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FierceWiFi June 27, 2006
- Navini shows pre-mobile WiMAX in 2.3 GHz
- New WiFi security flaw found
- Muni-WiFi as supplements to cable, DSL
- 802.11n faces serious technical issues yet
- WiMAX on the streets of London
- SPOTLIGHT: Grazing ain't just for cows
- ALSO NOTED: Mindspeed shows suite for VoIP processors; NZ payphones are hotspots; and much more...
Navini shows pre-mobile WiMAX in 2.3 GHz
Navini Networks' debut of the pre-mobile WiMAX Ripwave MX platform in the 2.3 GHz band positions the company as the only vendor to offer commercial deployment of the frequency in the U.S. The frequency is heavily regulated by the FCC due to the proximity of neighboring satellite radio repeaters, including XM satellite radio. These repeaters may also limit the effectiveness of WiMAX due to the shared "S" band. The company is also the only vendor with access to C and D WCS blocks. …
New WiFi security flaw found
It appears that every two steps forward are followed by at least one step backward. So it is with WLAN security, as clever security researchers said they have found a way to seize control of a laptop computer by manipulating buggy code in the system's wireless device driver. David Maynor and Jon Ellch, a student at the U.S. Naval postgraduate school in Monterey, CA, will demonstrate the flaw at the upcoming Black Hat USA 2006 conference.
Maynor and Ellch "fuzzed" various wireless …
Muni-WiFi as supplements to cable, DSL
The list of cities and towns embracing muni-WiFi is growing. The purpose of these networks is to extend broadband access to neighborhoods and populations which otherwise may not enjoy such access, and make downtown areas more attractive to businesses and visitors. Indeed, a new study from Boston-based consulting firm Strategy Analytics says that WiFi networks planned by these cities and towns may provide Internet access to as many as six million homes within five years-- about 5 percent …
802.11n faces serious technical issues yet
A good start is as important in chess as it is in a 100-meter dash. Datacomm Research's Ira Brodsky says it is also important in 802.11n, and this is why they must get 802.11n right from the get-go. Owing to the fact that many companies-- and many diverse companies, at that-- have a stake in the emerging standard, there are many preferences and perspectives being brought to the formulation of the new standard, leading to the failure at last month's Task Group N meeting of any one proposal …
WiMAX on the streets of London
WiMAX is typically depicted as a suitable solution for rural, sparsely populated, under-served areas. Tell that to U.K. communications infrastructure provider Urban WiMAX, which provides connections for video, data and voice using WiMAX. They are looking for resellers to ramp up business in London and thus increase the number of users on its channel. Sasha Williamson, CEO of Urban WiMax, told CRN, "We want to recruit 12 partners by 2007."
For more on Urban WiMAX's plans …
SPOTLIGHT: Grazing ain't just for cows
There is a new term out there, grazing, which is an alternative to browsing. The term is used to describe Internet users who do not merely go from one Web site to the next (this is browsing), but rather spend more time with each of the Web sites to go to to absorb more of its content (this is grazing). WiFi laptops change online behavior in the home from browsing to grazing-- and advertisers like that change. Discussion
ALSO NOTED: Mindspeed shows suite for VoIP processors; NZ payphones are hotspots; and much more...
> Mindspeed Technologies shows a comprehensive wireless software suite for its Comcerto VoIP processor family. Report
> New Zealand Telecom has launched a pilot program using payphones as WiFi hotspots. Report
> Some people do not like the FON concept of Foneros sharing their WiFi. See criticism--and …