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Draft standard chosen for faster Wi-Fi - Network World
01/19/06
The task group working on a new, faster standard for Wi-Fi, called IEEE 802.11n, has settled on a draft proposal that will now be refined into a final specification.
Industry group agrees on high-speed Wi-Fi proposal - Network World
01/12/06
An industry group seeking common ground on the emerging IEEE 802.11n high-speed wireless LAN specification has agreed on a compromise proposal that may form the basis of a final standard.
Motorola, Intel to drive mobile WiMAX - Network World
10/27/05
With the IEEE 802.16e specification for mobile WiMAX slowly moving toward approval, Motorola and Intel are now teaming up to help lay the groundwork for the next phase of standardization: establishing WiMax Forum profiles for implementing the mobile ...
Experts fear RFID strain on networks - Network World
06/06/05
Network equipment vendors and industry watchers are sounding the alarm that RFID threatens to overwhelm enterprise networks with operational demands.
Wireless USB group finishes 1.0 specification - Network World
05/24/05
A cable-free version of Universal Serial Bus took a big step forward Tuesday with the completion of the Wireless USB 1.0 specification, but there is still some work to be done and questions remain about its prospects for widespread adoption.
Motorola joins group on faster wireless LANs - Network World
02/25/05
Two camps are ready for a showdown over faster wireless LANs following Motorola's agreement Thursday to merge its proposal for the IEEE 802.11n standard with that of the World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE) consortium.
Ultra Wideband: A house divided
01/28/05
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Wireless group studies 'Super 3G' standard - Network World
01/05/05
The 3G Partnership Project - a consortium of some 200 wireless vendors and operators - has begun a study to determine the feasibility of defining a standard that would support wireless downlink speeds as high as 100M bit/sec.
ZigBee group OKs spec for wireless sensor nets - Network World
12/16/04
The ZigBee Alliance has ratified the first specification for wireless sensor networks.
Figure 8 unveils ZigBee wireless tools at DEMOmobile - Network World
09/10/04
A San Diego start-up apparently is the first company with commercially available tools for connecting everything from smoke detectors to heart monitors ...
Agere touts promise of 250M bit/sec WLAN - Network World
07/12/04
Agere Systems Monday unveiled proposals for a 250M bit/sec wireless LAN specification, which it plans to submit next month to the IEEE 802.11n task group.
Nokia sees progress next year for mobile apps - Network World
06/30/04
Nokia expects work to be wrapped up early next year on a Java standard that should make it easier to manage business and consumer applications on mobile ...
Stronger WLAN security standard approved - Network World
06/25/04
The IEEE 802.11i specification, the latest set of rules to bolster security on wireless LANs, has received final approval, according to a co-author of the ...
Group completes first RFID technology standards - Network World
06/14/04
Radio frequency identification (RFID) standards group EPCglobal said Monday that it has finalized its first global standards, promising to help speed ...
WiMax starting to make its move - Network World
06/07/04
Cost, complexity and proprietary systems have held back wireless broadband services that would compete against DSL, cable modem and leased lines. But WiMax, an ...
Vendors tout WiMax potential - Network World
06/02/04
Wireless broadband, including the yet-to-be-deployed WiMax, has tremendous growth potential, but is still years from rollout, according to wireless broadband ...
Buffalo eases WLAN security setups - Network World
04/26/04
AOSS technology negotiates highest supported security settings among WLAN devices automatically.
Linksys boosts WLAN speeds - Network World
03/15/04
Linksys this week announced a line of 802.11g gear that the company says significantly boosts wireless LAN speeds without the use of proprietary technology.
SOHO WLAN vendors weigh value of WPA cert - Network World
03/01/04
Strong security for wireless LANs is finally here - in the form of Wi-Fi Protected Access. Since June, the Wi-Fi Alliance has certified more than 175 ...
IEEE releases spec for high-speed wireless streaming - Network World
08/08/03
Home and small-business users seeking to connect bandwidth-hungry audio and visual devices will appreciate a new IEEE standard for streaming ...
What's new in wireless bridging?
08/04/03
Wireless LAN bridges have long been available as an attractive internetworking option. For example, over-the-air, multimegabit-speed LAN-to-LAN connections ...
The Wild Wireless West: An old technology stands to challenge cell and wireline carriers - ...
07/22/03
After recently talking to Norman Bangle, managing partner of telecom investment group Stellar Holdings, it seems like the Wild West ...
IETF pushes ahead with new wireless LAN standard
07/21/03
Vienna, Austria -- The day before what promises to be a grueling weekend touring and toasting this historic city, members of the Internet Engineering Task Force, meeting here, took on a new wireless LAN standard. Members voted to go ahead with ...
Gluing it all together - Network World
05/26/03
Is there room in home networking for all these standards?
802.11g issues
05/26/03
The IEEE 802.11g Task Group has crossed the last 't' and dotted the last 'i' in the draft standard that is expected to quickly replace the 11b standard for wireless LANs. The final remaining step is for the IEEE in June to accept formally the 11g ...
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