If there is one ray of hope amid the gloom that has cloaked the digital economy, it could be summed up with one word: wireless.
What began as a pet project for technophiles has become a multibillion-dollar industry, with uses ranging from untethered computers in the home to major networking connections for telecommunications giants. More than 35 million wireless networks are in operation today, according to industry estimates, and the number is growing daily.
As with all new technologies, however, these networks involve a trade-off--in this case, in the form of security. While wireless products remain relatively inexpensive, the specter of government regulation looms over companies and consumers who have enjoyed free access to date.
http://news.com.com/2009-1033-982099.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
(By Ben Charny, Sandeep Junnarkar,
John Borland and Robert Lemos
February 3, 2003, 4:00 AM PT )
What began as a pet project for technophiles has become a multibillion-dollar industry, with uses ranging from untethered computers in the home to major networking connections for telecommunications giants. More than 35 million wireless networks are in operation today, according to industry estimates, and the number is growing daily.
As with all new technologies, however, these networks involve a trade-off--in this case, in the form of security. While wireless products remain relatively inexpensive, the specter of government regulation looms over companies and consumers who have enjoyed free access to date.
http://news.com.com/2009-1033-982099.html?tag=fd_lede1_hed
(By Ben Charny, Sandeep Junnarkar,
John Borland and Robert Lemos
February 3, 2003, 4:00 AM PT )
