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 devices to support protection of management frames, said the group. IEEE P802.11w will provide...
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 modems after a successful initial deployment in Arusha, near Mount Kilimanjaro. Benson, a subsidiary...
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 devices to support protection of management frames, said the group. IEEE P802.11w will provide enhancements...
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 subscriber modems after a successful initial deployment in Arusha, near Mount Kilimanjaro. Benson, a...
ATLANTA-As predicted by close industry watchers, the IEEE meeting here did not come up with a definitive tally for the 802.11n standard, but it was able to determine a preliminary winner-the TGN Sync. It garnered 56 percent of the vote as against rival Worldwide...
As predicted by close industry watchers, the IEEE meeting here did not come up with a definitive tally for the 802.11n standard, but it was able to determine a preliminary winner-the TGN Sync consortium.TGN Sync garnered 56 percent of the vote as against the...
DALLAS-The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE) consortium, one of two competing groups offering a proposal to IEEE for 802.11n technology, gained another heavy hitter Friday as Nokia Corp. switched its support to the group.Motorola Inc. joined the WWiSE group last month.Nokia previously had been...
MONTREAL-Semiconductor developer Wavesat Inc. said the National Research Council's Industrial Research Assistance Program will contribute $990,000 toward the company's development efforts, according to a contribution agreement.Terms of the agreement call for Wavesat to develop a WiMAX chip to meet IEEE 802.16e standards. The funding...
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...
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...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The WiMAX Forum expanded its board of directors to include AT&T Corp., BT and ZTE.The forum now has 11 companies on its board, each of which appoints a senior-level executive as its representative. Christopher Rice, director of access technology and services, will...
Redline Communications unveiled a WiMAX-ready base station and subscriber station. Redline released the AN-100U, a fully compliant IEEE 802.16-2004 platform. A member of the WiMAX Forum T, Redline said it is actively participating in developing the 802.16e standard for mobile applications. "Interest in the...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Intel Corp. and Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. announced plans to jointly deliver global broadband wireless solutions using WiMAX technology.Intel and ZTE will cooperate to develop and promote standards and specifications for 802.16-based networks. The companies will also work jointly with regulatory...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. is teaming with Alvarion to provide converged networking technology that will allow carriers to complement existing third-generation and wireline networks with WiMAX, the companies announced Tuesday.Lucent said it will integrate WiMAX technology based on the IEEE 802.16 standard from...
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...
Will ZigBee wireless technology have an effect on Bluetooth? Once envisioned as the solution to all personal-area wireless connectivity, the reality of rapidly growing multimedia file sizes, connectivity needs and reliability have proven to be challenges for Bluetooth as it attempts to redefine itself...
WASHINGTON-Wireless industry officials and engineers expect to meet in San Diego this week to continue work on a mobile-phone battery standard, an effort that comes in response to reports of injuries from exploding handsets likely caused by faulty batteries. CTIA and the Institute of...
WASHINGTON-Wireless industry officials and engineers will meet in San Diego next week to continue work on a mobile phone battery standard, an effort that comes in response to reports of injuries from exploding handsets likely caused by faulty batteries. CTIA and the Institute of...
AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance said it will not certify products with enhancement features for 802.11n, warning that such pre-standard products that fail to interoperate with Wi-Fi will lose certification."To help assure that Wi-Fi technology users continue to have a positive experience, the Wi-Fi Alliance...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers said it has set up a working group for a standard to tap open channels in the television spectrum for wireless broadband applications and services. Known as 802.22, or wireless regional area networks, the new standard...
WASHINGTON-Cellular companies and a leading technical organization have created a working group to develop design and performance standards for mobile-phone batteries, a move that comes amid reports of injuries caused by exploding phones."As the number of wireless phones sold in the United States continues...
WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers are expected shortly to announce plans to address exploding mobile phones, possibly with an eye to crafting industry standards for batteries, which are suspected as the cause of the problem. The Cellular Telecommunications...
GENEVA-A new report from the International Telecommunication Union said the market for "portable Internet" services is growing, especially in developing markets.In the Asia-Pacific region, for example, the telecommunications market is expected to double by the end of this decade, with the majority of the...
With each side of the ultra-wideband technology conflict ratcheting up rhetoric and maneuvers, the turf of war is sizzling with less love and more politics.With another voting session looming next week in Berlin, both the direct-sequence companies and their multi-band counterparts anticipate a deadlock,...
