In Brief: MCI adds thousands of wireless hotspots

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MCI Adds Thousands of Wireless Hotspots
(PC World)

MCI Adds Thousands of Wireless Hotspots
(PC World) 03/22/2005 09:33 PM
PC World - Telecom carrier broadens business Wi-Fi access in more than a dozen countries.

MCI adds thousands of wireless hot spots

MCI adds thousands of wireless hot spots 03/22/2005 06:51 PM
MCI plans a major expansion of the number of wireless hot spots available across the globe to large-business consumers, including 3,400 new hot spots in the U.S. in May.

Ithaca ISP Adds Hotspots

Ithaca ISP Adds Hotspots 01/22/2004 02:13 AM
Ithaca, NY, LightLink adds hotspots to its wireless mix: LightLink provides a multi-mile wireless link to my friend, colleague, and co-author Adam Engst, with whom I wrote The Wireless Networking Starter Kit. LightLink is providing free Wi-Fi equipment to qualifying locations, and will offer both free and paid access. Guests who are not LightLink subscribers (either to home, business, or the hotspot service itself) will have email and Web (port 80 only) access. Subscribers receive full access to all ports, so they can run VPNs and other software. It's a nice model that's being pursued by Telerama in Pittsburgh in which the hotspot market is of nominal value to the ISP as a pure revenue stream, but rather reinforces their ability to sign up more lucrative and steady fixed wired (DSL, etc.) or wireless customers....

Boingo Adds 200 Hotspots

Boingo Adds 200 Hotspots 12/22/2003 04:13 PM
Boingo has added 200 hotels with Wi-Fi networks built by Arescom to its network: Also, Boingo partnered with Motive to offer service provisioning software to carriers. The software makes it easier for end users to configure their computers for wired or wireless broadband connections....

WeRoam Adds New Hotspots

WeRoam Adds New Hotspots 06/24/2004 12:51 PM
WeRoam, which offers authentication, billing, and settlement services to operators, added Ireland's Bitbuzz to its network: Bitbuzz now has about 30 hotspots but plans to grow. The agreement means that customers of WeRoam's operator customers, such as Orange of Switzerland, can now roam onto Bitbuzz hotspots. WeRoam mainly touts its ability to do SIM-based authentication but it will support other types of authentication based on the capabilities of the hotspot operator. We covered WeRoam's business model and how it compares to other roaming solutions in May....

A World Without Wireless Hotspots?

A World Without Wireless Hotspots? 05/26/2004 12:17 PM
Following the demise of Cometa last week, suddenly some people are "concerned" that all these wonderful WiFi hotspots are going to all go away. This seems like a bit of an overreaction to one company whose repeated missteps were well known throughout the industry. As the article points out, more and more people are now making travel arrangements based on their ability to have wireless access where they stay (and even at the airports they fly in and out of). If you have a situation where so many people want something, clearly there's an opportunity. Just because one company couldn't figure out that their business model would never work, doesn't mean that hotspots are going away. Companies are increasingly realizing that wireless access is important for business - whether they charge for them or even when they give away access for free. There are plenty of reports about places that say the return on free WiFi is significant. Also, many hotels and restaurants that set up free WiFi for their customers realize that the benefits for employees pays for itself as well. It seems a bit premature to assume that because one company couldn't make a bad business model work that the entire industry is doomed.

Securing wireless hotspots with RADIUS

Securing wireless hotspots with RADIUS 04/07/2005 09:33 PM
TechWorld Apr 8 2005 1:31AM GMT

An iPod-based Guide To SF Wireless
Hotspots

An iPod-based Guide To SF Wireless
Hotspots 07/19/2004 06:14 PM

International Internet Access Provider
Go2Roam.com Adds More than 1500 WiFi
Hotspots in United Kingdom

International Internet Access Provider
Go2Roam.com Adds More than 1500 WiFi
Hotspots in United Kingdom 02/01/2005 10:06 PM
Go2Roam.com offers more than 14000 WiFi hotspots worldwide. For travelers and road runners to connect to Internet in 150 countries using dial-up and WiFi connections. [PRWEB Jan 27, 2005]

