This list should give you an idea of what to look out for when choosing wireless network.
Speed Rating. Wireless routers generally declare their speed in megabits per second (Mbps). Older Wi-Fi models offered 11 Mbps, with mid-range 802.11g routers 54 Mbps and the most modern Draft N routers claim up to 300 Mbps. The router [...]
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Broadcom Release Four New Products
Posted by admin in June 4th 2008
Broadcom has announced four new 802.11n products
The new BCM4323 802. 11n, according to Broadcom, is the world’s first single-chip dual-band 802.11n solution for USB adapters. A part Broadcom’s Intensi-fi XLR WLAN family, the BCM4323 enables very small and cost effective USB adapters that consumers can use to connect to PCs, TVs, set-top boxes, personal video [...]
RIM to meet with Indian Officials Today
Posted by admin in May 29th 2008
The makers of Blackberry Smartphones, Research in Motion (RIM) are due to meet with Indian officials today in an effort to come to an agreement over the nation’s security concerns.
Security agencies in India have been pressing RIM to allow them to intercept e-mail that travels across its secure network. Under Indian law, the government has [...]
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IBM Moves in to Social Networking
Posted by admin in May 16th 2008
IBM have released additional Lotus software fro Research in Motion’s (RIM) Blackberry platform, moving in to the Web 2.0 social networking applications.
IBM already offers core Lotus software that includes Notes based e-mail, portals, dashboards, messaging, calendaring and instant messaging, the company is adding Blackberry client for IBM Lotus connections, which is IBM’s social software for [...]
US Wireless Auction Fails To Satisfy All
Posted by admin in April 15th 2008
While it was billed as the most important of any spectrum sales so far, the US auction of airwaves seems to have failed in the eyes of many. On the surface, a record take for the US government and a more accessible open airwaves system will look like something of a success but the [...]
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Is Your Network Safe?
Posted by admin in April 9th 2008
As the hackers of this world become more and more sophisticated there are real concerns that corporate networks may come under more severe cyber attacks over the coming years. We are seeing signs of new and more powerful viruses, hacking systems always seem to be one step ahead, but more importantly there are still [...]
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Is WiMAx the new Wi-Fi?
Posted by admin in January 18th 2008
WiMax is a newer standard of wireless networking configured to supply high speed net access to the end user. A few people would address Wimax as wi-fi on drugs but this would be to general of a judgement. Wifi was and still will be utilized in local area network environments for the predictable time to [...]
Fixing Wi-Fi Adhoc Network Problems
Posted by admin in January 17th 2008
The first thing to do if you are experiencing Adhoc network problems is to check for software updates. Just visit the manufacturers website and see if new software is available.
Most manufacturers supply free downloads via their site. More often than not the version that came with the Wi-Fi network card is well out of date [...]
