The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative, (OBSAI) reports that nearly one third of its members actively work with WiMAX technology and that the initiative’s WiMAX integration will be completed soon. Via [eetuk.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Standards
Faster Gear To Drive Wi-Fi Market
Consumers won’t wait to snap up new, faster wireless LAN gear this year, research company Dell’Oro Group said Tuesday, even though the IEEE 802.11n standard responsible for the latest breakthrough probably won’t be signed off on until 2007. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Specs Approach 100Mbit/s
A first draft of the 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) standard was unanimously approved by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) last week. The approval could prompt vendors to ship compliant equipment in mid-2006, though the final specification will not be ratified for another year. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
First WiMAX Certs Could Be Issued This Week
The WiMAX Forum may announce its first certifications this Thursday, a spokesman for the Forum said Wednesday. Via [extremewimax.com]… Continue Reading
Internet Standards Group Picks Cisco Wireless Technology
The Internet Engineering Task Force chose Cisco’s lightweight access point protocol to help ensure WLAN interoperability. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
‘Outsider’ Airgo Approves Of 802.11n Proposal
Airgo Networks, which many observers believe was the target of a next-generation Wi-Fi standard proposal submitted by consortium of industry heavyweights such as Intel, said Thursday that it approved of the proposal. The endorsement likely further greases the skids for advancement of the next-generation of Wi-Fi at a meeting next week. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Proposed Standard Aims To Manage Wi-Fi Clients
Until recently, when companies talked of managing Wi-Fi networks, discussion centered on controlling the infrastructure – the access points and switches at the heart of an enterprise WLAN. A relatively new industry proposal — 802.11v — aims to broaden Wi-Fi management to include the growing number of laptops, PDAs and IP phones connecting to your… Continue Reading
Next-gen Wi-Fi Rivals May Join Forces Next Month
The Intel-backed Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) appears to have reached a closer understanding with the IEEE Task Group charged with developing the specification for the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, 802.11n. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Ratification Of 802.11n Hit By Hold Ups
Politics is rearing its ugly head in the battle to ratify the standard for 802.11n next-generation wireless LAN after a vote on the standard failed to take place in November. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Bluetooth To Unify Wireless Functionalities
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group is planning to co-operate more closely with the Wi-Fi, Ultra-wideband (UWB) and Near Field Communications (NFC) wireless standards. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Wisair Debuts Wireless USB Reference Design
Wisair has announced a wireless USB dongle and hub reference design that will allow consumer devices such as printers, scanners and cellular devices to connect to a USB-enabled PC at rates of up to 480 Mbits/s. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Next-Gen Wi-Fi Showdown
Vendors looking to increase ever-eroding margins on commodity 802.11a, b, and g gear have been pushing for higher speeds and a faster ratification of 802.11n. Tired of the wait, Airgo Networks designed its own 802.11n-like chip set to be used first by Netgear in its RangeMax 240 router, announced last week, which has a maximum… Continue Reading
Mobile WiMax Standard Approved
Mobile WiMax trials and certification testing based on the new IEEE spec are expected to start in the first quarter of 2006, organized by the WiMax Forum. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Standards Delay Gives 3G And Wi-Fi The Edge
Continued delays in the WiMax certification process are posing a “real challenge” to the rollout of the long-range wireless broadband service in Europe. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
New Wi-Fi Standard Back On Track
After months of squabbling, the new, faster Wi-Fi standard that got derailed late in 2005 could finally be back on track, say people involved in the standards process. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading