Wireless-LAN access point developer Aruba Wireless Networks will provide recommendations to the Internet Engineering Task Force this week aimed at preventing security breaches in Radius network access servers with WLAN clients. The company said the widespread use of WLANs in enterprise networks is exacerbating security problems in Radius (remote authentication dial-in user service) servers. Via… Continue Reading
Product Review: Belkin F5D7231-4 Wireless G Router
At one time, wireless devices were notoriously difficult to set up for the non-technical user — not to mention their flaky performance and security features. Belkin’s F5D7231 router signals a shift in wireless networking toward user-friendly set-up, configuration and administration. Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Mobile Devices Move Wi-Fi, Cellular Closer To Convergence
Wi-Fi and cellular network technology finally tied the knot last week, as Hewlett-Packard Co. and Motorola Inc. each introduced mobile devices that can roam between the two technologies. But both products have limitations. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading
First BT Wireless Broadband Nears
Northern Ireland is to get BT’s first public wireless broadband service later this year, equipment vendor Alvarion announced on Monday. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Intel Unveils 90nm Wireless Transceiver
Intel Corp. has achieved a major step toward applying the power of Moore’s Law to radio technology, building a working radio chip that packs in transistors as tightly as today’s most advanced production chips, the company announced Friday. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
Airespace’s Mission: Lead Wireless Access Pack
Last year, the wireless LAN industry was inundated with startups hoping to make their mark with centralized wireless LAN management platforms. Today, major incumbent WLAN players such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Symbol Technologies Inc. consider just two of those startups as formidable competition: Aruba Wireless Networks Inc. and Airespace Inc., both of which reported… Continue Reading
Intel Touts WiMax As DSL Replacement
By 2005 consumers will be able to subscribe to a wireless data plan that delivers digital subscriber line-like performance using WiMax technology, Intel’s Sean Maloney has predicted. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Apple’s AirPort Express Worth Price, If You Use All The Features
Apple Computer’s new AirPort Express is a four-trick pony: It creates a portable wireless network, moves music around the house, shares a printer and can increase the range of your existing wireless setup. Via [mercurynews.com]… Continue Reading
WhyFlying
WiFi-in-the-sky works very well, thank you, but what I learned about it in my aerial experiments this week included some surprises. Via [pbs.org]… Continue Reading
Intel: Spectrum Is The New Frontier
Intel’s vision of an always-connected planet is coming up against finite wireless spectrum, and enterprise had better hope it breaks through or risk spending ten times as much for WiMAX. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
More Cities In Region Are Joining Wi-Fi Wave
In a Wi-Fi trend that’s evolving from Concord to Rock Hill, Internet service providers are quickly installing wireless networks, even as they struggle to learn how to make a profit from the service. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Alliance Cracks Down On ‘Standards-plus’ Kit
The Wi-Fi Alliance is rather belatedly seeking to crack down on ‘standards-plus’ products that achieve extended speed or range through proprietary add-ons, yet still claim to be fully interoperable. The Alliance has threatened to remove its certification from any product that interferes with another Wi-Fi product. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Small Resort Town Takes A Big Wi-Fi Network Step
This week, the Lake Michigan resort community of Grand Haven became the first place in the United States to offer broadband Internet access via Wi-Fi citywide. Every part of the 6-square-mile city, plus 15 miles out into the big lake, is now covered by wireless Internet. Via [freep.com]… Continue Reading
What’s Next For Wireless?
Imagine surfing the Internet wirelessly on your notebook–at blazing speeds–while riding a high-speed bullet train. Or zipping down the highway (as a passenger, I hope), checking the traffic situation ahead on a wireless-enabled PDA with a super-fast connection. Or making a Wi-Fi broadband connection even though you’re miles away from the nearest hot spot. Via… Continue Reading
Public Wi-Fi Access Lacks Consistency
Is it really any wonder that wireless LAN service providers continue to struggle to generate a sustainable revenue stream when they pay so little attention to the needs of the end users they are targeting? Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading