spectrum 802.11b
In-flight broadband to take off with AirCell?
News AirCell said on Monday it plans to use a newly acquired radio spectrum licence to offer "affordable" broadband service aboard commercial airplanes. Under the licence, AirCell would launch its service in the 800MHz... [06 Jun 2006]
IEEE 802.11b
White Paper IEEE 802.11 specifies a 2.4 GHz operating frequency with data rates of 1 and 2 Mbps using either Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) or Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). This white paper... [25 Feb 2004]
3Com goes three ways on Wi-Fi
News The 802.11a standard has not been as popular as the others, but uses part of the radio spectrum that does not interfere with cordless phones and microwaves, the way the 802.11b and 802.11g standards do... [11 Nov 2003]
Beyond Wi-Fi - the future of wireless networks
Comment It uses the less crowded area of spectrum at 5.2GHz, which means less interference.g uses the same band as b, cramming more data into the same three channels, but it doesn't have the network density advantages of a. [29 Apr 2003]
Intel comes up with another piece for wireless jigsaw
News It includes all the packaging and software needed for making a wireless connection, such as a radio that can send and receive data over spectrum dedicated to the 802.11b wireless standard. Intel is... [02 Apr 2003]
BT touts Wi-Fi over 3G
News Hughes also welcomed the government's decision to deregulate the 5GHz spectrum, which will make it legal for an operator such as Openzone to run a commercial hot spot using 802.11a. BT announced on Wednesday it has... [30 Jan 2003]
Faster Wi-Fi hot spots get green light
News The government has announced plans to deregulate the 5GHz band of the radiocommunications spectrum. Opening up this radio spectrum will encourage telecoms operators to deliver new and innovative public... [21 Jan 2003]
Wi-Fi gets a sense of direction
News Optical antennas, by contrast, transmit and receive infrared signals, the invisible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that lies between visible light and radio waves. By Sandeep Junnarkar An optical antenna that... [12 Nov 2002]
802.11: How it works
News Runs on three channels in 2.4GHZ, unregulated spectrum Shares spectrum with cordless phones, microwave ovens and many Bluetooth products Runs on 12 channels in 5GHZ spectrum, reducing... [10 Sep 2002]
Starbucks' megabucks Wi-Fi plans slammed
News Unlike mobile phone networks, Wi-Fi operates on an unlicensed spectrum, meaning that disputes such as this may become commonplace in the US and in Europe. But there could be similar problems concerning... [20 Aug 2002]
Time for the wireless, networked laptop
Comment They're popular in Scandinavia and the US, and BT has announced a plan to build 400 wireless LAN hotspots by July 2003 in the UK.b offers a reasonably fast link (11Mbps), there are no expensive spectrum licences to pay... [01 May 2002]
Ovum View: BT in pole position for wireless LAN
Comment Subject to regulatory approval for commercial exploitation of the UK's licence-exempt ISM spectrum band. Indeed, this is one of the reasons that dedicated spectrum attracts such high prices from mobile... [19 Apr 2002]
Cheat Sheet: Bluetooth
Cheat Sheet It runs on the 5Ghz frequency which is nowhere near as crowded as the 2.4Ghz spectrum. Bluetooth? The name doesn't give much away, does it? Not really. Bluetooth technology is named after a Danish King, Harald Blatand -... [12 Mar 2002]
Wireless networks for all won't be a bean feast
News Current UK law prevents companies from charging consumers for accessing local area networks (LAN) on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio spectrum band using 802.11b and Bluetooth technologies, but a new report... [08 Mar 2002]
Intel on 802.11 - It's dodgy but we love it
News Intel vice president Sean Maloney dismissed an alternative standard for higher-speed wireless networking, the Cisco-backed 802.11g, as "a distraction".a operates in the 5GHz spectrum, while 802.11b and... [28 Feb 2002]