A new start-up says it has developed antenna technology that can steer signals around obstacles, improving reliability in wireless home networks. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Standards
Migration To 802.11i Will Be A Bumpy Ride
The work involved in updating wireless access points and clients for 802.11i compliance—not to mention verifying that they are compliant in the first place—is daunting, but actually migrating users to the new security framework can be equally complicated and requires a combination of strategies. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
11a Wireless Faster And Easier Than 11g, Say Vendors
The 11a flavour of Wifi is faster in practice than 11g even though both are rated at the same 54Mbits/sec, according to wireless-networking pioneer Symbol Technology. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
ZigBee Alliance Finalizes Spec
Culminating two years of development and interoperability testing by the more than 100 member companies, the ZigBee Alliance said today its members have ratified the first ZigBee specification. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
First IEEE Compliant WiMax Chips Arrive
The emerging WiMax wireless wide area networking technology has received a boost with the arrival of the first integrated circuit to comply with the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Extensions Should Breathe New Life Into 802.11a
One reason for the relatively slow uptake of 5GHz 802.11a Wi-Fi, compared to its 2.4GHz cousin 802.11g, has been the complexity of licensing regulations affecting the 5GHz band – also an issue for WiMAX in the unlicensed spectrum. Two extensions to the 802.11 standard are easing the situation and should boost the adoption of the… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Goes International
Wi-Fi, often accused of being dominated by U.S. thinking, is now going global as new wireless standards adapt to the needs of Japan and Europe. They give the original 802.11 standard a facelift, updating the technology in the face of new concerns overseas. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Acacia’s Next Patent Target
A patent warehouse that has exerted a toll on Internet streaming media is setting its sights on wireless hot spots. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Bandspeed Lands Patent For 802.11n Technology
Wireless LAN (WLAN) chip developer Bandspeed has landed a patent for crosstalk cancellation and interference suppression technology that will improve signal reliability and clarity in 802.11n systems. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
IEEE Approves Japanese Wi-Fi Spec
The IEEE has formally approved the 802.11j standard, which allows Wi-Fi’s 802.11a specification to be adjusted in order to bring it into line with Japanese spectrum licensing regulations. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Where Is Wi-Fi QoS?
At the Internet Telephony show in Los Angeles last month, it was fitting that the subject of QoS came up often. During the Wi-Fi conference track, someone joked that the IEEE 802.11e QoS standard “has been six to nine months away – for five to six years.†Via [techworld.com]… Continue Reading
Gigabit Wi-Fi Looms Large
Among the factors that have held back enterprise uptake of wireless LANs outside greenfield sites have been security fears and lack of performance compared to wireline Ethernet. The past week has brought little reassurance on the first point, but has highlighted developments pointing to the creation of Gigabit Wi-Fi. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wireless USB Standard Pledged By Year’s End
The wireless replacement for USB, ultra wide-band (UWB), will be ready by late December and without the formal approval of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a leading group promoting the revolutionary technology has promised. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Regulators, Cities, Business Converge On Wireless Broadband
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has twice in the last month moved to make broadcast spectrum available for advanced wireless services. At the same time, several cities have announced wireless initiatives, and companies have begun to shape themselves to be wireless broadband providers on the model of the cellular telephone industry. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Airgo Next-generation Wi-Fi Gets Global Approval
Airgo Networks announced Monday that its multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) wireless networking technology has received regulatory approval from government standards bodies in the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia and the European Union. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading