An optical antenna that uses a geometrically shaped lens promises to bring greater security to wireless networks for businesses, according to British scientists. Via [news.com.com]
Connectivity services company iPass of Redwood Shores, CA, has announced an upgrade to its 'smart client' software for end-users of its service. Via [siliconvalley.internet.com]
Hans Werner-Braun, a researcher at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and principal investigator for the San Diego County High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN), plans and develops wireless circuits that routinely span miles, including HPWREN's current distance-record holder, a 72-mile-hop installed last month from San Diego to San Clemente Island. Via [computerworld.com]
Hoping people will drop by for free Web access and stay for a sandwich, Schlotzsky's Deli is offering no-cost wireless access at some of its eateries. Via [news.com.com]
T-Mobile USA plans to add so-called Wi-Fi hot spots for high-speed wireless Internet connectivity in about 100 U.S. airport clubs and lounges over the next year through an agreement with Delta Air Lines, United Air Lines, and AMR's American Airlines, the wireless carrier has announced. Via [pcworld.com]
Two new companies, Mobilian and Vivato, this week will unveil products that hint at the future of enterprise wireless LANs. Via [nwfusion.com]
I'm still chasing down rogue wireless LAN access points (AP), but this week I've got bigger issues to deal with as my company integrates recent acquisitions into the IT infrastructure. Via [computerworld.com]
Envision a wireless LAN with: Nearly limitless range, Two or more times the throughput of today's wireless LANs, The smarts to match bandwidth to applications, Bulletproof security. Via [nwfusion.com]
Agere Systems and Proxim Corporation have both entered into strategic partnerships with Swedish mobile solutions provider Ericsson in an effort to push Wi-Fi-based public access hotspots into the mainstream. The goal of the Ericsson Mobile Operator Wireless LAN: to integrate hotspots with mobile 2G and 3G cellular networks and allow roaming between the two types...
Intersil Corp. today laid claim to the first two-chip, dual-band wireless LAN chipset for 802.11a, b and g. Via [reed-electronics.com]
In this paper we'll detail one of these models, a multipath model, that will enable designers to compare the performance of 802.11, 802.11b, and 802.11a system designs. The model presented here is statistically verified using a Simulink/Matlab platform. The effect of delay spread for these transceiver waveforms using the multipath channel model will be presented....
The wireless telephone system uses badges on shirt collars rather than handsets, which Vocera says will be useful in warehouses or hospitals. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
A "honeypot" trap consisting of a Wi-Fi-equipped laptop is the latest weapon against drive-by hackers. Set up at the London headquarters of consultants KPMG, the laptop looks to the outside world like a simple wireless access point, but contains monitoring software designed to determine the level of illicit activity. Via [zdnet.com.com]
In his famous work Mending Wall, Robert Frost wondered about the need for walls, and how nature seeks to tear them down at her own slow pace. All his neighbor would say is that "good fences make good neighbors," implying, "stay out of my space and we'll get along just fine." What got me thinking...
Wireless data services are moving along the traditional "hype" curve from the over-enthusiasm of early promoters, through the inevitable backlash from a disappointed marketplace and on into maturity. Having been among those who were not wholly positive about their first experiences with some of these technologies, I think it's time to give credit where credit...