The Brussels Wi-Fi project has launched but it has cost the city 1 million EUR. I had written about the planned project last December when Minister President Daniel Ducarme proudly announced the deployment of the first 20 hotspots at the World Summit of Cities and Local Authorities on the Information Society.The Brussels Wi-Fi project has [...]

I know you are all busy developing wireless technologies and selling your products and services. But all your efforts will be useless if we get stupid frequency regulations from the FCC. The full text of the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) can be found here. I know you are all busy developing wireless technologies [...]

India plans to dump 3G in favour of 4G wireless technology because 3G is not cost-effective, says Dayanidhi Maran, the country’s new minister for IT and communications. Maran announced: India plans to dump 3G in favour of 4G wireless technology because 3G is not cost-effective, says Dayanidhi Maran, the country’s new minister for IT and [...]

Baltimore’s wireless hotzone project, which I wrote about in October 2003, is being delayed, according to MSNBC, but the article is vague about the reasons. I got the impression that the city encountered a lot of opposition from local businesses trying to make a buck out of charging for Wi-Fi service. These businesses consider the [...]

A company called Airgain is working on a phased array antenna for Wi-Fi, but this one would sit on your desk says WiFi Weblog. According to the article, the antenna could sit on a desk and pick up signals coming from a rooftop or light pole up to one mile away. The antenna is quite [...]