CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Most cell phone carriers such as T-Mobile are now embracing Wi-Fi, also known as 802.11b, for their wireless networks. The networking technology is used to create Internet access through the air within a radius of about 300 feet from a Wi-Fi device. T-Mobile USA, based in Bellevue, Wash., is part of T-Mobile International, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. T-Mobile claims the largest number of Wi-Fi locations in the United States, with Boingo Wireless in second place and Wayport trailing behind. Sprint PCS is an investor in Boingo.

Borders Group, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., operates more than 400 Borders stores and runs numerous other bookstores under brand names such as Waldenbooks, T-Mobile USA plans to bring wireless Internet access to about 400 Borders bookstores and cafes across the country early next year, Borders stores in California will be the first to offer the service, sometime in the first quarter, The service, T-Mobile Hotspot, currently provides high-speed wireless Internet access in more than 1,600 locations in the United States, including airports and black and white glamour fashion lips iphone case more than 1,200 Starbucks cafes, The service lets people access the signal via laptops or handheld computers equipped with a wireless card..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. The saga began when NextWave committed to pay the FCC about $4.7 billion for the premium airwave spectrum in 1996 but then went bankrupt in 1998 after managing to pay just $500 million. The FCC re-auctioned the licenses last year to several bidders for nearly $16 billion. However, the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the action violated bankruptcy law, placing the licenses in limbo. The FCC appealed its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but meanwhile, the licenses have been tied up pending a decision.

The case is being closely watched by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint, which have paid for the licenses, Some of the companies have filed separate suits black and white glamour fashion lips iphone case to recover their money from the FCC, The U.S, Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on whether the government can repossess wireless spectrum licenses from NextWave, The case, FCC v, NextWave, has tied up part of the wireless spectrum for years while courts have tried to decide whether the agency had the right to re-auction the licenses, Wireless carriers say releasing the licenses could relieve a shortage of the airways used to offer cell phone and high-speed wireless Internet service..

The new products plug directly into wall outlets, support a data transfer rate of 14 megabits per second and offer 56-bit DES encryption. Two of the products, the SpeedStream Powerline USB adapter and the SpeedStream Powerline Ethernet adapter, will hook PCs and other products up to existing home networks. The SpeedStream Powerline 802.11b Access Point is designed to enhance wireless networks in areas where signal strength is weak. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.