Author: Wayne Slavin

"Most of today's communication infrastructure is based on trustworthy collaboration among information routers," says Professor Suzanne Wetzel of Stevens Institute of Technology. "However, given the increased economic reliance on a working communication infrastructure, [Wi-Fi networking] has become a potential target." Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]

Airgo Networks announced Monday that its multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) wireless networking technology has received regulatory approval from government standards bodies in the United States, Japan, Canada, Australia and the European Union. Via [news.zdnet.com]

If you have wireless Internet access at home, your next-door neighbor could have it as well, without paying for it. He can just use yours. No problem if he's just shopping on Amazon.com or e-mailing Grandma. But what if he's sending spam messages or downloading kiddie porn? Via [boston.com]

Several Newton officials are looking into blanketing the city's 18.5 square miles with wireless Internet transmitters, which would make the city one of several places in the nation -- and the only one in Massachusetts -- to offer the service on such a wide scale. Via [boston.com]

Canadian Wi-Fi network company Sesame Networks makes its U.S. debut Monday with a security product designed to enable secure guest access to the Internet over enterprise wireless connections. Via [eweek.com]

Opinion: This year, all of the big mobile operators are starkly aware that they're in a race. But "Star Trek" taught us never to make the mistake of assuming that people operate rationally. Via [eweek.com]

Taiwan's government plans to blanket this island's cities with wireless networks that are integrated with cellular phone services by 2008 as part of an ambitious $1.1 billion project, called M-Taiwan. Via [nwfusion.com]

Hosler, speaking at Intel's second annual R and D Day event, says the company wants Wireless USB to replace USB for very short-range networks. Companies want to make it as widespread in the home and office as USB is today, he says. Wireless can be snooped, so assuring privacy and security are essential to achieve...

Thanks to an owner who is both fabulously wealthy and technologically savvy, the American Airlines Center in Dallas is gearing up to be a state-of-the-art Wi-Fi access venue. Via [eweek.com]

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has set a goal of providing free wireless Internet activity in his city that sees itself as a vanguard of the Internet revolution. Via [reuters.co.uk]

The Wi-Fi Alliance has formed a group to study the specific implications for Wi-Fi of continuing Wi-Fi/cellular convergence. Via [commsdesign.com]

Using donations of money and equipment, a Marine unit deployed in Afghanistan is building its own wireless network to let troops communicate with friends and family at home. Via [gcn.com]

T-Mobile, Europe's second-largest mobile phone service provider, is linking up with British fixed-line ally BT Group to triple the number of places in the UK where customers can hook onto local high-speed Internet connections. Via [reuters.co.uk]

Wavelink has announced Wavelink Managed Security software designed for integrated wireless Lan management and protection. Via [computerweekly.com]

Symbol Technologies has launched the MC50, an enterprise digital assistant that includes Wi-Fi and VoIP capabilities, as well as optional barcode scanning or a digital camera. Symbol says the device is aimed at retail managers and I.T. personnel. Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]