They hope to ride a networking standard called 802.11 or Wi-Fi (short for wireless fidelity), which easily converts wired office networks into wireless webs running at up to 11 megabits a second.

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The hotel opened on the top floors of a futuristic mixed-use office building on Wireless Road in May 2012 near the Phloen Chit BTS station.

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Although RIM and AOL want to make their deal privately, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will openly discuss one of the wireless industry's worst-kept secret projects, a Tablet PC that will also feature a persistent wireless connection to home and office networks.

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