Intel, Broadcom, Marvel and Atheros have sidestepped the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' process to work on a draft of the new 802.11n standard, which the vendors plan to submit to the IEEE's working group for consideration, sources say. Via [zdnet.com.au]

American Airlines, the biggest carrier at Logan International Airport, is accusing Logan officials of ''strong-arming" to crush competitive alternatives to the airport's new high-speed Internet access service. Via [boston.com]

Although mobile WiMax has captured most of the headlines, and a series of trials by mobile carriers highlights the future of wireless broadband, fixed WiMax “remains the technology’s bread and butter through 2009,” according to a report from Visant Strategies. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Nortel has announced plans to offer fixed and mobile WiMAX products based on the latest industry standards, and to work with WiMAX companies Intel and Airspan Networks in bringing these products to market. Via [neasia.nikkeibp.com]

One of the earliest pioneers of the mobile communications industry, Marty Cooper, warned that the sector still has many disruptions in its wake and warned that participants need to separate the technology from the marketing hype during a session he chaired at the Broadband Worldwide forum here. Via [eetimes.com]

Boingo Wireless is adding more muscle to its Boingo Roaming System, thanks to a newly signed deal with British Telecommunications' (BT) BT Openzone Wi-Fi Internet service provider. Via [wirelessweek.com]

Maspro Denkoh, a Japanese manufacturer of wireless communications equipment, has developed a transmission system that can send Wi-Fi signals as far as three miles. Via [pcworld.com]

Mini-cameras that transmit from inside your body, and drug trolleys that will only dispense tablets to the right patients, are just two of the uses the health service is exploring for wireless technologies. Via [silicon.com]

With several WiMAX firms crowding the starting gate for formal introduction of the wide area wireless technology, equipment from at least five firms are being evaluated by the WiMAX Forum's Cetecom Labs in Spain. Via [techweb.com]

A hundred people are to take part in WiMAX trials in Belfast and Birmingham as BT tests the water for wireless broadband. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Integrated voice and data communications supplier Covad Communications Group Inc. has agreed to acquire NextWeb, Inc., a fixed-wireless Internet provider, for $24.7 million in cash and stock. Via [commsdesign.com]

Nintendo has revealed its wi-fi to USB connector that allows Nintendo DS owners without the luxury of a wireless router to use their handhelds online. Via [theinquirer.net]

The technology for delivering fast Web access over large areas could help upstart communications outfits nab share from established player. Via [businessweek.com]

Navini Networks is on a tear. The vendor is now working with British Telecommunications (BT) on a trial of pre-WiMAX systems for the United Kingdom. Via [wirelessweek.com]

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