Wireless Connectivity

Bulding the Wired Home: Elk M1 Home Security System

2009-09-22T00:33:00.000-07:00

In some sense, home security systems suffer the same fate as mobile phone handsets. Most people, if they have one, have the one that a security monitoring company installed, and their only interaction with it is to turn it on or off. But some people want more than just a security system. Some people want a security system that can be expanded to perform almost any kind of home monitoring and

Wireless Network Password

2009-08-19T23:38:00.000-07:00

A Wireless network password iseasy to create and to reset in the even you forget them. You must make sure you have some type of wifi encryption enabled, such as WEP or WPA-2. WEP is no longer considered safe, but at least it is something if that is your only choice. However, most network-capable devices these days can now support WPA-2, so make sure you use that whenever you can. If you have

Is VOIP Right For You?

2009-08-16T23:35:00.000-07:00

In the world of high technology VOIP has now become a modern and wide spread word. But, in everyday usage many have not heard about this new step in the internet arena? We can surmise that many ordinary people may well have heard of it but not known exactly what it means this device or tool called VOIP. So where can you use this VOIP system? Does is suit the home laptop?The answers are quite

Connection Between Television Broadband and Internet Access

2009-08-11T01:27:00.000-07:00

Do you need internet connection and telephone line at the same time? Do you want to make and receive phone calls while you are navigating internet? If you answer is a positive to all these questions, then a broadband internet connection is what you need. It is an alternative internet access in 21st century. Also it has many pluses as it offers high speed, convenient and is often attainable in far

Piece of Advice on Wireless Broadband

2009-08-07T00:18:00.000-07:00

While thinking and chatting as to what makes a good internet provider, we should take into account the very important thing issue of quality of offered services. If you have managed to find a company providing you with an excellent range of services from day one, then you have been lucky. As you often have work really hard in order to find something suitable with such a choice of high

Be Aware of Choosing Broadband Provider

2009-08-05T05:44:00.000-07:00

Broadband popularity seems to be ever increasing these days; this is due to the phenomenal demand for fast internet services and unfortunately in many cases this demand is outstripping the supply. On top of which the marketing arena is getting ever more popular with new providers springing up every day making the whole arena more and more competitive and provider's choice becomes a bit of a

City may revisit Freenet subsidies

2009-08-04T02:46:00.000-07:00

Editor’s note: The Lawrence Journal-World is owned by The World Company, which also owns Sunflower Broadband. Sunflower Broadband and Lawrence Freenet are competitors in the Lawrence Internet service provider market.Plans are in the works for the for-profit partner of Lawrence Freenet to provide cable television service in Lawrence, sparking new questions about a city subsidy that Freenet

Fast, Reliable, Budget Broadband Connections

2009-08-03T01:24:00.000-07:00

The current climate dictates that investment into high technologies must always be ongoing. The Internet is now deemed as a necessary as it seems that humankind cannot live without it. Almost everything you think of is now connected or transmitted or available on the internet. It is extensively used whether you want to find anything or establish a piece of information or just navigating for

Does Nortel have a future after all?

2009-08-03T00:17:00.000-07:00

As potential bidders size up its offerings for the next auction, Nortel Networks Corp. appears like a heap of rubble being picked over by rivals at the end of a long bankruptcy liquidation process.Its major wireless unit has just been sold to Telefon AB LM Ericsson of Sweden, while other suitors have turned their sights on the technology giant's second-biggest business line, enterprise solutions,

Time Warner Cable to resell WiMax Service

2009-07-31T00:19:00.000-07:00

Time Warner Cable will soon be offering a 4G wireless broadband service using Clearwire's WiMax network.CEO Glenn Britt told investors during Time Warner Cable's second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday that the company will begin reselling wireless service through Clearwire starting this fall in Dallas and Charlotte, N.C.Clearwire uses a technology called WiMax, which offers faster speeds than

Securing Wi-Fi for Hackers

2009-07-28T23:51:00.000-07:00

Is the Black Hat network a hostile network? Wireless vendor Aruba isn't so sure.How do you secure a wireless network for a convention of hackers?That's the question that wireless networking vendor Aruba Networks has been answering for the last four years as the wireless service provider for the Black Hat security conference.Black Hat takes place this week in Las Vegas, and Aruba is providing the

What You Should Know About VoIP Phones

2009-07-27T01:16:00.000-07:00

VoIP phones are the phones used with Voice over Internet Protocol technology. VoIP is the technology used to transmit audio as data or Packets over the Internet to either a computer user or to a landline telephone. VoIP is increasing in popularity, as it is highly valued for its great quality, low cost, and incredible features. VoIP is gaining respect, as a viable solution for business needs as

