Wireless Is Hot
from the access-anywhere? dept
A pretty good article in the NY Times looking at some of the companies that are trying to provide wireless access anywhere where anyone with a laptop can just hook into the network. For the most part the companies are focused on providing them in coffee shops, at airports, and in hotels. Mostly they're using 802.11b systems, though there are some threats of standards battles. Of course, the article doesn't mention my favorite, which is Metricom's Ricochet, but that's because they're in trouble. While 802.11b is cool, and fast, I can't see how the coverage would ever equal what I get with my Ricochet which is "fast enough" for most things I'm doing right now. I'm surprised that Metricom is having so much trouble raising additional funds while these other companies get all the hype.
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