Over 70
Percent of Road Warriors Believe Wi-Fi Will Gives Business Travelers
a Competitive Advantage
Business travelers view wireless computing technology as a
business necessity only a year after "hotspots" -- places where
people can tap into a wireless Internet connection with their
notebook PCs -- became available in cafes, hotels and airports.
Today, there are approximately 20,000 hotspots worldwide, a number
expected to grow sixfold by 2005.
According to an international survey of business travelers
released today by Intel Corporation, 71 percent of road warriors are
convinced that Wi-Fi -- short for wireless fidelity -- will enable
business travelers to seize a communications advantage over their
competition. While only one in ten road warriors has tried Wi-Fi,
nearly 90 percent see wireless computing in their future. A third of
Asian road warriors said they plan to try Wi-Fi within the next
three to six months.
The survey also revealed that being without Internet access while
traveling puts businesspeople in an awkward position with bosses,
co-workers and customers who have become accustomed to expect prompt
email responses. When working in the office, 31 percent of road
warriors reply to email within one hour. When road warriors are
traveling, only seven percent respond within that same time frame.
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Cometa Networks Announces Seattle Market Wi-Fi
Broadband Wireless Launch |
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This month Seattle will become the American city with the
highest density and a broad diversity of urban wireless
Internet "hotspots." Cometa Networks, along with Intel
Corporation, IBM, AT&T and a broad range of industry and
community organizations, unveiled network plans for 250 new
Seattle hotspots today at the WSA (formerly Washington
Software Alliance) Tech Future 2003 Conference. In addition,
Cometa announced that locally based AT&T Wireless, the
largest independently traded wireless carrier in the U.S., is
the premier service provider for the Seattle market launch.
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story!
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Verge Wireless Networks to Deploy Metro-Scale Wi-Fi
Using Tropos Network's Mesh Technology |
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Verge Wireless Networks, Inc. announced that it has
selected Tropos Networks, Inc.'s cellular Wi-Fi equipment to
form the first seamless hot zone over downtown Baton Rouge. By
creating the city's first broadband cellular Wi-Fi mesh
networking system in the downtown area, the wireless hot zone
will enable local residents, tourists, business, and
government to access the Internet and secured corporate
networks from anywhere downtown. The only user requirement is
a standard Wi-Fi network connection in their laptop or PDA.
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story!
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JIWIRE Launches Comprehensive Online Resource for Users
of Wi-Fi and Wireless Broadband
Technologies |
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JIWIRE, Inc. (pronounced: j-EYE-wire) recently formally
unveiled its new site dedicated to demystifying Wi-Fi and
other wireless technologies for mobile professionals and
wireless enthusiasts. Combining the world's largest hotspot
directory of 11,000 locations in 27 countries with practical
"how to" guides and product reviews, JIWIRE provides its users
with all the information they need in one place to leverage
emerging wireless technologies including Wi-Fi, 3G, and
Bluetooth.
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Story!
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Airespace Helps Seoul Auto Gallery Drive Wireless LANs
to a New Level |
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Airespace, Inc announced that the Seoul Auto Gallery is
using the Airespace Wireless Enterprise Platform to deliver
802.11 services throughout its 70,000 square foot building.
With the Airespace wireless network, the Seoul Auto Gallery
provides sales agents and customers with real-time access to
key information, including automobile pricing, product
features, warehousing information, insurance updates, and
inspection reports. In addition, the Airespace network
supports the Seoul Auto Gallery's extensive Avaya IP telephony
network, which provides converged voice and data services to
approximately 2,000 IP users. By providing a reliable medium
for both voice and data wireless services, Airespace is
revolutionizing the way that automobiles are sold in Korea.
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