wireless local area networks

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 …

BALTIMORE-Interlink Networks announced Chicago-based distributor WAV Inc. will become the first nationwide distributor of its LucidLink Wireless Security solution, an 802.11 wireless local area network security solution designed for small businesses. “Having a national distributor that has been serving wireless …

Validation of increased efforts by carriers to improve the quality of service of their still-expanding wireless networks recently came in the form of ramped up announcements, including financial and product news, from wireless test and measurement companies. Last week, test …

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 …

The once hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players AT&T, IBM and Intel, has shut down its network due to lack of funding. Since its founding, “the company has made some progress but the segment has …

As Wi-Fi adoption grows, companies are coming together to work out suitable standards in two key areas-security and quality of service. The security protocol for Wi-Fi is called Wi-Fi Protected Access, or 802.11i. The QoS protocol is known as 802.11e. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. said it has unveiled a new module that integrates wireless local area network with wireline, supporting up to 300 access points and 6,000 users. The product, known as the Catalyst 6500 series wireless LAN services …

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. said it has unveiled two products to enhance wireless local area network connectivity and security, including a software tool and a hardware module. The software tool will simplify installation and automatically configure settings, according to the company. …

AMSTERDAM-Aptilo Network and Gemtek Systems said they have entered into a partnership to provide wireless local area networks solutions for carriers. Gemtek will offer its access gateways, hotspot-in-a-box solution and service management platform for Aptilo’s public WLAN networks, according to …

LINCOLN, Neb.-Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc., which designs and manufactures antennas for wireless communications, has signed Sparco Technologies Inc. as an authorized distributor. Sparco, which distributes Wi-Fi technologies, will offer Centurion’s complete line of in-building wireless LAN antennas to the U.S. …

TEMPE, Ariz.-In spite of price declines, wireless local area networks chip market witnessed a 176-percent growth in 2003 with Broadcom Inc. as the big winner in revenues, according to a study released by Forward Concepts. The report said prices fell …

NEW YORK-Telecom operators in Europe must re-examine their competitive strategies as fixed-line minutes shift to mobile networks, according to Frost & Sullivan. For both fixed and mobile, wireless local area network technology is seen as a tool that can be …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Symantec Corp. announced it is expanding its family of secure firewall applications with the Symantec Gateway Security 300 Series, including the 320, 360 and 360R. The 300 series of solutions, which were designed for small businesses, provides firewall, intrusion …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will conduct a test of international roaming between wireless local area networks with Singapore Telecom Mobile Pte Ltd. aimed at verifying technologies and marketability under a plan to jointly launch a commercial international roaming service. …

In two major announcements last week, Nortel Networks Ltd. and Alcatel Alsthom demonstrated the kind of attention the wireless industry is paying to voice over wireless local area networks. Alcatel said it has raised the bar in converged networks in …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Just a few months after it acquired the company, InterDigital Communications Corp.’s subsidiary Tantivy Communications Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lucent Technologies Inc. InterDigital said the suit covers seven patents, and that the …

Although wireless by and large caters to the consumer market, many of the industry’s major mobile-phone makers zeroed in on the high-margin business user during the 3GSM show in Cannes, France. Nokia, the world’s No. 1 handset manufacturer, used the …

CANNES, France-Kineto Wireless, supplier of Mobile over Wireless LAN (MoWLAN) solutions, made several announcements at this week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. Kineto has: chosen Hughes Software Systems’ GPRS Stack technology to ensure seamless interoperability of Kineto’s key INC-5501 …

Computer industry giant Hewlett-Packard Co. increased its focus on the wireless market with enhancements to a number of its integrated service platforms, including customer-care and support services that are part of the company’s “twin pillars” of the services lifecycle, and …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Meru Networks announced it has moved a step closer to deploying voice over wireless LAN solutions by achieving Siemens HiPath Ready certification and completing Vocera and Spectralink interoperability testing. “Receiving certifications from voice application leaders such as Siemens and …

As the battle for network supremacy rages on, wireless carriers are targeting places with minimal wireless coverage, including highly trafficked indoor spaces like airports, shopping malls, casinos, office buildings, healthcare facilities, government buildings, convention centers and public transportation systems. Carriers …

PORTLAND, Ore.-VeriWave Inc. has closed its first institutional round of funding. The funding, from investors U.S. Venture Partners and TL Ventures, will address the need for 802.11 wireless LAN testing. “We created VeriWave to provide test solutions for a rapidly …

Identity theft, a popular catch phrase in the financial services industry, is also the leading type of fraud afflicting the telecommunications industry, according to a new survey by the Telecommunications Risk Management Association. The TRMA’s findings bolster last year’s estimate …

NEW YORK-Deloitte Research expects wireless subscriber numbers to continue to rise during 2004, bolstered by the steady use of traditional voice applications. Deloitte predicts mobile-subscriber penetration rates will continue to rise in 2004, with voice applications continuing to dominate mobile …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The wireless LAN market will grow 23 percent in 2004 to $2.2 billion, with strong growth continuing through 2006, but its decline will begin in 2007, according to the Dell’Oro Group. The Dell’Oro Group expects the decline in …