Category: Standards

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

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 process to establish the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, which promises to quadruple transmission speeds, has stalled as members of the working group developing the standard failed to pass the main proposal onto the next stage. Via [news.zdnet.com]

Microsoft, Dell, HP, Intel, Apple and Netgear look set for battle over a wireless patent. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

India-based outsourcing giant Wipro Technologies is the latest company seeking certification of Wi-Fi products which never will appear on store shelves. The move is a trend fueled by increased competitiveness, acknowledges Frank Hanzlik, Wi-Fi Alliance general manager. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

With every man and his dog rushing to proclaim that the advent of WiMax will mean the death of Wi-Fi, proponents of the most popular local area wireless technology believe there's a healthy future ahead for it - and it doesn't depend on the laptop. Via [networks.silicon.com]

The hodgepodge of incompatible wireless networking technologies is about to get a bit smaller, as companies working on Bluetooth and ultrawideband are combining their efforts. Via [news.com.com]

An active downconverting RF mixer from Linear Technology can be used in 3G mobile basestations with its operating frequency range of 3.7GHz. Via [electronicsweekly.com]

As large companies install Wi-Fi in their offices, equipment suppliers are challenged to come up with a new standard that will allow gear from different companies to work together. Via [news.com.com]

There are now enough wireless standards using the worldwide licence-exempt band at 2.4GHz that - if they were people - they could have a pretty decent party. The problem is there are so many of them that if they did, they might not be able to hear what each other was saying. Via [electronicsweekly.com]

The forthcoming 802.11e standard will permit scheduling, so traffic can be better managed. Scheduling helps the access point control its own usage of the wireless network to better match the priorities of the client traffic. Via [newsfactor.com]

As interest grows in extending the reach (802.16/WiMax) and speed (802.11n) of wireless networking, so does the intensity of a long-running battle over who will profit from the new technology. An interesting sub-plot to the story of when the proposals become actual IEEE-endorsed protocols is a recently-renewed debate over patents. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

As an emerging technology promises to up the ante on wireless networking speed and range, industry experts warn large enterprises to hedge their bets when investing in it because of compatibility issues and a lack of products. Via [searchnetworking.techtarget.com]

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]