National Wi-Fi roaming one step closer to reality.Tech giants AT&T, Intel, and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) are creating a new company, Cometa Networks, to provide nationwide, wholesale wireless Internet access See how to access the Internet. . Formerly known as Project Rainbow Project Rainbow is the name commonly given to two separate alleged United States secret military projects in the 20th century, both concerned with stealth and radar invisibility: one of which is considered a conspiracy theory while the other appears to be factual. , Cometa plans to sell this service to telecommunication companies, ISPs, cable operators, and wireless carriers, who then offer their customers Wi-Fi (802.11) Internet access. Cometa will work with major retail chains, hotels, universities, and real estate firms to deploy broadband wireless access service in "hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. " throughout the top 50 U.S. metropolitan areas. Users of Cometa's services will be able to use the same sign-on procedure, e-mail address, ID, password, and payment method regardless of whether they're accessing the Internet via an ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , corporate virtual private network, telecommunications provider or cable operator--in effect, Wi-Fi roaming. If everything goes as planned, Cometa will create the nation's largest Wi-Fi network. Today, T-Mobile holds that position with 802.1 lb access in 2,000 Starbucks coffee shops. It has also hooked up with American, Delta, and United Air lines to provide Wi-Fi access in more than 100 airport clubs and lounges throughout the United States. While T-Mobile is going after the airports, competitor Boingo Wireless is going after the hotels, it offers wireless hot spots through the Marriott, Raddisson, Fairfield Inn, Sheraton, and Four Sea sons hotel chains, among others. Boingo also augments its network with roaming agreements with Wayport and Surf And Sip, for a total of 800 hot spots. "Mobile professionals want a consistent, integrated solution that makes it easier to access reports, customer information, and e-mail using their existing Internet accounts, whether a mile from home or across the country," says Lawrence B. Brilliant, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. for Cometa Networks. Cometa plans to roll out its network in 2003. AT&T will provide the network backbone and IBM will provide wireless site installations and back-office systems. Intel's role has yet to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. . |
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