Wireless networking continues to make inroads in metropolitan and rural areas across the U.S. as the development of 802.1x technologies and associated standards forges ahead. Wireless broadband and VoIP have both gained momentum and are moving inexorably forward. It’s now possible to connect to the Internet and a variety of voice and data networks in spaces large and small, public and private. On the one hand, big telecoms have sought to block the growth of 802.1x networks. On the other hand, they have become converts.
Going Wireless on Campus
Posted by: Andrew K. Burger October 27, 2006 04:00 AMWireless networking continues to make inroads in metropolitan and rural areas across the U.S. as the development of 802.1x technologies and associated standards forges ahead. Wireless broadband and VoIP have both gained momentum and are moving inexorably forward. It’s now possible to connect to the Internet and a variety of voice and data networks in spaces large and small, public and private. On the one hand, big telecoms have sought to block the growth of 802.1x networks. On the other hand, they have become converts.