Wireless LANs Breaking News

Sales of Wi-Fi phones take off
Sales of Wi-Fi phones increased by more than 60 percent last year, according to Infonetics Research, as vendors have done more to support wireless IP (Internet Protocol) telephony. More..

Wireless 802.11n access points for less than $1,000
Extricom has announced two multi-radio access points, each with two draft 802.11n radios. The devices are designed to support existing WLAN clients, and allow a phased migration to 11n clients, with no interference between them. Another plus: they work with existing 802.3af PoE systems. More..

Two wireless LANs better than one, Carnegie Mellon says
Instead of one WLAN vendor, Carnegie Mellon University chose two for its campus-wide 802.11n wireless network. More..

5 cool wireless research projects worth checking out
A review of 5 cool wireless research projects focused on municipal Wi-Fi, sensor networks and more. More..

Wireless LANs vs. wired LANs
College students have led the charge in ditching wired LANs for wireless ones. Now businesses are following suit as 802.11n products emerge. More..

Financial institutions spending more on security, IT governance
Financial services institutions around the globe putting greater focus on IT governance, according to Deloitte & Touche annual survey. More..

Wireless LAN best practices
A new Aberdeen Group survey of enterprise wireless LAN deployments shows that successful ones use a set of practices that can dramatically boost flexibility and collaboration. More..

Acquisitions show wireless LAN industry keeps innovating
Wireless LAN vendors acquiring security and VoIP technologies as they lay groundwork for next wave of WLAN innovation. More..

Duke's iPhone mystery reportedly resolved
The Duke University wireless problem involving a few Apple iPhones has been resolved, according to Apple. But so far, neither Apple nor Duke has released any details about the cause of, or solution to, a problem that ignited a tidal wave of interest among IT professionals and bloggers on the Internet. More..

MobileAccess wireless-distribution system upgraded for simpler WLAN deployment
MobileAccess modifies its multiwireless-distribution system for simpler WLAN deployment. More..

Wireless LANs gain controller improvements
LAS VEGAS -- Wireless LAN vendors unveiled an array of software improvements to their core systems software at this week’s Interop Las Vegas trade show. More..

Foundry launches high-density WLAN gear and location-tracking software
Foundry this week launched new wireless LAN access points and controllers which can help users concentrate more connections per access point, and stretch WLAN applications beyond simple data access. More..

SEC suspends trading of pump-and-dump spam companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the drastic step of suspending trading in shares of 35 companies whose stocks have frequently been touted in mass spam campaigns. More..

Configuring and Troubleshooting Transport Layer Security protocol in Exchange Server
 The popularity of wireless LANs is increasing as is the use of wireless internet access points, so the need for secure and encrypted e-mail exchanges is becoming more critical. While there are many implementations of e-mail encryption, one of the most popular e-mail servers is Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server which has built-in encryption capabilities. More..

IEEE 802.11n working group approves draft 2.0
After much debate and a lot of contention among the overall IEEE membership, the all-important IEEE 802.11n working group has given its stamp of approval to the next draft version of the specification. More..

Intel to put pre-standard 802.11n in Centrino
During a presentation at the IEEE Globecom 2006 Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday, Alan Crouch, director and general manager at Intel's Communications Technology Lab told the audience to expect Intel to put a pre-standard version of IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi into its Centrino chips by next year. More..

Some British schools dismantle Wi-Fi over health fears
Some British parents and teachers are pressuring public schools to ban and even dismantle Wi-Fi nets in public schools, because of health concerns. More..

Americans would rather go without Starbucks for a year than their WLAN
What would you rather give up - Starbucks for a year or your Wi-Fi? Nearly nine out of 10 Americans said they would give up their morning latte than be without Wi-Fi, according to a recent survey by the Wi-Fi Alliance. More..

Siemens improves wireless LAN management
Siemens Monday is announcing a management application for its HiPath Wireless line of WLAN gear, and a new version of its systems software with expanded support for voice traffic. More..

Wireless LAN vendor Colubris reaps $14 million in new backing
Wireless LAN vendor Colubris Networks has raised $14 million in new venture capital funding. More..

Trapeze creates 'smart' wireless LAN traffic
Trapeze Networks this week is introducing software that lets its wireless LAN switches and access points negotiate the best way to handle different kinds of wireless traffic. More..

AT&T gets into the municipal Wi-Fi game
AT&T this week won its first municipal Wi-Fi deal. The service provider has changed its stance and is now all for becoming a supplier of free, ad-sponsored fixed wireless service on municipal networks. More..

Wi-Fi Alliance to certify pre-standard 802.11n gear
The Wi-Fi Alliance will start certifying next-generation wireless LAN products in the first half of next year no matter what. More..

Black Hat: NAC solutions vulnerable to attack
Network access control technology has been promoted as the savior of beleaguered enterprise networks, but enterprise IT managers who are hanging their hat on client health screening should think again, according to security expert Ofir Arkin of Insightix. More..

Five enterprise wireless network companies to watch
There are many emerging wireless technologies and companies, but few of them will actually affect corporate networks. (No, being able to watch last night's episode of 'Desperate Housewives' on your smart-phone is not an enterprise application.) More..