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FierceWiFi August 17, 2005
- WiMedia, Ecma to push UWB standardization
- VeriSign tests WiFi-WWAN roaming service
- McAfee shows WiFi security solution
- Availability of dual-mode handsets key to VoIP success
- RFID matures, new patent-pool group established
- SPOTLIGHT: RFID, ZigBee to the rescue
- Unarmed in the Gunfight -- The Lack of Security for wVoIP
- ALSO NOTED: Free WiFi too expensive for Pasadena; ZigBee gets Extreme Makeover; and much more...
WiMedia, Ecma to push UWB standardization
Some stories have a happy ending. Such is the case with the 802.11n standard skirmishes which ended two weeks ago when the two competing coalitions ceased fire and began to work on reconciling their differences. Other stories end less happily, with an all-out war and real winners and losers. Such was the case in the late 1970s when home videocassette players hit the market. A war erupted between VHS and Sony's Betamax system. Beta had many advantages over VHS, but by the 1980s it had lost …
VeriSign tests WiFi-WWAN roaming service
The convergence trend continues. Mountain View, California-based VeriSign said yesterday that it was conducting trials on the campuses of three major universities aiming to integrate on-campus WiFi with any WWAN carrier network. The service will be called Wireless IP Connect Service; it will be used mainly for connecting mobile and WiFi networks, but the technology can also connect devices with an IP …
McAfee shows WiFi security solution
McAfee is jumping on the WiFi bandwagon. Next week it will ship a subscription-based software aiming to protect home wireless routers. The Wireless Home Network Security software will automatically set up encryption keys on WiFi routers and the PCs connected to them; importantly, it will then rotate the keys every three hours. The solution is also backward-compatible and will work with older WiFi systems which use WEP encryption and with current equipment which supports the newer WPA and …
Availability of dual-mode handsets key to VoIP success
The key to VoIP success in the mass consumer market will be the availability of cellular/WiFi IP phones, concludes a recent In-Stat study. The widespread adoption of VoIP in both business and consumer markets will depend on whether wireless VoIP handsets are available. Dual-mode cellular/WiFi handsets will be the key driver to mass consumer adoption of VoIP, and control of these end-point devices is key to capturing the mobile market. "Wireless high-speed broadband access, unified …
RFID matures, new patent-pool group established
RFID is maturing, and one sign is the coming together last week of 20 RFID vendors to create a patent-pool consortium. The goal is to make it easier for users to access RFID intellectual property. ABI Research's Erik Michielsen rightly points out that RFID is no longer merely about hardware such as tags and readers. Many of the companies who joined to form the coalition have interests which include full integration of RFID with end-users business' systems. The new group and other aspects …
SPOTLIGHT: RFID, ZigBee to the rescue
The high-tech industry has yet to be heard on the energy issue. This is puzzling, because technology now offers a new and helpful set of tools. Specifically, writes Eric Lundquist, "The advent of RFID tagging, location-aware GPS services, and remote Web-based monitoring and control capabilities from organizations such as the ZigBee Alliance holds tremendous promise for using energy resources such as electricity in the most efficient manner." Article
Unarmed in the Gunfight -- The Lack of Security for wVoIP
Unarmed in the Gunfight -- The Lack of Security for wVoIP
Georgia Tech's Richard A. DeMillo argues that the wireless and VoIP industries need to tackle wireless VoIP now.
The recent onset and growth of Voice over IP (VoIP) has thrust the telecommunications industry into a new frontier. RBOCs, MSOs, and ILECs view this white-hot technology with giant dollar …
ALSO NOTED: Free WiFi too expensive for Pasadena; ZigBee gets Extreme Makeover; and much more...
> Pasadena, California, was eager to offer free WiFi to its citizens but got sticker shock. Story
> Qtek shows new versions of two mobile smartphones which can run Windows Mobile 5 with wireless networking capabilities. Story
> UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, the private-equity investment arm of UPS, is investing …