In a pre-show briefing to international press on Monday, Intel discussed developments that the company claims will herald a new era of cooperating standards in wireless. “Our goal is to provide seamless network connectivity across a wide range of networks,” said Alan Crouch, the director of Intel’s Oregon Communications Technology Lab. “And 802.21 is the… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: September 7, 2005
Explosive Growth Seen For Voice-Over-WLAN
A new worldwide study predicts an annual growth rate of 159% for VoWLAN even though the technology faces challenges. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Survey Shows Users Confused Over Wi-Fi, 3G And GPRS / Wi-Fi
Tatara Systems has published the results of business user research into wireless data communications usage, which shows that most users do not understand the differences between 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi; that Wi-Fi use through hotspots is more popular than Wi-Fi use at home, and that laptop users buy coffee just so they can access hotspots.… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Totally Insecure For Press, Says Intel
Intel supplies wi-fi access at its forum, but for the first time ever we were provided with an A4 printed document, probably in six point type, that spells out the inherent security weakness of such networks. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading