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The lack of certification has not deterred the deployment of Mobile WiMax, as indicated by what is happening in Australia. Around 50,000 Unwired Australia users and several subscribers of TV operator AUSTER in the city of Wagga Wagga are now roaming seamlessly between two Mobile WiMax networks equipped by Navini Networks. The Texas-based company has developed software-upgradeable products such as customer modems, base stations, antennas, and element management systems to ensure an easy transition when the WiMax Forum finally releases the final specifications for 802.16e or Mobile WiMax.
Via [informationweek.com]

Municipal wireless broadband networks may be offering their citizens free or inexpensive Internet access, but they aren’t expected to win over the broadband market. While citywide networks may be better than dial-up, they might not match the speed and quality of only slightly more expensive DSL. Telecom and cable companies still have an edge, and experts predict most households will use municipal WiFi only as a supplement for their cable or DSL. Regardless, Chicago is forging ahead with plans to blanket its metropolitan areas with hotspots, and Philadelphia, San Francisco, Anaheim, and Portland are following suit.
Via [technewsworld.com]

Wireless security just got a whole lot more complicated. Researchers from ISS, using freely available tools, have found that the drivers for some wireless devices are vulnerable to attack. Using lorcon, a wireless packet fuzzer, they were able to get wireless cars to fail in interesting and sometimes frightening ways. They are holding back details until thier talk at Blackhat USA in August.
Via [techworld.com]