Lured by the potential of wireless technology, electronic components distributors are finding efficiencies by implementing the very products they sell.
Via [my-esm.com]
Continue reading ‘Component Distributors Turning To Wireless Technology To Improve Operations’
Archive for June, 2003
As the International Telecommunication Union’s World Radiocommunications Conference 2003 (WRC-03) finishes up its next-to-last week of a month-long session, delegates have reached an agreement that will add 455 MHz of new spectrum in the 5-GHz band for wireless LANs on a global basis with few restrictions.
Via [computerworld.com]
Continue reading ‘World Telecom Conference Agrees On New Global WLAN Spectrum’
For executives at DigitalNet, a Dulles, Va., systems integrator, there were two reasons to install wireless local area network: to improve the productivity of its workers and to gain experience to perform similar projects for its clients.
Via [boston.internet.com]
Continue reading ‘Experts: Planning Key To Successful Enterprise Wi-Fi’
Dell Computer is going wild with wireless.
Via [news.com.com]
Continue reading ‘Dell Builds Its Wireless Portfolio’
Intel will upgrade the WLAN component of its Centrino mobile platform to support dual-band connections next month.
Via [theregister.co.uk]
Continue reading ‘Intel To Move Centrino To 802.11a/b Next Month’
You want a home wireless network, but you’re afraid it won’t work. Here’s how to do it right.
Via [slate.msn.com]
Continue reading ‘Wi-Fi For Dummies’
The hottest star in the tech investment galaxy is Wi-Fi. But as with many things that burn too brightly, the industry Wi-Fi hype might burn out before everyone notices its light.
Via [seattleweekly.com]
Continue reading ‘Wherefore And Wi-Fi’
Bluetooth will become the dominant wireless technology, building market share by stealth as the Wi-Fi hotspot bubble bursts, market watcher Forrester Research has forecast.
Via [theregister.co.uk]
Continue reading ‘Bluetooth To Outship Wi-Fi Five To One - Report’
Worldwide shipments of wireless local-area network equipment increased by 120 percent in 2002 from a year ago, but revenue was up just 29 percent because of falling prices, a market research firm said Monday.
Via [internetweek.com]
Continue reading ‘Wireless LAN Equipment Shipments Up’
The 54Mbps 802.11g wireless networking standard has been approved and proposals for a much faster standard - 802.11n - have been put on the table.
Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
Continue reading ‘802.11g Approved, 802.11n Is Next In Line’
Toshiba Corp. is expected to soon launch a Wi-Fi voice-over-IP product portfolio aimed at bringing converged voice/data applications to laptops and PDAs in large organizations.
Via [techworld.com]
Continue reading ‘Toshiba Set To Combine Wi-Fi And VoIP’
Unauthorized hardware poses a serious threat to your network. Here’s how to track it down.
Via [pcmag.com]
Continue reading ‘Find Those Rogues’
The Wireless LAN, or Wi-Fi, hot spot industry could go the way of the dot-coms, unless there is grassroots market acceptance of this technology, according to a report this week by Tempe, Arizona-based electronic research firm, Forward Concepts.
Via [pcworld.com]
Continue reading ‘Will The Wi-Fi Boom Go Bust?’
This summer, you will be able to lounge in a park downtown and surf the Web for free, courtesy of the City of Milwaukee.
Via [jsonline.com]
Continue reading ‘Free To Roam’



Reporter Exploits Weak Wi-Fi Network; Accesses Student Info
When the Palo Alto Unified School District decided to go high-tech and install wireless computer connections throughout it offices and on some campuses, it obviously hadn’t gambled on security becoming an issue.
Via [sfgate.com]
Continue reading ‘Reporter Exploits Weak Wi-Fi Network; Accesses Student Info’