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Ikano Communications buys WiFi Metro, hereUare: In what can only be seen as a good sign for the industry, a more-established networking firm has purchased the substantial assets (network and software) of the two related Wi-Fi firms, WiFi Metro (itself a purchaser of AirWave's hot spots several months ago), and hereUare, a back-end billing and authentication aggregator.
Les Echos reports on Starbucks/T-Mobile and commercial Wi-Fi in general (in French): I'm quoted in the article noting the marketing coup for T-Mobile's involvement in this, and the likelihood that actual revenue will take a while to pay back the initial costs.
Nokia GPRS/802.11b card: Gizmodo notes the Nokia combo card has been available for a few months, but only offers low-speed GPRS access. Still, a nice notch on the stick as devices like this start coming out of the pipeline.
The littlest warchalker: Awwwwww!
Lacunae: I married my long-time sweetheart on Sunday as part of a long wedding weekend, and will be playing catchup on piles of work between now and our honeymoon in a couple of weeks. If articles seem light or I don't respond quickly to your email, that's why, and I'll be back to a more regular schedule later in the month.