Wi-Fi comes to ‘new’ McDonald’s (The Monterey County Herald)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

It’s got chic decor. Rich wood paneling. Art on the walls. A window reading nook. A communal dining bar. Wi-Fi. And an executive meeting room.

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Patent Spat Breaks Out in Wi-Fi Security (UK Comment Wire)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Two young wi-fi intrusion prevention system vendors have come to blows over their patents, setting the stage for a messy intellectual property dispute.

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Petro Selects SiriCOMM as Network Wi-Fi Hot Spot Provider (SYS-CON Media)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

SiriCOMM, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SIRC) , an applications service provider and nationwide broadband wireless network operator serving the highway transportation industry, today announced that Petro Stopping Centers has chosen the SiriCOMM Wi-Fi Hot Spot platform for wireless Internet access. Petro operates a nationwide chain of 64 full service travel plazas.

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Office Wi-Fi may catch up to home (CMPnetAsia)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Cisco’s Linksys unit and Trapeze Networks set to unveil higher-speed Wi-Fi access points for businesses. Walk into any electronics store, and you can buy a wireless router that claims to break Wi-Fi’s official 54-Mbps speed limit.

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Office Wi-Fi May Catch Up To Home (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Walk into any electronics store, and you can buy a wireless router that claims to break Wi-Fi’s official 54-Mbps speed limit. But while home networking gear has crept up as high as 240 Mbps over the last three years, more expensive business-class access points are stuck in the slow lane. That changes in the coming weeks, as Cisco’s Linksys unit and Trapeze Networks are set to unveil higher-speed

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Petro Selects SiriCOMM as Network Wi-Fi Hot Spot Provider (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

SiriCOMM, Inc. , an applications service provider and nationwide broadband wireless network operator serving the highway transportation industry, today announced that Petro Stopping Centers has chosen the SiriCOMM Wi-Fi Hot Spot platform for wireless Internet access.

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TengoInternet Lands Contract to Provide Wi-Fi Service to Equity LifeStyle Properties (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

AUSTIN, Texas—-Feb. 27, 2006–TengoInternet, the oldest and largest wireless Internet service provider for the outdoor hospitality industry, today announced a contract with Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc., , to install and operate Wi-Fi services at 34 of the company’s properties.

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WIRELESS: TI rolls out developer Wi-Fi kit for DaVinci (EETimes)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Texas Instruments Inc. has introduced a developers’ kit for consumer electronics manufacturers that wish to embed 802.11b/g capabilities within a DaVinci evaluation module. The current CE WLAN Developer Kit 1.0 is optimized for stationary Wi-Fi platforms, including access points and stationary clients like printers, but future versions will be developed for portable in-home devices with Wi-Fi

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University bans Wi-Fi over cancer fears (Computer Weekly)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

A Canadian university has banned the use of Wi-Fi on campus through fears that the electromagnetic forces generated could cause cancer.

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Motorola wins Wi-Fi contract for Smart expansion (telecomasia.net)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Motorola has won a contract to supply Wi-Fi wireless DSL solutions to Philippine mobile carrier Smart Communications. In a statement, Motorola said Smart has already launched the service using Motorola’s MOTOwi4 Canopy fixed wireless solution to deliver “always on” broadband service to subscribers.

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