Rogue AP's:

Enterprises continue to battle the installation of unauthorized, or rogue, wireless LAN access points (AP) on corporate networks by employees who install the increasingly cheap devices unmindful of the security risks...

posted by js at 10:44

The NYTimes has a piece this week on hotspots, specifically how companies are implementing them and plan to make money. A good read into the business aspects going into the free wifi thought process.

But it remains to be seen how many users will be willing to pay the $30 a month being charged for Wi-Fi access at places like Starbucks, given the monthly communications fees many people already shoulder.

In a growing number of places, an alternative is available - at no charge. And not surprisingly, several are in Austin, one of the most wired places in the nation and now one of the most wireless, boasting a profusion of hot spots.

posted by mt at 08:59

Paris?
posted by mt at 14:49