The future of wireless networks can be found about an hour from Atlanta, in the foothills of Georgia’s northeast mountains.… Continue Reading
Ten Steps To A Secure Wireless Network
Businesses and home users are quickly adopting wireless networking—and for good reason. It’s cheap, convenient, easy to set up, and provides great mobility. In fact, more than one third of PC Magazine readers have already installed wireless networks in their homes. The freedom from tangled cables is intoxicating but comes with a price. A wireless… Continue Reading
Payphones Get A New Lease On Life
Bell Canada and San Diego, Calif.-based technology consulting firm inCode Telecom have come up with an innovative new use for payphones. The two companies have developed a strategy and technology that turns existing payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Dell Makes Wi-Fi Standard On Laptops
Dell Computer Corporation has long been on the Wi-Fi bandwagon, offering a line of TrueMobile Wireless products and making 802.11b miniPCI cards an option in its laptops — the antenna has been built in. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Trio Tackles Wireless Roaming
Motorola Inc., Avaya Inc. and Proxim Corp. on Tuesday announced plans to collaborate on devices and supporting software and hardware that can roam between cell phone networks and wireless LANs without interruption. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Moving Towards Ultra-Wideband (One Chip At A Time)
Royal Philips Electronics and General Atomics (GA) Monday said they will work together to jointly develop Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless communication chipsets and support the standardization process. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Brown Turns To Bluetooth In $120 Million WLAN Deployment
In one of the largest such deployments to date, the United Parcel Service plans to roll out Bluetooth and Wi-Fi equipment to 1,700 worldwide locations beginning in June. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
802.11g Consumer Products Now Available
Buffalo Technology Inc. is shipping the industry’s first products based on the 802.11g draft standard. The AirStation G54 broadband router access point will carry an MSRP of $199. The Broadcom based 54Mbps AP will also support 802.1x and WPA with TKIP and AES with a future firmware upgrade. The matching PC card has an MSRP… Continue Reading
US Military Takes Pot Shot At 802.11a
High-tech executives in the US are battling to prevent the Department of Defense from imposing restrictions on the use of radio spectrum for Wi-Fi products. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Agency Reduces Power On 72-mile WLAN Link
The High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN) has cut back the power it uses on a 72-mile WLAN link between San Diego and San Clemente Island. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading
WiFi Peril
Apparently wireless computer networks are spreading everywhere like some kind of commie menace, soiling our precious military spectrum and making it possible for crafty terrorist hackers to get free Internet access. Via [alternet.org]… Continue Reading
FCC Seeks More Spectrum For Wireless
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continued its push to free more spectrum for unlicensed wireless use Wednesday afternoon by seeking public comment on a proposed rule permitting unlicensed transmitters to operate in additional frequency bands. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Feds Label Wi-Fi A Terrorist Tool
Attention, Wi-Fi users: The Department of Homeland Security sees wireless networking technology as a terrorist threat. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi: As Big As Budweiser?
A key figure for standards body the Wi-Fi Alliance says the wireless networking industry will surpass the revenue of household products such as Budweiser beer by 2006. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Will Cometa Burn Up In The Hotspot Market?
If Cometa Networks is to succeed in its quest to build the first nationwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots, they need to listen to what Amy Cravens is saying about the future of wireless Internet access. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading