Eric Griffith

Proxim said today that it will be working with chipmaker Intel to make WiMax/802.16 products in the future for enterprise and broadband provider use. The company will be making both base stations (that would reside in a central location) and subscriber units (that would reside with the end-user). The hardware will use Intel’s WiMax silicon […]

This week at the CommunicAsia 2004 show in Singapore, iPass of Redwood Shores, Calif., will be demonstrating the authentication ability of its iPassConnect client software, both with 802.1X/RADIUS-based systems and at hotspots that use the company’s own Generic Interface Specification (GIS) and browser based authentication. The point is to show the co-existence of both authentication […]

If you follow the world of Wi-Fi with any interest, over the last year you have probably encountered mention of the multiple radio signal/smart antenna technology known as MIMO (multiple input, multiple output). The tech was pioneered and is championed by Airgo Networks, a startup that develops chipsets to take advantage of the extra throughput […]

BALTIMORE — New innovations are always on display on the show floor of the Wi-Fi Planet Conference and Expo, and this week’s show is no exception. The decision of who to pick as the Best of Show wasn’t easy, but we feel the five products represented here are among the best the industry has to […]

Citing demand from members, the Wi-Fi Alliance is making available a kit that contains all the access points and client cards used in the interoperability testing to get Wi-Fi certification. The Alliance won’t be selling the kits themselves, however — for that, they’ve turned to TerraWave Solutions of San Antonio, Texas. Carter Burke, vice president […]

BALTIMORE — Operations Support System (OSS) provider Pronto Networks of Pleasanton, Calif., has teamed up with Sweet Spot Solutions of Mesa, Ariz., to make a key to the Internet. Literally. They’re going to be marketing what they call the Internet Key, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) key that would be used to authenticate users getting […]

Wayport‘s flat-rate hotspot program, Wi-Fi World, launches with McDonald’s this year. Now Wayport has its first partner, phone and broadband provider SBC Communications . SBC will offer its end-user customers unlimited access to the fast-food giant’s wireless access for $19.95 a month via its FreedomLink service. As reported last month, the Wi-Fi World program will […]

BALTIMORE — RADIUS server maker Interlink Networks — a company usually tackling enterprise-wide wireless and even carrier-level authentication — has a new offering promising the same level of security for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs). The company says its new LucidLink Wireless Security is as easy to set up as a consumer product and will let even […]

Cisco’s Linksys division is targeting security conscious wireless network administrators in SOHO and SMB offices with a new service. Called Linksys Wireless Guard, it provides a hosted RADIUS server so end users can utilize RADIUS-based 802.1X authentication to get secure access to their network — no extra RADIUS server is needed on site. The service […]

Positioning technology maker Ekahau of Saratoga, Calif., this week announced that it is getting into the nascent radio frequency identification (RFID) field by releasing battery powered tags that will include Wi-Fi chips. The tags can be tracked using the latest version of the company’s positioning software. RFID gets a lot of press these days, especially […]

Leading Wi-Fi chipmakers Broadcom Corp. and Atheros Communications have made announcements today that each hopes will get them major play in different areas of the wireless market. Atheros worked with Sigma Designs and Syabas to create new reference designs that would put wireless into DVD players and digital media adapters. The companies are showing the […]

It’s time for the regular, quarterly look at the sales and market share of the vendors that supply the world’s wireless LAN equipment. Overall, there’s not much in the way of bad news. Meaning that things haven’t changed much: WLAN equipment sales continue to grow. “We’re seeing growth driven by infrastructure devices, access points and […]