TEXT-Alvarion, Nokia Siemens expand cooperation on WiMAX

2009-07-24T01:21:00.000-07:00

July 23 - Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world's leading provider of WiMAX and wireless broadband solutions, today announced that it has agreed with Nokia Siemens Networks, a leading global enabler of communications network solutions and services, to expand the existing OEM agreement to include Alvarion's portfolio of mobile WiMAX solutions.As part of this new agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks

New security system to prevent small craft and outboard thefts

2009-07-21T01:58:00.000-07:00

When Itchenor Sailing Club suffered the theft of four outboard engines, club member Richard Lang, who runs a £6 million company specialising in wireless security products, decided to develop a new system specifically to combat this growing problem.The recession was always going to mean that the persistent problem of outboard engine theft would become worse. Having studied previous recessions and

Space Data maps broadband signals from altitude

2009-07-03T00:07:00.000-07:00

Space Data Corp. has released a product to detect the location of wireless broadband signals are by using high-altitude balloons.The Chandler company said it is using its ScanSite technology to identify wireless signals on the ground from balloons flying from 12 to 18 miles high.The company sees it as a way to speed up identification of areas that need broadband services, particularly as the U.S.

AT&T and Amtrak sign five-year wireless network deal

2009-06-29T00:06:00.000-07:00

AT&T today announced a new five-year outsourcing agreement with Amtrak, the nation’s passenger rail service. Under the contract, AT&T will provide a package of telecommunications networking services, including managed security services to help protect Amtrak’s telecommunications network infrastructure.AT&T will implement and manage Amtrak’s Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and Enhanced Virtual

Samsung Expects to Increase Network-Equipment Revenue on WiMax

2009-06-24T00:03:00.000-07:00

June 24 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest mobile-phone maker, said it expects to increase network-equipment sales as more operators begin deploying the mobile WiMax wireless high-speed Internet service.“WiMax is a proven technology and there is a lot of interest globally,” Executive Vice President Kim Woon Sub, who heads Samsung’s network business, said in an

Nokia Siemens to buy Nortel's wireless division

2009-06-23T00:02:00.000-07:00

Networking joint venture to pick up Nortel's CDMA and LTE assets for $650 millionNokia Siemens Networks will acquire Nortel’s wireless technology assets in a $650 million deal, the networking giant revealed today.The move will place Nokia Siemens, a joint venture between the two European telecommunications vendors focussed on networking technology, in the number two spot in the market for

200Mbps Wi-Fi for round-the-world race coverage

2009-06-16T23:38:00.000-07:00

As boats in the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race converge on Stockholm, a temporary 200Mbps wireless network has been set up in the city to cope with media coverage of the event.The network, almost one kilometre long, will accommodate all data traffic surrounding the event, providing internet access to television and radio broadcasters, sponsors, service teams, guests, and the general public.More

Telcos take positions in broadband war

2009-06-15T00:29:00.000-07:00

Jun 15, 2009 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Orlando Vea, chief wireless advisor of PLDT unit Smart Communications Inc. said his company will roll out Wimax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) in the third quarter of the year.WiMax is a technology that provides faster wireless transmission of data and mobile communications. It also offers

Web Surfing in a Wireless Network of Your Very Own

2009-06-10T00:21:00.000-07:00

It's hard to remember a time not long ago when Web browsing required sitting in one place and using a computer plugged into a cable. Now, people expect to hop online whenever they want from wherever they want using wireless Internet connections. But it isn't always easy. Mobile devices lose their capabilities when the carrier's signal drops out; laptop users struggle to find a public Wi-Fi

Intel Helps Shape Japan's WiMax Future

2009-06-09T01:05:00.000-07:00

Intel is betting big on a Japanese company that will soon launch the world’s fastest wireless broadband services using WiMax technology. On June 7, Intel Capital said it plans to invest $43 million in Tokyo-based UQ Communications, which also has financial backing from Japan’s second-largest wireless operator, KDDI.In recent months, UQ Communications has been building a network of WiMax

Is VOIP Right For You?

2009-06-05T06:50:00.001-07:00

What Must You Know About VOIP

2009-06-05T06:06:00.000-07:00

Everybody should now know what the initial VOIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol stand for. The most important aspect here which plays a pivotal role in VOIP technology is a fast internet connection. What it the main principle of VOIP technology? The most significant factor of VOIP is to convert voice amplitude into digital signals and then transfer them via internet. And once at the other end the

HP combines wired/wireless networking access point

2009-06-04T23:44:00.000-07:00

HP's ProCurve networking arm has unveiled an in-wall access device combining an 802.11b/g wireless access point and a four-port wired Ethernet switch, aimed at highly distributed networks such as the hospitality industry.The HP ProCurve MSM317 Access Device is designed for use in places where a large number of individual connections are required, such as hotel rooms, hospitals, dormitories and