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>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Friday, April 16, 2004 10:42:48 AM >>> By Glenn Fleishman Special to Wi-Fi Networking News Permanently archived item < http://wifinetnews.com/archives/003223.html > [1] T-Mobile installs its service at Washington's American University: This unique relationship benefits T-Mobile enormously, but it's ambiguous what the university gets out of it. The release makes it clear that T-Mobile isn't overlaying a network on the existing wireless LAN at the university, but has installed its own network in 10 buildings. Students, faculty, and staff will receive discounted rates on T-Mobile's cell and Wi-Fi service off-campus, which is a more significant revenue opportunity for the No. 6 cell carrier than the potential revenue from an on-campus for-fee WLAN. The university's only benefit is that they don't have to bear the cost of installing and maintaining a guest-only WLAN and handling access to it. I've heard horror stories from various conferences, including one at Stanford of all places, where attendees had to send in their wireless adapter's MAC address ahead of time to gain free access during the event. Still, it means that guests to American University will be paying for Wi-Fi on campus and it will only be accessible in certain locations on campus. At other institutions, universities have built virtual LAN infrastructure and entirely or partially opened a partitioned guest-only Wi-Fi network everywhere. URLs referenced: [1] < http://bizyahoo.com/bw/040416/165172_1.html > -- You can reach Wi-Fi Networking News at < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Our postal address: 115 N. 85th St., Suite 205, Seattle WA 98103 |
