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  • Municipal wireless reaches Japan

    Municipal wireless is coming to Japan.

  • Patent company takes on Wi-Fi industry

    A "technology licensing" company called Wi-LAN has sued 22 of the biggest names in wireless networking over alleged patent infringements.

  • 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.

  • Wi-Fi users warned of pirates

    AT&T Broadband is warning customers to secure their Wi-Fi networks after an unusual case in which a subscriber played an unwitting role in dispatching a pirated movie over the Internet, the company's spokeswoman said.

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  • 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 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.

  • 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.

  • Tech Guide: The future of wireless

    Plans are being made to introduce new technologies that will increase reliability, security, and speed to wireless networking. Here are some of the technologies to consider when planning the future of your wireless network.

Reviews (22)

  • 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.

  • Tech Guide: The future of wireless

    Plans are being made to introduce new technologies that will increase reliability, security, and speed to wireless networking. Here are some of the technologies to consider when planning the future of your wireless network.

  • Wi-Fi: The revolution will not be oversold?

    To be a networking player in 2003, Wi-Fi is not just a good idea. It is not an option. It is an absolute essential. But don't let the whiff of industry fashion fool you. Despite the best efforts of the hype-meisters, this revolution is showing signs of keeping its feet on the ground.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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