Like many admins, Rodney Kluever recently faced a daunting task: find a way to use Wi-Fi to satisfy the connectivity requirements of a distributed organization while ensuring his expansive network stayed safe. Via [searchsecurity.techtarget.com]
A little island off the east coast of Africa is planning to become one of the best wi-fi covered countries in the world. Via [theinquirer.net]
The new wireless standard -- just imagine WiFi on steroids -- is quickly gaining traction among the big technology players. Via [businessweek.com]
Notebook PC makers are beginning to make room for MIMO. Via [eweek.com]
Wi-Fi Salon, a New York City start-up, is taking an aggressive, grassroots approach to the substantial—and as yet mostly unclaimed—NYC wireless market. With a strategy that mirrors nonprofit endeavors in all but one regard—the generation of revenue streams as a method of sustainability and scalability—Wi-Fi Salon intends to make New York the “Wi-Fi Capital of...
Intel has teamed up with South Korea's top fixed-line and broadband operator KT Corp to introduce mobile broadband services into the home market. Via [theinquirer.net]
Several vendors have launched WiMax products recently, but the real effects won't be felt until products based on IEEE 802.16e begin to become available, probably after 2007. Via [informationweek.com]
If a company can't migrate to AES encryption, which requires faster processors in the access point, then the company should consider using a virtual private network (VPN) in house for its Wi-Fi network, says Roger Sands, vice president of enterprise development at Colubris Networks. Via [newsfactor.com]
Intel has promised to unveil technology that automatically switches between radio networks, providing always-on wireless network connectivity for mobile devices. Via [vnunet.com]
The telco claims the business version of its Fusion fixed and mobile handset will be based around Wi-Fi. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
The volume of laptops sold every year is growing rapidly. The penetration of Wi-Fi into the laptop market is on a similar upward curve. Add the essential ingredient of an 802.11 a/g Mini-PCI solution, mix in a big dose of marketing clout, and the result is that Intel has, in recent months, been steadily taking...
The wireless Internet, or Wi-Fi, industry is finally consolidating after sparking dozens of start-ups. Via [usatoday.com]
People often think of cruise ships as romantic places where guests leave the telephone, the computer and even the alarm clock behind: luxurious vacationlands where time stands still. Via [eweek.com]
Wi-Fi, despite opposition from vendors of competing technologies, will grow and add new capabilities, with voice over Wi-Fi services available in about two years, according to speakers at this week's WiFi/VoWiFi Planet Conference and Expo. Via [pcworld.com]
Federal agencies are acquiring wireless technology almost by accident by failing to track government-issued laptops and other mobile devices and therefore applying inadequate safeguards to secure them. One result: signal leakage. Via [searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com]