Chicago officials took the first tentative steps Tuesday toward installation of a citywide wireless network that would allow residents to connect to the Internet from easy chairs, school desks and office break rooms--and provide City Hall with a major source of new revenue. Via [chicagotribune.com]
Last year, we saw the emergence of the keychain-sized sensor that can detect the presence of an active WiFi network. These handy devices, which look like car alarm remotes, alert you when they sense radio signals in the 2.4GHz band that 802.11b and 802.11g networks use. Via [blogs.pcworld.com]
Cisco sub Linksys said it has released a range of products which can triple wireless range and throw eight times more data across the aether. Via [theinquirer.net]
Insteon, ZigBee, and Z-Wave. They sound more like comic book characters than wireless home-automation standards. But chances are you'll see products using one or all of them at your home improvement store in the next year or two. Unlike other wireless home-network technologies, such as 802.11, Bluetooth, and UWB, these three are narrowband. Their data...
In the wake of much industry consolidation, WLAN switch startup Meru Networks Inc. is working to stay in the game with a focus on voice traffic and related partnerships. Via [eweek.com]
Do you have a love/hate relationship with your home Wi-Fi network? One reason might be that the network is unable to reach every spot you want it to--the sunny patio, the upstairs bedroom, or the kitchen, perhaps. Now, new routers and adapters labeled "Pre-N" or "MIMO" promise to address the dreaded dead-spot dilemma while doubling...
Netgear on Monday introduced new RangeMax wireless products designed to outsmart potential wireless "dead zones." Via [crn.com]
WLAN equipment that uses MIMO smart antenna technology provides faster speeds and greater range than regular WLAN equipment. But remote management and standard issues provide an obstacle to enterprise acceptance. Via [informationweek.com]
Service providers are expanding the global reach of their Wi-Fi and wired ethernet networks to offer users better remote access when traveling. Via [pcworld.com]
Wireless telecommunications is still hot. Internet telephony is even hotter. Via [boston.com]
Nokia, the world's largest mobile telephone maker, aims to make its entire line-up of new business phones run on both cellular and short-range wireless connections, an executive said on Friday. Via [reuters.co.in]
Ultra high speed wi-fi connections moved closer to reality on Thursday when Intel said it would list standards for the technology later this year. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]
SBC, Boingo Wireless and Airpath wireless said Thursday that they have signed new roaming agreements that expand the breadth of those vendors' Wi-Fi hotspot networks. Via [internetweek.com]
Despite security fears, the market for wireless Lan gear will roughly double in value and triple in unit shipments by 2009, largely thanks to next-generation technology delivering higher throughput, longer range and greater capacity. Via [vnunet.com]
In a talk about the current status of its 802.11n efforts, Intel reaffirmed its backing of the TGn Sync Alliance's approach to achieving 100+Mbit/sec throughput in future-generation wireless networks. Via [eweek.com]