Naomi Graychase

On Sunday afternoon, when the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers take to the field in Tampa, FL for Super Bowl XLIII, more than 4,000 members of the media will be on hand—and in need of reliable Internet access to file their stories and access online resources. While Kurt Warner and Ben Roethlisberger have been […]

Billions more may be available for wireless initiatives across a wide spectrum of areas, from education to manufacturing. House Democrats have released some of the details of their massive economic recovery bill, which features a stunning $825 billion price tag, including $6 billion in grants for wireless and broadband initiatives. The American Recovery and Reinvestment […]

The Enterprise Mobility arm of Motorola today announced a new wireless firewall designed to protect retail clients from the kinds of WLAN attacks to which firewalls optimized for wired infrastructure may be blind. Calling it “the industry’s first wireless firewall,” Motorola says its solution meets the requirements of the latest Data Security Standards enforced by […]

What down economy? Broadcom is thriving, in large part due to its investment in low-power combo chips. The latest offers 802.11n, Bluetooth, and FM technologies on a single silicon die. Fabless semiconductor vendor, Broadcom, has announced the availability of its newest wireless combination chip. The new chipset goes for a trifecta with the BCM4329 by […]

The Escola de Aperfeiçoamento de Oficiais (EsAO) Brazilian Army School in Rio de Janeiro now has Wi-Fi access throughout its 46 acre-campus, including at housing complexes. “What most impressed us about this project was the speed with which the deployment was accomplished, and the reliability of the finished network,” said Lt. Colonel Antonio Guelfi of the Roberto […]

Aruba Networks has deployed a secure mobility solution, including an outdoor mesh network, at the Escola de Aperfeiçoamento de Oficiais (EsAO) Brazilian Army School and surrounding housing complexes. EsAO is the primary training institute for Brazil’s company- and field-grade officers. The new WLAN provides Wi-Fi access throughout the classrooms and auditoriums on campus, as well as to the […]

Buffalo Technology, which has been embroiled in ongoing U.S. patent litigation with the Australian organization Commonwealth Scientific Research and Industrial Organization (CSIRO) over its Wi-Fi products, got a break Wednesday when a federal judge stayed the permanent injunction that had been preventing the wired and wireless networking, storage, and memory solutions vendor from selling, using, […]

T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl 8120 with Wi-FiMSRP: $349.99Pros: It’s a BlackBerry; integrated Wi-Fi; compatible with Unlimited HotSpot Calling; Bluetooth 2.0Cons: Awkward-to-use small keypad buttons; video recording quality lacking Released earlier this year, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 from T-Mobile is one of the most Wi-Fi-friendly mobile phones currently available to consumers. Along with integrated 802.11g Wi-Fi, it […]

Smartphone users want faster Web access, easier social networking navigation and would gladly suffer mobile advertising if it meant free online content. Data from several Azuki Systems surveys show that mobile device users are spending a significant amount of time talking, texting, e-mailing and Web surfing. Yet 80 percent of those polled wish it was […]

The flaws in WEP encryption are well-known, but last week, security researchers announced that they’d found a way to crack the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard commonly relied upon to protect data on both home and business wireless networks. Eric Tews, one of the co-authors of a paper outlining the WPA flaw that will be […]

AT&T today announced that it has agreed, through one of its subsidiaries, to acquire privately-held Wayport, Inc., for approximately $275 million in cash. The acquisition means that some AT&T subscribers can now get Wi-Fi access at nearly 20,000 domestic hotspots at no additional charge. “Select” AT&T smartphone customers, AT&T LaptopConnect customers, and AT&T High Speed […]

Ubiquiti Networks, a provider of broadband wireless equipment, recently announced a new lineup of products for wireless ISPs. Its lead product, “The Bullet,” a carrier-class, weather-proof, radio system covering the 2.4GHz and 5GHz worldwide unlicensed bands, starts at just $39 making it an affordable solution, not just for professional installers, but for home Wi-Fi enthusiasts looking […]