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Linksys and Centrino to Work Closely

Linksys, the number one provider of home and SOHO wireless products and now a division of Cisco Systems (Quote, Company Info), today did a joint announcement ...

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Written by: Jim Geier

Published on: March 27, 2025

Intersil Drops Wi-Fi

Intersil Corp. (Quote, Company Info) of Milpitas, Calif., a long time leader in the world of Wi-Fi silicon with its PRISM line, is getting out of the ...

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Written by: Jim Geier

Published on: March 27, 2025

EIRP Limitations for 802.11 WLANs

The spectrum regulatory body of each country restricts signal power levels of various frequencies to accommodate needs of users and avoid RF interference. Most countries deem ...

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Written by: Jim Geier

Published on: March 27, 2025

802.11 Security Beyond WEP

As discussed in a previous tutorial, 802.11 wired equivalent privacy (WEP) has weaknesses, making it inadequate for protecting networks containing sensitive information. WEP does a fairly ...

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Written by: Jim Geier

Published on: March 27, 2025

802.11a: First Glimpse – part 1

It’s finally in silicon. The long-awaited 54Mbps technology that’s expected to light up the 5GHz radio spectrum is available and being tested by at least ...

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Written by: Jim Geier

Published on: March 27, 2025

Wi-Fi5, We Hardly Knew Ye

Remember when we told you that you could call 802.11a products Wi-Fi5, just as we usually call 802.11b products Wi-Fi? Forget we said that. Wi-Fi5 is out. ...

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Written by: Jim Geier

Published on: March 27, 2025

Pedal Power: Look Ma No Wires

An innovative, pedal powered, wireless network provides Internet access to off-grid villages in Laos. Jhai PC is a project of non-government organisation (NGO), Jhai Foundation. “The equipment ...

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Written by: Jim Geier

Published on: March 27, 2025

Intel, IBM Team With AT&T; To Push Nationwide Wi-Fi

Gambling on the future of wireless connectivity, tech bellwethers AT&T; (Quote, Company Info), Intel (Quote, Company Info) and IBM (Quote, Company Info) Thursday pooled their resources behind a ...

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Written by: Jim Geier

Published on: March 27, 2025