News

Headline: PROXIM clears up with Orinoco
Subtitle: not Wimbledon common!
Date: 17th June 2002

Proxim is to buy the ORiNOCO brand from Agere Systems for $65m in cash. Following the acquisition, Proxim will have market leadership in the 802.11 sector. Proxim already have a strong wireless technology brand particularly in the enterprise 802.11b and wide-area wireless sectors.
Proxim's Harmony and Symphony range cover a complete range of wireless standards including; 802.11a, 802.11b and OpenAIR suitable small, medium and enterprise networks.

Schools and universities are particularly well served by the centrally managed Harmony technology which supports both the 11mbps WiFi standard and the the emerging fast 802.11a 54mbps wireless standard. Comprehensive security facilities are provided by 128-bit WEP, MAC address control and VPN security controls as well as compatibility with third party products such as Nomadix and BlueSocket.
Support for new standards including 802.11x and 802.11g will be made available during the latter half of 2002 for the whole product range with easy deployment through the Harmony management system.
Their acquisition of the Orinoco brand will strengthen both brands, making products available up to 6 months earlier.
For more information on how you can benefit from wireless networking technologies, please contact us on 020 7043 7044 or email wirelessworks@oltconsulting.co.uk.

Headline: UK unleashes Wi-Fi
Subtitle: Public wireless access set to go from July 31st.
Date: 10th June 2002

The UK Government today announced the deregulation of the 2.4GHz band with an amendment to the Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1949.
Stephen Timms, Government e-Commerce Minister, has opened the floodgates for companies to use the 2.4GHz band commercially along side private users.
OLT Consulting are working alongside a number of partners to develop Public Broadband Internet access over wireless WLAN technologies.

For more details, contact Edmund Davis on 020 7043 7044.

Headline: SurfTime's up
Subtitle: BT hikes low internet costs
Date: 11th June 2002

BT today raised the cost of their SurfTime package supplied to millions of UK internet users to £7 off-peak or £25 for Anytime access.
With the recent decreases in broadband prices, many people will now find it cheaper to swap their slow modem connection and opt for ADSL offering internet speeds up to 40 times faster for a similar same price.
OLT Consulting can help you choose the correct ADSL service provider and equipment to ensure that you can get the best out of the new high-speed internet facilities on offer.

For more details contact Edmund Davis on 020 7043 7044.