By Jim Krane, AP Technology Writer
IBM, AT&T and Intel Form New Company to Provide High-Speed Wireless Internet Access
NEW YORK (AP) -- Three tech industry heavyweights joined forces Thursday in a bid to blanket the country's coffee shops, universities and auto repair shops with wireless Internet access fast enough to permit streaming of movies or online game-playing.
Cometa Networks, a joint venture between technology giant IBM Corp., long-distance carrier AT&T Corp., and chipmaker Intel Corp., plans to sell high-speed wireless Internet access -- also known as WiFi or 802.11 -- to telecommunications and cable companies who then can resell the service to stores, hotels and real estate firms who want to set up networks...