Linksys has joined the Pre-N crowd with the WRT300N. Performance is impressive, but there is still the question of future interoperability since the 802.11n standard has not been ratified. There are also some technical glitches to work out, such as the interference problem with older 802.11g gear. Early adopters should beware they are purchasing in… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Wi-Fi Chip Offers Tenfold Performance Boost
New developments from a professor at the University of Rochester might make WiFi less power hungry. The new chips use an analog rather than digital clock to frequency match. Fewer digital operations means less power consumed. Hopefully this technology can make it into production chipsets in the near future as everyone would like more battery… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Consumers Cautioned To Wait On New Gear
Being first-on-the-block-to-own-them might backfire with the newly-released 802.11n WiFi products. Early testing suggests the products, based on draft versions of the 802.11n standard, aren’t meeting expectations raised by marketing hype. The new technology promises increased speed (over current 802.11g technology) and interoperability between 802.11n products when connecting to wireless access points. MIMO technology (multiple-in, multiple-out)… Continue Reading
Speed Limit On WiFi About To Get A Boost
WiFi-N devices, which perform up to 5 times faster than their standard version cousins WiFi-A, -B, and -G, boast speeds as high as 270 million bits per second. While real-world speeds will be lower by as much as half that, they’re still faster than current speeds of about 54 million bits per second. Consumers, however,… Continue Reading
WiMax Cut Off By HSDPA In Asia
Teyew Sin Siew, head of telecoms research at Frost & Sullivan, expects high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) to delay WiMax’s adoption in Asia. The market analyst ascribed the scenario to the massive investment and commitment to nationwide 3G coverage as companies will acquire fewer costs when they upgrade to HSDPA, otherwise known as 3.5G. Whereas… Continue Reading
Motorola Snaps Up UK Wireless Firm
Motorola bought up Orthogon systems today for an unknown sum. The company builds enterprise networking gear utilizing a composite of radio bands giving them a high noise resistance and the ability to punch through obstacles. Orthogon has many deployments around the world including mesh and WiMax. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
New Law Forces Businesses To Secure Wireless Nets
Come October 2006, hackers in New York City’s Westchester County will hit a wall — a firewall, to be exact. A new law, considered to be one of the first of its type in the country, will force Westchester businesses using wireless technology to secure their networks from hackers in order to protect customers’ personal… Continue Reading
Schools Could Be The First In U.S. To Use WiMax
The FCC allocated parts of the 2.5 Ghz spectrum for schools to use for educational broadcasts. Unfortunatly it has’nt really been used and the FCC is threatening to take away the valuable spectrum in 2008 unless they start using it. The solution for some seems to be a mobile WiMax installation the provide low-income students… Continue Reading