There was an article in the Collegian yesterday stating that Penn State plans to upgrade its wireless network to “Wireless 2.0.” I’ve never heard of such a technology, other than abstract definitions of the new phase of wireless internet. The Collegian says that this plan includes making VPN obsolete and extending the range of the current wireless hot spots.
With the new network, “someone can go to the HUB, open their laptop, find the wireless 2.0 network, enter their Access Account info and connect directly to the wireless 2.0 network,” Robin Anderson, director of marketing and communications for Information Technology Services (ITS), wrote in an e-mail.
Is Wireless 2.0 a term that Penn State’s officials have totally made up as part of a new marketing campaign, or is this real?
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its referring to the phases ITS uses. On buildings with wireless there is sometime that little sticker that says Wireless 1.0
Yes, the above post is correct. It’s just a designation assigned by Penn State ITS. It does not refer to a certain technology. Rather, it refers to Penn State’s different manner of utilizing wireless technology from before (1.0). I think you’re reading into is a bit too far. It’s certainly not a “marketing campaign”, but rather a distinction for wireless users on campus.
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