Wireless
When you think about the term “wireless,” you might envision your cell phone and stop there. But just as cell phones have evolved by leaps and bounds from the big “brick phones” of early 90’s, the wireless world spans far beyond cell service.
Wireless technology bring you “hot spots” at airports and coffee shops around the world – delivering the Internet where ever you are. Wireless allows you to send an essay from your laptop on the patio to the printer in the upstairs office. Wireless sends your digital music collection on your laptop to the stereo in the living room. The air is full of invisible radio waves carrying all of the wonders of the wireless world.
Research Papers
Network Management Restrictions May Harm Rural Wireless Internet Service Consumers American Consumer Institute, May 2, 2008
The American Consumer Institute today released a ConsumerGram noting that the debate over the network management practices of ISPs has largely overlooked the impact of potential legislation on rural wireless consumers. The report concludes that even the best-intentioned policies produce unintended consequences, and network management prohibitions could threaten the existence of small, rural wireless ISPs, thereby harming their customers. Read More.
Articles
Report: ‘Sidejacking’ session information over WiFi easy as pie
August 01, 2007-Users may think that their personal data is safe when they use a secure login page online, but that’s quite far from the truth. In fact, everything from the contents of your e-mail, who your friends and acquaintances are, and almost anything else you can think of could be easily exposed by hackers if browsed via WiFi network, security firm Errata Security pointed out in a recent paper presented at this year’s Black Hat 2007 and seen by Ars Technica. Read More
Fewer Hang-ups with U.S. Wireless Telephone Competition: American Consumers Use More Minutes and Pay Lower Prices American Consumer Institute, Sept. 27, 2007. Read More
Sprint Expands Faster Mobile Broadband in Texas
Wireless News, April 27, 2007
Similar article from Broadband Wireless Exchange Magazine
EarthLink To Build 600-Square-Mile Wi-Fi Net In Houston
CMP TechWeb, February 14, 2007
Same article from InformationWeek
Wi-Fi Internet gains momentum in Tyler, Texas, area
By Greg Junek, Tyler Morning Telegraph, November 26, 2006
Article available at AccessMyLibrary.com
AT&T expands broadband satellite service to rural consumers
San Antonio Business Journal, May 10, 2007
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