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Experts believe WiMax will have the same security problems as WiFi. These problems, according to former Tipping Point security consultant Shawn Merdinger, include “weak management protocols and vulnerable applications — embedded Web servers, unencrypted access via telnet and SNMP V1 and V2.” Gartner’s VP of mobile computing Ken Dulaney, however, stressed that any security problem should not be blamed automatically on the technology itself. He said it could be because of faulty drivers or other areas. Sprint Nextel Corp., which announced that it will use WiMax as the vehicle techology of a new high-speed wireless network that it plans to build, is worried about such attacks. “That’s exactly what I’m thinking about. One of the things we really need to do is make sure we work with our vendors on that,” Sprint Labs research scientist John Larson said.
Via [darkreading.com]

Tropos Networks is releasing Tropos 5320, a new outdoor wireless mesh router that includes more than one radio. According to Tropos senior director of marketing Bert Williams, the new device may integrate Wi-Fi, WiMAX metropolitan-area wireless and even 3G, and determine which combination will provide the best performance within the mesh, a network that can provide WLAN coverage over a broad area, at a given period. The company plans to introduce more models in the future and the products will have the capability to incorporate other technologies such as WiMAX and MIMO (multiple in-multiple out) multi-antenna WLAN. It plans to start selling Tropos 5320 in October.
Via [networkworld.com]