I don’t know about you, but I feel we’re in the proverbial lull before the storm. The other shoe is about to drop. Pick your cliché. Whatever their strategies, the big carriers have simply got to be getting into position to invade the WLAN services space. After all, they are the ones with the brand… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: February 2002
FedEx Flying High On Wireless Technology
Since delivering its first packages overnight to 25 U.S. cities in 1973, FedEx has grown into a multibillion-dollar corporation with air and ground forces that handle upwards of 6 million packages per day. Key to the company’s success has been its use of network technology – particularly wireless – that enables FedEx to keep customers… Continue Reading
WLan To Become Accepted, In-Stat Says
Sales of wireless LANs to home users will soar this year, with products using the IEEE 802.11x technology leading the way, according to a report by research company Cahners In-Stat/MDR, an In-Stat analyst told IDG last Monday. Via [mobile.commerce.net]… Continue Reading
A Walk On The Wireless Side
The 802.11 wireless standard allows computers near each other to communicate using high bandwidth at an attractive price. Products based on the standard are very popular. Unfortunately, the networks these devices create are not secure. Ride along with our wardriving columnist. Via [linuxworld.com]… Continue Reading
Easy 802.11b Wireless For Small Businesses
Lots of small businesses across the nation are providing wireless access for their customers. Coffee shops and neighborhood cafes come to mind quickly because they are places where people gather for a little while and might want to replace reading the paper with reading their email. But any business that is providing a place for… Continue Reading
HP To Unveil Wireless-enabled Jornada Next Week
Hewlett-Packard is set to unveil a wireless-enabled addition to its Jornada range of PDAs (personal digital assistants) at the GSM World Congress in Cannes Feb. 19. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
Planet3 Wireless Eearns WLANA Endorsement For CWNA Certification
Planet3 Wireless, Inc., creator of the Certified Wireless Network Professional training and certification program, announced today that the Wireless LAN Association (WLANA), the educational trade association for the wireless local area networking industry, has officially endorsed the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNAâ„¢) certification…. Continue Reading
Security Chip Foils Mobile Device Thieves
Unlike victims of car theft, mobile phone users do not have the equivalent of a LoJack system to track their stolen device. But a new programmable chip could provide the next best thing — a way to make that phone totally useless to the thief. Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
802.1X Security Embraces Legacy Windows OS
Meetinghouse Data Communications Thursday announced the immediate commercial availability of its 802.1X authentication software for MS Win 98/98SE/ME operating systems. The 802.1X standard is an IEEE -ratified authentication protocol designed to be used in conjunction with wireless and wired LANs to authenticate users at log-in and enables dynamic key encryption of network traffic during network… Continue Reading
GSM-WLAN Roaming Enabled
A system will be unveiled next week that enables seamless roaming between 802.11 wireless local area networks (WLANs) and GSM wireless networks, according to the three companies that developed it. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Researchers Crack New Wireless Security Spec
A University Of Maryland professor and his graduate student have apparently uncovered serious weaknesses in the next-generation Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) security protocol known as 802.1x. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless 802.11 LAN Demand Soars
Wireless LANs that use the IEEE 802.11b and 802.11a standards stormed the market in the fourth quarter of last year, with revenue worldwide growing 21 percent sequentially from the third quarter, market research company Dell’Oro Group Inc. reported Thursday. Via [wireless.itworld.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Wayport’s Airport Splurge Continues
Taking a page from their wired peers, wireless local area network (WLAN) providers Wayport Inc. officials announced Wednesday the acquisition of four Laptop Lane business centers at the Cincinnati/North Kentucky International Airport. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
FCC Ushers In Ultra-Wideband Era
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously approved rules Thursday morning to permit the marketing and operation of ultra-wide band (UWB) technology, which will allow wireless devices and services that deliver higher data bit rates with lower power consumption than either Bluetooth or 802.11. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
WLAN, The Next Cellular?
Like it or not, WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) has arrived and if you havent been affected by it yet, there is good certainty you will be experiencing it in 2002. Via [planetpdamag.com]… Continue Reading