Site survey tool vendor Wireless Valley is launching a tool later this year to find out the true effectiveness of wireless deployments, officials said Wednesday. Via [internetnews.com]

Wireless hackers could be thwarted by a sheet of film that blocks Wi-Fi and IR signals. But MI5 is watching who buys it… Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

With the Wi-Fi startup acquisition dust settling, new players are having a go at becoming one-stop shops for corporate WLAN equipment. Via [eweek.com]

InnerWireless spokesman Tony Katsulos said that the "wireless clouds that are being discussed for Philadelphia, Minneapolis and other cities will not only be very difficult to implement, but they won't provide in-building coverage, for the same reason that cell phone signals can't penetrate buildings." Via [technewsworld.com]

Helium Networks today announces the commercial launch of its patented, breakthrough Wireless Recon system, which enables network engineers and technicians to optimally conduct site surveys or audit 802.11 a/b/g wireless networks in half the time of traditional site survey and design methods, while automatically collecting the industry's largest set of real wireless measurements with precise...

Networking vendors are getting a jump on next week's NetWorld + Interop conference by launching new wireless, networking and security wares this week that are scheduled to be demoed at the Las Vegas show. Via [informationweek.com]

No doubt you remember the INQ took a trip from the Agora Hotel to the Taipei World Trade Center last year and Net Stumbler just woudn't stop beeping. It was a journey of about four miles. Via [theinquirer.net]

Networking equipment manufacturer Buffalo Technology is preparing new products it hopes will ease the No. 1 concern of Wi-Fi gear buyers: lack of range. Via [news.zdnet.com]

Strix Systems says its patent-pending Access/One Network Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) multiradio, multichannel and multi-RF mesh solution is now generally available. Via [wirelessweek.com]

Last week, California-based fixed wireless provider NextWeb announced plans to launch voice over IP in its service areas in California and Nevada through a partnership with VoIP facilitator CommPartners. According to the companies, this will be the largest deployment of VoIP services over a pre-WiMax network in the U.S. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Minneapolis has drawn plenty of attention from its announcement last week that it was seeking partners to create a citywide wireless Internet system for its residents and businesses. Via [msnbc.msn.com]

US-based telecomms group Sprint is extending its Wi-Fi presence internationally with the help of virtual network enabler Quiconnect. Via [forbes.com]

Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. and SiGe Semiconductor Inc. have announced the availability of a complete reference design for developing WiMAX-capable broadband wireless access systems. Via [eetimes.com]

Wi-Fi and WiMAX infrastructure revenue is expected to reach $5.2 billion and $115 million respectively in 2005, according to the Telecommunications Industry Association's 2005 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast. Via [commsdesign.com]

While telecoms companies in the US are trying to block free Wi-Fi hotspots, BT has stated that it has no problems with the concept. Via [vnunet.com]