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enters WiFi arena
One thing has is plenty of money at its disposal, and it has decided to use some of it to offer a new WiFi service to be called Secure Access. The site already offers the downloadable WiFi client application. The tool provides an addition layer of security when accessing the Internet through a WiFi connection. The client redirects any requests to pass through servers, enabling to access massive amounts of information. The service is currently available …
Embedded EV-DO to challenge WiFi
WiFi is becoming ubiquitous in the sense that more and more handheld devices incorporate the technology. WiFi hot spots, however, are not ubiquitous, so you may be carrying a WiFi-enabled device but still cannot make an Internet connection. The short range of WiFi and the slowness of developing more roaming agreements among carriers do not help. Into this gap steps Verizon Wireless. The company is aggressively pushing PC notebook makers to embed CDMA EV-DO chips in their gear -- and it …
Ruckus brings age of IPTV closer
The age of IPTV has arrived. Last week we reported that Mountain View, California-based wireless startup Video54 was changing its name to Ruckus Wireless and putting in the bank the $9 million it has just received from VCs. What, exactly, did Ruckus tell the VCs about its technology that made them invest in the company? It told them that it had found a way to deliver high-quality video over WiFi, that's what.
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Alvarion selects Freescale
Israeli WiMax pioneer Alvarion has selected Freescale's advanced PowerQUICC III processor for a WiMax base station designed to support both fixed and mobile broadband connectivity. Alvarion is offering WiMax solutions based on both the 802.16-2004 and 802.16e standards. WiMax is currently used for last-mile broadband access and backhaul for carrier infrastructure, enterprises, and WiFi hot spots. The technology will support personal broadband connectivity in the future, especially as its …
Cisco receives FCC certification for 802.11 SDR
The popularity of WiFi comes at a price: Crowded spectrum. Partly to alleviate the spectrum congestion, the FCC recently adopted a rule which would increase the capabilities of software defined radios (SDRs). Cisco's 802.11a radios have just been certified by the FCC under the new rule, making them the industry's first WiFi SDR products. Cisco 802.11a radios currently provide 12 operating channels in the three 5GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure bands. They will soon …
SPOTLIGHT: WiFi services to bring in more money
Revenue from wireless networks will rise to $3.46 billion in 2009, up from the $969 million expected in 2005, says a new report from In-Stat. The growth is driven by an increasing number of hot spots, the number of which will double in the next four years from the present 100,000. The pace of growth will drop in the short term as the market begins to mature. The most growth in the sector will come from the cafe segment, which includes coffee shops, fast food, and restaurants: The segment …
ALSO NOTED: First also noted headline; second headline
> Nintendo president unveils plans to bring WiFi gaming to handheld owners. Story
> Siemens Venture Capital, a subsidiary of Siemens AG, has made a "strategic" investment in WiFi mesh-network supplier Tropos Networks. Story
> Hop-On shows a $39 WiFi cell phone at VON Expo. …