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Bluetooth 4.0 goes low-power for sensors
News For version 3.0, the main feature was utilising 802.11 [the Wi-Fi standard] to communicate at high speed," Bluetooth SIG's EMEA marketing director Anders Edlund told ZDNet UK. It uses very low power compared with Wi-Fi, but it's still not low...
[December 18, 2009, 15:07]
WiGig spec promises 7Gbps wireless streaming
News The WiGig version 1.0 specification, announced on Thursday, is backwards-compatible with the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard and is designed for a range of consumer electronics. The technology could supersede wired connections such as HDMI cables, and would...
[December 11, 2009, 11:55]
Designed for Speed: Network Infrastructure in an 802.11n World
White Papers The IEEE 802.11n standard and Wi-Fi Alliance 802.11n certification herald a new world for enterprise wireless networks.n brings significantly higher data rates and more reliable coverage than previous Wi-Fi technology: it represents a significant...
[November 13, 2009, 0:21]
Wi-Fi Direct could spell the end for Bluetooth
News The spec, called Wi-Fi Direct, was announced on Wednesday by the Wi-Fi Alliance, the industry group that promotes the technology. A new Wi-Fi specification will allow wireless devices to discover and connect to one another without a router.
[October 15, 2009, 9:51]
802.11n Wi-Fi standard approved
News According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that tests and certifies wireless products to ensure their interoperability, all existing Wi-Fi Certified Draft N wireless products will still work with the final standard.n offers much higher speeds than...
[September 14, 2009, 8:25]
Tech giants ally for faster wireless streaming
News In the statement, WiGig Alliance president Ali Sadri said the new technology was "being designed from the ground up to address the specific requirements of various platforms, to co-exist with future 60GHz solutions and complement millions of Wi-Fi...
[May 7, 2009, 14:56]
Bluetooth 3.0 released without ultrawideband
News Whereas Bluetooth 2.1+EDR offered maximum speeds of around 3Mbps, the new version of the technology takes that up to around 24Mbps, through its use of the 802.11 radio protocol — better known as the basis for Wi-Fi.
[April 22, 2009, 14:20]
Get Connected to Wi-Fi
White Papers The word Wi-Fi was built by an organization called the Wi-Fi Alliance. A product that undergoes the alliance analyses is given the name "Wi-Fi certified". Wi-Fi, short for WIreless FIdelity refers to a set of wireless networking technologies more...
[January 31, 2009, 6:22]
Mobile-broadband push may be slow to bear fruit
News WiMax, which operates on Wi-Fi hotspots, and cellular-based technologies HSPA and LTE (the long-term evolution of 3G) are seen as competing platforms. It will take time before an industry campaign for embedded mobile-broadband connectivity in...
[October 3, 2008, 8:16]
First Google Android phone unveiled
News The G1 will have built-in support for T-Mobile's 3G (HSDPA) network as well as Wi-Fi, and will transfer between 3G and accessible Wi-Fi networks. It is the handiwork of the Google-led Open Handset Alliance and an enthusiastic developer community...
[September 23, 2008, 16:15]
802.11n Design and Deployment Guidelines
White Papers And the Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying interoperability between products that support the standard's high-water mark. The industry has been excited about 802.11n from the day the suggestion was made that fast Ethernet speeds might be...
[June 13, 2008, 1:01]
Multiple network access becoming norm for mobiles
News Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk sister site silicon.com earlier this year, Wi-Fi trade association the Wi-fi Alliance said Wi-Fi is increasingly being added to mobiles, as having wireless and cellular radios offers advantages for both users and operators...
[May 6, 2008, 8:38]
BA offers free Wi-Fi in airport lounges
News BA's lounges development manager, Emily Clark, said lounges are an integral part of the travel experience for premium customers and the Wi-Fi service will enable business people to remain connected to the office right up until they fly.
[March 28, 2008, 12:53]
Ya want Wi-Fi in that?
Blog According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, 56 percent of those surveyed want Wi-Fi in their next phone, although they´re "not always informed as to why they need it". The Alliance didn´t really have much news to share this week (they´re not the only ones...
[February 12, 2008, 16:16]
LiPS Forum releases mobile Linux specs
News LiPS is following the clear path blazed by GSM, TCP/IP, Wi-Fi and other standards that enable communications among device types and brands, over multiple operator networks and across regional markets.
[December 12, 2007, 12:00]
Meru claims first European 802.11n campus
News The Wi-Fi Alliance, a vendor body, began certification to the draft standard in the middle of this year, around two years before the final standard is expected. Meru Networks, a small Wi-Fi vendor, has claimed to have beaten behemoth Cisco to the...
[November 27, 2007, 15:11]
Aruba releases 802.11n Wi-Fi kit
News Current 802.11n products fall under "Draft 2.0" of the technology's specification — a nomenclature designated by the Wi-Fi Alliance after pressure from those of its members who were keen to go to market prior to full ratification.
[November 5, 2007, 15:08]
Aruba warns against 802.11n deployments
News This delay led the Wi-Fi Alliance — a consortium of manufacturers — to start certifying equipment based on a draft version of the standard earlier this year, albeit with some misgivings about its readiness for enterprise deployment.
[October 18, 2007, 10:47]
Cisco launches draft Wi-Fi kit
News The Aironet 1250 series access point (AP) is the only commercially available product to have been part of the Wi-Fi Alliance's testbed of Draft 2.0 products. The Wi-Fi Alliance embarked on an early "certification" of the draft standard in June...
[September 5, 2007, 13:42]
Report: Wi-Fi to supersede wired Ethernet
News As a result of that delay, the Wi-Fi Alliance began certifying equipment conforming to the draft standard earlier this year, in a bid to give customers (particularly in the consumer sector) some confidence in the interoperability of various...
[August 29, 2007, 11:33]
