无线保真上网技术必将成为主流[英]
发布时间:2007/8/31 0:00:00 访问次数:541
Wi-Fi wireless technology goes mainstream
In a sure sign that the upstart wireless Internet technology called Wi-Fi is proving too powerful to ignore. Because it allows people to share Internet access inexpensively and relatively easily, Wi-Fi is becoming increasingly popular in cafes, airports and hotels. Some stores even offer it free to attract more customers.
Wi-Fi has been seen as a threat to big phone companies like Verizon because the technology allows homegrown networks to spread outside their control. Some cable companies have asked customers to stop using Wi-Fi to share fast Internet access, calling it theft of service.
Verizon has shown interest in the Wi-Fi technology. The company, which already sells Wi-Fi equipment that lets households share a broadband Internet connection, is offering to set up wireless networks for small and medium-size businesses in Boston as part of its plan to be an all-purpose " solutions provider." Service in other cities will follow. But Verizon executives also say the company is looking at ways to begin offering access in stores and other public places -- so-called wireless " hotspots."
Wireless phone carrier T-Mobile, formerly VoiceStream, has already embraced that idea by creating Wi-Fi hotspots in more than 1,000 Starbucks,airport lounges and malls around the country. Unlimited use costs ＄ 30 a month. Several other big voice and data companies, such as Intel and IBM, are also considering following suit.
The main hurdles for companies are assuring the security of Wi-Fi hotspots, how to charge for such a service and how to make sure people don't use it without paying. Big phone companies in other countries, especially South Korea, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Japan, have been quicker to embrace Wi-Fi and offer public hotspots.
Driven in large part by those efforts, worldwide sales of Wi-Fi-related hardware are estimated to total ＄ 2.1 billion this year and more than ＄ 3 billion next year, according to research compiled by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
The technology could also get a big boost next year from a new Intel chip for laptops known as Banias, which includes wireless connectivity that now has to be plugged in separately. Intel also recently announced plans to invest ＄ 150 million in Wi-Fi companies.
显而易见，无线上网技术新秀无限保真潜力巨大，不容忽视。由于无线保真技术能使人们廉价而相对便捷地共享互联网资源,它在咖啡厅、机场和酒店开始越来越普及。有些商店甚至免费提供以吸引更多的顾客。
无线保真技术已经被认为对诸如伟利松等大型电话公司构成威胁，因为该项技术能使个人制作的网络免于受到大电话公司的制约。有些电讯公司已经要求其用户停止使用无线保真快速登录互联网。他们称这种行为为窃取服务。
伟利松公司已经对无线保真技术产生了兴趣。该公司已开始销售无线保真设备，供家庭连接宽带互联网。它正在着手为波士顿的中小型企业建立无线网络，作为全方?quot;提供解决方案"计划的一个部分。类似的服务将陆续在其他城市展开。但是伟利松公司的经理们还说，公司正在研究向所谓的无线"热区"--商店和其他公共场所提供无线上网服务的新方法。
无线电话承载商"T－移动电话"（前称"语音流"）已经接受了这样的观点。它已经在1000多家星巴克咖啡厅以及机场候机厅和商店里设立了无线保真热区。放开使用的月租费为30美元。其他一些大型语音和数据公司如Intel和IBM也在考虑跟进。
这些公司所面临的主要问题是如何保障无线保真热区的网络安全，如何收取服务费，以及如何确保使用者缴费。
其他国家的大电话公司已经先行一步，接受了无线保真技术并设立公共热区，尤其是在韩国、英国、瑞典和日本等国。
根据无线保真联盟所进行的调查，主要由于以上提到的种种努力，今年全球范围内与无线保真相关的硬件销售额估计是21亿美元，明年将超过30亿美元。
由于英特尔公司一种称为"巴尼亚斯"的笔记本电脑芯片的问世，无线保真技术明年还会有一个巨大的飞跃。该芯片包含了无线网络连接功能。而现在的笔记本电脑只能通过独立的外接插件才能上网。英特尔最近还宣布了向无线保真公司投资1.5亿美元的计划。<
Wi-Fi wireless technology goes mainstream
In a sure sign that the upstart wireless Internet technology called Wi-Fi is proving too powerful to ignore. Because it allows people to share Internet access inexpensively and relatively easily, Wi-Fi is becoming increasingly popular in cafes, airports and hotels. Some stores even offer it free to attract more customers.
