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Mark Hopkins solves Vo-Fi challenge with smart antennas

Hotel discovers the RF nuances of voice
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Mark Hopkins solves Vo-Fi challenge with smart antennas

Joanie Wexler By Joanie Wexler
The tony InterContinental Mark Hopkins hotel in San Francisco is ringing in the new year with internal voice-over-Wi-Fi (Vo-Fi) connections that are as clear as a bell. Read full story

Joanie Wexler is an independent networking technology writer/editor in Silicon Valley.

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  6. Why Windows 7 will crush Linux
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