Linksys will collaborate with Telabria to deliver VoIP services over a European WiMAX-class broadband network, the companies recently announced. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
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Vonage To Sell Wi-Fi Phone
Vonage will announce Tuesday the availability of its long-anticipated portable Wi-Fi phone that will let people use the company’s IP telephony when they’re connected to any public hot spot. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wisair Debuts Wireless USB Reference Design
Wisair has announced a wireless USB dongle and hub reference design that will allow consumer devices such as printers, scanners and cellular devices to connect to a USB-enabled PC at rates of up to 480 Mbits/s. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Next-Gen Wi-Fi Showdown
Vendors looking to increase ever-eroding margins on commodity 802.11a, b, and g gear have been pushing for higher speeds and a faster ratification of 802.11n. Tired of the wait, Airgo Networks designed its own 802.11n-like chip set to be used first by Netgear in its RangeMax 240 router, announced last week, which has a maximum… Continue Reading
Mesh Networks: New Challenges
A study from ABI Research estimates the global market for 802.11 mesh products to be $116 million and that it will soar to $1.3 billion five years from now. Much of that will be spent by municipalities or service providers to offer low-cost wireless Internet access, says Sam Lucero, ABI senior analyst. Via [newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi For The Masses
If nothing else, 2005 was an entertaining year for many a town, city or even county — though the entertainment sometimes came at the expense of incumbent telecommunications companies. Via [govtech.net]… Continue Reading
Korea Telecom, Alcatel Target Mobile Wireless
Korea Telecom, the top fixed broadband service carrier here, and France’s Alcatel said they will establish a joint research center in a move to gain the top position in a recently-certified mobile wireless broadband service called WiBro. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi: You Can Bet On It!
Many analysts feel that it will be only a matter of time before other states join Nevada in adopting laws to accommodate gambling in casinos with WiFi devices. In fact, Aimee Marcel, gaming analyst at Jefferies & Co. recently said: ” This has the potential to be a huge growth vehicle for the manufacturers.” Via… Continue Reading
As Wi-Fi Spreads, More Free Locations Popping Up
Kurt Peterson knows how to pick his Wi-Fi. “I go anywhere I can get it for free,” he says. “Why should I pay? Enough people do it for free.” Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Mobile WiMax Standard Approved
Mobile WiMax trials and certification testing based on the new IEEE spec are expected to start in the first quarter of 2006, organized by the WiMax Forum. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
WiMax Standards Delay Gives 3G And Wi-Fi The Edge
Continued delays in the WiMax certification process are posing a “real challenge” to the rollout of the long-range wireless broadband service in Europe. Via [networks.silicon.com]… Continue Reading
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Has 200,000 Users So Far
Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Wednesday that nearly 200,000 unique users worldwide have tapped its three-week-old Wi-Fi Connection wireless service available through the Nintendo DS video game player. Via [today.reuters.com]… Continue Reading
Large WiMAX Network Slated For Canada
A WiMAX wireless broadband network covering 8000 square miles of southeastern Alberta will be rolled out in 2006, equipment vendor Nortel and a Canadian governmental body said Wednesday. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
Study: WiMAX Important To Cellular Operators
Both fixed and mobile WiMAX will be important to cellular operators to help them relieve congestion from their cellular data networks and to prepare for data technologies beyond 3G, a study released Tuesday by ABI Research claims. Via [eet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Project Director Gets Another Kudo
Philadelphia’s wireless Internet for the masses initiative has given big telecommunications firms fits, but it has also won another plaudit for city chief information officer Dianah Neff. Via [philly.com]… Continue Reading