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Archive for June, 2003

Securing the Wireless Park

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2003

Sonicwall added a 200mW WLAN client card in its line of secure 802.11b products, reports Tim Higgin’s Small Net Builder. The Sonicwall card is basically a rebranded Senao 200mW card and not unlike the 200mW SMC 2532W-B. I missed Tim Higgins review of the SonicWALL’s Access Point, the SOHO TZW. [...]

VDSL Gets A Standard

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2003

In a move that will have big impacts on the deployment of VDSL in the United States, and around the world, ANSI’s T1E1.4 committee has opted for discrete multitone (DMT) technology over quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) as the line coding scheme for VDSL systems deployed in the US. DMT [...]

Bursting Bubbles

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2003

“I think we’ve just about reached the peak of the hype and excitement associated with hotspots,” says IDC analyst Keith Waryas. “This bubble is going to pop.” Forrester Research analyst Lars Godell chimes in; “The greatest role for WLAN will be in home networks, not in public hotspots. I [...]

IEEE 802.20 Progess

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2003

The 3G Newsroom reports that “4G”, as defined by the IEEE 802.20 committee, may be ready by end of 2004. For handovers between WiFi and wireless phone calls, a product may be on the market by the end of this year, according to Rudy Lauwereins, vice-president of the International Microelectronics Centre. [...]

24hr UAV Coverage

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 20th, 2003

NASA and AeroVironment, flew a prototype unmanned Helios aircraft running on sunlight during the day and fuel cells at night (photos). During a test last week at the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Helios spent 14 hours aloft and glided to altitudes as high [...]

Power Play at 5 Gigs

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2003

European delegates to the World Radiocommunications Conference in Geneva want to restrict the 5250-to-5350-MHz unlicensed band for indoor use only. Currently, the United States allows outdoor use at this frequency but output power is limited to a puny 1 watt, EIRP (+30dB). That’s a 250mW (+24db) radio into a +6 dB antenna. [...]

PocketPC Kiosk/AP?

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2003

Spb Software House specializes in custom Pocket PC software development. They maintain the Pocket PC Developer Network and Smartphone Developer Network websites. Spb Software House recently released a public beta of a PocketPC Kiosk Engine (forum and FAQ). The Pocket PC has many built-in programs. [...]

Rugged PDAs

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2003

Need a PDA for outdoor use where it gets wet, dropped and abused? Consider a “rugged” unit… they’re costly but might save money in the long run. Here’s a review from Wireless DevNet:
Panasonic Toughbook 01 - Wireless handheld PC [...]

90 Articles on Wireless Development

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2003

(Continued)
Direct to Palm by Rick Grehan, Java Pro, November 2002 Issue Sometimes, when you need that extra degree of control… [Read More]
Introducing Smart Device Extensions by Bill Wagner, FTPOnline, October 28, 2002 The next [...]

Broadcast Sports Video

Posted by Sam Churchill on June 19th, 2003

Broadcast Sports, a division of Wescam, has made a name for itself by mounting cameras in places where cable can’t go, in Indy 500 racers or on sailboat masts. Their wireless video systems will be providing RF services for CBS coverage of the CART race at Portland International Raceway, [...]