Bluetooth Versus WLAN IEEE 802.11x
White Papers IEEE 802.11 standard is better suited for wireless local area networks. It is faster and gives wider range of use. On the other hand, Bluetooth's natural ad hoc connectivity makes it need fewer configurations, and gives it good usability in many...
[December 9, 2006, 23:00]
First Wi-Fi Phones Get Industry Approval
News The Wi-Fi Alliance has given its backing to the first batch of mobile devices that offer support for both cellular and 802.11x networks. Five products have been awarded certification by the Alliance, which means they have been tested and found to...
[October 22, 2004, 17:25]
Securing The Wireless Network In Enterprise Branch Offices & Small Businesses
White Papers Wireless LANs (WLANs) have experienced tremendous growth since the introduction of the 802.11x wireless networking standard. Flexibility, ease of deployment and administration, and the resulting low total cost of ownership constitute three of the...
[October 18, 2005, 0:00]
The Case For Non-Cooperative Multihoming Of Users To Access Points In IEEE 802.11 WLANs
White Papers The IEEE 802.11x protocol is currently the standard for Wireless LANs (WLANs), with no fundamental difference between the different flavors. Very often there is a choice of Access Points (APs) to which a mobile user could connect to.
[June 21, 2006, 0:00]
Breaking On Through To 4G
News Once every two or three years, a new company appears and makes extraordinary claims about fundamentally new technology. Often, these prove to be more hype than substance; sometimes, however, an idea has the potential to change the game.
[August 9, 2005, 13:00]
Wi-Fi Alliance Orders Vendors To Play Fair
News The industry body that certifies wireless equipment is clamping down on irrresponsible manufacturers who are jeopardising the widespread adoption of the technology by releasing incompatible products. The Wi-Fi Alliance announced this week that...
[July 21, 2004, 11:55]
Airgo Cuts Prices For Faster Wi-Fi
News Airgo Networks is looking to kick-start the market for faster Wi-Fi services by cutting the price of its first MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) chipset. This reduction will allow manufacturers to cut up to 20 percent off the retail price of...
[June 24, 2005, 13:15]
Hundreds Of Wi-Fi Products Fail Tests
News At least one in every four Wi-Fi products examined by the Wi-Fi Alliance has failed its certification test -- a sign that many pieces of wireless equipment on the market are incapable of working as well as users might expect.
[January 12, 2004, 14:10]
Bridge LANs Without Wires
News Lucky network administrators get to run cabling in brand new buildings. When linking buildings, lucky network administrators with big budgets get to run fiber or maybe even invest in a microwave or laser connection.
[October 17, 2002, 9:50]
Bluetooth Bite Blunted By MS Pullout
News Bluetooth, the wireless technology that is supposed to connect cell phones, handheld computers and other devices in a personal-area network, remains all bark and no bite. Microsoft will not add support for Bluetooth to its next version of the...
[April 6, 2001, 7:31]
Bluetooth Shipments Take Off
News Three separate market reports are giving encouraging news for Bluetooth, suggesting that the wireless technology is at last beginning to catch on. Analysts projected that chipset shipments of Bluetooth, the short-range radio technology for...
[December 3, 2001, 13:33]
