Tag: Research
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A key figure for standards body the Wi-Fi Alliance says the wireless networking industry will surpass the revenue of household products such as Budweiser beer by 2006. Via [zdnet.com.com]
Senators George Allen (R.-Va.) and Barbara Boxer (D.-Ca.) are circulating a draft bill to gain early support in the 108th Congress to promote a wireless approach to broadband deployment. An Allen spokesperson said the bill and accompanying "Dear Colleague" letter are efforts to "get beyond the stalemated debate of cable versus DSL." Via [siliconvalley.internet.com]
An optical antenna that uses a geometrically shaped lens promises to bring greater security to wireless networks for businesses, according to British scientists. Via [news.com.com]
Hans Werner-Braun, a researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and principal investigator for the San Diego County High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), plans and develops wireless circuits that routinely span miles, including HPWREN's current distance-record holder, a 72-mile-hop installed last month from San Diego to San Clemente Island. Via [computerworld.com]
Envision a wireless LAN with: Nearly limitless range, Two or more times the throughput of today's wireless LANs, The smarts to match bandwidth to applications, Bulletproof security. Via [nwfusion.com]
In this paper we'll detail one of these models, a multipath model, that will enable designers to compare the performance of 802.11, 802.11b, and 802.11a system designs. The model presented here is statistically verified using a Simulink/Matlab platform. The effect of delay spread for these transceiver waveforms using the multipath channel model will be presented....
A "honeypot" trap consisting of a Wi-Fi-equipped laptop is the latest weapon against drive-by hackers. Set up at the London headquarters of consultants KPMG, the laptop looks to the outside world like a simple wireless access point, but contains monitoring software designed to determine the level of illicit activity. Via [zdnet.com.com]
Wireless LAN sales are rocketing, with shipments expected to grow 73 per cent this year. Even though prices are falling, revenue will grow 26 per cent this year, according to Gartner Dataquest. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Sneaky US company uses 'honey-trap' WLAN to study hacking techniques. Via [software.silicon.com]
The sorry state of Wi-Fi security has become one of the most well known secrets of the 802.11 networking standard. The ease of setting up a wireless networking using 802.11-based technology is mirrored by the effortless way hackers, snoopers and the just-curious can detect, enter and use Wi-Fi networks used by corporations, coffee shops and...
The number of wireless LAN implementations in the U.S. has doubled over the past 12 months, according to a report released Thursday by Yankee Group, in Boston. Enterprises are using WLANs in growing numbers, Yankee said in a statement: More than 1 million WLAN access points are in use by more than 700,000 U.S. enterprises....
Two WLAN hotspot surveys are out (or rather publicised for the first time). this week and both predict roaring trade. There’s a difference opinion over the numbers, but both InStat/MDR and TeleAnalytics (TA) predict big growth. Via [theregister.co.uk]