Author: Wayne Slavin

Members of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) standards board will meet on Thursday to vote on the final specification for 802.11i, an update to the current standard for Wi-Fi security, the chair of the IEEE 802.11 working group said Wednesday. Via [infoworld.com]

Boingo Wireless announced its Pocket Boingo Wi-Fi client has support for Windows Mobile 2003 available starting Wednesday with support for Palm OS to come later this summer. Via [techweb.com]

Network equipment manufacturers are banking on a pent-up demand for broadband access to drive the market for a new wireless service called WiMAX. Via [gcn.com]

Logan International Airport will be hot today -- not just with temperatures forecast to be above 80, but with a new web of wireless Internet access hot spots blanketing all four terminals. Via [boston.com]

Industry sources said the IEEE 802.11i specification could be ratified this Thursday, adding a needed layer of security to the Wi-Fi standard. Via [eweek.com]

Linksys has revealed plans to market an 802.11g CompactFlash card, making it the first company to announce such a product. Via [brighthand.com]

Cisco is offering networking equipment to enable wireless communications for entire cities. Potential users of its Metropolitan Mobile Network are city, state and federal agencies, including public-safety organizations, as well as transportation and public-works departments. Via [newsfactor.com]

Intel has invested in 'smart antenna' developer Motia. It's not clear how much Intel has given the company, which announced the investment as a part of a $12m third funding round. Intel Capital, the chip giant's VC wing, has already invested in Motia. Via [theregister.co.uk]

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]

Cisco Systems Inc. on Monday introduced a card that adds IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g WLAN (Wi-Fi) support to its 3200 Series routers. Via [eweek.com]

FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers is adding wireless broadband to its "Make it. Print it. Pack it. Ship it." offering. Thanks to a little help from T-Mobile USA, print center customers also will now be able to "Wi-Fi it." at more than 1,100 locations throughout the United States. Via [wirelessweek.com]

With the proliferation of hotspots comes a security risk of intrusions onto laptops or public PC kiosks connected to public Wi-Fi networks. Two companies have unveiled a solution: Plug-in hardware devices that lock down sensitive information and secure communications over both wireless and wired networks. Via [pcworld.com]

In addition to its VDLM2 deployment, Southwest also plans to boost data delivery to its aircraft by using an aviation version of wireless LAN technology called Gatelink, according to Brian Gleason, the airline's director of flight operations, technical. Via [computerworld.com]

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

New York City plans to build a public safety wireless network of unprecedented scale and scope, including the capacity to provide tens of thousands of mobile users with the ability to send and receive data while traveling at speeds of up to 70 mph citywide. Via [computerworld.com]