New approaches to an old problem 

By: By Dave Plank

Using consumer technologies to improve in-building coverage...

A leap of faith 

By: By Lynnette Luna

Without a final standard, early adopters of 802.11n technology face risks...

Turning the corner 

By: An MRT Staff Report

Without question, 2008 will be the year of answers for the urgent-communications sector, as the future for key technologies, initiatives, entities and players finally will crystallize...

Meru to test, certify WLAN video-surveillance products 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

Meru Networks announced its Video Unplugged Program, a video over wireless LAN partner program that tests and certifies multivendor video products...

Through the looking glass 

By: By Jim Barthold

Wireless video gives emergency room doctors a vital head start on treatment...

Burbank utility deploys Wi-Fi-enabled meters from SmartSynch 

By: By Donny Jackson

Municipally owned Burbank Water and Power in Burbank, Calif., has started deployment of the world's first Wi-Fi-enabled SmartMeters ...

Don't mess with Mother Nature 

By: By Matt Gauvin

A lightning strike is inevitable - here's what to do before it happens...

Atheros announces power-efficient mobile Wi-Fi chip 

By: By Donny Jackson

Semiconductor company Atheros announced it has developed a new 802.11g chip for mobile devices that will be three times more power efficient ...

Cisco rethinks municipal Wi-Fi 

By: By Donny Jackson

Networking giant enters government, public-safety markets in earnest...

Clear as mud 

By: By Donny Jackson

Nationwide 700 MHz network generates as many questions as it does answers...

Tough times continue for Sprint Nextel 

By: By Lynnette Luna

Beyond rebanding woes, CEO splits, as do thousands of push-to-talk customers...

The cash grab begins 

By: By Doug Mohney

Interoperability grant money has administrators, potential recipients scrambling...

It's not panning out 

By: By Lynnette Luna

After a much-ballyhooed beginning, the municipal Wi-Fi model has lost much of its luster, forcing both providers and customers to look for new prospects...

When time is a factor 

By: By Marthin DeBeer

Policy engines enable instant communications between first responders...

A better way to spy 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

IP-based video surveillance system operates over a wireless mesh network...