======================================================================== WIRELESS REPORT http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Thursday, September 23, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Telecom Italia CEO sees innovation in design and features of wireless devices * Wireless carriers: Privacy bill not needed * Philly plans world's largest mesh Wi-Fi net * Texas Instruments is unconvinced WiMax will replace DSL ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- INFOWORLD RESEARCH ON SECURITY Planning to replace or upgrade your corporate phone system The 2004 InfoWorld Security Survey shows IT managers are worried about the effectiveness of their security systems, with good reason. Download research highlights and find out how others are dealing with the security threat at their organizations. Sponsored by Sprint. REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A6F:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- TELECOM ITALIA CEO SEES INNOVATION IN DESIGN AND FEATURES OF WIRELESS DEVICES ======================================================================== Posted September 22, 2004 12:06 PM Pacific Time VENICE - One of Europe's biggest fixed-network operators is following the lead of its wireless counterparts in demanding a greater say in the design and service features of cordless phones and other wireless devices used in the home. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A69:2B910B2 WIRELESS CARRIERS: PRIVACY BILL NOT NEEDED ======================================================================== Posted September 21, 2004 3:07 PM Pacific Time WASHINGTON - Representatives of wireless telephone carriers planning a telephone directory service told a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday that legislation to protect their customers' privacy isn't needed, because their plan already does. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A67:2B910B2 PHILLY PLANS WORLD'S LARGEST MESH WI-FI NET ======================================================================== Posted September 21, 2004 9:54 AM Pacific Time VENICE -- The idea sounds good on paper: Build a mesh network of wireless Wi-Fi base stations and let users roam around an entire city instead of providing limited connectivity in a handful of hot spots. But will it work? The City of Philadelphia hopes so. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A6B:2B910B2 TEXAS INSTRUMENTS IS UNCONVINCED WIMAX WILL REPLACE DSL ======================================================================== Posted September 21, 2004 5:05 AM Pacific Time Despite all of the hype surrounding WiMax, chip maker Texas Instruments Inc. remains unconvinced the technology will revolutionize the way that broadband Internet services are delivered to homes and offices, according to a company executive. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A68:2B910B2 ======================================================================== Real insights on IT ecosystems come from inside Not just some pundit's palaver - InfoWorld CTO Chad Dickerson's "CTO Connection" newsletter is written by a CTO, for CTOs. Which means that Chad's view of CTO issues and opportunities is the same as yours - from the inside. Every Wednesday, "CTO Connection" goes to nearly 70,000 CTOs (and the people who work with them). Shouldn't you be one of them? Subscribe at http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A6A:2B910B2 ADVERTISE ======================================================================== For information on advertising, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNSUBSCRIBE/MANAGE NEWSLETTERS ======================================================================== To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your e-mail address for any of InfoWorld's e-mail newsletters, go to: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A6C:2B910B2 To subscribe to InfoWorld.com, or InfoWorld Print, or both, or to renew or correct a problem with any InfoWorld subscription, go to http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A6E:2B910B2 To view InfoWorld's privacy policy, visit: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8E0A6D:2B910B2 Copyright (C) 2004 InfoWorld Media Group, 501 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94107 This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
