Wi-Fi hotspot interconnection developer Nomadix claims a new roaming program gives it the world’s largest public access footprint. Dubbed NIS Roaming, the service aggregates more than 4,000 venues operated by carriers, wireless ISPs and service providers. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: October 2004
Wi-Fi Successor Called High-Speed Hype, For Now
At virtually every turn, Intel Corp. executives are heaping praise on an emerging long-range wireless technology known as WiMAX, which can blanket entire cities with high-speed Internet access. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
WLAN And VoIP: A Match Made In Heaven?
Both wireless LAN (WLAN) and VoIP technology are quickly maturing, but mix them together and problems can cascade. The two technologies are hardly meant for each other, but with enough effort and expertise, they can work well together. Via [searchnetworking.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
Pre-certified 802.11n Vendors Risk Red Card
Having seen vendors disappoint customers with pre-certified 802.11g kit that didn’t do the job, the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced tighter rules for 802.11n. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Alliance Puts Limits On ‘Pre-n’ Equipment
The Wi-Fi Alliance stressed Monday that it will not support pre-standard 802.11n equipment and may, under certain circumstances, revoke existing certification of WLAN equipment that deploys so-called “pre-N” technology. Via [crn.com]… Continue Reading
iSuppli: WiMAX Base Station And CPE To Grow At 31.3% CAGR By 2009
iSuppli predicts revenue from WiMax base-station and customer-premise equipment (CPE) sales worldwide will achieve annual growth rates of only 14-25% from 2004 through 2007. The market will not enter its rapid-growth phase until 2008 and 2009, when sales will rise by 47% and 66%, respectively. By 2009, the market will swell to US$2.6 billion in… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Not A Slam Dunk For Basketball Maverick
Mark Cuban, the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner, wouldn’t think of surfing the Internet from his seat during Mavericks home games. “Hell no,” he declares. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Gets ‘Sweet’ For Final Presidential Debate
Residents, reporters and visitors to Tempe, Ariz., this week for the third presidential debate will have Wi-Fi access in the downtown area, thanks to a new Wi-Fi hot zone deployed by Sweet Spot Solutions and Pronto Networks. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Broadcom Squeezes Voice-Over-Wi-Fi Into Two ICs
In a move to convert the residential phone into an Internet appliance capable of handling voice and data traffic, Broadcom Corp. has condensed all of its Wi-Fi and voice-over-Internet Protocol hardware and software technologies into two chips. A phone equipped with the chip set could replace a consumer’s cordless phone, but would also browse the… Continue Reading
Ethernet Creator Talks Up Potential Of ZigBee
Some analysts fear that wireless standard ZigBee is under threat from vendors rushing out pre-standard products, but Bob Metcalfe is certain that it will play a massive role in IT. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Atheros Launches Single-Chip 802.11a/b/g
Atheros Communications Inc. today announced the first complete single-chip IEEE 802.11a/b/g WLAN solution, the Atheros AR5006X. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Versus WiMAX: ABI Research Considers Their Future
WiMAX enthusiasts sometimes claim that it will “kill” Wi-Fi. Nothing could be further from the truth, according to current studies from ABI Research. Via [abiresearch.com]… Continue Reading
Multiband Wi-Fi Device Manages Voice, Video And Data
Symbol Technologies Inc. is readying multiband Wi-Fi support for its WLAN switching system that will give enterprises more bandwidth to support voice, video and data all managed from a central location. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Ultrawideband Heralds Zippier Wireless Connections
Think of it as Wi-Fi on steroids. On its way to U.S. living rooms and maybe even automobiles is a new type of high-speed wireless connection that promises downloaded data rates of up to 1 gigabit per second — roughly 18.5 times the speed of Wi-Fi — to personal computers and other devices. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
Antenna Technology “Locks On” WiFi Signals
InterDigital Communications Corp. has developed an antenna that “locks in” on a signal, refusing to waste power in radiating information in all directions. Via [extremetech.com]… Continue Reading