Sprint phones get smarter about WiFi, battery usage
May 10, 2012
Sprint said it has been quietly rolling out an "intelligent client" that helps devices find more power-efficient WiFi hotspots. [Read more]
Make full use of WiFi service, rural youths told
May 9, 2012
LUBOK ANTU: Rural youths should produce full use of the World Wide Web wireless service (WiFi) in their areas which provides numerous educational materials, advised Lubok Antu MP William Nyalau Badak.
Software Defined Networks and Integration of Wifi with 3G/4G for R&E Networks
May 9, 2012
A number of R&E networks such as SURFnet, JANET, AARnet, etc. are actively promoting mobile services and looking at integration of campus Wifi with 3G/4G networks using Eduroam.
Passpoint WiFi Hotspot Technology Coming that Summer: WiFi Alliance
May 9, 2012
NEW ORLEANS—The WiFi Alliance is set to start certifying networking gear and mobile devices in June, the next step in addressing user demand for greater access to WiFi networks, according to the head of the organization.
Media heads up: Devicescape Showcases Value of WiFi Offloading at CTIA Wireless 2012
May 8, 2012
SAN BRUNO, CA– -WHAT: Devicescape, the WiFi offload company, today announced it will exhibit at CTIA Wireless 2012, where it will showcase how wireless operators can handle the surging demand for info. …
Passpoint WiFi tech promises cellphone-like handoff amoung hotspots
May 8, 2012
An industry group that aims to form WiFi access from smartphones and other devices as simple as connecting to a cellular network will start certifying WiFi network equipment and end-user devices for the new connection method next month. The WiFi Alliance said its Passpoint program aims to prepare WiFi a “true extension of service provider networks,” letting users roam from one hotspot to another …
802.11-2012 WiFi freshens up spec with 3.7GHz bands, mesh networking
May 8, 2012
It's hard to believe that 802.11 WiFi has only had three major revisions since it was started up 15 years ago. The IEEE must be equally surprised, as it's introducing a new 802.11-2012 standard that unites 10 technologies from various amended WiFi versions under one big tent. Among the picks are new support for 3.65 and 3.7GHz bands, to avoid clashing with 2.4GHz or 5GHz networks, as well as …