WI-FI

A leap of faith 

By: By Lynnette Luna

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

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 ...

Through the looking glass 

By: By Jim Barthold

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

Cisco rethinks municipal Wi-Fi 

By: By Donny Jackson

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

A better way to spy 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

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

Cheaper Wi-Fi chip 

By: By Donny Jackson

Broadcom announced a new low-cost wireless LAN solution designed to let manufacturers build smaller, more affordable Wi-Fi products...

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...

Distributed mesh system supports public-safety communications 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

MeshDynamics of Santa Clara, Calif., announced the addition of 4.9 GHz radio technology to its line of MD4000 Wi-Fi wireless-mesh nodes...

Solution improves broadband data transmissions 

By: By Glenn Bischoff

Fairfax, Va.-based Saraband Wireless announced it has been awarded a U.S. patent for a solution that improves the throughput and reach of non-line-of-site wireless broadband communications...

Easier said than done 

By: By Donny Jackson

Figuring out how to make public/private partnerships work is beginning to resemble the splitting of the atom – a mind-numbing challenge with powerful implications...

NextWave picks up IPWireless 

By: By Lynnette Luna

Company pays $100 million, primarily to acquire TD-CDMA technology...

Lifeblood 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

The medical sector is increasing its use of wireless systems to reduce treatment errors and give first responders better tools for triage-level events, in the hope of improving patient care and saving more lives...

iPass users now access Wi-Fi at McDonald's 

iPass and enterprise-mobility management company Wayport have expanded their relationship by providing iPass users with access to Wi-Fi in more than 7500...

Playing catch 

By: By Mary Rose Roberts

Catcher Inc. recently released the Catcher, a hand-held portable computer built for the enterprise and first responder markets. The 5.8 pound device transmits...

Atheros' new solution reduces 802.11g costs 

By: By Donny Jackson

Atheros Communications launched the AR5007EG chip, an integrated 802.11g PCI Express solution designed to provide cost-effective wireless local area network,...

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