Also, the 2.4 GHz ISM band is already quite overcrowded with traffic from microwave ovens and Bluetooth devices among others. Due to problems with interference in the frequency bands employed by WLAN and other technologies, only a very limited...
They're popular in Scandinavia and the US, and BT has announced a plan to build 400 wireless LAN hotspots by July 2003 in the UK.b offers a reasonably fast link (11Mbps), there are no expensive spectrum licences to pay for and the equipment is...
Wireless LAN, whether based on the IEEE 802.11 or the Bluetooth standard, is a security nightmare. It often includes the parking lot and public roads - leading to the phrase 'drive by hacking' to refer to WLAN interception.
The 2.4 GHz area of the spectrum is also fairly crowded, with mobile phones, Bluetooth devices and others possible sources of interference which can be as mundane as microwave ovens, though this user has been running a domestic 802.11b WLAN for...
GNER has moved the furthest down the track toward enabling its trains with wireless LAN connections, in December launching a three-month trial on one train running from London Kings Cross to Scotland.
While that's the case, expect those spending corporate technology budgets to remain conservative, doubtful of industry hype and willing only to trial certain advances or tactically embrace options such as wireless LANs.