Wi-Fi: Trends and Prospects (IT-Analysis)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

This is an eMarketer Spotlight Report — focused, concise and to the point. It looks at a new market that is heating up fast. AT&T and MCI have announced that they are adding Wi-Fi access across the country.

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Xirrus Introduces Trade-Up Program Enabling Migration to Next-Generation Wi-Fi Equipment (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—-Nov. 30, 2005–Xirrus, Inc., creators of the next-generation Wireless LAN Array, has launched a new “Trade-Up to Xirrus” Program offering rebates on legacy wireless access points to companies migrating to the Xirrus next-generation Wi-Fi architecture.

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Voice Over Wi-Fi (Fast Company Magazine)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

A wi-fi handset that could usurp your cellphone–and where you can use it.

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Insatiable demand pushes Wi-Fi to new highs (Computing.co.uk)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Insatiable demand for wireless networking technology from both consumers and business has helped push up annual unit sales of Wi-Fi equipment to more than 100m chipsets in six years, according to newly published data.

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Wi-Fi chip sales to hit 120 million this year (CommsDesign)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Annual shipments of Wi-Fi chipsets surpassed 100 million units this year, as the technology has begun to spread from personal computers and wireless access points to consumer electronics and phones.

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Wi-Fi chipset sales to pass 120 million this year (MobileMag)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Six years ago there were no Wi-Fi chipsets shipped, because there were none to ship. Now there have been 100 million chipsets shipped already this year and it is expected that more than 120 million will be shipped by the end of the year.

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Big Easy gets free Wi-Fi network (CommsDesign)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

One of the many hard lessons New Orleans learned from Hurricane Katrina was that traditional telephone and mobile phone services can fail, so the city is unveiling its own Wi-Fi network Tuesday that will be free to its citizens.

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Hurricane-ravaged New Orleans gets Wi-Fi (Reuters)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

A free, municipally-run Wi-Fi system has begun operation in the French Quarter and central business district and should cover the entire city within a year, Mayor Ray Nagin said in a statement.

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Big Easy Gets Free Wi-Fi Network (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

New Orleans is unveiling a free Wi-Fi network, which is going live Tuesday in the French Quarter and in the central business quarter.

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Wi-Fi Shipments To Exceed 120 Million In 2005: Study (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Sales of Wi-Fi equipment increased 64 percent in 2005 and will exceed 120 million by year’s end, according to a market study.

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