Intel is six months away from being able to sample chips for a version of its Centrino mobile computing platform that can support the IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN standard, according to a report from WR Hambrecht and Co. LLC. Via [cmpnetasia.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Products
Wi-Fi Firewall Gets U.S. Approval
A start-up’s wireless security product won approval from a federal standards organization, paving the way for resale by Hewlett-Packard to the U.S. government. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Linksys PC Card To Support 802.11 A, B And G
Linksys has begun shipping what it claims is the world’s first wireless LAN product capable of operating across both 802.11 WLAN standards: a and b, and the as yet un-ratified 802.11g specification. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Do We Need AP Interoperability?
It remains to be seen how the majority of wireless LAN infrastructures will be deployed in mainstream corporate offices. Will they emerge in a carefully managed, top-down approach championed by IT departments or as a bottom-up effort driven by business units? Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
Payphones Get A New Lease On Life
Bell Canada and San Diego, Calif.-based technology consulting firm inCode Telecom have come up with an innovative new use for payphones. The two companies have developed a strategy and technology that turns existing payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Dell Makes Wi-Fi Standard On Laptops
Dell Computer Corporation has long been on the Wi-Fi bandwagon, offering a line of TrueMobile Wireless products and making 802.11b miniPCI cards an option in its laptops — the antenna has been built in. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
802.11g Consumer Products Now Available
Buffalo Technology Inc. is shipping the industry’s first products based on the 802.11g draft standard. The AirStation G54 broadband router access point will carry an MSRP of $199. The Broadcom based 54Mbps AP will also support 802.1x and WPA with TKIP and AES with a future firmware upgrade. The matching PC card has an MSRP… Continue Reading
Sniffer Gains 802.11a Support
Network Associates Inc.’s Sniffer division is adding support for high-speed wireless LAN networks. Starting this week, the company’s Sniffer Wireless protocol analyzer will be able to troubleshoot for both 802.11b and 802.11a networks. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Stretches Its Boundaries
Communications equipment maker Proxim became the latest company to sell high-powered Wi-Fi networks that travel long distances, essentially providing buyers with an “ISP in a box,” the company’s Chief Executive, Jonathan Zakin, said this week.… Continue Reading
Antenna To Boost Wireless Security
An optical antenna that uses a geometrically shaped lens promises to bring greater security to wireless networks for businesses, according to British scientists. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Start-ups Push Wireless LAN Envelope
Two new companies, Mobilian and Vivato, this week will unveil products that hint at the future of enterprise wireless LANs. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
Launching: Mobile Operator Wireless LAN
Agere Systems and Proxim Corporation have both entered into strategic partnerships with Swedish mobile solutions provider Ericsson in an effort to push Wi-Fi-based public access hotspots into the mainstream. The goal of the Ericsson Mobile Operator Wireless LAN: to integrate hotspots with mobile 2G and 3G cellular networks and allow roaming between the two types… Continue Reading
Vocera Puts Wi-Fi On Your Collar
The wireless telephone system uses badges on shirt collars rather than handsets, which Vocera says will be useful in warehouses or hospitals. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Microsoft Unveils Networking Hardware
Microsoft plans to release new wired and wireless networking products Thursday into the crowded and hypercompetitive consumer hardware market. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Early Wi-Fi Gear May Prove Risky Investment
In recent months, the first products based on a draft version of the 802.11g wireless LAN specification have emerged, even though the IEEE hasn’t approved the standard. Nor has it undergone Wi-Fi Alliance’s interoperability testing. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading