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  • Municipal wireless reaches Japan

    Municipal wireless is coming to Japan.

  • Intel plots path of WiMax

    Intel predicted three years of solid development in wireless broadband on Tuesday, as it showed the first samples of its Rosedale 802.16 WiMax chip.

  • How to power up your home network

    Move over Wi-Fi. While networking over the electrical wiring in your walls has been possible for years, the latest powerline products are easier--and faster--than ever. Here's my take.

  • Wi-Fi to climb aboard modems

    A combination communications-802.11b semiconductor will help build a set-top box that creates its own wireless network instead of just connecting to an outside wireless network.

  • TPG gets behind in ADSL2+ rollout

    update The construction of Internet service provider TPG Internet's ADSL2+ broadband network is behind schedule, the company revealed today.

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  • Intel plots path of WiMax

    Intel predicted three years of solid development in wireless broadband on Tuesday, as it showed the first samples of its Rosedale 802.16 WiMax chip.

  • WiMax in the wings

    A key electronics industry group has approved a significant standard for wireless broadband specifications known as "WiMax," giving a boost to a technology proclaimed as a breakthrough for cheap high-speed Internet access.

  • Mesh: The next step for wireless

    Mesh technology allows new wireless networks to be created, or existing WLANs to be extended, without needing a wired connection to each base station. Additional reading: WLAN Resource Centre

  • WiMax: The saviour of rural broadband?

    What technology can blast data up to seven times faster and a thousand times further than Wi-Fi?

  • Alcatel Lucent: Ray Gilbert

    Ray Gilbert, assistant vice president for IT enterprise collaboration at Alcatel Lucent, tells ZDNet.com editor-in-chief Dan Farber how the telecom services provider is addressing mobility needs and convergence challenges for the next generation of digital devices.

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  • Tech Guide: Setting up a Wi-Fi home network

    A broadband connection brings the Internet into your home at blazing speeds. And with a wireless, or Wi-Fi, network, you can get that access on multiple computers throughout your home -- and even outside -- without cords.

  • New Wi-Fi challenges 3G

    New wireless networking gear lets users log on to their service provider from 19 kilometres away. But the service may mean bad news for 3G, and it is here today.

  • Microsoft gets Windows XP ready

    Microsoft is set to release a test version of the next update to Windows XP, which adds security features as well as improved support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networks.

  • How Intel blew it on wireless

    Commentary: Intel should never have added Wi-Fi to its Centrino chipset. Now is not the time, and 802.11b is not the protocol.

  • Tech Guide: Wireless Networking 101

    Ever wanted to connect computers without cables? Our primer will explain the different wireless technologies, help you get started, and offer tips on making your wireless network secure and efficient.

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