Posted: 20th Feb, 2003 By: MarkJ
It looks as if broadband Wi-Fi hotspots could get a further boost if the makers of wireless networking hardware can agree to standardise the way that computers join and swap data across such networks:
The initiative should make it much easier for itinerant laptop owners to sit down and start using wireless networks wherever they find them by making only a minimum of changes to their computer's set-up.
Eventually identification technologies included in laptops and handheld computers could mean that users get one bill for all the separate wireless networks they have used while travelling.It's a bold project, yet should combine well with earlier initiatives, which are designed to make it more obvious when you're in such a location. More @
BBC News Online.