Wi-Fi has been seen as a threat to big phone companies like Verizon because the technology allows homegrown networks to spread outside their control. Some cable companies have asked customers to stop using Wi-Fi to share fast Internet access, calling it theft of service.
Verizon has shown interest in the Wi-Fi technology. The company, which already sells Wi-Fi equipment that lets households share a broadband Internet connection, is offering to set up wireless networks for small and medium-size businesses in Boston as part of its plan to be an all-purpose " solutions provider." Service in other cities will follow. But Verizon executives also say the company is looking at ways to begin offering access in stores and other public places -- so-called wireless " hotspots."
Wireless phone carrier T-Mobile, formerly VoiceStream, has already embraced that idea by creating Wi-Fi hotspots in more than 1,000 Starbucks,airport lounges and malls around the country. Unlimited use costs ＄ 30 a month. Several other big voice and data companies, such as Intel and IBM, are also considering following suit.
The main hurdles for companies are assuring the security of Wi-Fi hotspots, how to charge for such a service and how to make sure people don't use it without paying. Big phone companies in other countries, especially South Korea, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Japan, have been quicker to embrace Wi-Fi and offer public hotspots.
Driven in large part by those efforts, worldwide sales of Wi-Fi-related hardware are estimated to total ＄ 2.1 billion this year and more than ＄ 3 billion next year, according to research compiled by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
The technology could also get a big boost next year from a new Intel chip for laptops known as Banias, which includes wireless connectivity that now has to be plugged in separately. Intel also recently announced plans to invest ＄ 150 million in Wi-Fi companies.
显而易见，无线上网技术新秀无限保真潜力巨大，不容忽视。由于无线保真技术能使人们廉价而相对便捷地共享互联网资源,它在咖啡厅、机场和酒店开始越来越普及。有些商店甚至免费提供以吸引更多的顾客。
无线保真技术已经被认为对诸如伟利松等大型电话公司构成威胁，因为该项技术能使个人制作的网络免于受到大电话公司的制约。有些电讯公司已经要求其用户停止使用无线保真快速登录互联网。他们称这种行为为窃取服务。
伟利松公司已经对无线保真技术产生了兴趣。该公司已开始销售无线保真设备，供家庭连接宽带互联网。它正在着手为波士顿的中小型企业建立无线网络，作为全方?quot;提供解决方案"计划的一个部分。类似的服务将陆续在其他城市展开。但是伟利松公司的经理们还说，公司正在研究向所谓的无线"热区"--商店和其他公共场所提供无线上网服务的新方法。
无线电话承载商"T－移动电话"（前称"语音流"）已经接受了这样的观点。它已经在1000多家星巴克咖啡厅以及机场候机厅和商店里设立了无线保真热区。放开使用的月租费为30美元。其他一些大型语音和数据公司如Intel和IBM也在考虑跟进。
这些公司所面临的主要问题是如何保障无线保真热区的网络安全，如何收取服务费，以及如何确保使用者缴费。
其他国家的大电话公司已经先行一步，接受了无线保真技术并设立公共热区，尤其是在韩国、英国、瑞典和日本等国。
根据无线保真联盟所进行的调查，主要由于以上提到的种种努力，今年全球范围内与无线保真相关的硬件销售额估计是21亿美元，明年将超过30亿美元。
由于英特尔公司一种称为"巴尼亚斯"的笔记本电脑芯片的问世，无线保真技术明年还会有一个巨大的飞跃。该芯片包含了无线网络连接功能。而现在的笔记本电脑只能通过独立的外接插件才能上网。英特尔最近还宣布了向无线保真公司投资1.5亿美元的计划。<
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