Category: Commentary

The forthcoming 802.11n WLAN standard will eventually beat out ultra-wideband (UWB) as the primary standard for wireless home entertainment networks, according to a study released Tuesday (June 29). Via [commsdesign.com]

From ballparks to bagel shops, Wi-Fi is on its way from curiosity to standard feature. Via [comment.cio.com]

Airlines won a key battle in their fight with airports over control of the Wi-Fi spectrum yesterday when the Federal Communications Commission ruled that it -- and not local authorities -- has "exclusive jurisdiction" over the use of unlicensed spectrum. Via [computerworld.com]

Wi-LAN Inc.'s announcement this week that it would be it would be escalating its patent-enforcement program by commencing legal action against Cisco Systems sent messages flying between members of two ultrawideband communications camps over whether or not similar action loomed there as well. Via [commsdesign.com]

With the consumer Wi-Fi explosion, launching a virus into the wild has never been easier and more anonymous than it is today. Like a sneeze in a crowded subway, it's hard to find the human source of the latest viral infection. On the Internet it's not much different. The people who write these nasty little...

Firms attempting to make it big from wireless Internet are falling apart because the technology is becoming too cheap and simple. Via [theinquirer.net]

A small wireless company in Canada is going after the Wi-Fi equipment and semiconductor industry for infringing on its patents--and Cisco Systems is one of its first targets. Via [zdnet.com.com]

Many of the wireless networks used by firms in Europe's financial centres are wide open to attack, research shows. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]

The biggest headache in deploying a wireless network is security. Via [informationweek.com]

The airport authority-controlled Wi-Fi networks at several airports are shaping up as ground zero in an emerging battle between airlines and airports over the use, regulation and management of wireless networks at the facilities. Via [computerworld.com]

If Bob Filka's vision comes true, the day will soon be here when you can take your laptop computer anywhere in Michigan and be able to connect instantly and wirelessly to the Internet, no matter what service provider's coverage area you're traveling through. Via [freep.com]

Standalone access points from suppliers such as Proxim and security gateways or "appliances", such as those from Vernier Networks or Bluesocket will be hit by a price crash in enterprise wireless Lans. Via [computerweekly.com]

Emerging technology may deliver high-speed connectivity at lower prices--sooner than you think. Via [pcworld.com]

Emerging standards-based technologies could unify the fragmented broadband industry, bring down prices. Via [infoworld.com]

There are several techniques to performing penetration testing on your wireless network, the objective of all of them being to improve the security and integrity of the network itself. What wireless lacks in the security of the physical layer and medium must be compensated for in protections on other layers of the stack. Via [securityfocus.com]...