Over the last 20 years, major developments have taken place in parallel in the key technology areas of wireless communications and satellite navigation. Both are gradually becoming indispensable tools in the professional and consumer worlds. Major synergies are developing in terms of wireless mobile terminals with a navigation capability, or...
Wireless network security isn't the kind of problem that will go away if you ignore it. Odds are that if you haven't thought about it, it's already an issue. But there's a way to address this through careful planning, conservative software and hardware configuration and outside-the-box thinking. This paper explains...
Much has been made of the inherent insecurity of wireless networking systems. One can find hundreds of articles outlining the relative ease with which a few academic groups managed to defeat the "flawed" wireless encryption standard (Wired Equivalent Protocol, also known as WEP).The paper summarizes that with the right tools...
The popularity of wireless networking has exploded as a growing number of organizations have identified the benefits achieved by implementing wireless technologies. A laptop or handheld device with a wireless card can stay connected to the network while the user roams from meeting to meeting throughout the workplace, saving both...
The primary reason for building a Wireless LAN WLAN is for increased mobility - so that one can move around from room to room without being tethered to a network jack. Another reason people like wireless LANs is because they can network their computers together without having to snake wires...
Wireless networks have become a staple of businesses large and small. If yours falls into the latter category meaning you work in a home or small office, check out Microsoft's 10 tips for improving your wireless LAN. A few examples: Change your wireless channel. Wireless routers can...
So you're meeting with some co-workers and need an easy way to share files. Forget doing the USB flash-drive shuffle; just run WiPeer instead. This awesome little program creates ad-hoc networks using your notebook's Wi-Fi capabilities, thus allowing you to share files, send instant messages, or even play games.This is...
In business, same-day response is no longer enough. Now, it has to be real time. Learn how the Cisco Unified Wireless Network enables small and medium-sized companies to provide their employees and customers with instantaneous communication and information sharing from virtually anywhere, while enhancing security and simplifying IT...
In a pervasive wireless world, the ultimate goal is to serve customers with advanced mobile services along with high QoS Quality of Service. New services enabled by new technologies must be introduced while ensuring the seamless service continuity to end - users. All these aspects are in an unbalanced fashion...
Network operators are continually looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition. Today, the proliferation of new smartphones and advanced wireless devices combined with the widespread adoption of high-speed wireless access have propelled wireless "push" email to the forefront of carrier and network operator strategies across the globe. The...
The purpose of this paper is to give a high level overview of the risks involved in implementing wireless networks, and some suggestions on how such risks can be controlled and mediated. No real technical aspects will be addressed in the paper. To investigate the essentials of secure wireless networks,...
In a world where mobile and wireless connectivity is quickly becoming a necessity rather than a luxury, the demand for high bandwidth will continue to be strong. Regardless of a industry standard, UWB, with its high data rate and wireless capabilities, will find home in a number consumer and commercial...
The sophisticated wireless communication systems must guarantee; High quality transmissions; Effective use of precious channel capacity; Cost-effectiveness; Low power consumption. Three well known modulation technologies Amplitude Modulation or AM, Frequency Modulation or FM, and Phase Modulation or PM - can be combined into a universal and superior communication method called...
In the beginning, technophile families installed wireless networks in their homes so parents and kids could connect to friends, office and each other from any room, any time. Now wireless networks have left home and gone to work. Wireless has clearly had an impact outside the home. This paper discusses...
This paper presents a model for resolving the most fundamental tension, between service coverage and cost of base stations. The model is general in its approach, and its abstract representation means that state-of-the art multiple objective optimization techniques can readily be applied. The paper involves the use of a synthesized...
Airspan Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AIRN), aleading provider of WiMAX broadband wireless access networks, announcedtoday that City District Government Karachi CDGK in Pakistan hassuccessfully deployed Airspan's 4.9 GHz WiMAX solutions for its IP ClosedCircuit Television Video surveillance project in Karachi. CDGK iscommitted to video surveillance of all major city roads....
Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leadingprovider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing fornetworking, communications, security and wireless applications, todayannounced that it is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certainassets and business of Star Semiconductor Corporation. Star Semiconductoris a Taiwan-based design house in Hsinchu with expertise in building highlyintegrated...
D-Link, the end-to-end networkingsolutions provider for consumers and business, has received top industryrecognition for its new Xtreme NTM Duo Media Router DIR-855 from both PCMagazine and LAPTOP Magazine. The D-Link DIR-855 is a powerful dual band 802.11n wireless routerengineered to maximize speed, range and performance of a Wi-Fi network whenrunning...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-16 July 2008-New Verizon cell site in Springfield VermontC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site to increase wireless voice and data coverage in State of Vermont in the US. The new site increases network capacity in an area of Sprongfield...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-16 July 2008-TI introduce new wireless front end chipC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN), a semiconductor and ASIC producer, has introduced the CC2591 RF range extender chip designed as a front end for low power and low voltage wireless systems. The CC2591 can act...
