Daily Archives: January 16, 2004

Mars Wants Wi-Fi!

It’s a great story and a defining public relations opportunity for Wi-Fi infrastructure vendor Tropos Networks. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]Continue Reading

Wi-Fi Roadshow To Tempt Firms Into Wireless

Representatives from the industry plan to descend on cities across Britain over the coming weeks to combat the continued reluctance of companies to install and use Wi-Fi. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]Continue Reading

Vendor Group Aims To Boost Voice Over Wi-Fi

A group of suppliers led by SpectraLink is pushing the IEEE to set up a study group for a future voice over Wi-Fi standard. The companies were hopeful that their proposal would be adopted at the currently ongoing IEEE summit in Vancouver, Canada, though sources believe that is unlikely to happen. Via [theregister.co.uk]Continue Reading

Will Pressure To Speed Up 802.11n Wreck Standards Process?

This week sees a major IEEE meeting in Vancouver, Canada, with high hopes that the standards body will accelerate progress on several of its key specifications. There is particular pressure to speed up the development of the 802.11n extension to Wi-Fi, which will support speeds of up to 108Mbps, since vendors are already pre-empting thisContinue Reading