 Cisco aims Wi-Fi access point at iPad profusionCisco Systems developed its latest enterprise access point with corporate bring-your-own-device policies in mind, aiming to give tablets and smartphones as well as traditional workplace devices strong and consistent performance. [Network World]  Home networks get new options Your IPTV needs an Internet connection. But your living room is too far from your router to run an Ethernet cable, so what do you do? Or perhaps you have an office in the basement and need to transmit large files to the desktop down there, but the Wi-Fi keeps cutting out due to interference. (...) [ComputerWorld] Ask Jack: who needs dual band Wi-Fi? Thomas is considering ADSL and wonders if he should pay extra for a dual band router; Mark wants a registry cleaner; Etienne's PC has picked up a rogue security program; and Steve wants to borrow a Zip drive
I'm considering an ADSL home broadband service for the first time. The required router (...) [The Guardian] The first next-gen Wi-Fi chips arrive Wi-Fi is getting faster -- again. Today Wi-Fi chipmaker Broadcom announced its first chips based on the coming 802.11ac standard, the successor to today’s 802.11n Wi-Fi. Products based on 802.11ac are expected to begin appearing late this year, delivering improved coverage and theoretical speeds (...) [ComputerWorld] The first next-gen Wi-Fi chips arrive Wi-Fi is getting faster -- again. Today Wi-Fi chipmaker Broadcom announced its first chips based on the coming 802.11ac standard, the successor to today’s 802.11n Wi-Fi. Products based on 802.11ac are expected to begin appearing late this year, delivering improved coverage and theoretical speeds (...) [ComputerWorld] London set for free wi-fi boost Mobile operator O2 announces plans to install 'Europe's biggest' free wi-fi zone in London in time for the Olympics. [BBC] London set for free wi-fi boost Mobile operator O2 announces plans to install 'Europe's biggest' free wi-fi zone in London in time for the Olympics. [BBC News] Broadcom to unveil four faster Wi-Fi chips The International Consumer Electronics Show next week may be a major launchpad for a new, faster generation of Wi-Fi that goes about three times faster than current gear, with at least one major silicon vendor announcing and demonstrating a set of chips for the IEEE 802.11ac (...) [ComputerWorld] Need Wi-Fi? Find a Vending Machine Ah, Japan. The land of vending machines for, quite literally, everything. Now Japanese vending machines dispense one more item: free Wi-Fi! [ComputerWorld] Plano, Texas schools see benefits from district-wide Wi-Fi At the Plano Independent School District in Texas, 82 schools and office campuses are equipped with Wi-Fi offering private channels for teachers and staff and a public channel for students. [ComputerWorld] Cafes embrace age of connectivity As Wi-Fi hotspots increase, small UK businesses are preferring to give access to smartphone and tablet users for free
Any cafe that puts up a sign offering free goods usually does so with trepidation: what if the rush is too great and it costs more to offer than it brings in?
But for Derek (...) [The Guardian] McDonald's diners gorge on free bytes Fast-food chain has 750,000 customers logging on to the internet across the UK after introducing free Wi-Fi connections
McDonald's has 750,000 UK customers logging on to the internet in its restaurants after introducing free high-speed wireless connections, according to figures from the (...) [The Guardian] Plusnet reveals older generations are more tech savvy than the youth A Plusnet study* has revealed that despite 59%** of UK households owning internet enabled PCs, over a quarter (27%) are not familiar with terms such as bandwidth, Wi-Fi, cursor, router and download. - - Dispelling the myth that it is youngsters who (...) [WebWire Electronic Internet commerce] Plusnet reveals older generations are more tech savvy than the youth A Plusnet study* has revealed that despite 59%** of UK households owning internet enabled PCs, over a quarter (27%) are not familiar with terms such as bandwidth, Wi-Fi, cursor, router and download. - - Dispelling the myth that it is youngsters who (...) [WebWire Internet technology] Broadcom pushes 802.11ac for faster Wi-Fi Gigabit-speed wireless LAN products based on the emerging IEEE 802.11ac standard will start shipping next year and usher Wi-Fi into its next era of high speed and long range, communications chip maker Broadcom said Thursday. [ComputerWorld]
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