Category: Chipsets

A company whose emergency-response devices communicate through each other rather than through a centralized hub alone is expanding the technology to work on other kinds of wireless equipment. Via [usatoday.com]

Linksys on Monday announced a new line of 802.11g Wi-Fi products, including a router, a notebook adapter, and a PCI-based wireless adapter for desktops, that promises to boost wireless performance in home and small business WLANs by as much as 35 percent. Via [techweb.com]

Companies making chipsets for Wi-Fi access technology are engaged in a market-share battle, according to a new report from ABI Research. Via [rcrnews.com]

Two chipmakers, Agere Systems and Atheros Communications, Monday said they have tweaked the 802.11 standard to increase WLAN speed. Via [mobilepipeline.com]

Intel is expected to today pick three Taiwanese WLAN device providers as its possible contract makers for a large volume of 802.11g mini PCI modules to be shipped in the second half of this year, according to sources at local makers. Via [digitimes.com]

Intel plans to integrate Bluetooth onto its next-generation Wi-Fi sub-system, it has emerged. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Atheros Communications will release a single-chip 802.11g product in the second quarter that lowers the cost of placing that technology in notebooks or personal digital assistants (PDAs), Atheros said Monday. Via [infoworld.com]

Intel is to develop Linux drivers for its Centrino platform, providing the open source OS with access to the notebook system's wireless networking technology. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Chipmaker Intel is making new Wi-Fi parts available in its Centrino bundle of chips so that PC makers can use the latest Wi-Fi standard in their notebooks. Via [news.com.com]

Broadcom has introduced a Wi-Fi chipset that it says can speed the performance of 802.11g networks to 125mbps, potentially creating new opportunities for routing high-bandwidth media across wireless networks. Via [news.com.com]

Wireless LAN access points using new software from Texas Instruments will be able to support 802.11g and 802.11a connections simultaneously using a single chip set, the company says. Via [techworld.com]

Chipmaker GlobespanVirata announced that it has developed an upgrade for wireless networking processors that dramatically increases transfer rates of compressed data. Via [zdnet.com.com]

The ongoing strong sales of WLAN products and tight chip testing capacity will extend the 802.11g chip shortage through the first quarter of 2004, according to sources. Via [digitimes.com]

A year ago, I thought 802.11g was a dumb idea, but I've changed my tune. With a ratified standard, and 802.11b interoperability, I've become a big fan of the 54Mbps wireless networking scheme. Even Cisco and Microsoft have released 802.11g products, so you know it's here for good. Via [eweek.com]

An emerging IEEE standard that promises Fast Ethernet speeds for wireless LANs won't likely be ratified before late 2005, but as with previous WLAN protocols, Broadcom Corp. is planning to jump the gun by releasing "prestandard" products. Via [eweek.com]