MuniWireless

This is not turning out to be a quiet summer in the world of wireless broadband, although here in Amsterdam, everyone has gone off on their annual summer holiday and it is actually hot (finally). This is not turning out to be a quiet summer in the world of wireless broadband, although here in Amsterdam, everyone has gone off on their annual summer holiday and it is actually hot (finally).

Alvarion is buying Interwave for $56 million in cash. Why…

We are used to reading about universities deploying their own wired and wireless networks. So I was surprised to see that the Auckland University of Technology did not get their geeks together and ask them to create a campus Wi-Fi hotzone. Instead, the university approached Reach Wireless, an Auckland wireless ISP, to deploy the network and offer Wi-Fi service. We are used to reading about universities deploying their own wired and wireless networks. So I was surprised to see that…

If you have been reading technology news lately, you’ll know it’s an unusually busy summer for mobile operators. European and American operators have been launching their much-delayed 3G services. Unfortunately, all of them have decided to price the service way beyond what a lot of people are willing to pay for slow 200 kbps connections. Is this a way to If you have been reading technology news lately, you’ll know it’s an unusually busy summer for mobile operators. European and…

I’ve been guilty of dumping on Swisscom Eurospot’s lousy Wi-Fi service in Europe (see Cory Doctorow’s article) but yesterday I had a really bad experience trying to get access through one of Belgacom’s hotspots in Antwerp. The tech support was great - very friendly and sweet, but the process was painful. I’ve been guilty of dumping on Swisscom Eurospot’s lousy Wi-Fi service in Europe (see Cory Doctorow’s article) but yesterday I had a really bad experience trying to get access…

Corpus Christi, Texas, is deploying a citywide Wi-Fi network for use by the city-owned water and gas utilities, public works departments, and public safety agencies. The city anticipates significant cost savings and increased effectiveness in the mobile workforce as a result of the wireless broadband network. After successful deployment of Phase 1 (18.5 square miles), the city plans a complete Corpus Christi, Texas, is deploying a citywide Wi-Fi network for use by the city-owned water and gas utilities, public works…

Who wants all those devices jiggling around in a handbag or backpack when you can buy a 599 EUR jacket from Rosner, a well-known German clothing company, with built-in 128-megabyte MP3 player controlled through buttons on the left sleeve and a headphone in the collar? The collar also hides a mobile phone microphone that works on Bluetooth. Who wants all those devices jiggling around in a handbag or backpack when you can buy a 599 EUR jacket from Rosner, a…