Korea Telecom, the top fixed broadband service carrier here, and France’s Alcatel said they will establish a joint research center in a move to gain the top position in a recently-certified mobile wireless broadband service called WiBro. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: December 2005
Wi-Fi: You Can Bet On It!
Many analysts feel that it will be only a matter of time before other states join Nevada in adopting laws to accommodate gambling in casinos with WiFi devices. In fact, Aimee Marcel, gaming analyst at Jefferies & Co. recently said: ” This has the potential to be a huge growth vehicle for the manufacturers.” Via… Continue Reading
As Wi-Fi Spreads, More Free Locations Popping Up
Kurt Peterson knows how to pick his Wi-Fi. “I go anywhere I can get it for free,” he says. “Why should I pay? Enough people do it for free.” Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Mobile WiMax Standard Approved
Mobile WiMax trials and certification testing based on the new IEEE spec are expected to start in the first quarter of 2006, organized by the WiMax Forum. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Standards Delay Gives 3G And Wi-Fi The Edge
Continued delays in the WiMax certification process are posing a “real challenge” to the rollout of the long-range wireless broadband service in Europe. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Has 200,000 Users So Far
Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Wednesday that nearly 200,000 unique users worldwide have tapped its three-week-old Wi-Fi Connection wireless service available through the Nintendo DS video game player. Via [today.reuters.com]… Continue Reading
Large WiMAX Network Slated For Canada
A WiMAX wireless broadband network covering 8000 square miles of southeastern Alberta will be rolled out in 2006, equipment vendor Nortel and a Canadian governmental body said Wednesday. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Study: WiMAX Important To Cellular Operators
Both fixed and mobile WiMAX will be important to cellular operators to help them relieve congestion from their cellular data networks and to prepare for data technologies beyond 3G, a study released Tuesday by ABI Research claims. Via [eet.com]… Continue Reading
Qualcomm Finally Commits To Wi-Fi Standards
The vendor has joined the Wi-Fi Alliance, saying it wants to make sure its 3G products are compatible with what the group is doing. Qualcomm is one of largest providers of cellular chipsets. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Partnership Adds ZigBee Stack For Asia
Jennic is working with Taiwan’s Institute for Information Industry (III) to provide a ZigBee stack on its JN5121 microcontroller for Asia-Pacific market. Via [eetuk.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Group Touts Battery Savers
The Wi-Fi Alliance on Tuesday is set to attack one of the main problems with wireless LAN phones by certifying features to extend battery life. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Broadcom 802.11g Chipset Reverse Engineered
Over two years ago a group was founded to reverse engineer the Broadcom Wireless LAN chipsets to provide Linux drivers. This chipset is used by many OEMs, for example in Apple’s AirPort Extreme in Power- and iBooks, Linksys’ WAP and WRT series of consumer grade wireless routers, various laptops from Acer, Gateway, HP and others… Continue Reading
Cisco To Enable Advanced Wireless Services
Cisco Systems has thrown its support behind an evolving set of wireless standards that will enable cellular carriers to offer new services based on the Internet Protocol. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Speeding Up WiMAX Deployment In Malaysia
The acceleration in the deployment of WiMAX, the latest wireless technology, by the Goverment is one way of increasing the rate of personal computer and Internet adoption across the country, says the world’s biggest chipmaker Intel Corp. Via [btimes.com.my]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi For The Masses
If nothing else, 2005 was an entertaining year for many a town, city or even county — though the entertainment sometimes came at the expense of incumbent telecommunications companies. Via [govtech.net]… Continue Reading