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Wi-Fi Alliance certifies security products
News The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced the certification of products using the latest security specification, as it works to allay concerns about wirelessly transmitting data over networks. The industry had to be responsible and meet the needs of those...
[April 30, 2003, 12:15]
Wi-Fi Alliance orders vendors to play fair
News The Wi-Fi Alliance announced this week that companies that include proprietary extensions within 802.11x equipment that interfere with the performance of other Wi-Fi products would be refused certification, or could even see it revoked from...
[July 21, 2004, 11:55]
Wi-Fi Alliance tough talk is good news
Leader At the same time, the Wi-Fi Alliance issued a strong public warning to its vendors that any attempt to release wireless networking components that claim 802.11n goodness in advance of the standard actually existing will be slapped down by the...
[October 13, 2004, 12:30]
Wi-Fi Alliance defends early certification
News The managing director of the Wi-Fi Alliance has defended his organisation's decision to start certifying draft 802.11n equipment before the standard is finalised.n is the latest iteration of Wi-Fi, promising higher throughput, range and bandwidth...
[June 20, 2007, 12:26]
BT to sell Wi-Fi mobiles for business
News It will use dual-mode phones that support both Wi-Fi and GSM, and BT says it will allow colleagues to call each other for free in some circumstances. Steven Evans, BT's chief of wireless broadband and future products, said Enterprise FMC will allow...
[May 11, 2006, 16:25]
Deploying Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and WPA2 in the Enterprise
White Papers The paper provides an overview of Wi-Fi security and discusses the features and benefits of WPA and WPA2 as over-the-air solutions that bring strong authentication and encryption to the wireless environment.
[July 9, 2007, 2:41]
In-flight Wi-Fi prepares to take off
News How is it that you can use Wi-Fi on a plane in flight and not a cell service? We have seen a heightened level of interest on their part as they see what we are doing with international airlines, many of whom are their alliance partners.
[March 29, 2004, 14:55]
Colubris touts next-gen Wi-Fi access point
News Despite the fact that 802.11n is still in its draft stage, the Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying products which conform to the second version of the draft. Colubris has revealed what it claims is the industry's first "intelligent, enterprise...
[May 14, 2007, 11:46]
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]
Wi-Fi standards' future mapped out
News In a panel session at the Wi-Fi Planet conference on Wednesday, representatives of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Wi-Fi Alliance laid out broad time tables for the availability of protocols to be used with the...
[December 5, 2003, 7:55]
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]
IPass gets onboard with train Wi-Fi
News GNER, which is pioneering train Wi-Fi through its alliance with Icomera, revealed earlier this week that its wireless networks were proving very popular with users. IPass teamed up with Wi-Fi operator Broadreach on Wednesday, adding another section...
[September 22, 2004, 15:15]
BA and BAA should make Wi-Fi pay
News Customers eating at T1 departure lounge restaurants such as Est Est Est will see co-branded Wi-Fi signs featuring logos for the Wi-Fi Alliance, BT Openzone and Intel Centrino. In the week in which British Airways finally announced it is retiring...
[April 11, 2003, 11:51]
New Wi-Fi spec approved
News Ritch added that Intel's Centrino bundle of chips will begin to incorporate the 802.11i standard following interoperability certification by the Wi-Fi Alliance, expected in September. A Wi-Fi security specification received final approval from a...
[June 28, 2004, 15:30]
Apple users must pay for faster Wi-Fi
News The final standard is not expected to be ratified until later this year, but the Wi-Fi Alliance has said that it will begin certifying products based on a draft of that standard. Some MacBook Pro and MacBook customers have the faster 802.11n Wi-Fi...
[January 19, 2007, 7:28]
Microsoft loses ground in Wi-Fi market
News Microsoft on Friday plans to announce that it will ship products based on 802.11g in the second half of the year, once the "g" standard has been ratified by the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers and approved for interoperability...
[March 28, 2003, 17:02]
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]
US firms to push down Euro Wi-Fi prices
News Last October, Wi-Fi access provider Boingo Wireless added UK network operator The Cloud to its alliance of Wi-Fi networks, while IPass teamed up with Swisscom Eurospot in December 2003. The arrival of Wi-Fi access providers such as Boingo and IPass...
[January 14, 2004, 17:45]
China urged to follow the Wi-Fi herd
News WAPI is incompatible with internationally recognised specifications such as Wi-Fi Protected Access and the upcoming 802.11i, developed and enforced by industry groups like Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Wi-Fi Alliance.
[February 26, 2004, 10:10]
Fear and laziness stunt Wi-Fi growth
News WEP is being dropped by the Wi-Fi Alliance, a not-for-profit industry body, and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is coming in. The need for end-to-end security and users' laziness are the key obstacles blocking widespread adoption of Wi-Fi wireless LAN...
[March 26, 2003, 16:28]
