On Tuesday, Airespace became the first wireless LAN (local area network) equipment maker to announce support for IPv6, or Internet Protocol version 6, on its products. Other Wi-Fi equipment makers, such as Aruba Wireless Networks, say they will be adding the feature sometime next year. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Wireless Goes On Safari
Technology company Intel says its wireless safari is proving wireless technology can be effectively and securely used regardless of a user’s geographical location. Via [itweb.co.za]… Continue Reading
Web Surfing Pandas Go Wireless
Tech-savvy giant pandas can now pick up their email or browse the web to find a perfect panda partner thanks to the deployment of a campus-wide broadband and wireless network in China’s Wolong Nature Reserve. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Intel, Wireless Pioneer McCaw Team Up On WiMax
Intel and cell phone pioneer Craig McCaw’s latest company, Clearwire, plan to develop and install high-speed networks based on broadband technology commonly referred to as WiMax. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
ZigBee Alliance Exceeds 100 Members
The ZigBee Alliance today announced 16 new member companies have joined, bringing its total membership to more than 100 companies. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Airespace Extends WLAN Switch Line To SMEs
WLAN switch maker Airespace today extended its enterprise-oriented product line downmarket with a new wireless network controller pitched at small to medium-sized businesses. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Sony Ericsson Introduces New Quad-band EDGE/Wi-Fi PC Card
The GC89 PC Card combines global EDGE coverage with the WiFi technology in a single card which is compatible with both Windows and Macintosh computers. Via [geekzone.co.nz]… Continue Reading
Access All Areas
When many companies find it hard enough to control the IT use of office-based employees, how do you convince them that giving staff remote access is a good idea? Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Researchers Study Wi-Fi Weaknesses
“Most of today’s communication infrastructure is based on trustworthy collaboration among information routers,” says Professor Suzanne Wetzel of Stevens Institute of Technology. “However, given the increased economic reliance on a working communication infrastructure, [Wi-Fi networking] has become a potential target.” Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Airgo Next-generation Wi-Fi Gets Global Approval
Airgo Networks announced Monday that its multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) wireless networking technology has received regulatory approval from government standards bodies in the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia and the European Union. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Take The Trouble To Block WiFi Poachers
If you have wireless Internet access at home, your next-door neighbor could have it as well, without paying for it. He can just use yours. No problem if he’s just shopping on Amazon.com or e-mailing Grandma. But what if he’s sending spam messages or downloading kiddie porn? Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Citywide Wi-Fi Link Considered
Several Newton officials are looking into blanketing the city’s 18.5 square miles with wireless Internet transmitters, which would make the city one of several places in the nation — and the only one in Massachusetts — to offer the service on such a wide scale. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Sesame Networks Tackles Wi-Fi Guest Security
Canadian Wi-Fi network company Sesame Networks makes its U.S. debut Monday with a security product designed to enable secure guest access to the Internet over enterprise wireless connections. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Why Can’t Wi-Fi Be More Like Star Trek?
Opinion: This year, all of the big mobile operators are starkly aware that they’re in a race. But “Star Trek” taught us never to make the mistake of assuming that people operate rationally. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Seybold: PDA Users Will Support Wi-Fi Costs
While high-speed wireless data networks are evolving rapidly, it is PDA users, not laptop PC users, who will make these systems profitable and productive, according to mobile computing pioneer Andrew Seybold. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading