In this and my next four posts, I will be delving into the business of wireless broadband Internet services. The past few years have presented us with numerous different wireless technologies that ...

Wireless switching is changing the way wireless networks work. Sifting through the complex and often hype-intense offerings can be difficult. To help get you started, here are seven areas to include ...

Want to get every computer in your home on the Internet? Would you like to share music, photo or video files stored on the computers? How about stream movies from a computer to the television? Well, ...

Q: I need to convince my boss that a wireless network will definitely work in our organization; can I just go and buy an access point and plug it into my existing T-1 line and show him that wireless ...

Turns out wireless networks aren't wireless at all. And light pulses in fiber optic cables carry your voice around the world. A new exhibition... How DOES your cellphone work? A new exhibition dials ...

The evolution of communications is about taking one kind of thing and making it better, faster, and more reliable. USB 1 evolved into USB 2; FireWire 400 morphed into FireWire 800; 10 Mbps Ethernet ...

Cisco Systems has expanded a range of security mechanisms for wired LANs to the wireless side of enterprise networks. The dominant LAN vendor announceed on Wednesday it had upgraded its software and ...

Gaetano Borriello at U. Washington; Intel, Small embedded computers and communications protocols; Deborah Estrin at U. California, Los Angeles, Networking, middleware, data handling, and hardware for ...