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FierceWiFi April 5, 2006
- Boeing to sit out FCC airwave auction
- WiMAX Watch: Motorola's 802.16e solution
- NIST certifies Aruba as FIPS 140-2 compliant
- TI shows mWLAN, Bluetooth, FM radio handset
- Intel-Pipex JV to roll out WiMAX in UK
- SPOTLIGHT: Muni-WiFi degrades corporate network security
- ALSO NOTED: Extend WiFi network range; iPass partners with T-Mobile; and much more...
Boeing to sit out FCC airwave auction
In Oscar Wilde's The Ideal Husband, Lord Goring says that "it is always nice to be expected, and not to arrive." He might have been referring to Boeing. The premier plane manufacturer surprised everyone by saying it would not be among the 12 potential bidders in a federal auction of airwaves which will allow wireless broadband Internet access on planes flying over North America. The FCC last Friday unveiled the names of the applicants, which include JetBlue Airways and Verizon …
WiMAX Watch: Motorola's 802.16e solution
Motorola, a leading industry proponent of the IEEE 802.16e WiMAX standard, unveiled the first of its MOTOwi4 WiMAX solutions at CTIA Wireless 2006. Using a suite of infrastructure and subscriber products, Motorola demonstrated IP telephony over its MOTOwi4 WiMAX platform. Motorola's first MOTOwi4 WiMAX system focuses on delivering low-cost fixed and nomadic services in underserved markets and developing countries, and it uses the 3.5 GHz spectrum available in most countries. The 802.16e …
NIST certifies Aruba as FIPS 140-2 compliant
Until very recently the federal government has maintained a moratorium on the use of WiFi technology because of worries about its security. This is beginning to change. Last week we reported that the super-hush-hush National Security Agency has selected Harris' SecNet 54 Secure Wireless Local Area Network for deployment. This week Aruba Networks has become the first vendor certified by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) as having achieved Federal Information …
TI shows mWLAN, Bluetooth, FM radio handset
In one of the episodes of Frasier, Frasier Crane tries to impress members of the Seattle Opera board by inviting them to an elaborate reception in his apartment. Niles, Frasier's younger brother, worries that Frasier has gone too far by arranging for three chefs and three different chamber orchestras to entertain the guests. "Are you familiar with the concept 'Less is More'?," Niles gently inquires. "If 'less' is 'more'," Frasier impatiently interrupts him, "just imagine how much …
Intel-Pipex JV to roll out WiMAX in UK
Pipex, the alternative telecom provider (by its own admission), has received an important boost for its plans to offer WiMAX service to its customers: It has secured the backing of Intel. Intel has agreed to inject $25 million into a joint venture, called Pipex Wireless, which will roll out a high-speed Internet service across the 10 largest cities in the U.K. and take on mobile phone operators such as Vodafone. The venture will take over Pipex's 3.6 GHz spectrum license and will be able …
SPOTLIGHT: Muni-WiFi degrades corporate network security
Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., have announced plans to build citywide, public, open-access 2.4 GHz WiFi networks for local government use and as affordable high-speed Internet access for citizens. The large-scale deployment of muni networks could cause significant security and management heartburn for any business that handles confidential information, including financial, healthcare and legal firms. The largest concern is the ability to compromise the …
ALSO NOTED: Extend WiFi network range; iPass partners with T-Mobile; and much more...
> Want to extend the range of your WiFi network? Advice
> Mentor Graphics released its Nucleus 802.11i software to developers requiring IEEE 802.11i, WPA-2 and WPA support in wireless Ethernet applications. Release
> iPass will partner with T-Mobile to incorporate T-Mobile's and T-Com's European WiFi hotspot networks into the …