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Agere Systems and Ericsson are teaming up to offer a package of products and services intended to help Internet service providers cultivate a burgeoning wireless technology.
The new package involves the 802.11b standard, also known as Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi technology allows wireless Internet access usually within a radius of approximately 300 feet around a hub. The products and services from Agere and Ericsson will allow service providers to integrate user authentication and billing technology into their hubs, giving mobile users the ability to roam the network.
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Communications equipment maker Proxim became the latest company to sell high-powered Wi-Fi networks that travel long distances, essentially providing buyers with an "ISP in a box," the company's Chief Executive, Jonathan Zakin, said this week.
These versions of wireless networks using the Wi-Fi, or 802.11b, standard create a wireless zone of up to 12 miles long, far beyond the usual 300-foot-radius range that Wi-Fi typically achieves, Zakin said.
Overkill for use inside a home, where most Wi-Fi networks are now found, the long-range Wi-Fi gear from Proxim and others is meant for small Web service providers. It lets them beam long-range signals outside, particularly to sell broadband access in rural areas where DSL (digital subscriber lines) or cable broadband service haven't reached, Zakin said.
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Intel plans to invest $150 million in wireless start-ups to help accelerate the worldwide acceptance of Wi-Fi.
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Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.Wi-Fi, also known as 802.11, is emerging as the saving grace in a dour computer market. The technology lets anyone with a desktop, notebook or cell phone create a high-speed wireless link to the Internet or corporate networks. Demand is expected to increase substantially, and telecom carriers, hardware manufacturers and chipmakers are all crafting products and services for the market.
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