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Wee-Fi: Aircell Inches Closer; St. Paul's Cable Speed Boosted

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2008-04-02 16:25:44 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mbps down and 5 Mbps up in Comcast's initial rollout. Service will run $150 for 50/5 Mbps; 6 Mbps and 8 Mbps downstream service are currently $43 and $53 per month. The faster service will hit 20 percent of Comcast's customers nationally by 2009 and fully rollout by 2010
 
Tags: mbps downstream service, mbps, american launch, american, launch, aircell, service, in-flight launch, launch partner
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: Hughes Ups Downstream Speeds; Eye-Fi Raises More Cash

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2008-08-06 11:59:34 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mbps downstream over satellite: The network was previously limited to 3 Mbps down for a whopping $190 or $210 per month, depending on whether you paid upfront for the receiver or not. The new service, ElitePremium (running out of superlatives, eh, HughesNet?), doesn't yet show up in their list of plans , and the press release declines to...
 
Tags: eye-fi, eye-fi explore recently, mbps downstream, eye-fi raises 11m, mbps, wi-fi, onboard wi-fi, camera makers, pairs wi-fi gps-like
 
 
 
 
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The Inevitable iPhone 3G Post

2008-06-11 12:37:46 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...Mbps of downstream backhaul." The iPhone is clearly processor limited for how fast it can render Web pages and handle network processing. If you stick an iPhone on a 10 Mbps-backed network via Wi-Fi, the browsing experience isn't very different than on a 1.5 Mbps-backed Wi-Fi hotspot, in my experience with the current phone So clearly,...
 
Tags: iphone, wi-fi hotspot, wi-fi, device, mobile device, wi-fi requires, non-compromise device, computer, full-blown computer
 
 
 
 
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Mobile Post: Speeds Thrills in Minnesota

2008-04-03 14:53:14 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
In Minnesota, St. Paul and Minneapolis may stand as poster children for two trends in broadband: On your left, Comcast offers 50 Mbps/5 Mbps in the home; on your right, a working urban Wi-Fi network
 
Tags: urban wi-fi network, minnesota, mbps5 mbps, comcast offers, stand, broadband, minneapolis, trends, home
 
 
 
 
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Wi-Fi Group Finalizes Latest Wireless Flavor

2008-04-01 08:22:21 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...Mbps raw speed, and about 30 Mbps of raw throughput. Before you scoff, remember that you might be able to use WoE over hundreds of meters across a switched Ethernet network, where a Wi-Fi signal might stretch just a hundred or two hundred feet. If Wi-Fi beats WoE, a computer will use Wi-F The Wi-Fi Alliance hasn't set the date of their...
 
Tags: wi-fi, woe, wi-fi beats woe, wi-fi alliance, ethernet, ethernet network, woe-capable wi-fi systems, wi-fi signals, wi-fi signal
 
 
 
 
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Cablevision Antes up $350m for Wi-Fi Network in New York

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2008-05-08 13:21:35 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mbps downstream rates. Broadband subscribers to their Optimum Online broadband service, which has rates of 15/2 and 30/5 Mbps. Others will pay for access. The company has 3.1m cable customers in New York This is the first large-scale Wi-Fi network announced that had no public/private component to it. While Verizon once said they'd blanket New...
 
Tags: wi-fi, wi-fi service, big-city wi-fi network, cablevision, offer free wi-fi, mobile broadband component, york, component, belair equipment
 
 
 
 
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Wee-Fi: iPass Flies; Riverside (Calif.) Approaches

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2008-05-13 10:15:22 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mbps is free to AT&T's 1.5 Mbps or faster DSL subscribers and fiber users, as well as by paying a monthly rate that isn't yet disclosed. The 24-hour rate is a crazily high $7.99
 
Tags: ipass, free, ipass expects, premium ad-free service, network, service, trial network, ipass announces, riverside network
 
 
 
 
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Thalys Hits Glitch in Impressive Train Launch

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2008-05-14 15:50:22 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mbps of ruinously expensive backhaul, compressed to provide speeds that feel like 4 Mbps. (Read: faster for email, TIFF images, certain PowerPoint presentations, and Web pages with gzip disabled; normal rate for JPEGs, GIFs, compressed Web pages, and PDFs The service will cost first-class passengers not a thing, but coach will pay 6.50...
 
Tags: train, service hit glitches, glitches, service, service pulls, train operator, satellite, satellite technology, nokia siemens
 
 
 
 
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BART-Fi Moves Closer: Negotiation Under Way

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2008-05-23 15:18:12 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mbps in most cases; WiFi Rail has tested out at 10s of Mbps--their technology turns rail segments into wireless LANs with excellent reception. They terminate with fiber all over, so aggregation and backhaul isn't an issue. And unlike an airport, where travelers might turn to 3G cell data, those solutions don't work in the underground portions...
 
Tags: bart, wifi rail, bart service, wi-fi, municipal wi-fi, californian bart riders, continuous wi-fi service, commuters, regular business commuters
 
 
 
 
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American Launches In-Flight Broadband Pilot

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2008-08-20 08:33:21 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Mbps (uncompressed) upstream and downstream, although the service provider, Aircell, claims some advantages above that This is a big day for Aircell, which spent tens of millions to acquire the exclusive spectrum license that allows them to shoot Mbps to and from planes. My big question will be whether coverage remains seamless across an...
 
Tags: flight, in-flight broadband, service, service provider, american, internet service, real production service, american airlines, aircell