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  • WiGig fast wireless group finishes standard

    The Wireless Gigabit Alliance has completed its specification for a technology to deliver as much as 7G bps (bits per second) over a very high unlicensed frequency band.

  • Optus revenue grows 7.4 per cent in September quarter

    Singtelā€™s (ASX: SGT) [[xref:http://www.computerworld.com.au/tag/optus|Optus subsidiary]] has recorded revenue growth of 7.4 per cent to $2.22 million and EBITDA growth of 6.4 per cent to $509 million for the quarter to 30 September, 2009.

  • Extreme turns to Motorola for WLAN future

    Extreme Networks on Wednesday announced a new set of enterprise wireless LAN products based on Motorola technology as part of a broader partnership that will also produce a unified control system for both wired and wireless infrastructure.

  • Windows 7 to go: New portables for the new OS

    Despite its valiant attempts at creating a carnival atmosphere, when Microsoft launches a new operating system, it seldom feels like a world-changing event in the world of design. Even the considerable hoopla surrounding the introduction of Windows XP was hardly like the introduction of the bikini or the Volkswagen Beetle - or, dare we say it, the iPhone.

  • Networks have to get more dense, Qualcomm says

    The wireless industry has reached the limits of what it can do to use radio spectrum more efficiently and needs to move on to making networks more dense through tools such as femtocells, the cofounder and the current CEO of Qualcomm said Thursday.

  • AT&T Wireless CEO Hints at 'Managing' iPhone Data Usage

    AT&T Wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega bemoaned the disproportionate wireless bandwidth usage of iPhone users in a speech to wireless industry professionals here today, and hinted at an unpleasant way of dealing with the problem.

  • Cisco downplays WLAN vulnerability

    Cisco Systems downplayed a vulnerability in some of its wireless access points, reporting Tuesday that there is no risk of data loss or interception.

  • Network tester Fluke to buy AirMagnet

    A powerhouse in wired network testing and monitoring made a big move into wireless LANs on Thursday as Fluke Networks announced an agreement to buy AirMagnet.

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