RFID

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The business opportunities enabled by WiMAX and other broadband wireless technologies are as abundant as those being touted for the mobile-minded consumer. After all, it promises nothing short …

Time was when the wireless industry’s major, marketshaping impact in the telecom sphere was defined by the number of mobile phones that became substitutes for landline telephones, which historically consumers …

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration suddenly finds itself confronting privacy and security issues associated with radio frequency identification technology, an awkward position for a U.S. government aggressively promoting RFID and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Continental Airlines Inc. can offer free Wi-Fi access at Boston-Logan International Airport, ruling the Massachusetts Port Authority’s attempt to shut down the airline’s wireless Internet …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission said Continental Airlines Inc. can offer free Wi-Fi access at Boston-Logan International Airport, ruling the Massachusetts Port Authority’s attempt to shut down the airliner’s wireless Internet …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration is moving aggressively to integrate radio-frequency identification technology into homeland security, defense and immigration policies, a posture expected to catalyze private-sector investment while inviting increased security and …

Maybe it was too much caffeine, but it seems the wireless industry did a lot last week to get our editorial staff talking/critiquing, cheering and the like-in other words, hedgehogging. …

WASHINGTON—As Congress broke for midterm elections, the wireless industry won a few battles, but for the most part failed to get legislation it supported passed. It’s not clear how industry …

Big deals attract attention. Watching mergers and acquisitions play out is a perennial spectator sport in the technology business, in part because the results of M&As take time to reach …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—The Inc. is laying down the ink—and nearly $4 billion in cash—to bulk up for the enterprise. Motorola Inc. and Symbol Technologies announced that the former would buy the …

LOS ANGELES–The M2M module market is growing as enterprises grasp the technology’s promise of efficiency in gathering data from many points and wirelessly transmitting it to a single cellular connection …

In other Wi-Fi news, AeroScout Inc. announced the launch of its enhanced Wi-Fi-based active RFID chip, the T2 Tag, which is used primarily for asset-tracking in the healthcare and manufacturing …

Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

The advent of contactless payment technology in mobile handsets ushers in big possibilities for credit-card companies, network operators, and handset and chip vendors-if all parties can agree on an equitable …

Amid intensified airport security, U.S. passports outfitted with RFID technology rolled off the government’s presses as the U.S. State Department began issuing electronic passports to the public. The State Department …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Infineon Technologies AG secured a multimillion-dollar order to supply the U.S. government with its RFID chips for electronic passports. The company touts its RFID chips as being designed …

Look out, Texas Instruments Inc. and Infineon Technologies AG. Your closest competitor in EDGE baseband chips and W-CDMA RF transceivers, respectively-Philips Semiconductor-has a new, ambitious owner anxious to position its …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—VeriSign Inc. announced an agreement with the WiMAX Forum to become the official security provider for the 802.16 standard. In a joint statement, VeriSign and the WiMAX Forum …

EVERETT, Wash.—Intermec Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Alien Technology Corp., claiming Alien’s radio-frequency identification products infringe on Intermec’s patents. The company filed the lawsuit in the …

WASHINGTON-A leading industry group blasted a Department of Homeland Security draft report that highlighted potential privacy problems with radio frequency identification technology and downplayed the value of the wireless technology. …

WASHINGTON—A leading industry group blasted a Department of Homeland Security draft report that highlighted potential privacy problems with radio frequency identification technology and downplayed the value of the wireless technology. …

In the face of raging immigration debates across the nation, Applied Digital Corp.’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott Silverman suggests “chipping” immigrants to help gain control of the situation. …

As the use of RFID technology increases, so do the concerns from consumer privacy advocates. A trade group recently unveiled a set of best practices that they say promotes respect …

SAN DIEGO—Network design and engineering firm Wireless Facilities Inc. announced it signed a $10 million contract with a government contractor to develop software and provide integration services for the Global …