Naomi Graychase

Meraki announced today that it will provide free, broadband wireless access to the entire city of San Francisco by year’s end. If all goes as planned, by the time the cold, summer fogs roll in, a good portion of the three-quarters of a million San Franciscans (and the hundreds of thousands who visit the City by the […]

Ron Sege, Tropos Networks’ CEO, is optimistic. Not just because Boston College, where two of his children are enrolled, is having a miraculous football season; and not just because, when we spoke in late October, the Red Sox were well on their way to winning their second World Series in 90 years. Ron Sege is […]

This week as millions of Muslims make their pilgrimage to Mecca for the Hajj, they will not only have access to the ancient Kaaba, ZamZam Well, and plains of Mount Arafat, they will also have access to Wi-Fi.   Thanks to Aptilo Networks and Tropos Networks, after the estimated three million pilgrims walk seven times […]

Saudi Aramco is the state-owned national oil company of Saudi Arabia. It also happens to be the world’s largest oil company, both in terms of proven crude oil reserves and production. Saudi Aramco produces and exports an average of eight million barrels of crude oil every day—more than twice the output of the next highest […]

Firetide and Stratus Technologies Group announced today that they will partner to deploy a wireless broadband network in Doral, Florida. The city’s wireless mesh network will provide Internet access and services including e-mail, VoIP, and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) to residents and businesses, the Doral municipal government, and its newly formed police department. Stratus Technologies […]

Kilkenny Castle’s last major renovation was during the reign of Queen Victoria. Recently, though, it went through a definitively modern adjustment, one which is mostly invisible to the naked eye. The 12th century Irish castle, formerly home to the Marquesses and Dukes of Ormonde, is now home to an indoor/outdoor WLAN.   “Until recently, Kilkenny […]

 Verizon is rumored to be introducing a new Wi-Fi-enabled PDA or smartphone in November, but no announcements have yet been made. Speculation is focused on the HTC Iris, which the FCC approved for release in the U.S. in August. The HTC Iris is currently supported by major Canadian carrier Telus as the HTC S640. The 3G […]

Rather than getting in the game early, Aruba Networks decided to waited patiently for the second generation of 802.11n chips before it released its n-based products. Last week, the wait was over and Aruba announced what it calls “a new generation of ultra high-performance multi-service mobility controllers and 802.11n access points.” “We are the last […]

The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) announced today that it has certified its 4,000th product. The ever-expanding list of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products includes a wide range of devices from access points to MP3 players to dual-mode phones. The WFA began certifying products in March of 2000, and has certified 1,000 in the last 15 months, a record […]

The Ferreira Construction building in Branchburg, NJ has the distinction of being the first “Net Zero Electric” commercial building in the United States. The 42,000 square foot “smart” building is the workplace for 100 people, and generates more energy from a renewable source than it consumes—thus making it “net zero electric.” While numerous residential properties […]

Nicholas Negroponte’s pet project, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), is offering a nice deal to potential donors this month. If putting a durable, Wi-Fi-enabled, energy-efficient, alternatively powered laptop into the hands of children in developing countries isn’t enough of an enticement to get you to give, T-Mobile USA announced on Friday that it will sweeten the […]

Google made a major announcement today, but it was not, as many in the industry had expected, a gPhone announcement. “Despite all of the very interesting speculation over the last few months, we’re not announcing a Gphone. However, we think what we are announcing—the Open Handset Alliance and Android—is more significant and ambitious than a […]