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Archive for March, 2003

Canopy’s Bandwidth Manager

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 25th, 2003

Motorola’s Canopy, a Wireless “first mile” delivery system using the 5 GHz band, today announced that it has a bandwidth manager software that will be integrated in its fixed wireless access solutions. The software provides the ability to customize the bandwidth per customer by adjusting four parameters on each [...]

WISP Convention

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 25th, 2003

WISPCON III, the Wireless Internet Service Providers Conference, is buzzing like hornets. The March 24-26 conference is designed especially for WISPs and totally dedicated to the License Exempt Wireless Internet Service Provider. That’s primarily the 2.4 GHz and 5 Ghz band (although the 900 Mhz and 60 GHz bands are also license [...]

Strix Meshed Network

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 25th, 2003

Strix Access/One Network combines multiple radio technologies - 802.11b/a/g and 802.15.1 Bluetooth - and a mesh network to distribute intelligence and switching throughout the network. While other wireless LAN installations require an Ethernet cable for each WLAN access point, Strix links its network nodes [...]

Streaming Wireless Cable?

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 24th, 2003

Xiran claims their hardware accelerator can the increase the performance of Real Media’s Helix server by ten times. The Xiran DirectPath integrates with Real’s Helix Universal Server and can stream virtually any media format, including RealAudio, RealVideo, Windows Media, QuickTime MPEG-4, and H.264 “up to 10 times the capacity [...]

Tallahassee Unwires

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 23rd, 2003

The City of Tallahassee is launching a Wireless Local Area Network in a pilot deployment of a Wi-Fi hot spots to include City Hall and and other areas. Driven by private sector seed-investments, and involving partners from private industry, Leon County and state government, Digital Canopy is a [...]

Wireless PsyOps

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 23rd, 2003

To the commanders and soldiers of the Iraqi forces, I urge you in the strongest possible terms, do the honorable thing. Stop fighting that you may live to enjoy a free Iraq where you and your children can grow and prosper.
So said Secretary [...]

Salem Gets Meshed

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 22nd, 2003

Radiant Networks, a leader in broadband wireless mesh technology with Intel backing, and Tradewinds Network Services, based in Roanoke, Virginia, has installed a 28 MHz, broadband wireless network in less than 7 days to deliver up to 25 Mbps Ethernet services per subscriber to schools and businesses in the City of Salem, Virginia. [...]

Wireless Museums

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 22nd, 2003

Tim Higgins reviews Belkin’s Bluetooth Access Point, priced within the reach of the average home networker ($111). What could you do with it? Panasonic’s Dinosaur FACTory in Toyko, utilizes Bluetooth to provide handheld users with multi-media on museum tours. When [...]

Wi-Fi Buildings

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 22nd, 2003

Wi-Fi is re-shaping business. With wireless, cubicles may become obsolete. The very nature and function of cities could change in subtle ways. Or not so subtle. People WILL mobilize. They’ll move to better work environments. They’ll move around the office or outside the office. Some may leave town - [...]

Public Utility Wi-Fi

Posted by Sam Churchill on March 21st, 2003

The Benton Public Utility District (P.U.D.), based in Kennewick, Wash., is installing an outdoor fiber-to-wireless system. The Seattle PI reports, it allows users of laptops or Tablet PCs to roam securely while using fiber for the backbone. Chameleon Technology provided the wireless interface to the Bonneville fiber. “The Chameleon approach [...]