Wifi tag
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The FMC Border Architecture
In 1999 I had an interesting discussion at a Lucent Technologies luncheon with Arun Netravali who then headed up Bell Labs for Lucent Technology. Netravali spoke of the future of communications being an all encompassing communications skin which would have...
Intoxicating Tech News
I just learned how Grape Networks (news) is using technology to reduce mildew on grapes in vineyards and in the process reducing labor and the need for pesticides. The technology utilizes mesh networks meaning the average vineyard will now have...
Sprint Accolades
It is good to see Sprint is getting accolades from Andy Abramson. Road warriors can get very frustrated when we don’t have connectivity. Based on Andy’s report the service provider should be commended for their excellent customer service. I love...
WiFi Exploit
There is a new WiFi hole that needs patching and it seems many laptop users could be at risk . Using the exploit a malicious user within a few hundred feet can take control of someone else’s laptop. The problem...
More on Femtocell
It seems the more I read about femtocell the more I realize it has the potential to change the concepts we have of wireless telecom. Could this technology really change the dual-mode handset market and minimize the role of WiFi...
Google WiFi
Few companies strike fear in the heart of Microsoft and the incumbent telephone companies like Google. Analysts and journalists seem to delight in asking the software leader and the companies comprising the new AT&T how they will fend off the...
Houston WiFi
Houston has released a draft for city-wide WiFi according to Save Muni Wireless. Here are some interesting details from the blog entry: The City's vision is to apply ubiquitous, low-cost wireless Internet access as a foundation for the...
Wireless Disruption
The following is a portion of my April 2006 Internet Telephony Magazine Publisher's Outlook:I think this year will see serious wireless disruption. In my life, I have witnessed many a technology look to replace Ethernet only to find out that...
WiFi on Airlines
I am looking forward to more widespread adoption of broadband on domestic flights. Here is an article from itWorldCanada discussing the issue. I was quoted in the article and so was Greg Welch from GlobalTouch Telecom:But many other players, not...
VoIP URLs for Feb 18, 2006
Here are some of the latest VoIP URLs. My favorite are coffeevoip.com as it makes me think of having a VoIP conversation in Starbucks over WiFi. Seems like the ones with Google in the name are just politely asking for...
Not Making Money in Tech
It would seem that today is a bad day to make money. As funny as that sounds there are people that are upset with Apple for selling products that scratch. Now I am not sure who these people are but...
Cognio
I was recently introduced to Cognio, a company that is able to help companies looking to deploy WiFi telephony or VoWiFi in their organizations. The company has something called Spectrum Expert that monitors your WiFi network for interference from devices...
Top VoIP Investments/Trends
Reprinted from the January 2006 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine.Last year in response to many requests I started a Top 10 investments list in which I outlined some of the best investments for 2005. Here is an update on last...
Sharing The WiFi Love
I live in a fairly secluded area and never bothered to encrypt my WiFi AP. I am just too far from anyone else to need to go through the hassle… Or so I thought. My Internet performance has been so...
Google Internet Booth
You may have seen an Intel WiFi demo area at an airport or in some major metropolitan areas. Microsoft too has set up these areas for people to come and use WiFi while simultaneously learning about the company's products and...
Cisco Enters The Living Room
Cisco announced today they are buying Scientific Atlanta a global leader in set-top boxes for $43 per share. Some of the reasons for this purchase are that video is becoming a bigger market for service providers and Cisco is responding...
Broadband-in-Gas
A lawyer friend of mine detailed a court case he was involved in years ago involving ownership of gas lines criss-crossing the country. He explained how complicated the gas infrastructure of the country is and told me charts of these...
Cognitronics Loss
I had to write this when I saw that Cognitronics lost money in its latest quarter. The company actually had a net loss of .8 million compared to 1.4 million a year earlier so they are slowly growing – or...
I Can Hear You Now, Can You?
Verizon Wireless I love you, I hate you, I love you, I hate you. Why must you have the best wireless service? Extremely fast EVDO access? Calls that rarely drop and then put me through hell daily?I used to use...
