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    If you're one of those people who likes to complain whenever their Wi-Fi connection even temporarily flickers, then being forced to use older connectivity technologies is a useful reminder of how much we have to be intermittently grateful for.

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    Last week, I lamented the growing tendency to slam perfectly valid technologies as unsuitable for new uses, just because they prove to be unsuited for applications for which they are inherently unsuited.

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    The potential of public wireless local area networks has been well documented but there are some very real obstacles that need to be overcome.

  • The connection conundrum: 3G or Wi-Fi?

    Vendors insist third-generation mobile and Wi-Fi hot spots are complementary technologies, while analysts claim that it's decision time again. Additional reading: Wireless networking 10 times faster?

  • WiFi partnership anticipates 4G mobile phones

    Wireless broadband provider SkyNetGlobal has forged a strategic alliance with Australian clearinghouse for wireless Internet networks, Hotspot Global, to create a common platform for WiFi roaming in anticipation of WiFi-enabled mobile phones.

  • Intel: Death to all wires

    Intel chief technology officer Pat Gelsinger says every computer-related wire, except the power cord, should be done away with. Additional reading: WiMax: The saviour of rural broadband?

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  • WiFi partnership anticipates 4G mobile phones

    Wireless broadband provider SkyNetGlobal has forged a strategic alliance with Australian clearinghouse for wireless Internet networks, Hotspot Global, to create a common platform for WiFi roaming in anticipation of WiFi-enabled mobile phones.

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    A strange two-wheeled creature was skimming through the halls of the Alexis Park Hotel on Sunday--a robot that sniffs out network vulnerabilities.

  • Wireless -- willing but not able

    Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.

  • Proxim Skyline: Speed at a price

    Proxim's Skyline access point offers a lot of bandwidth for heavy network users. Is the return on the investment worth it?

  • iBurst Wireless Card

    iBurst is a superb wireless broadband solution that's highly useful for the mobile business user, but users who don't require portability will likely find its price to be a deal breaker.

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