wireless local area networks

As wireless local area networks continue to permeate the enterprise market, corporate IT managers are faced with having to learn how to integrate the new technology into a working environment. …

802.11b, otherwise known as WiFi, is growing into one of the most buoyant fountains of money in the wireless industry, challenging big and small vendors to seek differentiating models in …

Wireless networking recently received a boost from the Federal Communications Commission, which said it was proposing new rules regarding frequency hopping spread spectrum systems operating in the 2.4 GHz band …

As wireless technologies wax stronger in the market, established wireline corporations such as IBM Corp., Cisco Systems and Microsoft Corp. are learning to leverage both divisions as a fruitful business …

Highlighting the complex fashion in arriving at standards for the wireless industry, Paul Mankiewich, the chief technology officer of Lucent Technologies Inc., joked that the various standards organizations also have …

NEW YORK-Third-generation technology is completely unnecessary for taking advantage of data opportunities, which are growing even though widespread consumer adoption may be years away, according to speakers at the recent …

The big names walked into the building just as Elvis decided to leave. In spite of recent gloomy economic signals, Sony Electronics Inc., Panasonic Telecommunications Systems Co., Cisco Systems Inc. …

HANNOVER, Germany-Toshiba Europe GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Toshiba Corp., launched its Toshiba Mobile Office solution, a wireless network Internet solution for mobile professionals and small or home …

Adicom Wireless Adicom Wireless announced Asymmetric Wireless Data Link, a new broadband wireless access product. AWDL, targeted at both U.S. and European markets, is designed to resolve major challenges wireless …

Audiovox Audiovox Communications Corp. announced it would start shipping the newest version of its flagship handset, the CDMA-9100 tri-mode Web-browsing cellular phone. The company said the phone operates on the …

As Bluetooth-enabled products continue their slow introduction into the marketplace, a new study by Frost & Sullivan forecasts global shipments of Bluetooth products to reach more than 11 million units …

By tweaking network technology, user behavior, business models and industry structure, Cisco Systems Inc. is flexing its muscles in the wireless Internet space. The company, known for its end-to-end network …

Wall Street investors punished Sawtek Inc. late last month, sending the company’s stock down $11.25 to $53.75 per share after Qualcomm Inc. announced it had designed a new technology that …

BRAZIL ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it signed a $16 million contract to supply GVT Brazil with a broadband access bundled solution for the southern and central regions of Brazil. ADC …

Digital Paging Digital Paging Co. released its new Hit plus pager, which the company said can carry three different frequencies. The pager also features a hands-on screen programming function, and …

NEW YORK-The 2.4 GHz unlicensed radio-frequency band is getting a bit crowded these days, with cordless phones, microwave ovens and the new guest, Bluetooth, all tapping into it. By contrast, …

With the home rapidly becoming an extension of the workplace, consumers increasingly are turning to wireless home networking equipment as a way to keep connected. According to an IDC report, …

HELSINKI, Finland-First Hop Ltd. has introduced a system designed to give mobile phone customers the ability to pay for movie tickets and other passes via what it called digital tokens, …

Bluetooth seemed like a simple idea when introduced in 1998 as a low-cost, cable-replacement technology designed to be embedded in wireless devices. Early forecasts had Bluetooth-enabled products on the market …

Amrel Systems Amrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium …

Xircom Inc. announced it is acquiring Omnipoint Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. Xircom also said last week it will provide Bluetooth access products to Ericsson Mobile Communications …

L.M. Ericsson led the stampede of companies that introduced Bluetooth products in the past few weeks, but some industry experts believe it will be several years away before consumers embrace …

FREEREALTIME.com FreeRealTime.com Inc. launched a beta version of FRT2go, a service for use on 3Com Corp.’s Palm Computing unit Palm VII and Palm.net service, giving its members wireless access to …

HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. announced an agreement to acquire the security software business from TeamWare Group Inc. “This acquisition will strengthen Nokia’s ability to develop secure network access that will complement our …