iPhone cleared for Duke University
p2pnet news | mobiles:- It wasn’t Apple’s iPhone after all.
It was Cisco.
Apple had been accused of jamming parts of the wireless network at Duke University in America.
“Some of the reports incorrectly made it sound as if our entire wireless network had collapsed,” says Tracy Futhey, Duke’s chief information officer. “Others made it sound as if the iPhone could not work correctly on our wireless network,” she says, going on:
Still others seem to imply that Duke’s network was deficient in some way because the problem had not been encountered more broadly. The reality is that a particular set of conditions made the Duke wireless network experience some minor and temporary disruptions in service.
Those conditions involve our deployment of a very large Cisco-based wireless network that supports multiple network protocols.
But not to worry. The problems weren’t down to Apple, promises Futhey. Instead, they were, “caused by a Cisco-based network issue,” she states, adding:
Cisco has provided a fix that has been applied to Duke’s network and there have been no recurrences of the problem since. We are working diligently to fully characterize the issue and will have additional information as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, “our Duke community should feel confident that both the Duke wireless network is fully functional” and “the iPhone is fully operable within our environment”.
Well, that’s a relief 
Also See:
accused of jamming – iPhone said to jam Duke Uni WiFi, July 19, 2007
Tracy Futhey – Update on Duke’s wireless network and Apple’s iPhones, July 20, 2007
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July 23rd, 2007 at 9:06 am
yes, hurry and give the college kids their iphones so they can spend .99c on their songs.. ::cough::
July 23rd, 2007 at 4:39 pm
I guess Apple’s been cleared in this. I still haven’t really seen enough to make me want to buy the iPhone, and this isn’t really going to change my mind. I already get enough of what I need from my Q, including getting my music wirelessly through the “M” app from Mercora, and other features. No reason for to follow the hype and switch.