FCC takes first step toward spectrum re-auction
The FCC has begun the process of re-auctioning the D block of the 700-MHz spectrum band. Read more...

Verizon Wireless picks Linux as its mobile OS of choice

IPass turns its users on to in-flight Wi-Fi

AT&T yanks info on free iPhone Wi-Fi from site

Google concerned about Verizon's open access

Faster Wi-Fi raises concerns for some users at Interop

Wayport hits 10,000 mark for network deployments at McDonald's

Interop to offer products for app delivery in the data center, 802.11n survey tools

AT&T starts Starbucks Wi-Fi rollout in San Antonio

Sprint's Xohm CTO aggressively defends WiMAX

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Elgan: Adventures in 'extreme telecommuting'
Working from Greece for the past month has been rewarding, but it hasn't been easy. Here's what columnist Mike Elgan has learned so far.

The future of mobile broadband has arrived -- in Korea
Sprint's WiMax network will use the same technology as a two-year-old network in Korea. Does that Korean network tell us what to expect in the U.S.?

Elgan: Your cell phone wants to be a Wi-Fi hot spot
Will Wi-Fi or mobile broadband dominate the future of wireless? (The answer is yes!)

The most and least wired airlines and airports
Air travelers are fed up with being disconnected for hours. Some airlines and airports are responding, offering e-mail connections, IM, and live TV. But others are woefully behind.

Opinion: How not to build more reliable cellular networks
The federal government is mandating how cellular operators should make their networks more reliable. Columnist Craig Mathias says there's a right way to do this and a wrong way.

Opinion: Not where they think you are
Whatever Hans Reiser's guilt or innocence, says Jon Espenschied, using mobile-phone usage records as evidence of location is dicey business.

Mathias: The lesson in the demise of analog cellular
Analog cellular service is almost completely dead, and columnist Craig Mathias says there are lessons to be learned from its demise.

Elgan: Wi-Fi wants to be free
The Starbucks Wi-Fi deal with AT&T shows that Wi-Fi has reached a tipping point, where it is increasingly being given away to motivate customers to buy other goods and services.

Indie coffeehouses tell Starbucks: Bring on your free Wi-Fi
Starbucks' new conversion to free Wi-Fi for the sipping masses is great for consumers, but not particularly threatening to the smaller chains and indie coffee shops already offering service on their own terms.

WLANs are ready for mission-critical health care apps
Nowhere is wireless network reliability, coverage and speed more important than in health care applications. Columnist Craig Mathias says new generation WLAN systems are up to the task.

Specialists have retrieved about 99% of the data on a disk drive on board the crashed space shuttle Columbia. Don't miss the photographs of the recovered drive. These big ideas were supposed to revolutionize technology, but they never actually appeared. In a few cases, you'll be glad they didn't. Nearly 20 years after the first Internet worm, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols takes stock of the malware/anti-malware landscape and spotlights how the two sides are approaching the battle. Though some thought it was released too soon, Mac OS X 10.5 has matured into a solid operating system, says reviewer Michael DeAgonia.

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