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Archive for May, 2002

Campus LAN Design

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 14th, 2002

Network Computing Magazine has an overview on Campus WLAN Design. They advise installers to study the RF characteristics of the campus, evaluate bandwidth requirements, develop a security plan, figure out how to tie the access points to the LAN switching infrastructure, and determine management of IP addresses and roaming. The security strategy should [...]

Totally Wireless Internet Access Expansion

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 13th, 2002

Total Access Networks , Inc. (TAN) announced today plans to co-develop 35 new wireless points of access in the US. The company is expanding rapidly in the Central Texas area now, and has plans to reach thousands of new residents, small businesses and corporations demanding faster networks. See web site for deployment details. [...]

Tracking GIS

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 13th, 2002

ESRI’s Geography Network and Tele Atlas are handy. A PDA, phone, pager, onboard car navigation system, or wireless Web-enabled laptop can query for “the shortest route to an address,” or “all gas stations in a 10-mile radius.” Based on the location of the device, a list of requested services is provided and [...]

UHF Auction Theatre

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 13th, 2002

Lynch Interactive, a holding company with subsidiaries in multimedia, filed an application with the FCC to participate in the “C” Block of the Lower 700 MHz Auction (UHF channels 52-59) being conducted by the FCC. The 700 Mhz spectrum (FAQ), in the UHF band between channels 52-69, will be used [...]

Mesh Gets FCC Approval

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 13th, 2002

Wave Wireless has been granted FCC certification for its 2.4 Ghz SPEEDLAN 9000 product line. Users can choose between a self-healing mesh, point-to-multipoint with a polling base station, or a simple building-to-building deployment. It can be re-deployed as their needs may change and utilizes AES encryption. SPEEDLAN 9101 and 9104 [...]

Think Globally, Play Games Locally

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 10th, 2002

CyberAtlas reports that in DSL lines per 100 population, the U.S. now ranks tenth in the world — down from fifth only a year ago. The U.S. has only 1.6 DSL lines per 100 people. DSL lines in the United States increased from 2.5 million to 4.4 million, during [...]

Portland WiFi Suppliers

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 10th, 2002

802.11 Planet reports that PSC Inc. of Portland, Oregon, a provider of data collection solutions for retailers, has announced Cisco Premier Certified Channel Partner status.
PSC will standardize on using Cisco Aironet 350 series products that support 802.11b networks with 802.1X security using EAP protocol, particularly the Cisco LEAP flavor, for user [...]

Details on Sprint’s MMDS Plan emerge

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 10th, 2002

Sprint is conducting field trial on its 2.6 GHz fixed broadband wireless system (MMDS) using CDMA equipment from Navini Networks and IPWireless. The trials are part of Sprint’s efforts to evaluate the viability of next-generation wireless technologies. The Houston test will last about two months. [...]

Sprint, Navini and Intel go the last mile

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 7th, 2002

Sprint PCS is testing a non line of sight, wireless Internet service that claims to deliver “wireless DSL” at half the cost of today’s land lines. Navini, a zero-install nomadic wireless broadband technology, says their 4G network is 50 percent cheaper than DSL or cable, and 70 precent cheaper than today’s wireless broadband. [...]

Intel Drops the (5G) Shoe

Posted by Sam Churchill on May 7th, 2002

Intel demonstrated dual-band operation with its PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN Dual Band Access Point at the InterOps show today. Intel claims simultaneous Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi5 connections to the same device. Intel also demonstrated its first internally developed wireless LAN chipset capable of operating as both a Wi-Fi and [...]