VoIP over Wi-Fi networks is still fraught with problems that will take time – probably years – to solve, according to execs from vendors selling gear to support the technology, who spoke at a panel Tuesday at Spring VON 2004. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
Vonage To Offer Portable Wi-Fi Phones
Broadband phone service provider Vonage will make available portable Wi-Fi phones later this year to help defend itself against AT&T’s expansion into its market, a Vonage executive said Monday. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Can AMD’s Alchemy Turn Wi-Fi Into Gold?
AMD has begun to address Intel’s almost total domination of the Wi-Fi market by launching a hotspot co-marketing scheme designed to promote its Alchemy WLAN chips. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Signals Turn Up In Some Unexpected Places
Anyone can get their kicks on Route 66 — but on Highway 101, you can get Wi-Fi in 77 places. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi In The Sky: The Boeing Connexion
As I sit here in an American Eagle commuter jet, flying from San Jose to Los Angeles and trying to write this column, one thing occurs to me: This Ferrari-branded notebook sure looks better when it isn’t solidly stuck in my stomach. The second thing that occurs to me is, I’ll probably never regain the… Continue Reading
Intel Buys Wi-Fi Chip Maker For $40m
Intel has bought Israeli wireless networking chip maker Envara for $40m, local business site The Market has claimed. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Lucent Looks To Provide Mobile Wi-Fi For Trains, Autos, Bbuses
Lucent Technologies Inc. is working to develop a product that would provide users with wireless Internet access on trains, buses and automobiles. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading
Keep Out Of The Hot Seat With Hot Spots
From hot spots in McDonald’s to the newly proposed hot zones showing up in town squares in municipalities around the country, wireless access seems more and more pervasive – or at least the perception is that wireless is pervasive. In reality, CIOs, CSOs (Chief Security Officers) and network administrators are struggling to implement enterprise wireless… Continue Reading
Intel, Alcatel Team Up For WiMax Gear
Intel and network gear maker Alcatel announced on Thursday an alliance to deliver WiMax equipment by the second half of 2005. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
IP Telephony And Wi-Fi Must Tie The Knot
Vendors should stop pushing IP telephony and Wi-Fi technology in isolation and put forward converged communication strategies instead. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
UK Firms Lack Wireless Strategy
Businesses are aware that there are significant advantages to going wireless but many are blundering in with their eyes closed, latest research as found. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
It’s Definitely Wi-Fi, But Is It Hi-Fi?
It didn’t seem that long ago that those running DIY home renovation projects would take the re-plastering as an opportunity to run speaker cable and then category 5 networking cable from room to room. Those days could be long gone, and not just because of the sprawl across suburbia of house design TV programmes promoting… Continue Reading
SIM Authentication For WiFi’s Tested
Tatara Systems says that the company’s SIM-based Wi-Fi authentication, roaming and service delivery solutions have been proven in a real-world environment. Tatara’s SIM-based authentication solutions facilitate easier authentication and delivery of enhanced services to wireless users roaming between wireless local area networks (LANs) and wireless wide area networks (WANs). Via [cellular-news.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Marketing’s Favorite Numbers
The last couple of weeks have seen another avalanche of announcements about higher-speed Wi-Fi. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Mesh: The Next Step For Wireless
Mesh technology allows new wireless networks to be created, or existing WLANs to be extended, without needing a wired connection to each base station. Via [insight.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading