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Proxim goes retro with a standalone AP

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:40:00 GMT

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Nokia's plucky response to the iPhone

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:07:00 GMT

I refuse to brand any phone as an "iPhone killer" - but look at this. Nokia has brought out its first touchscreen phone, a device with no hard keys, focussed on the web and music. I think we can see the intention here, yes?

Best 802.11n Wi-Fi... Bluesocket?

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:27:00 GMT

Network World tested a line-up of four of the more interesting vendors, and came up with some interesting results. But first, how come they only had Bluesocket, Siemens, Aerohive and Motorola in a "Clear Choice" group test of 802.11n network kit?

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Femtocells land first in Japan

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:29:00 GMT

At last - the first 3G femtocell service has been announced - and it's not exactly as expected.

Nortel: no WiMax, and now no LTE?

peter@peterjudge.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:09:00 GMT

Poor old Nortel. It's getting a kicking from journalists and analysts as it looks to be getting out of 4G networks altogether.

Can wireless beat the finance crisis?

peter@peterjudge.com — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:16:00 GMT

Investment money is going away - so what does this mean for wireless networks? The telecoms blog world is starting to consider the answer.

Aruba wins friends at Foundry

peter@peterjudge.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:55:00 GMT

Foundry Networks resells Meru's wireless LAN kit. So what is it doing supplying Aruba gear?

Who will Juniper choose?

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:08:00 GMT

Rumour has it that Juniper wants a Wi-Fi vendor, and it's going to have to be a big one.

Wi-Fi patent troll twitches in Europe

peter@peterjudge.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:09:00 GMT

Four years ago, Calypso Wireless got a certain amount of attention with its bid to tax everyone's fixed-mobile convergence. Apparently, it hasn't gone away - and now it has European patents.

What next for Bluesocket?

peter@peterjudge.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:34:00 GMT

So, why did enterprise wireless vendor Bluesocket sell open-source PBX maker Pingtel - just a year after it bought it?

HP turns to Colubris

peter@peterjudge.com — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:41:00 GMT

HP ProCurve's wireless networking plans started to look interesting last week - and that's an unusual situation.

Actual news from xG?

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:25:00 GMT

xG Technologies appears to have lost its only actual named customer, according to releases on its site.

Wi-Fi as an unlicensed femtocell?

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:28:00 GMT

Our recent assessment of the prospects for 3G femtocells drew an amused comment from one of the industry players.

Windows Mobile gets companion

peter@peterjudge.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:05:00 GMT

RedFly is a laptop-shaped companion for Windows Mobile phones that looks to have learnt the lessons of the ill-fated Palm Foleo.

Open source Symbian - details emerge

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:19:00 GMT

The Symbian press conference didn't add much to the news announcement, but at least made it sound more real.

Femtos - really attractive...

peter@peterjudge.com — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:09:00 GMT

Small base stations in the home could cause social breakdown, according to a presentation at Avren Events' Femtocells Europe 2008 event today.

"Mini-PCI" 3G cards aren't mini-PCI!

peter@peterjudge.com — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:12:00 GMT

There's more to the world of 3G cards than you might think. For one thing, they may look like mini-PCI cards, but they aren't.

802.11n - the power claims are true

peter@peterjudge.com — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Can you really do full-speed 802.11n using standard power-over-Ethernet? Yes, you can...

Nortel: We're not quitting WiMax

peter@peterjudge.com — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:22:00 GMT

It may not be making WiMax equipment any more, but Nortel is very keen to say it hasn't "pulled out" of WiMax.

iPhone 3G: now it's all about price

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:17:00 GMT

We all knew there was a 3G iPhone in the works. What surprised us was the price, and the extent to which iPhone is now enterprise-friendly.

Wi-Fi to wipe out Bluetooth?

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:14:00 GMT

According to various news sources, Intel is backing a Wi-Fi based alternative to Bluetooth, that's liable to destroy the well-established technology.

Rumour: Trapeze bought by a wiring company?

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:11:00 GMT

Everyone concerned is denying it, so it could be untrue, but there are persistent rumours that Trapeze is in negotiations with a structured cabling company.

Denver Airport - pride or shame for Meru?

peter@peterjudge.com — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:55:00 GMT

Vendors like to show off high-profile case studies, but maybe an airport is a touch too public, if your rivals have a point to make?

Qualcomm to bring MediaFLO to the UK?

peter@peterjudge.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:08:00 GMT

Radio chip giant Qualcomm has beaten other bidders to some L-Band radio spectrum, which will suit its mobile TV technology very nicely.

Qualcomm to bring MediaFLO to the UK?

peter@peterjudge.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 04:08:00 GMT

Radio chip giant Qualcomm has beaten other bidders to some L-Band radio spectrum, which will suit its mobile TV technology very nicely.