Wireless Home Network News

'Singapore teen first to be sentenced for wireless piggybacking (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Singapore teen has became the first in the city-state to be sentenced for piggybacking on someone else's wireless Internet connection.

'Wireless thief 'an online addict' (News 24 South Africa)
A Singapore teen has become the first in the city-state to be sentenced for piggybacking on someone else's wireless internet connection.

'Verizon to Expand Its Fiber-Optic Network to 68,000 Additional Homes in Washington State's King and Snohomish Counties (Broadcast Newsroom)
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Communications Wednesday (Jan. 17) announced its plans for year two of its state-of-the-art FTTP (fiber-to-the-premises) network deployment in King and Snohomish counties.

'St. Paul explores fiber optic link for entire city (Pioneer Press)
An advisory group planning citywide wireless Internet service in St. Paul has broadened its horizons and is considering a massive fiber optic network that would give every home and business access to a high-speed line. Post a Comment

'Qwikker And Prime Point Media Launch Payphone-Based Content Distribution Network in U.S. (PR Web)
Qwikker ( www.qwikker.com ), the leading provider of user-driven, on-location mobile content distribution, and Prime Point Media ( www.primepointmedia.com ), the leader in out-of-home payphone kiosk advertising, today announced that the two companies are enabling the delivery of multimedia content to mobile phones and wireless devices via Bluetooth technology from payphone kiosks across the ...

'Wi-Fi industry group introduces a simpler way of securing a wireless network (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
NEW YORK -- The industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology standards is launching a simplified method for configuring the security settings between a wireless router, laptops and other devices, addressing a long-standing complaint that keeps many users from protecting their home networks.

'St. Paul Explores Fiber Optic Link for Entire City (RedNova)
By Jason Hoppin, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Jan. 16--An advisory group planning citywide wireless Internet service in St. Paul has broadened its horizons and is considering a massive fiber optic network that would give every home and business access to a high-speed line.

'Cingular Launches High-Speed 3G Network in Rhode Island (SYS-CON Media)
Residents and visitors to the greater Providence area no longer need to rely on wired connections for broadband access to information, as Cingular transforms the heart of the Ocean State into a wireless speedway.