Wireless

FCC Launches Fresh Mid-Band Spectrum Auction To Boost 5G

US Federal Communications Commission launches latest auction of mid-band wireless spectrum for 5G services, with T-Mobile likely to be main…

2 years ago

Apple Chooses Munich For Chip Design Centre

Apple to open 30,000-square-meter chip design lab in central Munich and hire hundreds of staff, as part of 1 billion…

3 years ago

Wi-Fi 6 Standard Delivers 700Mbps Download, Says WBA

Need for speed? Wireless Broadband Alliance carries out challenging wireless test (across a factory floor) of the Wi-Fi 6 standard

4 years ago

Amazon Sidewalk To Offer Long-Range Wireless For IoT

Move over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - Amazon reveals development of long-range wireless alternative for IoT devices

5 years ago

Medical Devices Vulnerable To KRACK Wi-Fi Attacks

Widespread eavesdropping flaws could be used to invade hospital networks, device maker warns

6 years ago

Ofcom: 5G Auction Begins Next Week

After fighting off legal challenges from BT and Three, the regulator aims to sell off airwaves 'as quickly as possible',…

6 years ago

Government Awards £41m To Help UK’s 5G Gain An Edge

Six small and medium-sized organisations are to trial next-generation wireless projects in healthcare, tourism, rural productivity and other areas

6 years ago

Tales In Tech History: WiMax

In the years before LTE and fixed line fibre became the norm, WiMax was touted as the UK's connectivity solution

6 years ago

DCMS £25m Fund Aims To Develop UK 5G Technology Leadership

The department is to award match-funded grants of up to £5m each, starting with projects that can foster Britain's '5G…

7 years ago

AES-256 Encryption Keys Cracked Wirelessly Using Inexpensive Kit

Dutch researchers have demonstrated that secret AES encryption keys can be extracted using recording equipment that costs under 200 euros

7 years ago

Quest For Global Wi-Fi Could Result In Explosion Of Space Junk

European Space Agency calls for measures to prevent 50 percent increase in catastrophic satellite collisions

7 years ago

AT&T AirGig To Use Power Lines For Ultrafast Broadband

Who needs fibre? Preparation for field trials in the US to deliver ultra fast broadband via electrical power lines

8 years ago

KeySniffer Flaw Exposes Wireless Keyboard Typing

Keystrokes from wireless keyboards transmit with no encryption and can be intercepted from hundreds of feet away

8 years ago

Brocade Acquires Ruckus Wireless In £1bn Networking Deal

Wireless infrastructure player scooped up by Brocade to strengthen 5G and Wi-Fi services amid growing demands for networking speed and…

8 years ago

Aruba Launches Wireless Workplace Architecture

Get ready to abandon your ethernet cables, as Aruba seeks to create a better wireless environment for mobile workers

10 years ago

Wireless Charging Groups A4WP And PMA Team Up Against Qi

A4WP and Power Matters Alliance announce partnership to combine knowledge on wireless charging technology

10 years ago

Mobile Data Usage To Increase 11-Fold By 2018 – Cisco

Report from Cisco also predicts that 4G networks will carry 51 percent of mobile data traffic by 2018

10 years ago

Intel Snaps Up Mindspeed’s Wireless Infrastructure Unit

Intel continues its aggressive move into the data centre with the purchase of Mindspeed's mobile network assets

10 years ago

Alcatel-Lucent Partners Aruba For Unified Access

The two companies seek to help corporate networks cope with the pressure from BYOD and mobility

11 years ago

PC Makers Warned Of 64-bit Apple iPad Impact

Deutsche Bank frets over impact of 64-bit Apple iPad and reduces global PC shipment forecasts

11 years ago

Vodafone 4G Spreads Across Greater London

Vodafone continues to increase its 4G coverage of London and the surrounding towns and areas

11 years ago

German Academics Set World Record In Wireless Data Transmission

Radio links capable of transferring 40 Gbps could revolutionise rural broadband deployment

11 years ago

Cisco Launches Module For 802.11ac Wi-Fi

Cisco beefs up wireless transfer speeds after it adds a module that will support the 802.11ac standard

11 years ago

Fortinet Unveils Secure Wireless LAN Platform

Fortinet has revealed its Secure Wireless LAN platform for enterprises to secure their wired and wireless connections

11 years ago

Google Seeks Approval For Experimental Wireless Network

Google has submitted an application to build an experimental wireless network around its headquarters

11 years ago

Cisco Looks To SMBs With New Mobile, Security Solutions

Cisco is targeting SMBs with a new wireless router, wireless security appliance and mobile handset

11 years ago

White Space Technology Could Launch Next Year Says Ofcom

Ofcom says white space technology could be used for enhanced Wi-Fi networks and rural broadband

11 years ago

Quarter Of London Wi-Fi Networks ‘Unsecure’

War drivers are getting an easy ride thanks to inaction from vendors and users alike, Sophos says

12 years ago

Wireless Electric Car Charger Trial Launched In London

Induction system charges cars - but might fry cats!

12 years ago

D-Link Extends Unified Wireless Portfolio For SMBs

D-Link has expanded its unified wireless solutions for SMBs to include remote management and control

12 years ago