Comments on: VCs Hope to See Wi-Fi Everywhere

By: Can You Be a Good Parent and a Good Blogger? - GigaOM

Can You Be a Good Parent and a Good Blogger? - GigaOM — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:14:05 +0000

[...] I am also taking some time to think about a few topics that really interest me, such as privacy, home networking, broadband pricing and regulation, and where the chip industry might be in the next five years. [...]

By: Ultra-wideband Decline Proves Perils of Chip Investment - GigaOM

Ultra-wideband Decline Proves Perils of Chip Investment - GigaOM — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:47:52 +0000

[...] is having such a hard time finding a toehold. For desktop personal area networking, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are becoming more prominent — and have the benefit of cheaper chips. In video, UWB has conceded to Wi-Fi and specialized [...]

By: 7 Wacky Wi-Fi Gadgets - GigaOM

7 Wacky Wi-Fi Gadgets - GigaOM — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:17:07 +0000

[...] Higginbotham, Friday, October 24, 2008 at 11:16 AM PT Comments (0) I’m a big believer that Wi-Fi will come to dominate the home networking environment because of its ubiquity and familiarity to consumers. If I needed more proof, I got it earlier this [...]

By: Wi-Fi Gets a Boost With Quantenna Chips - GigaOM

Wi-Fi Gets a Boost With Quantenna Chips - GigaOM — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:29 +0000

[...] Higginbotham, Monday, October 13, 2008 at 9:00 PM PT Comments (0) If you’re like me and believe that Wi-Fi is going to rule the home networking environment, then a means to ensure reliable and fast Wi-Fi connectivity to all corners of the home becomes [...]

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:45:28 +0000

Another reason tech VCs would be happy about wi-fi everywhere is it boosts internet usage. Web applications, services, games, advertisements, etc all start to trend up.

By: martin varsavsky

martin varsavsky — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:36:42 +0000

Go to http://www.fon.com get your Fonera, join the largest WiFi community in the world and help those billion WiFi chips find a home away from home. (will Om will call me a spammer???)

By: 1 billion WiFi chips

1 billion WiFi chips — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:24:59 +0000

[...] we started Fon, back in 2006, 200 million WiFi chips were sold. This year according to GigaOm it will be 1 billion. This is a simple reminder that when critics say that 3G will kill WiFi they [...]

By: Noah

Noah — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:49:07 +0000

This kind of mass interconnection has so much potential for so many things, but especially consider all the low bandwidth communications… imagine interacting between your lights, power, plugs, appliances, music, media from your mobile, PC, Skype phone etc. But in fact all this could be done over cellular with SIM cards to deal with WiFi’s smaller range. Machine-to-machine (M2M) costs are coming down. Keep an eye on this space!

By: Julie Kentwood

Julie Kentwood — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:38:57 +0000

FREE Wi-Fi Everywhere would be awesome :-)