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AUSTIN, Texas-The Wi-Fi Alliance said it has announced the first round of products certified for Wi-Fi Protected Access, otherwise known as WPA2. The products will hit the market later this month.The companies with certified products include Atheros, Broadcom Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel...

No company is an island. With three major acquisitions last week, Cisco Systems Inc., ARM Ltd. and Eastman Kodak Co. have demonstrated that many firms are involved in the mobile world. The trend is not restricted to the smaller firms whose consolidation announcements flood...

LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware revenue reached $719.5 million during the second quarter, a 3-percent increase from the previous quarter, according to a quarterly analysis from Infonetics Research.Infonetics said it expects WLAN hardware revenues to grow 9 percent to $786.2 million by the...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Worldwide sales of local area network switches declined 2 percent during the second quarter, following 13-percent growth during the first quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide LAN Switch QView.Despite the decline, the LAN switch market remains up 23 percent year-over-year. Port shipments were down...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has agreed to acquire P-Cube for $200 million in stock and cash to enable service providers to further control and manage such advanced Internet Protocol services as Voice over IP, interactive gaming, video-on-demand, and peer-to-peer and related...

Wi-Fi access provider iPass Inc. has tightened its grip on the business traveler market with a newly announced partnership with Connexion by Boeing that will give iPass enterprise customers access to high-speed Internet connectivity while in flight.The agreement allows iPass users to access Connexion...

Purse strings are loosening for wireless companies as the industry relaxes the tight fists of the past few years.In spite of the risks, venture-capital companies say wireless is a good place to throw money. In July alone, 41 wireless companies announced $570 million in...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. said it has implemented a private Wi-Fi network covering more than 1 million square feet at the University of California-Davis Health System Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif. The deployment, which includes Cisco Aironet Access Points, is designed to enhance...

A new battle of technologies may be in the offing in the 802.11n arena as 12 key companies have developed a key proposal to counter another one announced last week that is backed by a group of top wireless players.The TGn Sync is a...

Both the mobile infrastructure space and wireless local area network arena are heading toward sunnier times, according to reports by the Dell'Oro Group.WLAN is enjoying a big boost with a 75-percent increase in enterprise-class equipment sales. The study also expects that segment to grow...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-In what may be a foretaste of a possible reorganization of the company, Motorola Inc. announced a new chief strategy officer and plans to retire up to $1.7 billion of outstanding debt.Analysts expect the company to roll out a grand reorganization plan soon.Richard...

SHENZHEN, China-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has agreed to do away with its copyright lawsuit against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.Both companies announced Sept. 30, 2003, a plan to review the litigation. 3Com, which has a joint venture with Huawei, was part of the review...

In what may be a foretaste of a possible reorganization of the company, Motorola Inc. announced a new chief strategy officer and plans to retire up to $1.7 billion of outstanding debt.Analysts expect the company to roll out a grand reorganization plan soon.Richard N....

MENLO PARK, Calif.-AT&T Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. are testing wireless broadband for delivering high-speed Internet access to consumers in Menlo Park, Calif., according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle. According to the report, 100 residents in the city are...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. has announced Charles Giancarlo as its new chief technology officer as part of the company's technology reorganization.He becomes the first CTO since April 2000 when Judy Esrin quit the position.The technology organization is led by Mario Mazzola, senior vice...

HOUSTON-Continental Airlines said it would begin offering free Wi-Fi Internet access in all of its Presidents Clubs in the United States except for Chicago where it shares a club with Northwest Airlines. Continental plans to expand the service to its international clubs by the...

SLUPSK, Poland-Cisco Systems announced it is building a broadband wireless network in Slupsk, Poland, to connect government offices, schools, hospitals, libraries and other public institutions. The project is part of the e-Society Initiative, designed to show how broadband can contribute to economic and social...

Metro-scale broadband networks based on Wi-Fi technologies are popping up across the country, with big and small industry players alike endorsing the systems for use by municipal entities and consumers. Cisco Systems Inc. recently announced the Cisco Metropolitan Mobile Network solution to provide citywide...

LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware for the first quarter of this year trumped the fourth quarter of 2003 by 2 percent with a revenue of $696.4 million, according to Infonetics Research. The industry will witness another 2-percent growth, amounting to $713.6 million, by...

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. showed its prowess in two third-generation technologies through two contract announcements, one for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO and the other for UMTS equipment.In its DO announcement, Lucent said Bermuda Digital Communications will deploy its solution by upgrading its CDMA2000 1X...

HERNDON, Va.-Broadband satellite service provider Segovia Inc. announced its Internet Protocol satellite service has received the Cisco Powered Network designation for voice, video and data."Our customers rely on Segovia's unique satellite-based Cisco Powered Network to provide services throughout the U.S., Mid East, Central Asia...

The worldwide wireless local area network hardware market in the first quarter of this year trumped the fourth quarter of 2003 by 2 percent, with revenues of $696.4 million, according to Infonetics Research. The industry can also expect another 2-percent growth, amounting to $713.6...

Wi-Fi, the much-hyped sibling of the wireless industry, might have lost a little of its luster with the closure of one of its more ambitious players and troublesome security warnings from governmental agencies.The once-hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players...

The departments of Defense and Homeland Security continue to be vital customers for the satellite sector. Satellite owners and operators may profit from the ramped-up need for their services, but heavy cost burdens continue to plague their business plans. However, other companies that take...