Metalink Ltd. has announced it has baseband chip, the MtW8170, which when combined with the already available MtW8150 radio frequency chip, makes a chip set intended to implement the emerging IEEE 802.11n standard for next-generation WiFi and able to operate at 243-Mbits per second. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Local WiFi Plan Turning Into A Federal Case
You turn the tap, and water comes out. Thank heaven; we can’t live without the stuff. Digital bandwidth’s getting to be just about as vital. So why shouldn’t a local government — Boston’s for instance — provide all of its citizens with good Internet service at low prices? Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Bill Aims To Support City-Run Wi-Fi Networks
City-run broadband networks like Philadelphia’s Wi-Fi scheme would get the green light under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Muni Wi-Fi Aims To Close Digital Divide
Private enterprise broadband providers ignoring the growing digital divide should expect competition from local municipalities. That’s the role of local governments, says one of the nation’s leading proponents of municipal Wi-Fi. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Trials Show Seamless 3G/Wi-Fi Handoff
Nortel has completed trials that it says prove the viability of seamless and secure roaming and hand-off between 3G cellular and Wi-Fi networks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Airgo Cuts MIMO Wi-Fi Chipset Prices
Airgo, the Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wireless technology pioneer Airgo, has launched new, low-cost Wi-Fi chipsets. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
US Military Takes Aim At Secure Wireless
US researchers have developed a secure wireless Ultra Wideband (UWB) data communication network that can be used to help monitor US Air Force bases and Department of Energy nuclear facilities, in addition to wirelessly controlling remotely operated weapons systems. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Orlando Axes Free Muni Wi-Fi
The city of Orlando in Florida has pulled the plug on the city’s free Wi-Fi service. Although the city has a population of over 1.8m, only around 27 people a day were using the service, which was costing the district $1,800 a month. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Cisco Tries To Pop The WiMax Bubble
The promise of WiMax wireless wide area networking is largely overrated, according to Cisco chief technology officer Charles Giancarlo. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Alvarion Targets Sales Of $1b. Within 3-5 Years
Tel Aviv-based Alvarion, a maker of broadband wireless equipment, has set itself a target of increasing annual sales to $1 billion within three-to-five years from $201.5 million in 2004, outgoing chief executive officer Zvi Slonimsky said Tuesday. Via [jpost.com]… Continue Reading
Enhanced Wi-Fi Gear Prices Drop
Prices for wireless LAN gear that uses advanced multi-antenna technology are coming down, bringing devices with higher speed and greater range within reach of more power-hungry consumers–as long as they’re comfortable with pre-standard products. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Warp Speed For Wireless Networks
A slew of new technologies could make today’s Wi-Fi seem like dial-up. Competition among the newcomers, however, promises to be fierce. Via [businessweek.com]… Continue Reading
World Record 10.4 Gigabit Wireless Transmission
Researchers at the University of Essex are claiming a world record for the amount of computer data sent over a point-to-point wireless channel. Via [physorg.com]… Continue Reading
Techno-Rebels Spread Wireless Network Vision
On the surface, it looks like an ordinary weeknight gathering of aimless guys. A dozen men on a back porch chew thick slices of delivered pizza between rat-a-tat banter. One wears a bandanna. Another sports a John Deere T-shirt. Several have counterculture beards. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Rules Wi-Fi Waves
Well, it seems that the Intel juggernaut is heading onward to the Wi-Fi chip sector. ABI Research of Oyster Bay, N.Y., figures that Intel in the last quarter was the No. 1 seller of chips in the Wi-Fi g and a/g market. This is not good news for former market leaders Broadcom and Atheros. Via… Continue Reading