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Nebo Wireless Announces International Wireless Link for Dialup Internet Access
New Wireless device for dialup internet users outside North AmericaThis new product release from Nebo Wireless LLC, North Andover, Massachusetts, USA, gives dialup Internet subscribers outside North America the advantage and convenience of wireless access at a very affordable price. Click on www.nebowireless.com for additional information. [PRWEB May 30, 2005]
InfiNet Wireless: Infinet Wireless Signs Investment Deal With Baring Vostok and Intel Capital
MOSCOW (MARKET WIRE) InfiNet Wireless, a leading global vendor of Last Mile connectivity solutions utilizing Fixed Broadband Wireless Access (FBWA) and emerging WiMAX technologies, today announced that the company has signed an investment deal with Baring Vostok, Intel Capital, and Boston-based investment fund Russia Now. After closing, the funds will be used for R&D work on IP-based WiMAX solutions, as well as to fund regional and worldwide sales and marketing expansion programs.
Using the Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) Authoring Tool
This paper describes how to configure XML files and create a sign-up wizard with the Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS) technology XML file authoring tool. With WPS technology, you can deploy a Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) network that allows you to provide pay-per-use, monthly service, and long-term Internet access to new and existing customers through wireless access points deployed in public areas, such as airports and shopping malls. With WPS technology, new and existing customers with computers running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) can connect to your Wi-Fi network without manual configuration of the computer or network connection. Using the WPS authoring tool, you can create the XML files that are provisioned to client computers, and you can create a custom sign-up wizard that allows your customers to learn about your services and open an Internet access account.
Wireless Library Changes
Wireless Librarian is changing the way that it will be adding new libraries with wireless. Because wireless access is becoming so commonplace, Bill can no longer keep up with adding libraries. He is considering moving to a wiki where libraries would post themselves. What a wonderful problem to have! Too many libraries offering wireless! Hurrah! And how great it is that our patrons will begin to expect wireless rather than be pleasantly surprised (even shocked) when we announce that they can connect that way. I just love it when technology is adopted so thoroughly and consistently. Wonderful!...
"CAPWAP Tunneling Protocol (CTP)", Inderpreet Singh
2005-04-01: With the overwhelming choice of proprietary implementations of centralized control and management of wireless access points and access controllers there is a great demand for a standard protocol and architecture that enables the deployment of large scale wireless networks. This document describes the CAPWAP Tunneling Protocol, a protocol that allows for the centralized control and provisioning of a large number of wireless access points from access controllers. It is supported by an architecture where the MAC layer of the RF technology is terminated within the AP. This allows for the protocol to be extensible to multiple radio technologies. It assumes an IP connection between the access points and access controllers and has signaling primitives to enable wireless station mobility between access points. Therefore, seamless Layer 3 subnet mobility is enabled by this protocol.
Novatel Ships HSDPA Wireless Modems
San Diego-based Novatel Wireless said today that it has shipped new PCI Express mini card modems for HSDPA 3G wireless broadband networks. The company's new Expedite EU730 and Expedite EU740 PCI Express Mini Cards are usable in High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) networks and are backwards compatible with GPRS and GSM wireless data access networks. Novatel is a developer of broadband wireless access cards for laptops and other portable platforms. ... (more)
Ah, Yes, The Lamppost As A Wireless Access Point
Stop me if you've heard this one before... A wireless technology company wants to put wireless access points up on lampposts all over the UK to establish wide area wireless data access. Of course, this was the same plan that Metricom had way back when with their Ricochet service (still in some sort of existence after being bought and sold by a bunch of different companies). In fact, I still think many lampposts around here have Ricochet boxes on them. In other words, this isn't a particularly new idea at all. Putting access points on lampposts just solves one (small) issue -- but doesn't answer many other questions, including how well the mesh technology works and (much more importantly) coming up with a decent business model.

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