did anyone notice that this week's "Hotspot Hits" from Wi-Fi Planet said in one item that there will be NO wifi at the Olympics due to security concerns, then a page later says that some Greek ISP is providing access at the Olympics?

anyone from internet.com lurking out there with an explanation?

from http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3087291

" There will be no official Wi-Fi access at the Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. This according to Atos Origin, the system integrator for the project. They say there might be some public Wi-Fi offered by ISPs, but wireless will not be part of the official Games network. They cite security concerns and a lack of faith in the reliability of WLANs. -- May 21, 2004"

"The stadiums for the athletes of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece might not be finished, but at least the Wi-Fi is taken care of. Hotels and outdoor areas around the area will be getting high-speed wireless Internet access that tourists can enjoy, courtesy of WISP ACISgroup, which serves all of Greece and the Balkans. It will be using a mix of Proxim (Quote, Chart) access points and Nomadix gateways for the WLAN infrastructure, plus Proxim Tsunami radios for wireless backhaul to hotspots. In the future, ACISgroup hotspots will also offer Voice over WLAN services. -- May 18, 2004"

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