SingTel mobile users can now access
wireless hotspots overseas

SingTel mobile users can now access
wireless hotspots overseas 12/04/2003 11:52 AM
Singapore Business Times Dec 4 2003 10:35AM ET

CopperSite Wi-Fi Hotspots Takes Renner
Automotive Wireless;Raises the Bar on
Customer Service

CopperSite Wi-Fi Hotspots Takes Renner
Automotive Wireless;Raises the Bar on
Customer Service 07/22/2004 02:44 AM
With the addition of a CopperSite Wi-Fi Hotspot, customers may now surf the Internet and send email wirelessly from their laptop computers or PDA’s while waiting for service on their Kia or Mitsubishi vehicle. This means they can stay connected with the office, clients or vendors. They can stay productive, occupied, up on the news or just entertained. [PRWEB Jul 22, 2004]

Accessing Wireless Sensor Networks:
Gridlogix adds support for Dust
Networks’ SmartMesh™ Wireless Sensor
Network

Accessing Wireless Sensor Networks:
Gridlogix adds support for Dust
Networks’ SmartMesh™ Wireless Sensor
Network 06/17/2005 04:45 PM
Gridlogix, Inc., a leading creator of enabling interoperable XML Web Services technology today announced enhanced support for Dust Networks’ SmartMesh™ wireless sensor network. SmartMesh is a wireless mesh sensor network used in remote monitoring and control. The Gridlogix EnNET® XML Web Service application extends the functionality of the SmartMesh system to include robust protocol translation between the wireless mesh network and other automation protocols and systems. EnNET translates the SmartMesh wireless protocol into BACnet/IP, SNMP, and LonWorks® allowing Dust Networks’ wireless sensor network to be seamlessly integrated with existing automation networks. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Broadcom Adds 3G to Wireless Mix

Broadcom Adds 3G to Wireless Mix 06/17/2004 04:37 PM
Internet News Jun 17 2004 7:31PM GMT

Broadcom Adds 3G to its Wireless Mix

Broadcom Adds 3G to its Wireless Mix 06/16/2004 02:51 PM
Internet News Jun 16 2004 6:03PM GMT

Check Point adds wireless to VPN box

Check Point adds wireless to VPN box 04/12/2005 02:37 PM
Aim is to streamline setting up LANs and WANs in remote corporate offices.

TORNADO adds USB Dongle to Wireless
Productrange

TORNADO adds USB Dongle to Wireless
Productrange 06/17/2005 04:23 PM
Spijkenisse, the Netherlands, June 16th 2005 - TORNADO expands its wireless product range with a W-LAN USB dongle: the Tornado 120. This is the latest addition of the new W-LAN Value Serie, a set of high quality but also affordable products, Tornado introduced earlier this year. [PRWEB Jun 16, 2005]

Starbucks adds wireless service to more
stores

Starbucks adds wireless service to more
stores 07/07/2004 01:02 PM
The service allows customers to wirelessly access the Internet using Wi-Fi devices.

Cisco adds wireless to flagship switch

Cisco adds wireless to flagship switch 05/06/2004 01:11 PM
Computer Weekly May 6 2004 5:22PM GMT

MS adds a designer mouse, updates its
wireless mice

MS adds a designer mouse, updates its
wireless mice 07/09/2004 06:23 PM
Microsoft has announced that it brought in designer Philippe Starck to create The Optical Mouse by S+ARCK, which features two buttons that extend from front to back, with a scroll wheel between them at the top of a lighted strip. When the wired S+ARCK mouse ships in August, it will carry a US$34.95 price tag and be available in two colors, blue and orange. The same month, Microsoft will also ship a new version of its Wireless Optical Mouse called Mood Ring ($44.95) and two new color variations on its Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer: Cobalt Basin and Crimson Fire (both $54.95). In addition to the graphic patterns on their bodies, the new mice also feature scroll wheels with Tilt Wheel technology, a better version of Microsoft Optical Technology and more than six months of battery life, on average. As MacCentral posted this article, product pages were not yet available on the Microsoft Web site.

