Tag: Standards

After two years of promises from the wireless industry, Broadbeam appears to be the first player to deliver seamless switching between wide area and wireless local area (Wi-Fi) networks. Via [infoworld.com]

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it was willing to create additional unlicensed spectrum so wireless broadband service providers can more quickly spread high-speed Internet connections into rural areas. Via [zdnet.com.com]

I hear it all the time: "802.11g gives you the same throughput as 802.11a, so there is no reason to upgrade to 11a hardware." But that statement doesn't take into account a fundamental advantage of 802.11a: radio frequency diversity. Via [computerworld.com]

As chipmakers fight to prove they can stretch the range and rate of Wi-Fi well beyond the standard, start-up Engim has enlisted research from the Tolly Group testing company to back up its claims. Via [theregister.co.uk]

The U.K. government is planning to upgrade its roadside telematics system with a wireless network designed to blanket the country with low-cost wireless Internet access. Via [eweek.com]

US Robotics has updated its 802.11g hardware to allow wireless connectivity up to 125 megabits per second. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Conexant Systems Inc. today announced the availability of its newly designed Prism GT (802.11g) and Prism WorldRadio (802.11a/g) chipsets with a fully integrated universal serial bus 2.0 interface. Via [reed-electronics.com]

Vendors should stop pushing IP telephony and Wi-Fi technology in isolation and put forward converged communication strategies instead. Via [theregister.co.uk]

The last couple of weeks have seen another avalanche of announcements about higher-speed Wi-Fi. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

WiFi is already radically changing the way in which the internet is accessed in the home, in the office, in public locations and on the move. However wireless LANs are only one part of a much bigger wireless broadband landscape that is now unfolding before us. WiMAX and 802.20 threaten to have just as big...

Agere is the latest firm to introduce a semi-proprietary, turbocharged Wi-Fi chipset anticipate the 108Mbps standard expected in two years' time. The company is trying to make up for its recent dormant state in the WLAN business, and is claiming peak rates of 150Mbps. Via [theregister.co.uk]

The Wi-Fi Alliance has lifted the lid on its wireless roadmap and predicted that kit based on 802.11n will be in the shops by autumn next year. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

A company whose emergency-response devices communicate through each other rather than through a centralized hub alone is expanding the technology to work on other kinds of wireless equipment. Via [usatoday.com]

New radio link is expected to challenge Bluetooth in the 'Personal area network' - but could also prove a better bet than Wi-fi for home and office networks. Via [vnunet.com]

As the market for wireless networking products continues to grow, vendors are constantly one-upping each other with performance claims for their products. However, it's a moot point to millions of U.S. and European home users stuck with Internet connection speeds far below the bandwidth promised by new 802.11g products. Via [infoworld.com]