Wireless technology will increasingly be used for mission critical solutions and provide greater channel opportunities as standards continue to be ratified, according to Cisco’s senior manager of wireless mobility, Ann Sun. Via [arnnet.com.au]
Monthly Archives: November 2004
Symbol Finally Adds 802.11g
Symbol has upgraded its WS-2000 branch switch system, with new access points that include 802.11g, as well as the 802.11a/b standards. The product also supports 802.11i security and other standards. Via [techworld.com]
Chipsets Boost Wi-Fi Range By 50 Per Cent
Broadcom today unveiled two wireless Lan chipsets which it claims allow Wi-Fi users to maintain high speed wireless connections at distances up to 50 per cent greater than previous offerings. Via [vnunet.com]
Taipei To Cloak City In World’s Largest Wi-Fi Grid
Dennis Tseng is an avid Web surfer who loves to hang out in Taipei’s upmarket Hsinyi district, where wireless Internet access is freely available to all. Via [olympics.reuters.com]
WLAN Switches: It’s Hardware Versus Software
There’s never a dull moment. Just when wireless switches start to sell in significant numbers, the makers start a fight. The leading player claims the start-ups have “jumped on the bandwagon” with inferior technology, while the start-ups say that’s just the old guard getting huffy. Via [techworld.com]
Broadcom Goes the Distance
Broadcom Corp. will introduce two new 802.11g radio chip sets designed to extend access point range. Via [eweek.com]
Wireless Combines With VoIP To Allow Internet Phone Calls
First there was Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, that nifty way for computer users to make free calls machine-to-machine anywhere in the world. Then came services like Skype and Vonage that, for a fee, let calls generated by a computer or a specially equipped phone connect to regular landline or mobile phones. Via [msnbc.msn.com]
BT Goes The Last Mile
BT has introduced its first channel-only product, a wireless broadband service that may serve as a precursor to WiMax. Via [vnunet.com]
Where Is Wi-Fi QoS?
At the Internet Telephony show in Los Angeles last month, it was fitting that the subject of QoS came up often. During the Wi-Fi conference track, someone joked that the IEEE 802.11e QoS standard “has been six to nine months away – for five to six years.†Via [techworld.com]
Tools Of The Trade: 3Com’s OfficeConnect Wireless Travel Router
Broadband internet connections are now common in hotels and conference centres. But they aren’t necessarily secure, and nor are they easy to share between computers. Some venues will set up a local network for meetings and events, but not all. And those that do often charge a handsome fee. Via [news.independent.co.uk]
BT To Offer Cheaper Wi-Fi To Its Mobile Users
U.K. telecommunications giant BT is about to give its mobile customers discounted access to its Wi-Fi network. Via [news.com.com]
Net2Phone Rolls Out Wi-Fi VoIP Service, Handset
Net2Phone announced a new handset that lets users connect by Wi-Fi to the company’s VoiceLine IP telephony service. Via [commweb.com]
Economic Fears Hold Back Mobile Rollouts
While overall European IT sales have begun to pick up this year, “lingering uncertainty” has prompted essential hardware renewals and infrastructure upgrades rather than mobilisation projects, IDC has reported. Via [vnunet.com]
Wi-Fi And WiMax On A Single Chip
This week, TeleCIS Wireless announced a plan to enter the WiMax market by developing System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solutions that combine both Wi-Fi and WiMax technologies. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
Mesh May Save The Wireless Bands
You thought spyware slowed you down? Try Wi-Fi congestion. But with mesh networking, you can win the battle for bandwidth. Via [eweek.com]