March 1, 2000

Everyone says I love you
Wireless technology proves irresistible

Even providers of wired data services are getting in bed with wireless technology. Comcast, which provides cable-based broadband services to small- and medium-sized businesses, is conducting a trial of Proxim's RangeLAN and Symphony products as a means of sharing an Internet connection within an office.

Comcast says many of its customers operate out of rented buildings or older structures, where stringing new LAN wiring is problematic.

—by Maury Wright