Motorola Inc. has thrown its weight behind one of two main standard proposals being developed for 802.11n technology.The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium said it has harmonized its technical proposals with Motorola, which had developed a separate one. This will result in an enhanced...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Chipmaker Airgo Networks said Cisco System's Linksys unit will use its chips in high-speed networking equipment. Airgo, which uses multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) technology, will provide chips for Linksys radio cards and wireless routers that connect to the Internet from home networks...
Purse strings are loosening for wireless companies as the industry relaxes the tight fists of the past few years.In spite of the risks, venture-capital companies say wireless is a good place to throw money. In July alone, 41 wireless companies announced $570 million in...
A new battle of technologies may be in the offing in the 802.11n arena as 12 key companies have developed a key proposal to counter another one announced last week that is backed by a group of top wireless players.The TGn Sync is a...
A group of companies have come together to submit a proposal to the IEEE for a global 802.11n standard, a protocol described as a next-generation Wi-Fi technology.The proposal, which is based on a hybrid of the OFDM and multiple in, multiple out technologies, is...
Described by its supporters as disruptive, MIMO (multiple in, multiple out) technology has spawned a triangle of love and suspicion.Airgo Networks, which claims to have pioneered the idea of MIMO as we currently know it, said it is pleased the industry is embracing the...
SALT LAKE CITY-AirGo Communications Inc. unveiled the AirGo phone system, a product that integrates a cellular radio and V.32 modem in a single personal computer card.AirGo said that by combining a cellular radio and a data/fax modem in a type III PC (or PCMCIA-Personal...
