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A Software and Hardware Evaluation of Revolutionary Turbo MIMO OFDM Schemes for 5GHz WLANs
White Papers Globally, WLANs operating in the 5GHz band have been standardized by the IEEE (North America), ETSI (Europe) and ARIB (Japan). A harmonized physical layer is specified offering up to 54 Mbits/s using rate adaptive Coded Orthogonal Frequency...
[April 11, 2007, 1:01]
Faster Wi-Fi hot spots get green light
News The government has announced plans to deregulate the 5GHz band of the radiocommunications spectrum. Legislation to make 5GHz licence-exempt will be introduced in parliament on Tuesday, and will come into force three weeks later.
[January 21, 2003, 8:19]
Clock frequency race hots up
News Judging by details revealed in a chip conference agenda, the clock frequency race isn't over yet. IBM's Power6 processor will be able to exceed 5GHz (five gigahertz) in a high-performance mode, and the second-generation Cell Broadband Engine...
[January 2, 2007, 8:23]
Wireless broadband threatened by licensing plan?
News Community broadband activists and some in the telecoms industry are concerned that the rollout of wireless broadband networks in rural areas could be hampered if, as widely expected, the government decides to license the use of part of the 5GHz...
[March 7, 2003, 9:27]
AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer review
Reviews AirMagnet’s Spectrum Analyzer is a combination of software and hardware that provides a notebook not just with the ability to detect signals and plot them, but also delivers an expert system that recognises and diagnoses common interference...
[September 20, 2005, 9:50]
Government clears way for public Wi-Fi hot spots
News The government moved on Monday to end commercial restrictions on the deployment of wireless local-area networks (WLANs), opening the door to the introduction of wireless Internet access "hot spots" around the country.
[June 11, 2002, 14:36]
Proxim ORiNOCO AP-700 review
Reviews Those features starts with support for 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), where power is squirted over the data cables rather than via a separate AC supply. Of course that’s of little value in companies where PoE has yet to be deployed, and a...
[March 10, 2005, 12:10]
Ruckus updates 802.11n Wi-Fi portfolio
News Ruckus Wireless has updated its 802.11n Wi-Fi range to include dual-radio technology, which it says will offer simultaneous support for older and newer Wi-Fi clients. The wireless technology firm expanded its ZoneFlex Enterprise Smart Wireless LAN...
[March 10, 2009, 16:18]
Intel deal clears fast Wi-Fi for UK sale
News An agreement between Intel and the UK's spectrum authority should see faster wireless LAN technology on sale in the UK by this summer -- even before it has full European approval. Users will be limited to four base stations in a given area, but...
[March 11, 2002, 15:14]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Thursday 8/4/2004 Hot news from the Wireless LAN show in Olympia, from whence Graeme Wearden is radioing back the latest UK developments in this most exciting of fields. It's hard to remember the old days, when the British radio spectrum was...
[April 8, 2004, 17:00]
A to Z of wireless standards
News Wireless networking is part of the furniture these days, but the zoo of standards still baffles the non-specialist. This can in part be put down to the 802.11 wireless LAN working group, which has 250 supporting companies, 650 active members and an...
[March 26, 2003, 8:04]
Wi-Fi hot spots to hit UK
News The government has been advised to end the restrictions that prevent the commercial use of the 2.4GHz spectrum band that is used by the 802.11b standard. If implemented, this would allow British companies to operate "Wi-Fi hot spots" in areas such...
[March 7, 2002, 15:04]
Motorola overcomes hurdles to launch wireless broadband kit
News US telecoms firm Motorola has brought its Canopy range of wireless broadband equipment to the UK. Three models, running at 2.4GHz, 5.4GHz and 5.7GHz, were unveiled at a press conference in London earlier this week.
[January 13, 2005, 7:40]
US defence department reaches Wi-Fi pact
News Tech companies and the US Department of Defense have reached a compromise on the future of wireless networking, addressing military concerns about radar interference. The two sides said Friday that they had reached a resolution that establishes a...
[February 3, 2003, 8:57]
Netgear WNDR3300 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Router
Blog Having been inspired by the Dialog Box video about Dual Band Wireless-N, and encouraged by David Long's comments on both the Intel 4965 Wireless Adapter and Netgear Routers, I decided to give it a shot.
[August 4, 2008, 9:32]
HiperLAN collapse opens European door to 802.11a
News Wireless LANs running at 54 megabits per second (mbps) could be available in the UK within six months, although politics could delay it till the end of 2002. The collapse of the rival HiperLAN standard gives the European standards agencies a short...
[December 18, 2001, 15:34]
IDF: Intel's tri-mode future for wireless networking
News Intel is dedicated to making wireless networking a standard part of PC and other platforms, according to Taizoon Doctor, general manager of Intel's Mobile Communications Division, and the company wants to make it as ubiquitous a part of new...
[February 27, 2002, 10:07]
Aruba warns against 802.11n deployments
News Wireless LAN vendor Aruba Networks has warned enterprises against deploying the latest generation of Wi-Fi equipment until a number of issues have been ironed out. Many vendors are producing wireless LAN equipment based on the draft 802.11n...
[October 18, 2007, 10:47]
Intel introduces fast Wi-Fi to Europe
News Intel has announced next-generation wireless LAN products -- also known as Wi-Fi -- for sale in Europe for the first time, following on from an agreement with the UK wireless spectrum authority that circumvented EU regulatory issues.
[May 28, 2002, 17:06]
Faster WLAN promise may obscure benefits of current products
News Suppliers are launching wireless LAN equipment which will be ready for higher speed transmission when European regulations allow its use, although suppliers competing to establish the new standard may simply cause confusion amongst users and...
[October 8, 2001, 19:25]
