Author: Wayne Slavin

Those with a vested interest in the future of wireless broadband met here to discuss plans to improve spectrum use and to make way for the wider adoption of the technology. Via [zdnet.com.com]

A security bypass flaw in a popular wireless broadband router shipped by Cisco's Linksys unit could give malicious hackers administrative access to vulnerable devices, researchers warned on Wednesday. Via [internetnews.com]

Although standardized products that are expected to drive down the price of WiMax wireless broadband gear may be as much as a year away, Alvarion Inc. on Wednesday used the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) conference in Washington, D.C., to roll out equipment that it said can be easily upgraded to support the emerging standard. Via...

Free Wi-Fi service is proliferating, and it shows up sometimes in strange places. Via [computerworld.com]

Wi-Fi hotspots will only meet the needs of small customer groups and for the majority of hotspots there will be little or no return of investment. So says the Scientific Institute for Communication Services or WIK, Germany’s leading research and advisory institute for communication services. Via [theregister.co.uk]

For folks who have a tough time leaving their TV sets even to cook or use the bathroom, a few Japanese companies have come up with a way to let customers bring their tubes with them. Via [wired.com]

Intel has published a pre-beta version of its Linux-based 802.11g driver for its Centrino platform in a bid to entice open-source fans to its wireless notebooks. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Avaya, Motorola and Proxim will introduce what they have dubbed the "enterprise phone", which can easily switch voice phone calls from a wireless Lan to a wide-area cellular network. Via [computerweekly.com]

Laptops and mobile devices that access the corporate network behind the perimeter firewall have IT staffs scrambling to combat malicious threats introduced in a way that evades perimeter security measures. As the network perimeter dissolves, IT administrators must find solutions that provide granular access controls and capable zero-day worm defenses that are appropriate and manageable...

Readers recount their most unusual Wi-Fi moments. Via [msnbc.msn.com]

Several top wireless technology developers are teaming up to offer services and products that support a host of advanced applications such as Wi-Fi-to-cellular roaming. Via [channelzone.ziffdavis.com]

The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) has introduced a colour-coded logo for WLAN products - the better, it claims, to help punters distinguish between different Wi-Fi technologies. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Agere Systems has announced that it is working on a new low-power, high-bandwidth throttling 802.11g chip for handhelds, rated at 54 Mbps. Via [infosyncworld.com]

The leading Wi-Fi provider recently won a contract to unwire up to 8,000 McDonald's restaurants, and now has a new model that does away with venue revenue-sharing and could ignite big changes in the paid access space. Via [thefeature.com]

The product is designed to help address many of the management and security issues; the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Universal Heath Services are among the beta testers. Via [informationweek.com]