Federal agencies are acquiring wireless technology almost by accident by failing to track government-issued laptops and other mobile devices and therefore applying inadequate safeguards to secure them. One result: signal leakage. Via [searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
TI, Ember Team On Low-power ZigBee Chipset
Texas Instruments Inc. has announced a collaboration with Ember Corp. to unveil the lowest power consuming ZigBee networking and microcontroller platform. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Vodafone To Offer WiFi In Germany With The Cloud
Vodafone will join forces with wireless Internet provider The Cloud to offer Wi-Fi wireless broadband Internet in Germany, the companies said in a joint press release. Via [today.reuters.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wireless Firm Proxim Sells Itself For $21m
Troubled wireless networking firm Proxim announced today that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement which effectively sells “substantially all its assets” to networking group Moseley Associates. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Government Urged To Promote WiFi
Taiwan lags behind South Korea, Japan, Finland and the US in wireless infrastructure, and as such could miss out on some business opportunities. Via [taipeitimes.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Spreads On International Flights
A year after German carrier Lufthansa premiered onboard wireless Internet access on some flights, at least eight other international airlines are following its lead. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Sony Ericsson GC99 Wi-Fi/3G Wireless PC Card
Sony Ericsson has announced their new 3G/Wi-Fi wireless PC card which blends both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity into the one card. The GC99 works with both 80211g and 802.11a access points on the Wi-Fi end. On the 3G end it has the capability to connect to regular GSM (quad-band) dial up, and GPRS packet-switched communications.… Continue Reading
Vonage, Cisco Team Up In Wi-Fi Giveaway
In a bid to attract more subscribers, Net phone operator Vonage announced Monday that it’s giving away Linksys Wi-Fi access points to U.S. residents who sign up for Vonage calling plans by July 23. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Canned Heat
Tech enthusiasts find inspiration in a Pringles package. Via [signonsandiego.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Meshing
Microsoft is working on software to make Internet access cheaper for remote locations. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Start-up Edges Cisco For Microsoft Wi-Fi Deal
Aruba Networks has won a major wireless contract with Microsoft, beating out Cisco Systems. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
T-Mobile To Boost Its Wi-Fi “HotSpots”
Wi-Fi has seen its share of success and failures. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Carriers Getting Behind Converged WiFi-Bluetooth
Network equipment maker Alcatel said it will offer network operators access to the technology, which in turn will enable them to offer subscribers a broader range of choices for accessing various mobile services, including mobile voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calling, data services and mobile commerce. Via [technewsworld.com]… Continue Reading
Nokia And Intel Push To Get WiMAX Out This Year
Mobile phone and network company Nokia and chip giant Intel said on Friday they would step up their efforts and collaboration to make WiMAX a new standard in mobile broadband Internet access. Via [today.reuters.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wireless Telephony: VoIP Over Wi-Fi
One-to-one softphone voice calls placed through VoIP providers such as Vonage generally perform well over true broadband cable and wireless 802.11 links. But when participating in three-way or multiway conferencing sessions, softphone calls can, at times, be plagued by annoying delays and dropouts. Via [cio-today.com]… Continue Reading