As the new 802.11n spec, with its increased speed, coverage, and reliability, intersects with a broader selection of vendor offerings, wireless is becoming a viable platform for mission-critical network connectivity.
Pulling the trigger on a pre-standard product is risky, but sometimes, so is waiting. We reviewed Cisco's enterprise-class 11n AP and found it worth a pilot.
Siemens claims to have done some tweaking to its board design and components, allowing them to deliver 3x3:2 using a 40-MHz wide carrier at full power, without compromise, on existing 802.3af installations.
A partnership of Comfone, Alvarion, and Iberbanda are using Intel technology to demonstrate how Wi-Fi and WiMax can work together for wireless services.
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On Network Computing's Wireless channel, our real-world technology editors cover the latest in mobile and wireless technologies, products and services. Today, wireless LAN based on WiFi is universally available, offering a tetherless alternative to Ethernet that enables increased mobility and convenience. We're still waiting for a wireless killer app to emerge, with voice over Wi-Fi still more promise than reality. New 802.11 versions and options continue to proliferate. We also cover wireless WAN, or wide area network, options that are proliferating as carrier 3G services mature and competitive architectures such as Mobile WiMAX and metro Wi-Fi begin to emerge. But as our coverage indicates, all new wireless WAN options face significant challenges, including price and coverage concerns. Although mesh technology helps with the later, it's immature and proprietary. On the device side, we cover converged mobile devices and smartphones that are emerging as the norm, as vendors like Blackberry, Palm and Microsoft roll out new gadgets daily. On that front, wireless email has become the norm in corporate America, probably the true first killer wireless app. Wireless-ready notebooks are also becoming more prevalent, as notebook NICs and notebooks with embedded wireless data become the norm. We also cover the vendor side, as Cisco continues to be the giant in the WLAN market with others including Symbol and Aruba making inroads. Check out our reviews, tests and analysis of mobile and wireless technologies and products, and don't miss the wireless latest news, white papers and featured sites on the topic of mobile and wireless.
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