Archive for July, 2003

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Paradise island gets wireless web

Wireless net access comes to paradise as a group of computer enthusiasts set up a wi-fi network in the Maldives. A group of computer enthusiasts have turned this dream into a reality, setting up wireless internet access on the tiny island of Mirihi, some 100 kilometres (70 miles) south of the capital, Male [via BBC News | Technology | UK

Wireless net access comes to paradise as a group of computer enthusiasts set up a wi-fi network in the Maldives.…

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Milwaukee free municipal Wi-Fi access

Milwaukee is offering free wireless access in the Pere Marquette Park and Cathedral Square Park areas downtown. Like Long Beach’s Wi-Fi hotzone, this is an initiative of the city itself, not a band of citizen volunteers or businesses. Milwaukee is offering free wireless access in the Pere Marquette Park and Cathedral Square Park areas downtown. Like Long Beach’s Wi-Fi hotzone, this is an initiative of the city itself, not a band of citizen volunteers or businesses.

The project is a…

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Dave Matthews Band’s WiFi Addiction

Who would have thunk that Dave Matthews Band would use Wi-Fi technology to record their live-jams and archive them on the Internet, possibly for release at some later stage. Denver Post reports that the ” jam band is taking more control of its fame and fortune with a hot wireless Internet technology called Wi-Fi.”

Who would have thunk that Dave Matthews Band would use Wi-Fi technology to record their live-jams and archive them on the Internet, possibly for release at…

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Subsidies for UK wireless broadband projects

The UK Broadband Task Force has published a guide for public sector organizations that are seeking funding for broadband (including wireless) projects. The document is entited “Public Sector Funding for Broadband: A Guide” and the most recent version (May 2003) can be downloaded from Muniwireless or from the UK Broadband Task Force site.

The UK Broadband Task Force has published a guide for public sector organizations that are seeking funding for broadband (including wireless) projects. The document is entited “Public…

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UK wireless broadband guide for public sector procurers

The UK Broadband Task Force has just published a guide for public sector procurers and their advisers who are thinking of implementing wireless broadband networks. The document (dated 18 July 2003) is entitled “A Guide to Wireless Broadband for Public Sector Procurers”.

The UK Broadband Task Force has just published a guide for public sector procurers and their advisers who are thinking of implementing wireless broadband networks. The document (dated 18 July 2003) is entitled “A Guide to Wireless Broadband…

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There’s money - in free Wi-Fi

Scott Rafer, chairman of Wifinder, believes there is money to be made in Wi-Fi but not by charging people $10 an hour for access. Scott writes in VC Returns — Do They Exist in Wi-Fi?:

Scott Rafer, chairman of Wifinder, believes there is money to be made in Wi-Fi but not by charging people $10 an hour for access. Scott writes in VC Returns — Do They Exist in Wi-Fi?:

“Here’s the irony in Wi-Fi public access pricing: retailers can be profitable…

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