[IP] more on Airline hits Logan on bid to limit WiFi
Begin forwarded message:
From: Richard Wiggins <richard.wiggins@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: October 10, 2005 5:38:32 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: monty@xxxxxxxxxx, "h_bray@xxxxxxxxx" <h_bray@xxxxxxxxx>,
howe@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] Airline hits Logan on bid to limit WiFi
Some questions for Massport / Logan officials:
-- Have you banned all use of cordless phones at the airport,
including those owned by the airport? Cordless phones use the same
unlicensed spectrum as Wi-Fi does2.4 gigahertz (802.11b and g) and
5.0 gigahertz (802.11 a) and are known sources of interference with
Wi-Fi.
-- Have you banned all use of microwave ovens? They leak RF at 2.4
gigahertz.
-- Have you banned a traveller plugging a portable Wi-Fi device into
an Ethernet port in one of the airline clubs? Travellers
increasingly carry these lil guys with 'em.
-- Have you considered that every laptop that connects to your
network potentially could harm wireless communications -- that every
client computer also sends and receives on the same channels? A Wi-
Fi card could go haywire, or someone maliciously could start a
broadcast storm. Do you have a backup plan for your claimed wireless
security applications in the event of an accidental or malicious
interruption of service?
-- Do you really think that at a time when most major U.S. airlines
are bankrupt, and travellers avoid air travel due to security hassles
and poor service, it's worth it for Logan to impose rules that hamper
convenient use of the Internet?
/rich
On 10/10/05, David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Begin forwarded message:
From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx >
Date: October 10, 2005 1:19:56 AM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipient:;
Subject: Airline hits Logan on bid to limit WiFi
Airline hits Logan on bid to limit WiFi
American accuses Massport of using security concerns to stifle
competition
By Peter J. Howe, Globe Staff | October 8, 2005
American Airlines, the biggest carrier at Logan International
Airport, is accusing Logan officials of ''strong-arming" to crush
competitive alternatives to the airport's new high-speed Internet
access service.
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