The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE) consortium, a group of 13 companies developing a complete proposal for the IEEE 802.11 Task Group N (TGn), has announced that Nokia has joined and supports its proposal. Via [eetuk.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Standards
Ultra Fast Wi-Fi Nears Completion
Ultra high speed wi-fi connections moved closer to reality on Thursday when Intel said it would list standards for the technology later this year. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Intel Reaffirms Support For TGn Sync Alliance
In a talk about the current status of its 802.11n efforts, Intel reaffirmed its backing of the TGn Sync Alliance’s approach to achieving 100+Mbit/sec throughput in future-generation wireless networks. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Ember, Atmel Partner On ZigBee
Atmel Corp. and Ember Corp. today announced a partnership on the ZigBee wireless platform. Via [reed-electronics.com]… Continue Reading
Motorola Joins Group On Faster Wi-Fi
Two camps are ready for a showdown over faster wireless LANs following Motorola’s agreement on Thursday to merge its proposal for the IEEE 802.11n standard with that of the World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE) consortium. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
802.11e Adds QoS To Wi-Fi Networks
The largely unsolved hurdle of contention for access-point capacity keeps voice-over-wireless systems vulnerable to poor-quality calls, as well as calls marred by dropouts if too many voice or data users are trying to connect to the network simultaneously. Via [arnnet.com.au]… Continue Reading
IPCC Establishes Wireless Wireline Convergence Working Group
Several telecom vendors and service providers, under the auspices of the International Packet Communications Consortium, have established a working group to define reference architectures for mobility across wireline and wireless networks. Via [commweb.com]… Continue Reading
IEEE To Amend Wireless LAN Standards
The IEEE has begun work on two amendments to the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless local area networks. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Alliance To Promote WLAN Security
The Wi-Fi Alliance will use its pull in the industry to improve security measures in wireless LAN hardware over the next year. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Super-fast WiFi Hits 1Gbit/sec
Researchers have used an advanced form of the technology used in Wifi to achieve a record wireless throughput of 1Gbit/second. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Shan’t!
Telecommunications used to be a closed game, from the copper and fibre that carried the messages, to the phones themselves. Now, openness reigns in the world of wires. Networks must interconnect with those of competitors, and users can plug in their own devices as they will. One result of this openness has been a lot… Continue Reading
Z-Wave Wants to Be Your Standard
In one corner we have the ZigBee Alliance, a group of 100 companies that plans to use the low-power IEEE 802.15.4 specification to run controls throughout homes and buildings. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Networking Companies Search For Greater Wi-Fi Range
Dead spots are everywhere. They’re those areas of your home or office where, no matter how you position your router or how you point the antenna, you just can’t get a Wi-Fi signal. Networking companies feel your pain, and they have lots of plans for fixing the problem. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
DRM Protocol Choices In Wireless
Microsoft and Intel each have technologies that work with Digital Rights Management (DRM) on home networks. Consumer networking leaders D-Link and Linksys, never ones to get along, have picked sides. At least for now. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Why Standards Are Important For Wireless Security
Industry standards play a critical role in R&D, product development and marketing initiatives which in turn help organizations meet their business objectives. Via [scmagazine.com]… Continue Reading