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Motorola to acquire AirDefense

Dave Bailey — 2008-07-29T15:50:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 29 July 2008 at 15:50:00

Motorola looks to extend wireless security offerings with acquisition

Communications provider Motorola is to acquire pioneer wireless security vendor AirDefense, one of the last remaining independent providers of enterprise wireless intrusion prevention (WIPS) systems....

Meru locks out car park hackers

Dave Bailey — 2008-07-28T12:43:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Monday 28 July 2008 at 12:43:00

New system aims to stop wireless data seeping out of the office

Wireless vendor Meru Networks has unveiled a new system to protect business users from eavesdroppers hoping to hack in to their wireless networks....

More firms turn to 3G to get data on the move

Daniel Robinson — 2008-07-18T16:05:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Friday 18 July 2008 at 16:05:00

With bandwidth increasing and connection costs falling, uptake of 3G-enabled laptops is rising

Laptops with support for 3G mobile networks are set to account for a much larger share of the market in future, according to communications vendor Sierra Wireless....

Wireless vendors pile on 802.11n pressure

Dave Bailey — 2008-05-07T14:43:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 14:43:00

Firms are spoilt for choice when it comes to 802.11n kit, but is it still too early to upgrade?

The latest standard for wireless networking, IEEE 802.11n, is currently in draft form, and while some industry experts believe that it could be ratified before the end of this year,...

The Cloud betas easy access

David Neal — 2008-05-06T15:59:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 15:59:00

Easier Wi-Fi access is on the cards, thanks to The Cloud

The Cloud is making it easier for Wi-Fi users to hop onto networks when they are out and about thanks to a beta service launched today....

Vendors tout 802.11n capabilities

Dave Bailey — 2008-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Monday 21 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Deliver fixed network performance without wires

Two major Wi-Fi vendors today released 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) technology, which they said could allow firms to replace their edge wired network infrastructure....

CSR demos first Ultra-Low Power Bluetooth chips

Daniel Robinson — 2008-04-15T00:00:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Tuesday 15 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Expects to ship chips by year end

Chipmaker CSR has demonstrated silicon supporting the Ultra-Low Power (ULP) extensions to Bluetooth, aimed at supporting applications for low-power communication....

Time for WiMax to prove its worth

Dave Bailey — 2008-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Monday 10 March 2008 at 00:00:00

A major trial aims to demonstrate the business value of mobile WiMax for both users and providers

Mobile WiMax systems will finally hit the UK this April, when Maidstone in Kent hosts a pilot service run under the auspices of the Mobile WiMax Acceleration Group (M-Wag)....

Wi-Fi dream turns sour

Guy Kewney — 2008-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Guy Kewney, IT Week, Monday 3 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Hopes for hassle-free public Wi-Fi were riding high five years ago. So what went wrong?

“Of course, the airport departure lounge is not the only location where mobile wireless systems would be useful,” wrote my esteemed colleague, Martin Banks, five years back....

UK’s first mobile Wimax network to go live in Maidstone

Dave Bailey — 2008-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Monday 11 February 2008 at 00:00:00

The first UK mobile Wimax service is to be rolled out in Maidstone Kent this April by the Mobile Wimax Acceleration Group (M-WAG)....

Cisco goes it alone on 802.11n PoE

Dave Bailey — 2008-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Thursday 7 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Network giant enhances IEEE 802.3at standard for devices requiring extra power

Network giant Cisco has announced it is not prepared to wait for ratification of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3at enhanced Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard, and...

New 802.11n AP works with legacy PoE

Dave Bailey — 2008-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Wednesday 30 January 2008 at 00:00:00

Siemens is offering firms a route to 802.11n that does not involve a costly PoE upgrade

Comms vendor Siemens announced plans earlier this month to release 802.11n equipment that is designed to make deployment of the high-speed wireless networks easier and more affordable....

Time to end the Wi-Fi security obsession

Alan Stevens — 2008-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, IT Week, Thursday 17 January 2008 at 00:00:00

IT managers need to think about wireless defences, but only as part of a comprehensive security plan

Ask most corporate networking managers why they have yet to implement wireless and they are likely to mention security. This would be fair if it were a new technology, but...

Milton Keynes gets commercial WiMax offering

Dave Bailey — 2007-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 18 December 2007 at 00:00:00

Council and private firms unite on wireless access

Freedom4 and a private firm created by Milton Keynes Council called ConnectMK, have partnered to offer what they say is the UK's first commercial Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax)...

Silver Peak irons out WAN creases

Dave Bailey — 2007-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Monday 5 November 2007 at 00:00:00

WAN acceleration provider Silver Peak upgrades its appliance firmware

WAN acceleration specialist Silver Peak has upgraded its appliance firmware to address enterprise issues such as packet loss. The new optimisation features minimise the effects of lost packets, packets arriving...