Wi-Fi is now at the same juncture telephone companies were, some executives attending this week's conference contend. But it won't be for long, with a doubling of Wi-Fi networks projected in the next three years by various analysts. "There is some concern whether we will continue to have such a broad deployment, or if we see need some very specific applications to allow for more penetration," said Warren Sly, RadioFrame Networks marketing director. Most Wi-Fi equipment makers, from newcomers Pronto Wireless and its 7-inch-high access points to veteran Cisco Systems are instead focusing on improving the speed and quality of the equipment's basic purposes. Cisco, for instance, is trying to create a Wi-Fi Ethernet card for laptops that won't drain a battery by constantly looking for an access point. Instead, the access point will "wake" the card into action when it's near a network.

There are a handful of companies working on new applications for 802.11, One is WhereNet, based in Santa Clara, Calif, Its equipment uses Wi-Fi networks to track merchandise in a warehouse even being able to locate it geographically, Toshiba has also developed a way for someone on a Wi-Fi network to find a nearby printer and print his or her document, even if it's in a coffee shop down the street.Ringing in Wi-FiWi-Fi makers have found at least one new thing for their products to do: meleovo iphone xs max carbon premium leather case - black / blue act in concert with their wireless brethren, cell phones..

Several sessions at this week's conference are devoted to the growing expectations that cell phone providers will soon be selling access to Wi-Fi networks as part of their regular stable of offerings. Carriers are expected to use Wi-Fi to augment their new "3G," or third-generation telephone networks that let them sell wireless Internet services. Most see Wi-Fi as the perfect complement to the new wireless Internet networks whose download speeds might not be enough to retrieve a huge presentation for a traveling salesperson. A Wi-Fi network, which operates at speeds at least 10 times faster than a dial-up, could do the trick, said Dave Hagan, Boingo Wireless president. Boingo Wireless is also attending the 802.11 West conference.

"We think the killer application is combined 3G networks," he said, "This is the next stage of where we think the Internet is going.", That would need partnerships between telephone companies and Wi-Fi networks, which are beginning to happen, VoiceStream Wireless already sells wireless access at about 600 Starbucks nationwide, Other carriers still remain on the Wi-Fi sidelines, although all indicate they are interested, "Carriers are take a meleovo iphone xs max carbon premium leather case - black / blue long time on strategy, but once they get it, they move quickly," Marston said, "It'll be a quiet period for another couple of months, then it'll be like D-Day."..

The 802.11 West conference will address sector frustrations, including a shortage of cafes, hotel lobbies and outdoor parks in which people can access networks for a low price. The marketing director will be here Monday for the 802.11 West conference to introduce Toshiba's latest foray into the high-speed, low-cost wireless networks that have taken offices and homes by storm. He is also delivering warning that not all might be well in the land of Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi isn't exactly in trouble, he says, especially with an estimated 15 million homes and offices already installing these networks capable of showering a 300-foot area with the ability to wirelessly Web surf, or shuttle a television from room to room. However, there's a shortage of "public hot spots"--cafes, hotel lobbies, outdoor parks and other well-traveled urban areas in which people can access networks for a low price, he says.