Warfare Incorporated Adds Wireless
Mulitplayer Functionality

Warfare Incorporated Adds Wireless
Mulitplayer Functionality 05/12/2004 01:11 AM

Briefly: Starbucks adds wireless service
to stores

Briefly: Starbucks adds wireless service
to stores 07/07/2004 01:02 PM
roundup Plus: iPass, Yahoo BB Mobile expand roaming deal...Microsoft's Encarta adds search bar, homework help...Atheros licenses technology from ARM...Acacia strikes first cable patent deal.

Telus adds home wireless package to
Internet offerings

Telus adds home wireless package to
Internet offerings 05/27/2004 06:25 AM
Vancouver Sun May 27 2004 9:11AM GMT

UpShot Adds Wireless Support for Sales
Force Tool

UpShot Adds Wireless Support for Sales
Force Tool 03/14/2003 01:28 AM
UpShot has announced that its sales force automation application now can be accessed via the BlackBerry mobile device made by Research In Motion (RIM). The software vendor said the BlackBerry can be used like other wireless PDAs and Web-enabled cell phones -- to enter information into the application and receive alerts.

Kodak adds wireless printer dock, new
digital camera

Kodak adds wireless printer dock, new
digital camera 08/04/2004 08:21 AM
Kodak has introduced the Printer Dock Plus, which can wirelessly accept pictures from a cell phone with its built-in infrared capability as well as connect to your computer via a USB port for printing, and a new EasyShare camera, CX 7525, a 5 megapixel model with 3x optical/5x digital zoom, nine scene and color modes, the ability to capture MPEG-4 video clips at VGA (640 x 480, 13fps) or QVGA (320 x 240, 20fps) resolution and more. Printer Dock Plus (US$199.99) offers a one-touch auto-enhance feature that brightens pictures before printing, a built-in reader for SD/MMC memory cards and compatibility with PictBridge-enabled cameras, with the ability to charge their batteries while connected. An optional 8-in-1 Kodak card reader expands the types of memory cards it accepts. The new printer dock works with Mac OS X v10.2 or higher and requires 128MB RAM and 200MB hard drive space; it will be available in September.

IntelliTrack Adds Support for Wireless
Devices from American Microsystems Ltd.

IntelliTrack Adds Support for Wireless
Devices from American Microsystems Ltd. 02/01/2005 09:17 PM
IntelliTrack Inc., the leading manufacturer of affordable bar code tracking software, announced today that its entire product line now supports the American Microsystems Ltd. (AML) Wireless (RF) Terminal, model M7100. [PRWEB Jan 28, 2005]

Q4 Adds Motivation For Cingular To Buy
Rival AT&T Wireless (Investor's
Business Daily)

Q4 Adds Motivation For Cingular To Buy
Rival AT&T Wireless (Investor's
Business Daily) 01/23/2004 02:19 PM
Investor's Business Daily - AT&T Wireless (NYSE:AWE - News) and would-be buyer Cingular Wireless both turned in weak fourth-quarter results, upping speculation that No. 1 U.S. wireless firm Verizon Wireless will report strong growth next week.

Proxicast Adds Support For Verizon
Wireless’ DMU / MIP / Static IP To Its
LAN-Cell Mobile Gateway Cellular Router

Proxicast Adds Support For Verizon
Wireless’ DMU / MIP / Static IP To Its
LAN-Cell Mobile Gateway Cellular Router 03/14/2005 04:44 PM
New CDMA-based LAN-Cell Model Eases Deployment of Remote Monitoring, Telemetry, SCADA, Data Collection and Other Cellular Applications [PRWEB Mar 14, 2005]

USA ePay Adds Blackberry to Wireless
ePay; Signs Prime Time Shuttle

USA ePay Adds Blackberry to Wireless
ePay; Signs Prime Time Shuttle 02/01/2005 09:10 PM
USA ePay adds Blackberry RIM to Wireless ePay support list and Signs Prime Time Shuttle for processing. [PRWEB Jan 31, 2005]

Hotspots

Hotspots 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
After a bit of researching I have come across a few sites that may be of help to all of us looking for some hotspots.

Ben Laurie has created a site that records the location of free-access hotspots across the UK. They are sorted in a searchable database of maps. Type in your postcode to allocate places where you can connect. Link it up at Consume.

