Latest Wireless news
The 2006 Enterprise All-Stars, 09/25/06
Forty companies honored as the winners of Network World’s second annual Enterprise All-Star Award in the categories of Servers & Data Center, Security, Network Management, Wireless & Mobility, WANs, VoIP & Convergence, and more …
Wireless Security: Defending your clients against wireless hackers with sniffers, 09/25/06
Can you explain how clients probing for preferred networks can be exploited?
Nutter’s Help Desk: Getting a Linksys wireless router and a PIX to work together, 09/25/06
There is a Linksys wireless router (WRT54G) with the Internet going into the one of the 4 LAN switch plugs. Another line comes out and goes to a Cisco PIX router. One more line comes off of the LAN ports and plugs into the WAN port. I figured this …
Dr. Internet: Why hospitals ban cell phones, 09/25/06
Do you know why using a cell phone in a hospital unit could be a problem, when that same hospital provides wireless network service for visitors and patient rooms in the same areas?
NAC, wireless convergence still works in progress, 09/25/06
Hot topics such as network access control and convergence of cellular and Wi-Fi voice lured IT decision-makers to Interop last week, where they got to see the latest advances but also were warned that technology shortcomings mean they should …
Eyespot provides online video editing for mobile phones, 09/25/06
Online video Web site Eyespot, which provides users online video editing tools (or mash-up tools), will announce a mobile phone application that is integrated with the online mashup tools.
Electronic Shelf Label lets retailers update prices faster, 09/25/06
Retailers, such as grocery store chains, spend exorbitant amounts in labor to update paper shelf labels. A typical supermarket chain manually changes thousands of paper labels each week, which can cost more than $100,000 per store per year in labor, …
18 must-see products at Demofall 2006, 09/25/06
Forget Hollywood, South Beach or the streets of New York. If you’re a tech start-up and you want to “be seen,” the DEMO shows are the place to go.
Motorola hatching big plans for Symbol, 09/25/06
Motorola’s Greg Brown was channeling Winston Churchill last week when he announced his company’s plans to take on the BlackBerry market with wireless devices for all manner of enterprise jobs.
Wireless in the Enterprise Newsletter: Will Symbol buy affect Motorola ‘seamless mobility’ scope?, 09/25/06
By now, you’re likely well aware that mobile WAN titan Motorola is acquiring wireless LAN veteran Symbol Technologies for $3.9 …
Wi-Fi bunny gets an upgrade: meet Nabaztag V2, 09/25/06
The Nabaztag rabbit, also known as the “Wi-Fi rabbit” or “wireless bunny” is a device that connects directly to the Internet through Wi-Fi. Version 1 was launched last year, and has developed a cult following amongst the blogosphere for its ability to …
If your PC mouse is making you sick, this could be gadget for you, 09/25/06
Is your mouse making you sick? IogearMonday unveiled a possible cure for your ills: its Germ Free Wireless Laser Mouse.
Motorola sees Symbol at heart of goals, 09/22/06
Motorola is getting a lot for its $4 billion buyout of Symbol Technologies. But whether that includes a future for what Motorola executives call enterprise mobility remains to be seen.
Twisted Pair Podcast: Wireless mega merger, 09/22/06
Jason and Keith talk about the winners in the Motorola-Symbol deal; more battery recalls involving Sony; a new AOL IM worm …
Lucent acquires wireless content manager, 09/21/06
Lucent announced plans to acquire privately-held Mobilitec, a provider of content management software for wireless service providers, in a cash …
Nokia, Alcatel extend PBX functions to cell phones, 09/21/06
Nokia and Alcatel are jumping the gun on Wi-Fi phones that work like regular office handsets: They’re offering the same capability on ordinary cell phones.
Storm building over RFID-enabled passports, 09/21/06
As the U.S. government prepares to complete a conversion to the controversial RFID-based electronic passports, traditional paper-only IDs are still available for a few months to those listening to the raging debate over security and privacy concerns …
Orange plans to launch Unik mobile phone with Wi-Fi, 09/21/06
Orange Monday plans to offer mobile phones that can also make VoIP calls over a home Wi-Fi router, joining a growing number of European network operators offering similar services.
Mobile industry aims for greener phones, 09/21/06
If just a small portion of the world’s mobile phone users unplugged their charger when the battery is full, it could save enough electricity to power thousands of homes. So said Nokia Thursday, as it unveiled a new industry group that aims to make …
Interop: Enterprise wireless users swap war stories, 09/21/06
Enterprise IT managers who have rolled out wireless technologies in a big way reported this week at Interop that although the technology has come a long way, there is still work to be done.
App virtualization could streamline mobility, 09/20/06
Smartphones and other intelligent handheld devices are increasingly mimicking the functions of traditional PCs, having grown powerful enough to …
Service Provider News Newsletter: NYC emergency services to get true broadband speeds in fast-moving vehicles, 09/20/06
New York City is building the first wireless network capable of providing true broadband speeds to fast-moving vehicles such as police …
Motorola to test broadcast mobile TV in Hong Kong, 09/20/06
Motorola will start testing its mobile TV platform in Hong Kong in partnership with local telecom provider PCCW, the companies said on Wednesday.
Interop: Wi-Fi/cellular convergence presents numerous challenges, 09/20/06
The convergence of desktop and mobile phones into a single, go-anywhere gadget that works on multiple wireless networks may seem just around the corner; however, real, large-scale deployments are still a long way off, according to IT professionals …
WiMAX competitor returns to work, 09/20/06
The process to standardize a rival to the broadband wireless WiMAX technology is back on track although the delay and scandal around it could present a serious set back to the effort.
Sprint beefs up wireless security services, 09/19/06
Sprint is expected to announce a new suite of security services for its wireless users on Tuesday that includes authentication, threat protection and policy enforcement on smart phones from any wireless service provider.
FCC’s wireless spectrum auction fetches $14 billion, 09/19/06
Five weeks and nearly $14 billion later, the FCC’s Advanced Wireless Services auction is over.
Motorola to buy Symbol for $3.9 billion, 09/19/06
Motorola plans to acquire wireless mobile device developer Symbol Technologies for $3.9 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.
