Revenue for WiFi hardware has grown 9% in the past year, with WiFi switches up 80%, according to a report by Infonetics Research. Cisco remains the top seller of WLAN hardware, with 16% of the market, and had a second consecutive $100-million-plus quarter, the report said. Linksys, which is owned by Cisco, was in second… Continue Reading
Broadcom Boosts Wi-Fi Coverage
Two new Wi-Fi products from Broadcom, a client chipset and a router system-on-a-chip, utilize the company’s new BroadRange signal processing technology, which can boost the coverage area of broadband wireless systems by as much as 50 percent, Broadcom says. Via [newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Cisco: Interoperability Underpins Wireless Take-up
Wireless technology will increasingly be used for mission critical solutions and provide greater channel opportunities as standards continue to be ratified, according to Cisco’s senior manager of wireless mobility, Ann Sun. Via [arnnet.com.au]… Continue Reading
Symbol Finally Adds 802.11g
Symbol has upgraded its WS-2000 branch switch system, with new access points that include 802.11g, as well as the 802.11a/b standards. The product also supports 802.11i security and other standards. Via [techworld.com]… Continue Reading
Chipsets Boost Wi-Fi Range By 50 Per Cent
Broadcom today unveiled two wireless Lan chipsets which it claims allow Wi-Fi users to maintain high speed wireless connections at distances up to 50 per cent greater than previous offerings. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Taipei To Cloak City In World’s Largest Wi-Fi Grid
Dennis Tseng is an avid Web surfer who loves to hang out in Taipei’s upmarket Hsinyi district, where wireless Internet access is freely available to all. Via [olympics.reuters.com]… Continue Reading
WLAN Switches: It’s Hardware Versus Software
There’s never a dull moment. Just when wireless switches start to sell in significant numbers, the makers start a fight. The leading player claims the start-ups have “jumped on the bandwagon” with inferior technology, while the start-ups say that’s just the old guard getting huffy. Via [techworld.com]… Continue Reading
Broadcom Goes the Distance
Broadcom Corp. will introduce two new 802.11g radio chip sets designed to extend access point range. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Combines With VoIP To Allow Internet Phone Calls
First there was Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, that nifty way for computer users to make free calls machine-to-machine anywhere in the world. Then came services like Skype and Vonage that, for a fee, let calls generated by a computer or a specially equipped phone connect to regular landline or mobile phones. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
BT Goes The Last Mile
BT has introduced its first channel-only product, a wireless broadband service that may serve as a precursor to WiMax. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Where Is Wi-Fi QoS?
At the Internet Telephony show in Los Angeles last month, it was fitting that the subject of QoS came up often. During the Wi-Fi conference track, someone joked that the IEEE 802.11e QoS standard “has been six to nine months away – for five to six years.†Via [techworld.com]… Continue Reading
Tools Of The Trade: 3Com’s OfficeConnect Wireless Travel Router
Broadband internet connections are now common in hotels and conference centres. But they aren’t necessarily secure, and nor are they easy to share between computers. Some venues will set up a local network for meetings and events, but not all. And those that do often charge a handsome fee. Via [news.independent.co.uk]… Continue Reading
BT To Offer Cheaper Wi-Fi To Its Mobile Users
U.K. telecommunications giant BT is about to give its mobile customers discounted access to its Wi-Fi network. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Net2Phone Rolls Out Wi-Fi VoIP Service, Handset
Net2Phone announced a new handset that lets users connect by Wi-Fi to the company’s VoiceLine IP telephony service. Via [commweb.com]… Continue Reading
Mesh May Save The Wireless Bands
You thought spyware slowed you down? Try Wi-Fi congestion. But with mesh networking, you can win the battle for bandwidth. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading