Wi-Fi Networking NewsWi-Fi Networking News reports nearly daily on all the news associated with wireless networking.Skyhook Expands Wi-Fi Positioning to Cell, GPS- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Skyhook Wireless will combine information from Wi-Fi wardriving, GPS radios, and cell tower signals for better location: The pitch at Skyhook Wireless is that despite its accuracy, satellite-based GPS remains relatively expensive, that it's slow to get a fix when it powers up, and that it's not accurate enough in the middle of cities. Their XPS 2.0 system leverages GPS with the advantages of Skyhook's Wi-Fi signal database and algorithms along with cell-tower triangulation. Ted Morgan, the head.http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008384.html Portland's Network Gets Shut Off Date- (Found July 2, 2008 ) It was a matter of time, but the death knell date has been set for Portland, Ore.'s Wi-Fi network: MetroFi told the city that it will turn its network off on June 30, and remove all devices by about July 30. MetroFi's business model required most of its revenue to come from advertising shown to users of the network; they also offered ad-free service, and business services. The network never reached a scale in Portland with enough reach to hit a critical mass. As with most Wi-Fi networks built...http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008369.html That's Hedy! The Movie Star Invents Spread Spectrum- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Regular readers of this site knows that Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil patented the first known description of spread-spectrum communications: Yes, that Hedy Lamarr. Studio 360, a public radio show, looks into Hedy's co-invention....Copyright ©2008 Glenn Fleishman. All rights reserved. Please notify us if you find this content anywhere but at wifinetnews.com or wimaxnetnews.com. Reproduction of full articles from RSS feeds is prohibited without permission.http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008370.html Metro Round-Up: Delays and New Beginnings- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Milwaukee, Wisc., network likely won't expand: Midwest Fiber Networks spent $700,000 to build a pilot network that they can't fund citywide. They want anchor tenants for the $20m network, and can't get the city signed on. The company will continue running the network, though, and is looking into alternatives. I always thought a fiber provider had a great win in having their backhaul to operate the many Wi-Fi nodes needed. Nashua, N.H.'s downtown network may never launch: The local paper says,...http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008372.html In-Flight Wi-Fi on American as Soon as This Week- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Xeni Jardin at BoingBoing gets the scoop on when American Airlines launches its in-flight network using Aircell GoGo service: She writes that it might be as early as this week on JFK, LAX, SFO, and MIA flights (that last one is Miami; took me a moment). Virgin is probably still a few months away, although they told Jardin that they're more prepared, but they have more integration to do. Jardin notes that Virgin is thinking about what gets cached on planes. I would note that the idea of onboard..http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008373.html Hotels Wi-Fi Mostly Free, Survey Shows- (Found July 2, 2008 ) More hotels have Internet service, while fewer charge for it: A hospitality industry trade group says that 91 percent of 10,000 hotel properties surveyed have Wi-Fi service, a 35 percent increase over 2004, while only 16 percent of those polled charge for in-room service, down from 19 percent in 2006 and 22 percent in 2004. Many hotels offer wired connections in the room (sometimes at a fee), and Wi-Fi in lobbies and public spaces (often free). But clearly, the trend is for more Wi-Fi and less..http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008374.html In-Flight Broadband Flies Tomorrow in Test- (Found July 2, 2008 ) American Airlines will fly its first commercial round-trip with Aircell's Gogo service active tomorrow: On Wednesday, 25-June-2008, in-flight broadband briefly flickers back to life with a JFK to Los Angeles round-trip flown by American on which passengers will get free use of the onboard, in-flight Internet service via Wi-Fi. The test flight is a kind of soft launch, which will be followed in a few weeks by full-on service. American will offer Gogo on its 15 Boeing 767-200s, which means all...http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008375.html Mobile Post: Fly Me- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I wish I was so high with some guy in the sky: In today's Mobile Post, I talk about the big event today: American Airlines flying the first commercial flight since Connexion shut down with broadband onboard. It's a test; it launches commercially in a few weeks. More in the post....Copyright ©2008 Glenn Fleishman. All rights reserved. Please notify us if you find this content anywhere but at wifinetnews.com or wimaxnetnews.com. Reproduction of full articles from RSS feeds is prohibited...http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008376.html T-Mobile Takes Home Line Service National- (Found July 2, 2008 ) T-Mobile launches nationwide July 2nd with its home-line replacement service--or is it a cell plan extension service I link here to Seattle Times's columnist Brier Dudley's take on Home, T-Mobile's $10 per month unlimited domestic home calling service that leverages customers' existing cell service and broadband connection. The service launched in the Seattle area several months ago, and is expanding nationally, and Dudley interviews T-Mobile's boss Robert Dotson for the story. Dotson says...http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008377.html Wee-Fi: Car-Fi, Boston Ferry-Fi, Thai-Fi, Motel 6-Fi- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Chrysler offers automotive Internet access as 2009 model option: All its newest cars and trucks will, for an undisclosed price, act as cellular relays over Wi-Fi. The news was leaked and details should be available tomorrow. The LA Times writer notes that while only passengers should use the Internet while the car is in motion, there's no way to prevent the driver from surfing. Except common sense. Yeah, that'll work. (The writer has confused his megas and kilos; the likely EVDO Rev. A service..http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008378.html |