Wireless Breaking News

Webtorials: UC for the WAN and BYOD for the WLAN

As we repack our bags between trade shows, we'd like to highlight a reader resource from Webtorials to consider: A discussion titled "Unified Communications and WAN Performance -- A Delicate Balance," sponsored by Ipanema Technologies, is now available.
Cisco's wireless unit shifts emphasis to "mobility"

Cisco's Wireless Networking Business Unit doesn't actually talk so much about wireless networking these days. Increasingly, its message aimed at IT groups is about the broader concept of "mobility."
Cisco mobility bundles target BYOD, mobile virtual desktop

Cisco announced yesterday three pre-tested bundles of products and services designed to cut through the confusing complexity of enterprise mobility.
Sprint Launches 'Tri-Fi' 4G Mobile Hotspot

At CTIA in New Orleans Wednesday Sprint announced a first-of-its-kind mobile hotspot, the Tri-Fi Hotspot, which contains a CDMA radio and both a Wi-MAX and an LTE 4G radio.
CTIA 2012: A non-stop spectrum beg-a-thon

No one will ever say that America's wireless carriers are too proud to beg.
CTIA: At a show full of pom-pom waving, Sprint's Hesse sounds a warning

CTIA is normally a show where you hear about the dazzling future that the wireless industry will bring about. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, however, thinks carriers might be getting a wee bit ahead of themselves.
Google files for new trial on copyright claims in Android suit

Google is seeking a new trial on copyright claims in Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against it over the Android mobile OS, according to a filing made late Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Carrier CEOs touch on customer trust

Trust is central to mobile operators' relationships with consumers, and carriers may have their work cut out for them in restoring that trust, based on executives' comments during a keynote session on Tuesday at CTIA Wireless.
Verizon not launching voice over LTE anytime soon

Verizon may be heavily promoting LTE for data, but that doesn't mean it's going to start pushing it for voice services anytime soon.
Wi-Fi Alliance's Passpoint program on track for June certifications

The Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi Certified Passpoint Program, which aims to make Wi-Fi hotspots work more like cellular and LTE networks, is on track to start issuing certifications this summer.
Genachowski lays out plans for more spectrum, lays into AT&T

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined several agency initiatives to open up more spectrum for mobile services, as well as improve spectrum efficiency, in a keynote address at CTIA Wireless on Tuesday.
Trends: The evolution of broadband

Most top-tier network service providers have reported their Q1 2012 results, and we've seen the same trends continue from previous quarters: legacy voice services from traditional providers continue to decline in favor of wireless substitution and replacement by digital (VoIP) services. Cable companies continue to see a net gain for digital voice, although the growth rate continues to be in the slow single digits; much of this net growth is driven by small businesses converting to VoIP.
Could 'bullet time' stop a cyberattack?

Is a cyberattack by Iran against the U.S. a realistic threat? And if so, could it be defeated by a technique called "bullet time"? There is considerable disagreement.
Does Mozilla coming out against CISPA matter?

Enterprise sector support for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, is hardly crumbing. But there is a crack in the wall.
Kaiser Permanente's CIO Aims to Make Healthcare More Delightful

Kaiser Permanente CIO Philip Fasano discusses how the electronic records 'bet' has paid off and how social and mobile technologies will advance the effort. He also offers advice on making big tech projects successful, how to encourage innovation, what it means for CIOs to be the 'CEO' of their organizations and why healthcare provider should be in the business of delighting customers and patients.
Will Flashback hurt Macs in the enterprise?

If anybody still thought Apple devices were bulletproof, the Flashback drive-by episode last month should have provided the needed reality check. But do its vulnerabilities mean it is at risk of losing market share in the enterprise?
House passes CISPA cyberthreat sharing bill, despite privacy concerns

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a cyberthreat information-sharing bill that critics say will give U.S. government agencies access to the private communications of millions of Internet users
Running the "world's largest temporary network" no easy task

Putting on a major convention like Interop Las Vegas requires Herculean efforts on several fronts. Thousands of hotel rooms booked. Millions of miles flown. Goodness knows how many packets of airline peanuts consumed.
CTIA 2012 preview: Expect lots of spectrum talk

In case you haven't heard yet, the nation's wireless carriers want more spectrum.
2012: The year LTE becomes a standard, not a luxury

The mobile industry may well remember 2012 as the year when LTE became the dominant wireless technology in the United States.
Can advanced technologies really help curb highway congestion?

Few things can ruin your day like a big traffic jam. The problem is, most experts say such heavy congestion found daily on your favorite highway, is only going to get worse.
How to hack your own Wi-Fi network

Attempting to "hack" into your own wireless network can help you spot potential Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities and figure out ways to protect against them.
New Verizon service brings LTE to private IP networks

Verizon Business is now offering its customers the ability to have their LTE devices route traffic directly to their private IP networks instead of through the public Internet.
Samsung Sets Launch Date For Galaxy S III Smartphone

Samsung has sent out media invites to a launch event on May 3 in London, where the company is expected to introduce its next flagship Android smartphone, dubbed the Galaxy S III. The invitation simply reads: "Come and meet the next Galaxy."
BlackBerry still trumps Android for security, analysis finds

RIM's BlackBerry remains the clear leader in mobile security with market share leader Android lagging badly, a 'strengths and weakness' analysis of the four big platforms has concluded.