Siemens Claims Solution to 802.11n Power Problem
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Siemens says its new wireless LAN is the first to run full 802.11n on normal power over Ethernet.
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(InfoWorld) - âI-triple-what?â was the question being asked last week, after the Wi-Fi Alliance said it will start certifying next-generation wireless LAN products by the first half of 2007, regardless of whether the IEEE has signed off on new wireless specifications for them. The announcement last Tuesday was a break from tradition for the Alliance, which tests and certifies wireless LAN products from different vendors for interoperability; typically, the group waits until the IEEE has fully certified a wireless standard before testing products against it and putting its seal of approval on those that pass the test. In question is final approval of a specification for 802.11n, a proposed wireless standard that would support data throughput of 100Mbps or higher. A nasty fight over how to use multiple antennas and radios to achieve that performance boost has pushed back the expected approval of the specification several times. Final ratification of the specification is now scheduled for April 2008. With Wi-Fi products supporting some 802.11n features already available, the Wi-Fi Alliance couldnât wait around, said Managing Director Frank Hanzlik. The Alliance will use a two-phase certification process, testing for interoperability against whatever parts of the standard it believes are solid and unlikely to change, Hanzlik said. In Phase 2, the Alliance will use the approved IEEE standard, whenever itâs finished. Vendors strongly back the Wi-Fi Allianceâs dual-stage plan, even though some chip set makers have already performed interoperability tests for draft 802.11n products, Hanzlik claimed. âThe only way to really get the right kind of user experience is if thereâs an industrywide interoperability program,â Hanzlik added.
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The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to put its stamp of approval on early 802.11n products in an effort to keep Wi-Fi moving forward.
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InfoWorld - Devicescape Software&#160;says it has a solution for the problem of using Wi-Fi hot spots with devices that don&#39;t have browsers.
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A new world record has been set for transmitting data across a wireless network, claim researchers in Germany. A team at Siemens Communications research laboratory in Munich, have transmitted one gigabit (one
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German electronics manufacturer Siemens has set what it claims to be the fastest-ever wireless connection.
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A second consortium puts in a bid for the faster 802.11n spec. But don't expect a battle over formats.
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Broadcom has put 802.11n wireless networking fast Wi-Fi on a single chip, which could make fast Wi-Fi cheaper in the New Year.
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German telecommunications gear maker Siemens is backing a new kind of broadband wireless technology that will compete with Wi-Fi and 3G cellular services.
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Siemens will help 3Com provide service support for enterprise customers around the globe.
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Upcomimg C7 chips will run at higher speeds, but consumer less power.
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A group of technology companies including Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N), STMicroelectronics (STM.PA) and Broadcom Corp. (BRCM.O), on Thursday said they will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times the speed of the current generation.
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Company says replicating network latency, bandwidth and packet loss problems enables better lab testing.
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Software update patches bug in wireless drivers that left systems vulnerable.
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On the Mark: Blade servers are getting a bad rap in the data center energy crisis, one vendor tells Mark Hall, claiming that networking hardware poses power consumption and cooling problems that are just as big.
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Punts 802.11a kit at gamers, multi-room music streamers
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Low-power mcirowaves cause mutations, claims study