Marvel and Broadcom both say they're ready to ship chipsets based on the new technology, designed to increase bandwidth and make other improvements over 802.11g. Via [informationweek.com]
The WiMax Forum on Thursday announced the first products to pass official certification and interoperability testing for the fixed wireless broadband standard. Via [eweek.com]
Cellular technology giant Qualcomm said Thursday it has completed its acquisition of Flarion Technologies, which has developed a wireless broadband technology that competes with WiMAX. Via [commsdesign.com]
A high-speed wireless broadband network using Alvarion Ltd. gear and technology is being rolled out in Wisconsin by TDS Metrocom, as the two firms begin eyeing wide regions underserved or not served at all by broadband. Via [informationweek.com]
Using silicon germanium technology allows a high level of integration in the chips, according to IBM. Antennas can be embedded directly into the chipset, helping to reduce system costs. For example, a silicon germanium-based chipset, including receiver, transmitter and two antennas, would occupy the area of a dime, IBM says. Via [cio-today.com]
Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. said Thursday it signed a contract with Motorola Inc. under which the cell phone maker would provide wireless equipment and related services for the initial five cities where EarthLink will set-up municipal wireless fidelity, or Wi-Fi, broadband Internet access networks. Via [businessweek.com]
The move to make more parts of the spectrum available is an effort to stay “one or two steps ahead of other countries” and provide “universal, affordable access for broadband" here at home by 2007, a government official says. Via [informationweek.com]
The development of two new wireless standards may make it easier for enterprises to roll out, maintain and use wireless LANs (WLANs). Via [vnunet.com]
Wireless multimedia processor startup Adimos Wireless Multimedia is teaming with Turkey's Beko Elektronik, a player in the European consumer market, to integrate wireless technology into LCD TVs and other displays. Via [eetimes.com]
When asked for his take on the nascent wireless broadband technology known as WiMax, Brett Galloway put it like this: "WiMax is at the peak of its hype cycle and also at the peak of its confusion," said Galloway, vice president and general manager of the wireless networking business unit at Cisco Systems Inc. in...
Most people are not taking advantage of the freedom offered by laptops with wi-fi built-in, a study has found. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]
One evening last July, in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, Web-site consultant Rong Chen was on a subway train when a client called needing urgent repairs to its network. Far from his home office, the 27-year-old hopped off the train at the next stop and began searching for a place to get online with his...
The WiMAX Forum may announce its first certifications this Thursday, a spokesman for the Forum said Wednesday. Via [extremewimax.com]
Sprint Nextel said Wednesday that it has made a second investment in IPWireless, the developer of a wireless broadband technology that competes with WiMAX. Via [informationweek.com]
Products based on ZigBee - the low power, mesh radio technology - will come on tap this year and make a big impact in industrial controls, according to demos at the IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium this week. Via [theregister.co.uk]