Another organization that maps Wi-Fi hotspots is Arwain. They have "uncovered" most of Cardiff and have plans to bring free, fast wireless access to some parts in Wales. Check them out at Arwain.

And lastly for all the Torontonians out there I have a site that you might find useful. This site has a map of downtown Toronto and lists and the WEP enabled and disabled areas. For a view of the map check out Naked Wireless.

I hope these sites were of some help to you. Drop me a line to let me know.

Biodiversity Hotspots

Biodiversity Hotspots 05/04/2004 12:58 AM
The 25 richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on Earth. Of the 25, here are the hottest of the hotspots. An interactive map. And the latest news about how companies like Office Depot are helping Conservation International protect threatened animals who don't get to vote in even the world's [cough] most enlightened democracies.

18,000 wifi hotspots in NYC

18,000 wifi hotspots in NYC 07/29/2004 08:45 PM
sure, as soon as i leave, the whole island becomes network nirvana

Portable Hotspots

Portable Hotspots 02/05/2005 09:27 PM
Journal tests NetGear, D-Link portable gateways: This category is starting to expand as manufacturers realize that once someone tastes Wi-Fi, they don't want to back to no-Fi. Jesse Drucker, subbing for Walt Mossberg, writes in The Wall Street Journal about testing two different gateways on the road and at home. As is typical, the basic functions are fine and security settings are a bear....

WiFi hotspots not all that hot

WiFi hotspots not all that hot 05/28/2004 06:14 AM
San Jose Mercury News May 28 2004 10:32AM GMT

Wi-Fi hotspots simply too expensive

Wi-Fi hotspots simply too expensive 06/02/2004 07:18 AM
No return on investment, German study shows

New Take on Free Hotspots:
NewburyOpen.net

New Take on Free Hotspots:
NewburyOpen.net 11/17/2003 03:01 PM
Michael Oh may have one of the most unique versions of a free Wi-Fi network anywhere. Oh wanted to extend Wi-Fi around his office, located on a tony stretch of Newbury Street in Boston, and to the shops on the street. He quickly concluded that he would have to charge users too much if he wanted to build a robust and reliable network that customers would pay to use. Instead, he decided to build a free network in hopes that it might serve as good PR for his Mac consulting, sales, and support business, Tech Superpowers. But building a free network that included more than one access point (AP) would be expensive to maintain because it would require paying for high speed data lines for backhaul. So Oh developed his own network architecture. "From an economic standpoint, it's an interesting architecture because it's simple," Oh said. "We can put up nine locations with a single T1." At each remote location he uses Apple APs plus wireless bridges from Linksys that were originally designed to wirelessly enable printers. At his central location is an AP with two outdoor antennas, each pointing in a different direction. The remote repeaters look like any type of client to the central AP. "So the AP at our location sees each repeater as nine client cards out there," he said....

Hogging Public Hotspots

Hogging Public Hotspots 04/22/2004 06:42 PM
Somewhere between satire and anarchy lies parody: WiFi Hog kicks other users off public hotspots, even owner: This is clearly practical performance art, but it's an interesting Gedanken (und Praktisches) experiment as well. If a third party can gain access over a public hotspots, how does that transform the relationship of the owner and other users to that service? [link via comment on The Feature where David Pescovitz further explains the project.]...

WiFi Spy alerts you to Wi-Fi hotspots

WiFi Spy alerts you to Wi-Fi hotspots 07/16/2004 06:44 AM
Marware has released its WiFi Spy, a small device that you can hook onto a keychain and carry around for those times when you need to find an 802.11b/g wireless network, such as in an airport or a coffee shop. When you press its button, the device scans for a signal and shows its strength on a four-bar display if it picks one up. Holding the button and walking around will help you find the strongest possible signal from the nearby hotspot; it picks up both open and closed networks. WiFi Spy sells for US$29.95.

Intel promotes Net hotspots

Intel promotes Net hotspots 01/06/2005 02:33 AM
AME Info Jan 6 2005 6:02AM GMT

Keep clear of spoofing at hotspots

Keep clear of spoofing at hotspots 03/23/2005 08:02 AM
TechWorld Mar 23 2005 10:09AM GMT
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