Telstra has cancelled subscription plans for its urban wireless hotspots as it continues to push business customers towards its Next G data and voice network.
The draft proposal of the next generation Wi-Fi standard failed to pass a critical vote on Tuesday, emphasising experts' warnings that consumers and business customers should wait until the final draft is completed before purchasing products that claim to be draft compliant.
A faster Wi-Fi standard appears to be about a year away, after a task group unanimously approved a proposal for an update to the 802.11g standard.
Linux computers have been placed on board V8 Supercars to provide visual information on crashes, and relay the data to officials over a wireless network.
update: The New South Wales government has called for expressions of interest from industry groups to build and operate its planned free Wi-Fi broadband network.
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