Linksys adds MIMO WLAN line
Linksys today announced a new line of "affordable" wireless LAN ...
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Sveasoft Basic goes Public
Sveasoft has released its Talisman/Basic firmware as free public firmware. ...
Cisco jumps on the draft 11n bandwagon
Cisco yesterday announced an Aironet series access point with dual 802.11n Draft 2.0 radios.
The modular Cisco Aironet 1250 Series access point has a modular design with 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz 802.11n draft 2.0 standard radio modules. Cisco says that the AP can deliver "total data rates of up to 600 Mbps". The 1250 is an addition to Cisco's Unified Wireless Network product line and can be deployed in both standalone and "unified" (lightweight AP) modes.
In-Stat saysWi-Fi Mesh growth slowing
A report just issued by research company In-Stat says growth of the Wi-Fi mesh networking equipment market will slow by 10% from 2006 through the end of this year.
In-Stat says that "strong growth" will continue for Wi-Fi mesh access points for the next several years, as shipments grow more than three-fold between 2006 and 2011. Most of that growth however will come between 2006 and 2008, with growth rates rapidly declining starting in 2009.
SMC shipping draft 11n trio
SMC Networks announced today that it has started shipping three draft 11n wireless LAN products.
The SMC Barricade N Wireless 4-port Gigabit Broadband Router (SMCWGBR14-N) features a four port gigabit switch, built-in "Intelligent Stream Handling" auto-QoS technology and USB print server. Wireless security features include WPA and WPA2 support and Wi-Fi Protected Setup(WPS).
Japan to leave Wi-Fi gear untaxed for now
Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has decided to leave unlicensed radio devices free of the taxman's reach for now.
As previously reported, the MIC was considering imposing a “Radio Utilization Fee” that would apply to devices that operate in license-free spectrum, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB and similar technologies.
Linksys to add second vendor for popular wireless router
Linksys is looking to diversify its vendor base beyond its ...
AirMagnet adds draft 11n support
AirMagnet today announced AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer 7.5, which is says ...
Japan mulling tax on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, other devices
On July 5, a workshop was held by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) to consider imposing a “Radio Utilization Fee”.
The fee would apply to radio devices that operate in license-free spectrum, which includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and UWB technologies.
Belkin adds new N1 draft 11n router
Belkin today announced its N1 Vision wireless router that features a unique design approach.
The product features an interactive display that can be used to view a variety of router status information. Views include Download/Upload "Speedometer", network bandwidth usage and even the speed of individual connected clients.
Update2: D-Link, Netgear, Linksys, others get Wi-Fi N Certification
Update2 D-Link and Netgear today announced the first products to ...
T-Mobile rolls out home Wi-Fi connection service
T-Mobile USA today nationally launched a wireless service that extends its combination cellular / Wi-Fi hotspot service to home wireless LANs.