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Wi-Fi Making Big New Waves

Wi-Fi Making Big New Waves "In-Room" High-Speed Uses to Get Big Boost From Wireless Mainstay

...radio. Two of the most heavily touted wireless technologies were Bluetooth and HomeRF. Eventually, of course, IEEE 802.11 technology convincingly eclipsed both the presumed... Read more

1 October, 2011
802.11a or HiperLAN2: Which Technology Will Emerge as the 5 GHz WLAN Standard?

802.11a or HiperLAN2: Which Technology Will Emerge as the 5 GHz WLAN Standard?

...is here. It consists mainly of 2 protocols: IEEE 802.11b and HomeRF. The top speed available is currently 11 Mbps. The market has demanded... Read more

1 January, 2011

ZigBee keeps wireless network buzzing

...the offspring of a wireless format that companies are no longer supporting, HomeRF. The ZigBee specification is a combination of HomeRF Lite and the 802... Read more

17 February, 2003 by Richard Shim

Wi-Fi rival calls it quits

...disbanded at the beginning of the year, representing its commercial end. The HomeRF Working Group is no longer developing, promoting or distributing the HomeRF specification... Read more

8 January, 2003 by Richard Shim

Wireless networking wars hit speed bump

...by companies such as 3Com, Lucent Technologies, Apple Computer and Cisco -- against HomeRF, a technology standard for the home supported by Intel, Proxim, Motorola, Compaq... Read more

27 February, 2001 by Wylie Wong

Be skips Bluetooth on wireless platform

Software house Be has chosen HomeRF for its wireless platform over Bluetooth claiming the latter is too immature... Read more

26 January, 2000 by Justin Pearse
Wireless Home Networks - DECT, Bluetooth, <endeca_term>HomeRF</endeca_term>, and Wireless LANs

Wireless Home Networks - DECT, Bluetooth, HomeRF, and Wireless LANs

A wireless home network is an intriguing alternative to phone line and power line wiring systems. Wireless home networks... Read more

21 March, 2001

Dell: Throwing its weight around

...networking, Dell pushed back against Intel's fondness for the now-defunct HomeRF standard, Kettler says. It did so strongly enough to convince the company... Read more

12 April, 2006 by Stephen Shankland

ZigBee gets ready for certification

...are compatible. ZigBee is a combination of a defunct wireless standard called HomeRF Lite and the 802.15.4 specification. It was ratified in December... Read more

6 January, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

Ethernet creator talks up potential of ZigBee

...electronic gadgets. ZigBee is a combination of a defunct wireless standard called HomeRF Lite and the 802.15.4 specification. It operates in the 2... Read more

11 October, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Microsoft millionaire opens wallet for ZigBee start-up

...offspring of a wireless format that companies are no longer supporting, called HomeRF. The ZigBee specification is a combination of HomeRF Lite and the 802... Read more

1 October, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Tech giants get together for home networking

...choice took some time and wasted investment in failed technologies such as HomeRF. By allying, the member companies of the Digital Home Working Group effort... Read more

19 June, 2003 by Richard Shim

Zigbee will spring into action this year

...Motorola, Mitsubishi, Honeywell and Invensys. The ZigBee specification is a combination of HomeRF Lite and the 802.15.4 specification. The spec operates in the... Read more

11 April, 2003 by Staff

'WirelessUSB' could beat Bluetooth on the PC

...encrypted. It can achieve a maximum data rate of 217.6Kbps. Bluetooth, HomeRF and Wi-Fi -- the trade name for IEEE 802.11b -- also use... Read more

5 November, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

Bluetooth set for takeoff

...was written off as a lesser technology to 802.11b and even HomeRF," Furer said, "but as the understanding of it as a personal area... Read more

11 July, 2002 by Richard Shim

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