wireless local area networks

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Mobile end users continue to use wireless technology more for personal use than professional, according to research by IDC. A survey of more than 2,500 members of IDC’s Mobile …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said its Microceptor Window Mount Antennas are being used in Schlotzsky’s Deli made-to-order sandwich restaurants to provide Wi-Fi coverage to countertop Apple Mac computers and to …

Privately held Mobility Networks, which sold technology to wireless carriers that linked wide area networks with Wi-Fi hot spots, has shut down and ceased operations, a former spokesman for the …

Privately held Mobility Networks, which sold technology to wireless carriers that linked wide area networks with Wi-Fi hot spots, has shut down and ceased operations, a former spokesman for the …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless technology development company WiDeFi Corp. has closed its first round of venture capital financing, garnering it $1.5 million. The company plans to use proceeds of the funding …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it has acquired all the assets of Tantivy Communications Inc., which develops data-enabling products. The assets cover patents, patent applications, know-how, state-of-the-art laboratory …

InterDigital Communications Corp. said it has acquired all the assets of Tantivy Communications Inc., which develops data-enabling products. The assets cover patents, patent applications, know-how, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and other …

The Wi-Fi Alliance said eight 802.11g products from six companies have received certification from the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The companies include Atheros Inc., Broadcom Corp., Intersil Corp., …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The wireless local area networks semiconductor market will increase at a13-percent compound annual rate from 2002 to 2007 to $1.1 billion, according to a report from IDC. “The next …

LEDBURY, U.K.-The number of wireless local are network hot spots in Europe will rise by more than 20,000 by 2007, according to a new report from telecommunications consulting firm BWCS. …

Verizon Communications Inc.’s Verizon Avenue subsidiary is set to further blur the line between wireline and wireless communications when it launches its Verizon One service next year. The service will …

ACTON, Mass.-Propagate Networks Inc. released its flagship AutoCell software, which controls 802.11 environments to make wireless local area networks self organizing and self optimizing. “If wired Ethernet switches worked the …

The evolution of the wireless local area network industry has been so dramatic that it seems almost a certainty that mobile-phone makers will include WLAN technology in future wireless devices. …

PORTSMOUTH, N.H.-Atheros Communications will embed Meetinghouse’s AEGIS Authentication API security technology into its 802.11b/g and 802.11a/b/g network adapter reference designs. “By partnering with Meetinghouse, we are able to provide our …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Rapid acceptance of 802.11b (Wi-Fi) technology has caused prices to fall, further fueling growth, according to new research from Probe Group. David Chamberlain, Probe analyst, suggested public wireless …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Funk Software upgraded its secure wireless LAN access client to add support for the new Wi-Fi Protected Access standard for wireless security. Odyssey Client version 2.1 supports WPA on …

MAITLAND, Fla.-MeshNetworks Inc. and Itochu announced they have expanded their relationship. Itochu, which currently promotes MeshNetworks technology in Japan, said it will now also target partners and customers throughout Asia. …

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Interlink Networks and Bluesoft have partnered to provide location-enabled security solutions for 802.11 Wi-Fi networks. For the joint solution, Interlink’s Secure.XS Wireless LAN Security Software will be integrated …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Proxim Corp. has hired two new senior executives: David Olson as senior vice president of operations and services and Stephen Dix as vice president of LAN sales. “David and …

NEW DELHI, India-The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has issued guidelines for public wireless Internet access services. Called “Guideline on the Provision of Wireless LAN Service using Spread Spectrum …

KANATA, Ontario – Bridgewater Systems has introduced the Wi-Fi Service Manager, which allows carriers to centrally monitor and manage thousands of enterprise sites while providing, secure, controlled access to enterprise …

DULLES, Va.-Core Communications, a managed network services provider for the hospitality and meeting industries, has selected NetAccess, a broadband subscriber management solution developed by San Diego-based IP3 Networks Inc. for …

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom-Despite economic slowing and sector saturation, profitability of some of Europe’s savvy-and lucky-wireless operators is managing to improve across a desolate backdrop. Across the Continent, average revenue per …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the growing hype surrounding wireless local area networks (WLANs), the Austrian capital, Vienna, has claimed the number-one position for the city with the highest density of wireless …

LAS VEGAS-Known as the two-headed monster of the personal computing industry by the nickname Wintel, the heads of Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. made special mention of the importance wireless …