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FierceWiFi August 31, 2005
- Editor's Corner
- Intel big on 802.21
- Trend: Powerline broadband gets second look
- Samsung demonstrates WiBro hand-off at 80mph
- Juniper to use Meru's WiFi voice technology
- Telenor to go all IP
- SPOTLIGHT: RFID legislation on hold for now
- ALSO NOTED: Fortress, AirMagnet sign OEM agreement; Stealing WiFi; and much more...
Editor's Corner
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Intel big on 802.21
Where Intel goes, so, in most cases, goes the market. The latest standard behind which Intel is throwing its considerable wight is the 802.21. The IEEE 802.21 committee has been tasked with developing protocols which cover both 802-type wireless networks and mobile telephony. The standard will formulate procedures allowing mobile devices to recognize and analyze the radio environment around them; different layers in the software will then suggest, or even trigger, changes from WiFi …
Trend: Powerline broadband gets second look
Something does not have to be new to be exciting. UWB, current difficulties notwithstanding, is one example. Broadband over powerline (BPL) is another. For a while the technology has suffered from image issues (emphasizing wires in an increasingly wireless world) and some technical glitches. However, as more and more conclude that a wired-wireless convergence is the way to go, and as technical problems are addressed, both government and industry are warming up to this venerable …
Samsung demonstrates WiBro hand-off at 80mph
Talk of separating the chaff from the wheat: At a time when the usual critics of WiMax predictably find grist for their mill in the WiMax Forum's decision to postpone the beginning of interoperability testing, it is good to see that real work on real technological issues in the real world continues apace. Talkers talk, doers do.
Specifically, Samsung Electronics successfully demonstrated WiBro hand-over technology which allows devices seamless connection to Internet servers and …
Juniper to use Meru's WiFi voice technology
A few weeks ago Meru made the headlines for signing the largest contract to date to build a WiFi voice network. The network would link up to 10,000 staff at 50 offices of Osaka Gas, one of Japan's largest utilities. The employees will use converged handsets capable of making mobile calls on the Japanese FOMA system and in-building WiFi calls using SIP. Networking vendor Juniper has adopted Meru's innovative WiFi architecture for voice over WiFi, and perhaps there is a hint here as to …
Telenor to go all IP
First it was BT which announced that it was planning to turn off its PSTN by 2010 and offer only IP-based service. Now Norwegian incumbent Telenor ASA is heading in the same direction. Telenor's Sten Nordell told Unstrung that, "Convergence will have an impact on the architecture of our network. We are a mobile operator and a broadcaster," as well as being a fixed-line service provider, "and we have had to consider all these aspects."
Nordell said Telenor will do things …
SPOTLIGHT: RFID legislation on hold for now
A California legislature's panel has adjourned for recess without addressing a proposed legislation to impose strict limits on the deployment and use of RFID technology in California. Hi-tech groups hailed the committee's inaction as an indication that the restrictive legislation will likely not pass. In any event, as the use of RFID technology spreads and privacy concerns grow, the big debate and big decisions about RFID will surely come. …
ALSO NOTED: Fortress, AirMagnet sign OEM agreement; Stealing WiFi; and much more...
> Fortress entered an OEM agreement with AirMagnet and will re-brand AirMagnet's sensors and software to sell to enterprises. Report
> Some people pay a monthly fee for their WiFi service, others steal from their neighbors. Story
> WiFi brings convenience, security vulnerabilities. …