Net2Phone has announced the release of a Wi-Fi handset, reports E-Week. The XJ100 handset will sell for $160, chiefly through its reseller channel of cable operators, ISPs, interconnects and telcos. The SIP phone complies with both the 802.11b and 802.11g standards for Wi-Fi LANs, and advances the growing [...]
BeeTelecom - the name is a play on the concept of having the ability to “be your own telecom” - has developed a proprietary Linux-based system that enables the average person to set up and manage their own WiFi wireless network with VoIP phone service. Even charge for it. [...]
WiFiNetNews, reprints an interesting opinion by consultant Robert Berger. He thinks WiFi will win over WiMax for metropolitan “city clouds”. He has a few good points. His conclusions are dubious. Here’s his case against WiMax:
…”In conclusion, Wi-Fi will out evolve and deliver connectivity [...]
SlashDot says:
“The UK regulator, Ofcom, has decided that managing spectrum is a drag, and there are other people around that might do a better job. It is going to open up 73 percent of the radio spectrum to market forces, and make it technology-neutral and tradeable. So if one technology gets [...]
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), today announced that it has been granted an experimental license from the FCC to test 4.9 GHz for fixed and mobile public service networking. The experimental license allows the company to conduct multi-city trials of new low cost solutions for public-sector metropolitan area networks (MANs) [...]
Nextel’s Consensus Plan, more than three months after being approved by the FCC, was published yesterday in the Federal Register, reports Telephony Magazine. That starts the clock on Nextel s decision-making timetable. The plan to reduce Nextel interference would require Nextel to contribute $4.8 billion worth of cash and [...]
CEDX Corp. is turning Long Island Rail Road trains into WiFi hotspots so commuters can surf the Net on their laptops. CEO Craig Plunkett sees it as a no-brainer for the LIRR. He’ll wire trains and split the take from the log-on fees with the railroad, explains Newsday. “There [...]
New Skies, the global satellite communications company, today announced a new service which allows their customer vessels to transition autonomously between the NSS-5 Pacific Ocean region and NSS-7 Atlantic Ocean region satellites. It’s available through Broadband Maritime, a telecommunications service provider offering broadband communications services for ships at sea. [...]
Portland International Airport now has free Wi-Fi access (pdf) covering most of the airport. It will be free for at least the first year. Anyone can now use their wireless-enabled portable electronics to surf the Web, e-mail, and access corporate networks in 70 percent of the airport terminal [...]
Motorola says they’re shipping a 900 MHz Canopy broadband radio with a fully integrated antenna. Canopy claims their 900 Mhz radios can now reach up to 40 miles in a point-to-multipoint, line-of-sight application and provide enhanced penetration for non line-of-sight applications. The new Canopy radio, claims Motorola, with its [...]
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