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OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emerging wireless broadband platform WiBro will gain traction even beyond South Korea where it has garnered early favor, according to ABI Research. In South Korea, KT and …

TEMPE, Ariz.-In an in-depth wireless local area network, WiMAX and chip market study, research firm Forward Concepts predicted that WLAN equipment sales will grow to $5.9 billion in 2006 as …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband solutions provider Alvarion Ltd. said it is filling commercial orders and shipping its WiMAX-ready BreezeMAX PRO customer premises equipment, which includes Intel’s PRO/Wireless 5116 broadband interface …

LONDON-The voice over wireless local area network market is poised for huge growth, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. A study by the company found that the introduction of …

Much hyped and long awaited, WiMAX is now in the first phase of wave one. That means it’s go-time for the world’s WiMAX players. The testing and rollout schedule for …

LONDON-The voice over wireless local area network market is poised for huge growth, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. A study by the company found that the introduction of …

DENVER-Wi-Fi technology should take another step forward now that a joint proposal is under way for the 802.11n wireless standards proposal. Representatives from TGn Synch, WWiSE and MitMot decided at …

Nortel Networks Ltd. and collaborating members of the Wi-Mesh Alliance said they plan to present a proposal for a new global mesh wireless local area networks standard to the Institute …

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-Retel d.o.o. and Arbital Communications Sdn. Bhd. said they will deploy a mobile broadband service in Zagreb, Croatia, using Flarion Technologies Inc.’s Flash-OFDM technology. Flarion’s Flash-OFDM technology will …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Flarion Technologies Inc. reported a trial deployment of its Flash-OFDM technology by Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. and Tohoku University’s Research Center in Sendai, Japan, that will include seamless roaming …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-IEEE said it has begun work on a standard to define the nature of the communication channel to be used with installed electrical power lines for Internet and other …

To the Editor: I just read the article “Connecting dots draw future of wireless” in the May 23 issue. In the article, the section on 802.15.3a states that “Both sides …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the …

Nokia Corp. announced it will team with chipmaker Intel Corp. to promote mobile WiMAX technology. The companies said they would work with the IEEE standards group to complete the 802.16e …

Less than 10 years ago, dot-com was the technology phrase de jour. Business plans, companies and even an economic boom (and bust) were built upon one little dot. Today, at …

WASHINGTON-The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the mobile-phone industry’s motion to re-hear arguments in five class-action headset lawsuits that a divided three-judge panel remanded to state courts …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Days after Intel Corp. made waves with its new WiMAX chip, rival Fujitsu announced its own WiMAX offering. The company said its new MB87M3400 chip works on the IEEE …

DALLAS-The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium, which has developed a complete proposal for the IEEE 802.11 Task Group N, said it added several new members. France Telecom, Industrial Technology Research …

WASHINGTON-An Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer official has questioned the fire fighters’ union about a study that suggested six fire fighters in California suffered medical problems due to five …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance announced four ZigBee-compliant platforms from Chipcon, CompXs, Ember and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. The alliance conducted testing of the platforms to ensure interoperability via its official …

Freescale Semiconductor launched a single-source ZigBee-compliant platform, which the company said is the first of its kind in the world. The product was confirmed as IEEE 802.15.4- and ZigBee-compliant by …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-IEEE said it has approved work to begin on an amendment to the 802.11 standard for wireless local area networks. The project involves a WLAN standard amendment for WLAN …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks and Benson Online said they’ve teamed to establish the first personal wireless broadband network in Africa. The new network was deployed in Tanzania, growing to 2,000 subscriber …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-IEEE said it has approved work to begin on an amendment to the 802.11 standard for wireless local area networks. The project involves a WLAN standard amendment for WLAN …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks and Benson Online said Tuesday they’ve teamed to establish the first personal wireless broadband network in Africa. The new network was deployed in Tanzania, growing to 2,000 …