A friend sent me this article about a company called Nomadix. They're looking to enter the "hotspot" market in the private space (hotels), public space (coffeshops), and home.
The article is here. http://www.80211-planet.com/news/article/0,4000,1481_1451611,00.html * They offer a Java Applet rendition of authorization (instead of NoCatAuth). * They manage bandwidth per laptop and allow users to buy more * They've claim to have something called a Network Service Engine to provide Dynamic Address Translation. According to the white paper "No client-side software or changes to the PC's configuration are necessary in order to get connection in a 'Network Service Engine' environment." White papers Hotels: http://www.nomadix.com/files/pdf/NSE%20-%20The%20Wireless%20Enterprise.p df Public Spaces: http://www.nomadix.com/files/pdf/NSE%20-%20Access%20in%20Public%20Spaces .pdf Any comments? Can anyone say whether this Network Service Engine is a big deal, and if it can be replicated done open-source? Any other reads on this new entry? Rob -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
