In a talk about the current status of its 802.11n efforts, Intel reaffirmed its backing of the TGn Sync Alliance’s approach to achieving 100+Mbit/sec throughput in future-generation wireless networks. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Skype Launches Free WiFi Calls At HotSpots
Internet telephony company Skype and wireless broadband operator Broadreach will offer free telephone calls over the Web from laptops and handheld computers at 350 locations in Britain, including major train stations. Via [today.reuters.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Can You Hear Me Now? In Senate Buildings, The Answer Is Yes
The Senate this week activated an in-house cellular network that lets government employees place and receive calls from the bowels of the legislative body’s various buildings. They can even check their BlackBerry devices. Via [gcn.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Hangs Mesh Hopes On 802.11s
Intel has unveiled its first proposals for 802.11s, a new mesh wireless networking standard. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Security Layers Improve Wi-Fi Defenses
Wireless networks are inherently insecure, but the more layers of security they have, the less likely they are to be attacked, said Mischel Kwon, wireless security officer for the Justice Department’s Management Division. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
ZigBee Ushers In Age Of Connected Devices
It’s a nifty sounding word—ZigBee—but most of the excitement so far here has been around protocol stacks, control modules, and interconnections. Necessary stuff, but deadly dull unless you’re building the devices yourself. But based on my walk through the ZigBee Alliance’s Open House and Member Meeting at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco… Continue Reading
Ember, Atmel Partner On ZigBee
Atmel Corp. and Ember Corp. today announced a partnership on the ZigBee wireless platform. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
AutoCell Unveils Kit To Lower Wi-Fi Switch Costs
AutoCell Laboratories Inc. has introduced an integrated RF product suite and software development kit the company said speeds time-to-market and lowers costs for network equipment vendors implementing Wi-Fi switches. Via [eet.com]… Continue Reading
802.11 On A Linux Stack
Vendors looking to make Wi-Fi products running under Linux don’t have to fully develop all the wireless underpinnings for that OS. Devicescape (formerly Instant802) has it ready to sell. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Public Wi-Fi Networks Slow To Take Off At Airports
Air travelers generally are finding it easier to check e-mail wirelessly, but big airports are adding Wi-Fi hot spots at a slower pace than are other public places. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Vodafone Preps 3G, Wi-Fi Palmtop Smart Phone
Vodafone is to offer Taiwanese smart phone maker HTC’s Universal palmtop 3G/Wi-Fi smart phone, along with the manufacturer’s compact PDA-phone, Magician. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Cisco Jump-Starts Wi-Fi
After a yearlong hiatus, Cisco Systems Inc. is moving ahead with plans to add Wi-Fi capabilities to its router and switch products. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax May Pose Fresh Challenge To Broadband
Imagine a wireless hotspot the size of Philadelphia or a rural community in the American heartland. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
AT&T Expands Hotspot Network
AT&T has expanded its wireless Internet footprint, with the addition of WiFi hotspots around the world, bringing the total to 9,094 sites, 5,770 of them in the United States. Including wired Ethernet access, AT&T now boasts more than 10,000 sites worldwide. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Delegates Disagree On Impact Of WiMAX
There was dissension in the ranks over the forthcoming mobile variant of the WiMAX 802.16e wireless access standard at this year’s 3GSM World Congress. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading