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Wireless turns inside out

Cellular networks were originally built to keep people connected when away from their wired indoor phones. For its part, Wi-Fi's genesis was to...

Smartphones on Wi-Fi vulnerable to security attack

A new report from a mobile security vendor details how the most popular smartphones, including the iPhone, are very vulnerable to man-in-the-middle...

What's next for Wi-Fi?

The approval of the 802.11n wireless standard marks not the end but the start of a wave of Wi-Fi innovation. Here are eight ways it will change in...

Windows Phones and Unified Communications WHITE PAPER

Increasingly, teams consist of geographically and departmentally dispersed people who work asynchronously. This means team members can be doing their...

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Possible relief for cellular capacity crunch

Mobile WAN operators are battling in-building coverage and network capacity problems that have generated a spate of unfavorable press. Start-up...

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Moving Wi-Fi complexity into the cloud

There are now at least three companies moving enterprise Wi-Fi control functions, management functions or both into the cloud.

Moving Wi-Fi complexity into the cloud

There are now at least three companies moving enterprise Wi-Fi control functions, management functions or both into the cloud.

Case Study: Curve WHITE PAPER

Curve, a theater which opened in November 2008 in the UK, needed a highly flexible communications solution that could support both its current...

Outdoor 11n Wi-Fi gear grabs spotlight

A big focus for Wi-Fi makers these days is on building equipment that supports high-speed outdoor network applications. For example, there are...

Spec to bring enterprise mgmt. to P2P Wi-Fi

The Wi-Fi Alliance -- a self-described marketing organization chartered to accelerate the use of wireless LANs -- is increasingly inventing and...

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Brocade taps Motorola for Wi-Fi

Brocade Tuesday said it is refreshing its Wi-Fi product line via a five-year strategic partnership with Motorola.

Mobility Enables True Unified Communications WHITE PAPER

Deploying UC in conjunction with a mobility solution can increase employee productivity and improve customer service enabling workers to more easily...

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Wi-Fi Direct allows device-to-device links

A new industry specification promises to un-network Wi-Fi networks. Dubbed Wi-Fi Direct, the spec will let your laptop or smartphone connect directly...

Networks have to get more dense, Qualcomm says

The wireless industry has reached the limits of what it can do to use radio spectrum more efficiently and needs to move on to making networks more...

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More companies hop on the WiGig bandwagon

More companies recently joined the WiGig Alliance for advancing high-speed wireless technologies, lifting the group’s total membership above 20.

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