Wi-Fi signal detectors should let you track down a wireless signal before booting up your notebook and wasting power. Unfortunately, early versions of the devices didn’t work very well. I tested three new devices and found them dramatically more useful than previous products. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
EDGE, WiMax, HSDPA, IMS: Can You Pick The Winners From The Losers?
Mobile operator mmO2 has been sorting out where it will be setting out its stall for the alphabet soup of connectivity of the future. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi To Hurt 3G Profits, Study Says
Wireless operators won’t earn as much from their investments in 3G wireless access because of decreasing prices for other options such as Wi-Fi, a new study says. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Super-fast WiFi Hits 1Gbit/sec
Researchers have used an advanced form of the technology used in Wifi to achieve a record wireless throughput of 1Gbit/second. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Muni-Wireless: The Battle Continues
Intel’s interest in the debate over municipal wireless is a welcome twist in an issue so bogged down in free-market rhetoric it’s forgotten about the market. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMAX Forum Sets Certification Timetable
A week after acknowledging that certification of WiMAX products will take about six months longer than expected, the WiMAX Forum officially announced its certification plans on Monday. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Voice The ‘Killer App’ For Wireless LANs
Voice is the application most likely to drive the popularity of wireless LANs in the enterprise and beyond, according to new research. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Small Form Factor 802.11 Design
SiGe Semiconductor’s range of ICs for the Wi-Fi wireless LAN standard includes the SE2550L RF front-end module and the SE2523L power amplifier specifically for 802.11b/g WLAN systems. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Is 2005 The Year WiMax Gets Real?
Although WiMax is still months away from its official inauguration, numerous wireless broadband proponents are announcing products. Many won’t see the light of day until at least mid-2005. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
150 WiFi Hotspots In Israel
Mobile computer owners can hook up to wireless Internet on maternity wards, in cafes, hotels, and even a Jerusalem shwarma stand. Via [globes.co.il]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Surpasses Ethernet In Home Networking: Survey
More households now use Wi-Fi networking than Ethernet, a trend that will lead to an explosion of new applications, according to a survey released this week by Parks Associates. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Rolls Out Chip Upgrades For Wi-Fi
Intel Corp. on Wednesday introduced a new package of chips for wireless laptop computers, a move meant to increase the company’s dominant position in notebook computers and expand its foothold in the consumer market. Via [latimes.com]… Continue Reading
Businesses Find Profit In Extending WiFi’s Reach
At the Panera Bread restaurant and bakery on Providence Highway in Dedham, Linda Daniel sat at a small table next to the fireplace one recent morning, nursing her coffee and tapping on a laptop computer. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Boom Makes Life Easier for Computer Hackers
Wireless networks giving computer users Internet access from anywhere in the home could expose them to eavesdropping and programmers should make their security software easier to use, researchers say. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
World Domination Postponed
To hear some of its more enthusiastic proponents you might conclude that WiMax, an emerging wireless-broadband technology, was about to take over the world. WiMax is akin to a long-range version of the popular Wi-Fi technology that allows computers close to a small base-station to surf the internet without wires. Whereas Wi-Fi’s range is limited… Continue Reading