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In contrast to the explosive growth of mobile in India, the country is struggling to get broadband connectivity off the ground with its limited fixed-line infrastructure — paving the way for WiMax as a potential savior.
Via [lightreading.com]

Hackers have exposed details of a previously undocumented flaw in Microsoft’s handling of Wi-Fi which affects users of Windows 2000 and XP.
Via [vnunet.com]

HP may be preparing to launch an own-brand, updated version of O2’s XDA Atom compact wireless PDA phone.
Via [theregister.co.uk]

The Internet Engineering Task Force chose Cisco’s lightweight access point protocol to help ensure WLAN interoperability.
Via [informationweek.com]

In December 2005, Wavesat announced that its Chief Scientist, Dr. Jonathan Labs, was named Chair of the WiMax Forum’s new Evolutionary Task Group, created to develop technical specifications for the evolution of WiMax standards from fixed (802.16-2004) to mobile (802.16e). The key challenge for the group lies in ensuring a smooth transition between the two standards.
Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Airgo Networks, which many observers believe was the target of a next-generation Wi-Fi standard proposal submitted by consortium of industry heavyweights such as Intel, said Thursday that it approved of the proposal. The endorsement likely further greases the skids for advancement of the next-generation of Wi-Fi at a meeting next week.
Via [commsdesign.com]

Accton Technology confirmed that it is developing two wireless handsets that allow users to place calls over the Internet using Wi-Fi, and may have them out late in the second quarter.
Via [pcworld.com]

Wi-Fi has spread from office and home to Internet café and fast food franchises. Now, it is moving into supermarkets — in this case specifically to the 360-store Stop & Shop chain in the Northeast.
Via [informationweek.com]

Most Wi-Fi security stories focus on over-the-air data encryption, wireless access control or intrusion prevention. Although these are important issues, there are hidden risks with wireless that may not be well known but still present some serious security challenges.
Via [newsfactor.com]

Cisco has made a ’strategic investment’ in home control specialist Zensys. The network giant’s interest is directed towards Zensys’ Z-Wave wireless home control technology.
Via [eet.com]

Fujitsu-Siemens is apparently gearing up to hop on the Blackberry-clone bandwagon, following Motorola’s Q, Nokia’s E61, HP’s iPaq hw6500 series and Palm’s Treo family with a keyboard-equipped smart phone of its own in Q3.
Via [theregister.co.uk]

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has completed a major deployment of wireless internet technology, and now plans to extend the project to other airports.
Via [vnunet.com]

After months of squabbling, the new, faster Wi-Fi standard that got derailed late in 2005 could finally be back on track, say people involved in the standards process.
Via [news.zdnet.com]

Elmer Fudd has been trying to keep that ”wascally wabbit” Bugs Bunny out of his carrot patch since before Remington Rand built the first UNIVAC. But, when you start talking about how to keep those wascally hackers out of your wi-fi network, you’ll soon find yourself sounding like Mr. Fudd himself.
Via [itmanagement.earthweb.com]

After long dismissing online play as not being central to gaming, Nintendo is fast becoming one of Web-enabled multiplayer’s biggest boosters. Today, the Japanese game giant announced the latest game that will be playable via its wireless gaming network, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Via [gamespot.com]