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Wi-Fi piggybackers 'fess up
More than half (54 percent) of computer users admit to using someone else's Wi-Fi without permission, research reveals. Many internet-enabled homes fail to secure their wireless connection properly with passwords and encryption, allowing others to steal internet access rather than pay an ISP, according to IT security company Sophos, which carried out the 560-strong survey. Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said borrowing Wi-Fi internet access may feel like a victimless crime, but it deprives ISPs of revenue. And if you hop onto your next door neighbour's wireless broadband connection to download movies and music from the net, chances are you are also slowing down their internet access and impacting on their download limit, Cluley added.
Dot.com take 2: Web 2.0 plus powerful broadband re-ignite e-commerce
Web 2.0 combined with increased broadband presence has the power to re-fuel e-commerce, according to a recent Paul Budde report. Internet Media companies such as Google, News Corp and Yahoo are just some of the leaders taking advantage of this market, according to Paul Budde, but there are also many ISPs and BSPs that are diversifying their business in order to make the most of the 'many opportunities' that this new wave of technology presents. "We see more and more businesses increasing their e-activities. This includes e-trading, Web site marketing and other forms of related communications. This increase in activity is being reflected in the companies' financial performance," said Paul Budde Communications senior analyst Kylie Wansink. "An estimated one million companies, worldwide, now rely on the Internet economy for more than 50 per cent of their revenue.
Orange widens broadband arsenal
Orange has been talking up its plans to be a mobile broadband provider, calling itself "the integrated operator", looking ahead to faster-than-3G HSDPA networks and bolstering its coverage in France using almost-3G Edge technology. Sanjiv Ahuja, Orange CEO, speaking at a press conference in Cannes at this week's 3GSM show, talked up the company's place alongside Equant and especially ISP Wanadoo in the France Telecom stable of companies. Part of the operator's 'Orange Everywhere' initiative is an end user being able to move seamlessly from a broadband session at home to one on the move, even using the same laptop. Ahuja said Orange is learning about broadband from Wanadoo, which in the UK was previously Freeserve. Orange is working with its existing main suppliers going forward but especially with Nortel for trials of HSDPA - which one executive described as "even better than broadband".
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