Linksys on Monday announced a new line of 802.11g Wi-Fi products, including a router, a notebook adapter, and a PCI-based wireless adapter for desktops, that promises to boost wireless performance in home and small business WLANs by as much as 35 percent. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
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Market Share Battle Over Wi-Fi Chips Centers On Branding
Companies making chipsets for Wi-Fi access technology are engaged in a market-share battle, according to a new report from ABI Research. Via [rcrnews.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Security Review: AirMagnet
Wireless networking has rapidly become the new way to upgrade systems and networks. It offers freedom of movement and flexibility in changing enterprise environments. Unfortunately, when the 802.11 protocol was developed, little thought went towards security. What security was applied — specifically WEP — was quickly broken. Today, it’s widely recognized that WEP provides little… Continue Reading
Review: Wireless LAN Security Monitors (Part 1 Of 2)
Network Computing examines tools from major vendors for keeping a wireless LAN secure after it’s built. The tools watch out for rogue access points and denial-of-service attacks and perform other tasks to keep attackers at bay. Via [securitypipeline.com]… Continue Reading
Two WLAN Chipmakers Claim 802.11 Speedups
Two chipmakers, Agere Systems and Atheros Communications, Monday said they have tweaked the 802.11 standard to increase WLAN speed. Via [mobilepipeline.com]… Continue Reading
T-Mobile USA Releases Free Wi-Fi Locator Ssoftware
T-Mobile USA introduced a free software that makes locating and using its 4,200 HotSpot locations simpler and more convenient. Via [geekzone.co.nz]… Continue Reading
Gateway Brings “G” To DVD Player
Gateway on Thursday unveiled a version of its wireless DVD player that supports the 802.11g standard and can handle content from PCs running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 software. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
HotSpotVPN Provides Easy, Inexpensive Hotspot Security
A jerk lurking at a hotspot with a public domain sniffer can potentially gain access to all manner of confidential information, including the assets on your enterprise’s network. For many users, HotSpotVPN is a viable security solution. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
PCTEL To Supply Wi-Fi Finder
Need to find a Wi-Fi signal but hate having to boot up the laptop to do it? PCTEL feels your pain. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Voice On Wi-Fi Advances
Vendors are offering telephone handsets designed for use over corporate wireless LANs. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Start-up Ups Ante On Wi-Fi Security
AirMagnet is taking intrusion detection and prevention a step further in the wireless local area network market with a new version of its software that can block and disable rogue users. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Linksys Clarifies Netgear Comms Breakdown
Linksys has hit back at the Computing Which? report suggesting that the company’s Wireless-G router failed to communicate with Netgear’s Wi-Fi bridge during testing at Which? offices. Linksys corporate communications manager, Karen Sohl, says the publication is wrong if it suggests that there’s any standards failure by Linksys. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Calypso Charges On Wi-Fi Patent Enforcement
Shares of Calypso Wireless surged nearly 30 percent following news that the company is planning to enforce its newly awarded patent that covers roaming between cellular and wireless local area networks. The company has begun contacting wireless OEMs. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Linksys Falls Off Wi-Fi Bridge
The Wi-Fi Alliance won’t like this: a simple compatibility test of two mainstream wireless devices by Computing Which? failed to get a Netgear bridge to talk to a Linksys router. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wireless Industry Intellectually Challenged
The wireless industry has reached that stage where intellectual property issues threaten to overshadow real technology debates. Too many bright start-ups, many facing shake-out and failing to gain significant market presence through effective sales, are turning instead to their patent portfolios and the ‘Qualcomm model’ of deriving revenue from other companies’ licensing fees. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading