The WiMAX market has not even been launched yet, but activity surrounding it is gathering pace as the estimated launch date for WiMAX equipment draws closer. One of the questions currently exercising the minds of operators and analysts alike is whether it will be possible to upgrade existing wireless-wireline telecommunications equipment to fixed WiMAX standard… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2005
Wi-Fi Network Covers Outer Banks
Challenged to expand an existing Wi-Fi system on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Vivato Inc. and SkyeNet Wireless Communications considered pre-WiMAX equipment, but decided they could do better by installing two of Vivato’s phased-array antennas. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
WLAN’s Q1 Status Quo
The initial reports on the state of the Wi-Fi networking industry for the first quarter of 2005 are now coming in from research firms like Synergy Research Group, Dell’Oro Group and In-Stat/MDR. While small details differ, the overall picture is the same. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Aruba Pumps Up Wi-Fi Switches
Wi-Fi switch maker Aruba Wireless Networks has upgraded its product line with new management features that improve security and voice functions, as well as new hardware that increases data throughput. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
VoIP: Vonage To Go Mobile
Vonage, a provider of internet-based calling services, is testing wireless routers – a sign the company is on the verge of debuting a mobile offering. Via [silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Calypso Wireless Announces Dual Wi-Fi/GSM-GPRS Phone Prototypes
Calypso Wireless, Inc. is making prototypes for its dual mode, Wi-Fi / GSM-GPRS handsets, the C1250i, that run on the Intel PXA chipset solution available for testing. The phone was firstly announced in 2003, but it seems that now the company is ready to work with mobile operators. Via [geekzone.co.nz]… Continue Reading
A Shakeout In Wireless Comms Standards
Last year, I lamented the growing confusion in the communications industry due to several different standardization efforts. You have the wideband CDMA (W-CDMA), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), cdma2000 1x EV-DO (including CDMA 450), IEEE 802.11x, WiMAX, Wireless USB (over Ultrawideband), Bluetooth ver 2, Zigbee and a few others we don’t talk about much these… Continue Reading
Nextel Debuts Wi-Fi Service
Nextel is launching Wi-Fi service aimed at business travelers in partnership with Boingo Wireless and Wayport, the company said Friday.… Continue Reading
When Is A Baked-Bean Can A Wi-Fi Network Antenna?
Is using an empty baked-bean can to grab a Wi-Fi signal from a mile away high technology? The answer is yes if you’re an entrant in Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair being held this week in Phoenix. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Pre-Certification Becoming Trend
India-based outsourcing giant Wipro Technologies is the latest company seeking certification of Wi-Fi products which never will appear on store shelves. The move is a trend fueled by increased competitiveness, acknowledges Frank Hanzlik, Wi-Fi Alliance general manager. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Microsoft Bolsters XP Wireless Security
Microsoft has released an update to Windows XP Service Pack 2 that fortifies the operating system’s wireless networking security through the adoption of Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 offers more advanced data encryption and conforms to government-mandated regulations for security, including HIPPA and FIPS 140-2. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Boingo’s Wi-Fi Takes Flight
Boingo Wireless has officially launched its Wi-Fi service through its previously announced partnership with Connexion by Boeing. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Sony Expands Wireless Options For Vaio Notebook
Sony unveils a wireless notebook with integrated technology for accessing the Internet over Wi-Fi technology and Cingular Wireless’s nationwide Edge network. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Public Wireless Access Launched In San Francisco, Las Vegas
Wireless Internet access got a little easier in two Western U.S. cities with separate announcements this week. Via [rcrnews.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax: Wi-Fi Killer Or Dead On Arrival?
Will WiMax be the connectivity panacea that displaces Wi-Fi, cable and DSL, or will it be irrelevant before it ever reaches the mainstream? Via [searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading