Legra Systems was one of the first victims of the ongoing consolidation of wireless LAN switch vendors. When the company folded, its intellectual property (IP) was sold to NextHop of Mountain View, Calif.—which also hired most of the Legra engineering team. The plan now: to sell the improved-upon Legra software to equipment companies that want… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: February 17, 2005
Motorola Phones To Call On Wi-Fi, VoIP
The world’s No. 3 handset maker plans to add Internet phone software from Internet telephony provider Skype to a select number of Motorola phones that link to the Internet using short-range, high-speed Wi-Fi networks. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Alcatel Bolsters Intel WiMAX Support
Intel and Alcatel are collaborating together to bring WiMAX to market for residential and notebook users. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Turns The Screw On 3G
Broadband wireless gained a bad name in the US in the late 1990s when companies such as Teligent failed spectacularly. But WiMAX is ushering in a brand new economic picture for such operators. Not only will standardization push down prices by fostering competition and volume, but spectrum suited to the technology is being auctioned cheaply… Continue Reading
Discovering The Freedom Of Wireless Technologies
When Alison Fillmore decided to move to Chatham and start her website graphic design business, Vervaine, she worried that keeping in touch with clients in Boston would be difficult and that she would be tied to her desk. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading