Author: Wayne Slavin

As the speed of business continues to accelerate all over the world, the strategic advantages of constantly connected employees also present some high-risk problems for corporate America. Via [internetnews.com]

While the number of hot-spots is on the rise, adoption of Wi-Fi services by businesses is slower than predicted. Via [informationweek.com]

Analysts predict that WiMax will achieve success in the fixed access market within a few years, but are less confident about how its mobile variant will perform. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), based in the US and not to be confused with our own Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), creates standards for various aspects of electronics. The best-known standards in the IT field are those written by committee 802, which include the standards for Ethernet, other LAN access methods...

There was a time when high costs ensured that cell phones were only used by people out of the range of a fixed-line phone. Via [wired.com]

Philadelphia is venturing into the Wi-Fi frontier and liking what it sees. The big question is, will it feel the same way two years from now? Via [news.com.com]

A study predicts that WiMAX will succeed as a form of fixed broadband but that questions remain about the viability of the mobile version of the wireless broadband technology. Via [informationweek.com]

When Alex Barron and Patrick Carpentier--members of the Red Bull Cheever Racing team--zoom around the racetrack Sunday at the Indianapolis 500, they will use Cisco wireless IP gear to feed information back to engineers in their pit crew. The gear will detail everything from engine temperature to velocity to tire pressure. Via [news.com.com]

Industry groups backing competing wireless standards have admitted that they must start cooperating more for users' sake. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Canada's largest wireless companies said yesterday they will let their customers use their wireless Internet access networks, known as WiFi hot spots, interchangeably. Via [theglobeandmail.com]

Programmable logic supplier Altera Corp. Tuesday (May 24) announced that it has joined the WiMAX Forum, a non-profit organization formed to promote and certify compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based on the IEEE 802.16 standard. Via [commsdesign.com]

Finnish phone maker Nokia today introduced a Linux-based computing device that provides speedy Web access over Wi-Fi technology. Via [internetnews.com]

Westminster City Council has struck a deal with BT to provide wireless internet access through lampposts. Via [vnunet.com]

Wireless USB took a big leap towards standardization — and its seven major proponents hope towards market adoption — with the release of a version 1 specification. Via [eetimes.com]

The market for emerging mobile wireless LAN chips became interesting this week, with two new players, Atheros Communications Inc and Conexant Systems Inc, announcing products on the same day. Then heavyweight Texas Instruments Inc issued a statement the following day simply declaring its position in the market. Via [cbronline.com]