Cisco has made a ‘strategic investment’ in home control specialist Zensys. The network giant’s interest is directed towards Zensys’ Z-Wave wireless home control technology. Via [eet.com]… Continue Reading
Fujitsu-Siemens Looks To Ship Wi-Fi Smart Phones In Q3
Fujitsu-Siemens is apparently gearing up to hop on the Blackberry-clone bandwagon, following Motorola’s Q, Nokia’s E61, HP’s iPaq hw6500 series and Palm’s Treo family with a keyboard-equipped smart phone of its own in Q3. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Manchester Airport Gets Full Wi-Fi Access
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has completed a major deployment of wireless internet technology, and now plans to extend the project to other airports. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
How To Improve On Wireless Security
Elmer Fudd has been trying to keep that ”wascally wabbit” Bugs Bunny out of his carrot patch since before Remington Rand built the first UNIVAC. But, when you start talking about how to keep those wascally hackers out of your wi-fi network, you’ll soon find yourself sounding like Mr. Fudd himself. Via [itmanagement.earthweb.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Tetris Blocking DS March 20
After long dismissing online play as not being central to gaming, Nintendo is fast becoming one of Web-enabled multiplayer’s biggest boosters. Today, the Japanese game giant announced the latest game that will be playable via its wireless gaming network, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Via [gamespot.com]… Continue Reading
Ember, ST Team For ZigBee Chip Platforms
ST Microelectronics and Ember Corporation have teamed to develop complete solutions, including hardware, software and tools, for the fast growing ZigBee wireless networking market. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
MPs Demand Wi-Fi Access In Houses Of Parliament
Wireless internet access should be installed in parts of the Houses of Parliament to allow MPs access to information on the move. Via [silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Airport Seeks Ban On Free Airline Wi-Fi
In their efforts to ban airlines from offering free Wi-Fi services in their lounges, officials representing Boston’s Logan Airport continue to insist that it’s not about money, but rather about public safety and management. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
DirecTV ‘Close To Wireless Strategy’
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp, said on Monday the group’s DirecTV satellite television arm was close to deciding a strategy on how to enter the wireless high-speed internet market, with a plan due within two months. Via [news.moneycentral.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Yahoo Brings Free Wi-Fi To Sheraton Hotels
Sick of paying an extra $10 or so for hotel broadband Internet access? Yahoo and Sheraton’s parent company, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., are pairing up to bring free hotel wifi to patrons. The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo and Sheraton are testing some wifi lounges at the hotels, dubbed Yahoo Link@Sheraton. Via… Continue Reading
Cisco: Zensys Investment Stymies ZigBee’s Progress
Cisco Systems has revealed that it is making an undisclosed investment in Zensys, developer of the Z-Wave wireless mesh networking technology. While this move is a huge fillip for Zensys, it constitutes a setback for the development of the standards-based ZigBee protocol to which Z-Wave is an alternative. Via [cbronline.com]… Continue Reading
It’s Time To Get It Done On Next-gen WLAN
When the highly contentious IEEE 802.11n task group meets in Hawaii next week, it had better be to finalize the minutiae of how to get a 75 percent majority behind the much-awaited next generation of wireless-LAN technology. If it fails, WLAN is liable to lose ground to competing technologies, such as ultrawideband and wired home-networking… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Run By Cities: Yea Or Nay?
As more and more cities weigh getting into the broadband business, there’s no shortage of opinions on the topic. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Home Networking Meets Home Theater
With the next major wireless standard in a holding pattern, companies are broadening the features of their Wi-Fi networking products, particularly in the area of home entertainment. Via [abcnews.go.com]… Continue Reading
New Wi-Fi Standard Back On Track
After months of squabbling, the new, faster Wi-Fi standard that got derailed late in 2005 could finally be back on track, say people involved in the standards process. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading