Author: Wayne Slavin
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Iomega is soon expected to ship its first network-attached storage (NAS) device based on wireless networking technology. Via [macworld.co.uk]
Two years in, and the battle for an Ultra Wideband standard still looms over the semi industry. The technology, a short range wireless form of connectivity often compared to the IEEE's 802.11 family of wireless LAN, has been tossed and twirled about, but has yet to see final standardization. Via [reed-electronics.com]
Today, Holtsville, N.Y.-based Symbol Technologies and WLAN equipment-making rival Proxim of Sunnyvale, Calif., announced a settlement and partnership deal bringing to a conclusion the company's patent lawsuits of the last few years. Via [internetnews.com]
While Wi-Fi access is becoming almost ubiquitous it seems there are still doubts in users' minds about where they would feel safe getting out their laptop. Via [networks.silicon.com]
New research from In-Stat/MDR illustrates that market demand for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) equipment and services in the China marketplace is heating up. The high-tech research firm expects WLAN equipment revenues in China to increase at a near 33% CAGR from about $54 million in 2004 to almost $160 million by 2008.
Radio Frequency identification, or RFID, a high-tech solution to replace barcodes as the number one way to track assets and automatically collect data in any organization, is quickly taking on a life of its own as companies like Wal-Mart begin using it to make sure no widgets are misplaced. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
Philadelphia is debating making all 134 square miles of the city the world's largest wireless hot spot. Boston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles and other cities are considering parallel moves. In Europe, the firm HotSpot Amsterdam is set to go citywide in the Dutch capital soon. Via [chron.com]
A report from the University of Georgia's New Media Institute shows that although local government is a major driver of large wireless projects nationwide, its influence is not as pervasive or its reasons as clear as some would think. Via [fcw.com]
The Motorola CN620 dual-mode phone is a "good start" for users wanting to roam between cellular and 802.11 networks, but vendors should find some way of making these devices work at public Wi-Fi hotspots, a Canadian research analyst says. Via [itbusiness.ca]
Sony will next week ship its most impressive Clié PDA yet. The PEG-VZ90 multimedia handheld features not only a slick sliding control panel, but Wi-Fi wireless connectivity and a stunning 3.8in 480 x 320 OLED screen. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Doctors and nurses at Silicon Valley's El Camino Hospital use Wi-Fi not just to send e-mail, but also to talk to each other. Cutting-edge Wi-Fi phones have replaced pagers and intercoms in many parts of the high-tech hospital. The portable phones, which resemble walkie-talkies, run on new technology that may soon become an alternative to...
Take that wireless hot spot in the local java joint, jack it up on steroids and use it to connect an entire city full of computers. That, in short, is WiMax, a cutting-edge wireless technology that's starting to prove its worth as a fast, cheap and easy networking option for businesses. Via [forbes.com]
Have you ever been with a group of notebook-equipped people (say, co-workers perhaps) and found yourselves fighting over who was going to get the only available LAN port? As common as wireless networks are today, they're still far from ubiquitous, and it's entirely likely that say, in a conference room or hotel suite, a group...
Chicago commercial real estate developer Tim Donohue no longer pays rent for an office. With so many free Wi-Fi establishments popping up, he can tap into their Internet signals - and his cell phone - to accomplish his daily business needs. Via [usatoday.com]
The first generation of wireless networking equipment was expensive, tricky to configure, slow, and not that reliable. But performance has improved and it is possible now to pick up basic equipment very cheaply. Via [news.independent.co.uk]