Latest Wireless news
Bromine group slams Greenpeace iPhone report, 10/22/07: A chemical industry group has lashed out against Greenpeace, condemning the environmental lobby group for making unfair criticism of Apple’s iPhone’s green credentials.
Aruba countersues Symbol over Wi-Fi patent fight, 10/19/07: Aruba countersued two divisions of Motorola Wednesday, adding a new twist to a wireless LAN patent-infringement case that affects some of the biggest vendors in the business.
Video: Fujitsu U810 is mobile user’s dream: Keith finds the Fujitsu Lifebook U810 to be close to the Holy Mobile Computing Grail of Ultra-Portable Computing.
Cisco warns of wired, wireless EAP security flaw: Cisco has issued a response to a Cisco Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) flaw noted by researchers at France Telecom.
Taiwan inks WiMAX pacts with Alcatel, Sprint, others, 10/22/07: The Taiwanese government added several companies to a growing list of WiMAX wireless broadband technology partners on Monday, including Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sprint Nextel.
HP, Taiwan company show-off WiMAX hospital station, 10/22/07: HP and Taiwanese WiMAX service provider Global Mobile Monday showed off a mobile WiMAX station for use in hospitals, complete with a laptop PC, monitor and other gear.
AT&T unsure about bidding in 700MHz auction, 10/19/07: AT&T hasn’t decided whether it will bid for the highly desirable 700MHz band because it doesn’t know if it can build a profitable business given the open-access rules set for the wireless spectrum by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in July.
What’s Cisco planning next for municipal wireless?: Cisco Subnet’s newest blogger Joe Panettieri, analyzes Cisco’s next municipal wireless move.
Taiwan to sign WiMAX pact with Intel, NEC, others, 10/19/07: The Taiwan government will sign a memorandum of understanding next week to work on WiMAX technology and product development with multinationals including Intel, NEC, Nortel and German WiMax tester Rohde & Schwarz (R&S).
Nokia CEO ‘paranoid’ about iPhone competition, 10/18/07: Nokia CEO Olli Pekka Kallasvuo said he is “paranoid” about Apple’s entry into the cell phone market. Kallasvuo made the comments on Thursday during Nokia’s earnings conference call.
Broadcom damages against Qualcomm may be cut, 10/18/07: The hit on Qualcomm from a patent suit it lost to rival Broadcom may be slashed because of an unrelated ruling that came down in August.
Zyxel delivers blanket Wi-Fi and a big chassis, 10/18/07: Network vendor Zyxel has played down the prospects of 802.11n fast Wi-Fi in business, at the launch of a “channel blanket” wireless switch for medium-sized companies, and a chassis switch for the big boys.
U.K. regulators consider allowing mobile phone use on planes, 10/18/07: The U.K.’s telecoms regulator Ofcom Thursday proposed allowing British airlines to offer mobile phone services to passengers via onboard base stations.
