Airbee Wireless Inc. and Radiocrafts AS announced Thursday (April 28) they would team to deliver out-of-the-box ZigBee solutions. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Valley Maps RF Management
Site survey tool vendor Wireless Valley is launching a tool later this year to find out the true effectiveness of wireless deployments, officials said Wednesday. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi-Proof Sheet Gets Government Approval
Wireless hackers could be thwarted by a sheet of film that blocks Wi-Fi and IR signals. But MI5 is watching who buys it… Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Bluesocket, Extricom Take On Enterprise Wi-Fi
With the Wi-Fi startup acquisition dust settling, new players are having a go at becoming one-stop shops for corporate WLAN equipment. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Helium Networks Introduces Wireless Recon At Networld + Interop 2005
Helium Networks today announces the commercial launch of its patented, breakthrough Wireless Recon system, which enables network engineers and technicians to optimally conduct site surveys or audit 802.11 a/b/g wireless networks in half the time of traditional site survey and design methods, while automatically collecting the industry’s largest set of real wireless measurements with precise… Continue Reading
Vendors Push Into New Wireless, Security Markets
Networking vendors are getting a jump on next week’s NetWorld + Interop conference by launching new wireless, networking and security wares this week that are scheduled to be demoed at the Las Vegas show. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
London Metropolis Is A Wi-Fi Desert
No doubt you remember the INQ took a trip from the Agora Hotel to the Taipei World Trade Center last year and Net Stumbler just woudn’t stop beeping. It was a journey of about four miles. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Buffalo Wi-Fi Gear Extends Network Range
Networking equipment manufacturer Buffalo Technology is preparing new products it hopes will ease the No. 1 concern of Wi-Fi gear buyers: lack of range. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Strix Intros New Outdoor Mesh Solution
Strix Systems says its patent-pending Access/One Network Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) multiradio, multichannel and multi-RF mesh solution is now generally available. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Moving WiMax Into VoIP
Last week, California-based fixed wireless provider NextWeb announced plans to launch voice over IP in its service areas in California and Nevada through a partnership with VoIP facilitator CommPartners. According to the companies, this will be the largest deployment of VoIP services over a pre-WiMax network in the U.S. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Mpls. Wi-Fi Plan To Face Static
Minneapolis has drawn plenty of attention from its announcement last week that it was seeking partners to create a citywide wireless Internet system for its residents and businesses. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Sprint Extend Its Wi-Fi Presence Globally
US-based telecomms group Sprint is extending its Wi-Fi presence internationally with the help of virtual network enabler Quiconnect. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Fujitsu, SiGe Semi Collaborate On WiMAX Design
Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. and SiGe Semiconductor Inc. have announced the availability of a complete reference design for developing WiMAX-capable broadband wireless access systems. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
WiFi, WiMAX To Drive Wireless Cap Ex To $29.3 Billion By 2008, Says TIA
Wi-Fi and WiMAX infrastructure revenue is expected to reach $5.2 billion and $115 million respectively in 2005, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association’s 2005 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Municipal Wireless Networks Generating Controversy
InnerWireless spokesman Tony Katsulos said that the “wireless clouds that are being discussed for Philadelphia, Minneapolis and other cities will not only be very difficult to implement, but they won’t provide in-building coverage, for the same reason that cell phone signals can’t penetrate buildings.” Via [technewsworld.com]… Continue Reading