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802.16e standard ratified
Le jour de gloire est arrivé! The IEEE has ratified the 802.16e standard, also called mobile WiMax. Roger Marks, chair of the 802.16 working group, posted news of the ratification on the 802.16e working group Web site. The ratification will allow vendors to build equipment which is interoperable with gear from other vendors. Interoperability may begin with ratification, but it does not end there. "The standard being ratified is one thing, and the WiMax Forum having tested …
SiBEAM joins EWC
Talk about jumping on the bandwagon! Sunnyvale, CA-based SiBEAM, a company developing gigabit wireless technology, sat on the fence for a long while but yesterday said it had joined the Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC). The EWC was formed in the summer when it appeared that TGn Sync and WWiSE, the two rival coalitions offering different proposals for the 802.11n standard, were close to agreeing on a joint proposal. A group of companies led by Atheros, Broadcoam and Intel rushed to offer …
Verizon to offer in-flight WiFi
Verizon says it is ready to begin offering in-flight broadband service to airline passengers sometime in 2007. Verizon's announcement follows last week's issuance by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of updated rules on spectrum auctions, which open the door to broadband WiFi service for passengers high up in the air. Bill Pallone, president of Verizon Airfone, urged the FCC to auction new licenses in the 800 MHz band. "There are many interested airlines and general aviation …
Vonage starts shipping WiFi phone
At last, it is here. VoIP vendor Vonage yesterday began (officially, that is) shipping its F1000 WiFi phone for VoIP. The company unveiled the device last January. The phone will allow users to make calls from hotspots. Its price tag is $129.99, but there is a $50 instant rebate. The phone was developed by UTStarcom and supports 802.11b but offers no direct support of 802.11g networks. The phone offers features such as three-way calling, call waiting and forwarding, and voice mail. …
New York City mulls muni-WiFi
New York City--yes, the Big Apple--is considering following in the footsteps of Philadelphia, San Francisco, New Orleans and a host of other cities planning to offer free WiFi to local residents. On Monday city council member Gale Brewer, chairwoman of the Committee on Technology in Government, held a legislative hearing on a proposed bill which would create a special commission to advise Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the city council on how the city can get affordable broadband access to …
SPOTLIGHT: The potential of full-mobility WiMax
The day of WiMax mobility has arrived. In the WiMax universe we should distinguish between two kinds of mobility: basic and full. Basic mobility covers nomadic (using the service in different locations) and portable (basic mobility without soft hand-off) applications; full mobility allows communication during high vehicular speed and seamless hand-offs between cells. WiMax basic mobility is a natural evolution of 802.16-2004 (OFDM256). Full mobility is a different story. It will …
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