Author: Wayne Slavin

While wireless technology can offer speed and agility in the fast-paced world of financial services, top challenges include dealing with the complexities of network integration, access points, and security. Via [informationweek.com]

When residents of the Winslade Estate in Lewisham, South London, go online, rather than using a dial-up or ADSL connection, they use a Wi-Fi network provided by the local council. The £250,000 network was set up in 2003 using funding from the government's New Deal for Communities programme. Today, more than 500 residents enjoy free,...

Wireless voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks could end up challenging 3G mobile operators' revenues from voice minutes, according to a new report. Via [silicon.com]

Conexant Systems and Interpeak, the Swedish specialist in security protocols for embedded systems, have combined for a development system aimed at wireless applications. Via [eet.com]

After bringing an innovative wireless fidelity system to residents of Munich, Germany, Denver-based MediaCell is slowly turning its sights on the rest of the world. Via [msnbc.msn.com]

Faced with a telecommunications infrastructure that's unable to scale to support its sprawling campus in rural New Hampshire, Dartmouth College is investing in wireless technology that will allow it to expand its main campus network to off-site buildings. Via [informationweek.com]

Airbee Wireless Inc, a US-based company that has software development centres in Chennai and Bangalore, is on the verge of announcing two acquisitions in the US. Via [sify.com]

French telecommunications gear maker Alcatel next week plans to announce a reseller and joint development partnership with a new wireless Wi-Fi start-up, a source close to the deal said. Via [news.zdnet.com]

Royal Philips Electronics said last week it has rolled out a low-power 802.11g WLAN (wireless LAN) semiconductor system-in-a-package (SiP) offering for the mobile-phone market. Via [edn.com]

French WiMax startup Sequans Communications is casting itself as David against an industry full of Goliaths—and the tiny company has a strong chance in this new and unpredictable market. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Tokyo is going to get what will be the first major deployment of a WiMAX Metropolitan Area Network in the world. The Yozan MetroZone will deliver high speed IP connectivity, and support voice, video and broadband data services. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Looks like the fight for 802.11n will continue, as voting on a first draft has not led to a conclusive winner. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

What's the next big thing in wireless? What else? It's still convergence, according to attendees at this week's CTIA 2005 conference here. Via [internetnews.com]

T-Mobile's German operation has put back the release of its clamshell 3G-enabled Windows Mobile smart phone to the Autumn, according to the company's web site. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Philips sees the wireless communications market exploding with a proliferation of new applications and possibilities. Via [electronicsweekly.com]