Wireless Home Network News

'Google launches free wireless Internet service at home (Middle East Times)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA -- Google opened a wireless Internet umbrella over its hometown in northern California's high-tech Silicon Valley Wednesday, enabling anyone in the city to connect online for free.

'Google launches free Wi-Fi network (InfoWorld)
( InfoWorld ) - The Wi-Fi network Google built for Mountain View becomes generally available on Wednesday, providing free broadband wireless access in this California city that the search engine giant calls home. Google's network  includes 380 access points throughout this city, which has about 72,000 residents and covers a 12-square mile area, said Chris Sacca, Google's head of special

'Tech Test: Adapter Uses Electric Wires for Data Network (RedNova)
By PETER SVENSSON Associated Press NEW YORK -- Wireless networking equipment is cheap, convenient and widespread. If you want to connect computers in your home, is it really worth doing it with wires? The answer, surprisingly, is yes.

'Southern Illinois University Students and Their Parents Will Enjoy More Reliable Wireless Service (SYS-CON Media)
Verizon Wireless announced today it has enhanced its network capacity by more than 50 percent for 'move-in' day at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale beginning Friday, Aug. 18. The university is home to nearly 20,000 students during the school year, and most students will return to the campus this weekend.

'MobilePro Signs Definitive Contract to Provide High-Speed Wireless Network to Longmont, Colo. (SYS-CON Media)
MobilePro Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: MOBL) announced today that it has signed a definitive contract with the City of Longmont, Colo. to design, deploy and operate a mesh wireless network in the community. The Longmont area has one of the highest concentrations of software-related jobs in the nation.

'Wireless Binds Tibetan Exiles (Wired News)
Western "hacktivists" and Tibetan refugees build a mesh network in the Himalayas using junk parts and free software. It's decentralized, robust and reliable. And it's monkey-proof. A special report by Xeni Jardin from Dharamsala, India.