Cisco Systems Inc., building on the strength of its recent acquisition of Airespace Inc., is planning a move into the emerging wireless mesh networking market. Via [eweek.com]
Daily Archives: April 18, 2005
Interoperable ZigBee Platforms Roll
The ZigBee Alliance has announced the first four platforms to successfully complete interoperability testing for the short-range wireless technology. The platforms will be used to test ZigBee offerings that emerge in the coming months and, therefore, pave the way for ZigBee deployment in applications such as industrial control, HVAC and home automation. Via [eetimes.com]
Taiwan Market: WiMAX Development Too Slow
Taiwan’s WiMAX (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) development is trailing South Korea, China and Singapore, as the government is dragging its feet on allocating a frequency range and telecoms remain focused on 3G mobile communication technologies, according to Taiwan’s telecom equipment makers. Via [digitimes.com]
Built-in Wi-Fi No Longer Printer Novelty
Printers often get left behind when Wi-Fi comes to a home; the cables needed to link them to a PC may wind up anchoring at least one computer to a desk. Printing from any other machine then involves fussing with printer sharing (always an adventure in Windows) or transferring individual files to the one machine… Continue Reading
