Atheros gets into Windows CE
Atheros Communications today announced that its wireless LAN software has ...
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EnGenius takes the practical road to WLAN performance improvement
In the second and last part of a short series, Tim Higgins finds less hype, lower price but still no miracles of WLAN performance improvement from EnGenius' EUB-362 EXT
Triple Wired Threat for Wi-Fi for In-Home Triple Play
The triple play is the convergence of data, voice, and television (IPTV) across a single pipe: Wi-Fi's in-home dominance of data and increasingly voice and IPTV (with proprietary extensions) will be challenged, ABI Research says, by the latest versions of three standards that work over coax, electrical wiring, and phone wiring. ABI Research says that by 2011, over 45 million gateways will offer wired-based distribution of data, voice, and video. (The quadruple play, by the way, adds mobile voice.)
Metro-Scale Wi-Fi Testing Firm Hangs Out Shingle
Uptown Services will offer independent performance evaluations of large-scale Wi-Fi networks: The company consults on municipal networks already, and is in discussions with one city for testing, IDG News Service reports.
China Continues to Push WAPI
The WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) "standard" won't die:WAPI is a homegrown, proprietary encryption and authentication solution developed in part by the Chinese computer industry and in part by military- and government-controlled entities. WAPI has been slapped around by the ISO, in part because China's industry won't publish the spec. Problematic. A few years ago, WAPI was going to be required for all equipment sold in China, but high-level Bush administration negotiation apparently squashed that plan.
Sonic Wall intros 3G wireless network security appliance
Sonic Wall yesterday introduced the Sonic Wall TZ 190, a network security appliance for 3G wireless broadband connections.
Wiquest wireless USB adapter earns FCC certification
Fabless UWB semiconductor company Wiquest Communications today announced that its wireless USB external adapter reference design has been approved by the FCC.
hField Wi-Fire: Modest help for weak Wi-Fi connections
hField says its Wi-Fire adapter can provide help for weak Wi-Fi signals. Tim Higgins found, however, that it all depends on what kind of help you need.
D-Link adds draft 11n router with upstream QoS and gigabit LAN
D-Link today announced its Xtreme N line of draft 802.11n wireless products including a router that incorporates "intelligent QoS" and gigabit LAN ports.<
D-Link announces WiMAX 802.16-2005 CPE router
D-Link today announced its entry into the WiMAX consumer premise quipment (CPE) market with an 802.16-2005 (formerly 802.16e)-compliant WiMAX router.
Spectec integrates Wi-Fi in microSD card
SD cards with WiFi compatibility have been around for a while. They are used to provide wireless access to PDAs, smartphones, and other compatible electronics.
Intel reveals wireless connectivity roadmap
Intel has used the platform of its developer conference this week to reveal a roadmap for future wireless connectivity that will take in at least three different types of broadband connectivity for PCs.