in 2003, led mostly by consumer holiday sales, but companies saw a slight shuffle in their market share rankings. The overall revenue for Wi-Fi wireless networking gear was up more than 55 per cent...