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FierceWiFi August 3, 2005
- 802.11n war over, joint standard proposal due
- Massport-Continental battle over free airport WiFi
- UK firm unveils first WiFi Internet radio
- Motorola invests in Trapeze
- Ohio college students set WiFi distance record
- SPOTLIGHT: Not so inscrutable Orient
- ALSO NOTED: Keep an eye on the microwave; WiMax equipment revenue hits €13.4M; and much more...
802.11n war over, joint standard proposal due
La guerre est finie. The two major coalitions battling each other over the standard for 802.11n have agreed to submit a unified proposal to the IEEE. The two groups, TGn Sync and WWiSE, joined by a small third group, MITMOT, said they would merge their proposals in a draft which will be submitted to the IEEE in September, with a final version due in November.
The compromise was not easy to achieve. Each of the groups enjoyed the backing of big industry names. WWiSE was backed by …
Massport-Continental battle over free airport WiFi
In a case with intriguing implications for rapidly spreading WiFi hotspots at airports, Continental Airlines has filed a complaint with the FCC arguing that Massport, the independent authority which develops and manages Massachusetts' airports, exceeded its authority when it demanded that the airline turn off the WiFi service it was offering passengers in its lounges. Massport's action appears to fly in the face of the FCC's June 2004 decision that unlicensed spectrum, the rules governing …
UK firm unveils first WiFi Internet radio
As Orson Welles used to say in those Gallo wine commercials, some things are worth waiting for: WiFi radio, for example. Two UK companies -- Gloucestershire-based Acoustic Energy and Cambridge-based Reciva -- have now come up with one. Acoustic Energy, a loudspeaker and hi-fi manufacturer, is showing the world's first WiFi Internet radio offering Real Audio, WMA and MP3 support. The company says that the WiFi Internet radio is the world's first streaming media device capable of accessing …
Motorola invests in Trapeze
Trapeze, the wireless switch maker, has received a large investment from Motorola Ventures and will use the funds to work on fixed/wireless convergence solutions. Trapeze already is working on VoWLAN, and the funds will allow it to extend its activity to UMA. The amount of funding has not been disclosed, but Trapeze's Bart Tillmans said, "We do talk millions here." Trapeze has been offering Spectralink's handsets with its VoWLAN and will now begin to offer Motorola's converged …
Ohio college students set WiFi distance record
Four Ohio college students set the record for the world's longest unamplified WiFi link at last week's Defcon event (or "shootout," as the participants call it) in Las Vegas. The students, calling themselves Team iFiber/Redwire, combined very large satellite dishes with donated electronic equipment into a powerful system. Atop a 6,200-ft. mountain 22 miles southwest of Las Vegas, they were able to establish a stable wireless connection to a mountain in Utah 124.9 miles away. In last …
SPOTLIGHT: Not so inscrutable Orient
Ming Dong, sales and marketing group general manager at Beijing's Analysis International, says that WiMax and 3G will not compete with each other in China's growing market, but rather complement each other. Some analysts have predicted that WiMax will challenge 3G with bigger potential bandwidth, but much of the short-term focus and investment in bringing 3G technology to market in China means WiMax capabilities will be for improving fixed and mobile Internet rather than cell-phone customers. Report
ALSO NOTED: Keep an eye on the microwave; WiMax equipment revenue hits €13.4M; and much more...
> Remember that, when networking wirelessly, you should keep an eye on the microwave. Report
> Duke University's CIO Tracey Futhy. Interview
> Worldwide WiMax equipment revenue hit €13.4 million and is projected to grow to €101.9 million in 2005, according to market analysis firm Infonetics Research. …