As the popularity of wireless local-area networks (LANs) continues to grow, vendors are adopting various approaches to help commercial and government systems sniff out and detect hackers and rogue wireless access points. Via [fcw.com]

Atlanta's ambitious plan to create the nation's biggest citywide Wi-Fi network is no longer up in the air. Via [msnbc.msn.com]

One reason for the relatively slow uptake of 5GHz 802.11a Wi-Fi, compared to its 2.4GHz cousin 802.11g, has been the complexity of licensing regulations affecting the 5GHz band - also an issue for WiMAX in the unlicensed spectrum. Two extensions to the 802.11 standard are easing the situation and should boost the adoption of the...

Vodafone has agreed to allow its mobile data customers to use Boeing's Connexion in-flight Wi-Fi service, the mobile phone network said last week. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Here in the States, you can buy a stock Linksys Wireless-G router (WRT54G) for around $50 to $60 when the smoke clears with holiday rebates. You cna maybe even get one for free if you manage to get it thrown in with a broadband service bundle. It's a nice reliable piece of hardware out of...

Mobile workers with an iPass subscription can now get access to BT Openzone, as the two companies have finally reached a roaming deal. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

The Radicati Group pegs the penetration of Wi-Fi in the enterprise at 50 percent by 2008. Cut that number in half and it’s still huge. So now that Wi-Fi is becoming a standard part of enterprise infrastructure, it’s time to get serious about security and management. Via [infoworld.com]

WiMAX and other high-speed wireless technologies are set to steal over 40 per cent of the wireless broadband market in 2009 according to the first report from US analyst firm TelecomView. Via [electronicsweekly.com]

Plans to test high-speed wireless Internet - Wi-Fi - service on the Seattle-Bremerton ferry run have been dropped because ferry officials have not been able to secure rights for an antenna in the Blake Island area. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]

When Microsoft began installing its campuswide wireless network five years ago, it was something of a pioneer. Via [news.com.com]

Another broadband wireless provider " nex-G Systems Pte Ltd. " has weighed in with a WiMAX platform even as the WiMAX Forum labors to finalize specifications for the broadband technology. Via [informationweek.networkingpipeline.com]

Wi-Fi is fast moving beyond its initial role as an overlay to traditional wired local area networks (Lans) and becoming an integral business networking technology in its own right. Via [vnunet.com]

Hot spots for wireless Internet links are really taking off, with El Al Israel Airlines currently examining the possibility of operating an infrastructure for wireless Internet connection for airline passengers, Haaretz has learned. El Al officials are checking the technology and receiving proposals from Internet service providers (ISPs) interested in operating the service, which is...

German vendor develops experimental system that transmits data at 1 Gbps using a new antenna system and OFDM. Via [informationweek.com]

ZigBee could bring wireless connectivity to billions of electronics devices, but some in the industry believe that the world isn't ready for a ZigBee handset just yet. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]