Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is applying for a Wi-Max license and plans to begin testing in Tokyo in the near future. With thier interest in 3g and the Japanese market for such a service, it’s no wonder that NTT DoCoMo is looking into the technology. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: April 4, 2006
Dell’s Latest Latitudes Use Wireless To Get Ahead
Dell’s new Latitude D series laptops are available equipped with an EDGE or EVDO card for connection to cellular broadband networks from either Cingular or Verizon respectivly. This defiatly shows that there is a market (probobly mostly for business travellers) for Wireless WAN hardware to be integrated into the laptop itself. A service contract with… Continue Reading
Wireless Cracking Tools
Knowing the tools that attackers could use to attack your network is the first step in knowing how to secure your network. These same tools can be used to discover weaknesses yourself and patch them before the bad guys find them. Via [it-observer.com]… Continue Reading
NSA Awards Harris $41.6 Million For Secure WLAN
The NSA has just ordered $41.6 Million worth of Harris SecNet54 wireless routers. Based off of standard 802.11a/b/g standards, the accesspoints radios are hooked into hardware cryptographic accelerators, turning them into a high level encrypted VPN device. This use of higher level encryption over normal protocols makes the units a bit less proprietary but alot… Continue Reading
Report Finds Friendlier WiFi Security Needed
We all know that WiFi security sucks. Well, who’s to blame. It’s hard to blame users when manufacturers don’t make it very easy to setup thier equipment with security. This is why many people end up turning off the security and leaving it open. It’s easy and once it’s working, it keeps working without worrying… Continue Reading