The North Miami Beach Police Department has deployed the first metropolitan-scale Wi-Fi network in Florida for law enforcement. They are using Tropos Networks equipment which is based on the 802.11b standard. With a wireless network, officers log on to state and national databases via Wi-Fi equipped laptops in order to check drivers’ licenses, vehicle registrations, [...]

Isn’t this scary? Wi-Fi Networking News writes about clueless executies who can’t figure out how to work the wireless PDAs supplied to them at the Davos conference. In the original article, DeWayne Hendricks reveals: Isn’t this scary? Wi-Fi Networking News writes about clueless executies who can’t figure out how to work the wireless PDAs supplied [...]

BT OpenZone will be offering Wi-Fi access in thirteen train stations in London: Euston, Liverpool Street, Waterloo, Victoria, Fenchurch Street, Paddington, Cannon Street, and Charing Cross. By spring this year, Birmingham New Street, Leeds City, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street and Edinburgh Waverley will have Wi-Fi as well. BT OpenZone will be offering Wi-Fi access [...]

Wasn’t it only a few months ago when people were still debating whether Wi-Fi would be free or paid-for in hotels? Well, two large hotel chains, Best Western International and Intercontinental Hotels Group, have decided to offer free Wi-Fi in thousands of their hotel properties worldwide. No doubt the other hotel chains will follow.Wasn’t it [...]

It is getting harder to make excuses about not having access to email. Wi-Fi Planet reports that Airnyx AG has signed an agreement with Agip, to install Wi-Fi in 400 Agip gas stations in Germany by the end of April 2004. Airnyx is using software from Garderos to control the access and billing. What does [...]