mesh networking
RSS mesh networkingThames becomes giant wi-fi hotspot
News The Thames Online service uses mesh networking technology across 100 access points, allowing users to roam along that stretch of the river without any interruption to their internet connection -... [29 Mar 2007]
Telcos: Is expansion the answer?
News Check out some of silicon.com's telecoms Cheat Sheets¦ Fixed-mobile convergence ¦ BT's 21CN ¦ Wireless mesh networking Telecoms players are taking a major risk when expanding services to counter... [12 Jan 2007]
$100 laptops: Rich countries to buy for poor
News According to the head of the OLPC, too many people are focused on the technological aspect of the device - it’s made headlines for choosing open source software, its price, its mesh networking properties... [05 Dec 2006]
$100 laptop prototype goes on show
News For connectivity, the systems use wi-fi and built-in "mesh networking", a peer-to-peer concept that allows machines to share a single internet connection. For this reason, Bender said OLPC is working... [17 Nov 2006]
Saxby honoured in CNET Networks Awards extravaganza
News Tesco's top IT man Philip Clarke won CIO of the year, while BP and Intel won Technology Partnership of the Year, mainly for co-operation around mesh wireless networks in challenging locations such as oil rigs. [27 Sep 2006]
Telecoms trends
AS Analysis Nicholas Negroponte won the number 6 spot for his One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, which has opted for mesh networking to connect up its low-cost laptops in developing countries. While the details of... [25 Sep 2006]
Motorola gets serious about the enterprise
Comment The acquisition of Symbol is focused around Motorola's belief that everything is going wireless and gives Motorola a complementary strength in enterprise WLAN to their portfolio of other wireless technologies, which includes cellular,... [21 Sep 2006]
Why CIOs need to know about Ajax and mash-ups
News Ajax, mash-ups, location-aware software and sensor mesh networking are among the key emerging technologies that are set to have a significant impact on businesses over the next 10 years, according to... [09 Aug 2006]
Radioactive: Today a jam, tomorrow the open road?
Comment Because the range of a wi-fi link is limited to a few hundred meters, every vehicle also serves as a router, allowing messages to be sent via a multi-hop process to vehicles farther away, otherwise known as mesh... [21 Jun 2006]
Wireless networking kit sales on the up
News By 2007, Infonetics forecasts, mobile WiMax products will hit the market and the technology will be on its way to becoming an "established" technology which will complement 3G, mesh and wi-fi. Worldwide revenues for... [02 Jun 2006]
Visualize and master the five network types with these diagrams
White Paper These Visio diagrams can you help you visualize the five main types of network topologies - star, bus, ring, partial mesh, and full mesh. If you manage networks, design networks, or simply want to learn... [15 May 2006]
Cheat Sheet: Wireless mesh networking
Cheat Sheet Go on then, mesh networking - why should I care? Theoretically, any radio technology - or a combination of several - can be used in mesh networking but wi-fi is the most... [24 Feb 2006]
$100 laptop project signs up Taiwan's Quanta
News Connecting to the internet will be possible through mesh networking. Taiwan's Quanta, the biggest manufacturer of laptops in the world, has signed on to the $100 laptop project. The One Laptop per Child... [14 Dec 2005]
Cisco says hi to citywide Wi-Fi
News The new access points will use "mesh" technology to communicate with each other and find the best path for traffic travelling through the wireless network. Cisco is already the dominant supplier of wireless local-area... [16 Nov 2005]
$100 wind-up laptops for the developing world?
News For connectivity, the systems will be Wi-Fi- and mobile phone-enabled, and will include four USB ports, along with built-in "mesh networking", a peer-to-peer concept that allows machines to share a... [29 Sep 2005]
