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3Com® AirConnect® Wi-Fi™ Certification
White Papers In April 2000, the AirConnect 11Mbps Wireless LAN solution by 3Com ® became one of the first wireless LAN products to be awarded Wi-Fi certification for interoperability by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA).
[April 28, 2004, 0:00]
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]
Microsoft Takes Its Own Path With Next-gen Wi-Fi
News The future for Wi-Fi is dual-mode or multi-mode," said Aaron Vance, a wireless analyst with Synergy Research. The software giant hasn't issued an important Windows system certification for any adapter cards that use just 802.11a, a new generation...
[June 11, 2002, 9:12]
Wi-Fi Week: Where Are The Standards?
News Unfortunately, this isn't always the case -- there's no certification process for Wi-Fi, so anybody can call anything Wi-Fi compliant until proved otherwise. It's a nice thought that every Wi-Fi wireless card will work with every Wi-Fi network.
[January 28, 2004, 11:55]
First Wi-Fi Phones Get Industry Approval
News Five products have been awarded certification by the Alliance, which means they have been tested and found to work with other Wi-Fi certified kit. The Wi-Fi Alliance has given its backing to the first batch of mobile devices that offer support for...
[October 22, 2004, 17:25]
Dell Defends Draft Wi-Fi Standard
News The much-hyped 802.11n Wi-Fi standard promises transmission speeds of up to 300Mbps when it is finalised in two years' time. The Wi-Fi Alliance — whose membership consists of wireless-equipment vendors, including Dell — will, in the meantime...
[May 31, 2007, 17:05]
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]
WPA2-certified Wi-Fi Toughens Security
News Companies obtaining WPA2 certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance on 1 September include Atheros Communications, Broadcom Corporation, Cisco Systems, Intel and Realtek. The first products certified to support Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the...
[September 1, 2004, 17:20]
400Mbps Wi-Fi Standard Back On Track
News The only event that consumers can count on to guarantee compatibility is Wi-Fi Alliance certification," Greg Raleigh, chief executive officer of Airgo, said in an interview Thursday. A faster Wi-Fi standard appears to be about a year away, after a...
[January 20, 2006, 9:10]
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]
High-speed Wi-Fi Raises Early Concerns
News The new high-speed Wi-Fi standard, 802.11n, has been controversial to say the least. Although the standard is only due to be ratified in 2009, a plethora of 802.11n-based products is already on the market, leading the Wi-Fi Alliance to start...
[June 12, 2007, 11:17]
Dell Laptops Offer Draft Wi-Fi Technology
News Home users who upload a lot of pictures or video through their home networks will love the rate increase, and some will now be able to take their notebooks out on the deck or into the backyard, said Clay Rayborn, product marketing manager for Wi...
[July 18, 2006, 9:40]
Start-up Gets Federal Nod For Wi-Fi Firewall
News The native security that's included in Wi-Fi does not protect the network. Discover the latest developments in Wi-Fi, 3G, GPRS and other cutting-edge wireless technologies at ZDNet UK's Wireless News Section.
[March 26, 2003, 9:01]
100Mbps Wi-Fi 'just Around The Corner'
News Certification of equipment running the forthcoming 802.11i security standard will begin in the last quarter of this year, the Wi-Fi Alliance spokesman said. Wireless-networking kit capable of supporting connection speeds of 100 Megabits per second...
[March 18, 2004, 14:35]
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]
Secure Wi-Fi Standard In 12 Months
News Earlier this week, an industry group called the Wi-Fi Alliance announced the certification of products using the latest security specification, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). WPA is the third specification related to Wi-Fi to receive certification...
[May 2, 2003, 9:33]
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. WPA is the third specification related to Wi-Fi to receive...
[April 30, 2003, 12:15]
High-speed Wireless Kit To Be Certified Next Month
News With this new certification program, the Wi-Fi Alliance is encouraging the industry to work towards a specific draft version of the standard against which all certified equipment will be tested. The Wi-Fi Alliance — whose membership consists of...
[May 16, 2007, 16:08]
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]
Pre-certified 802.11n Vendors Risk Red Card
News To help assure that Wi-Fi technology users continue to have a positive experience, the Wi-Fi Alliance will revoke the Wi-Fi certification of any product with claims of IEEE 802.11n capabilities if that product is proven to adversely impact the...
[October 12, 2004, 17:50]
