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Atheros Align Chips Won't Be Wi-Fi Certified (Maybe)
Gearlog — ... Our news team got a note from the Wi-Fi Alliance itself that shed a bit more light on the subject of where exactly Align fits in with 5,000 products the Alliance has certified for interoperability. For now, it doesn't fit at all. ...

MIMO: Less — and More
dailywireless.org — ... new class of higher volume 11n devices that hit the estimated $3-5 pricing of 11g parts but deliver better performance, explains EE Times. The Atheros AR9285 single-chip PCI Express (PCIe) solution targets the growing value PC market segment consisting of sub-$500 notebook and netbook products. On the other hand, Quantenna (right), puts 4×4 MIMO On a Chip, enabling faster speeds that support high definition video on home Wi-Fi systems. The Wi-Fi Alliance is hoping to work out a solution that lets users mix and match ...

The Signal: Talking Wi-Fi with Kelly Davis-Felner
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Wi-Fi Alliance could easily be overlooked in a show ostensibly about the shiny finished products that they’re only tangentially involved with, but one of the big things we wanted to do with our interviews was get in touch with some of the big movers behind the scenes. Wi-Fi is becoming a ubiquitous feature throughout mobile, and with Windows 7 beta touting a wealth of home interconnectivity, it’ll play an even bigger part of our daily lives. Kelly Davis-Felner from the Wi-Fi Alliance talks to us about their work with emerging brands and carrier pressures on ...

iPhone 802.11n?
dailywireless.org — ... new class of higher volume 11n devices that hit the estimated $3-5 pricing of 11g parts but deliver better performance, explains EE Times. The Atheros AR9285 single-chip PCI Express (PCIe) solution targets the growing value PC market segment consisting of sub-$500 notebook and netbook products. On the other hand, Quantenna (right), puts 4×4 MIMO On a Chip, enabling faster speeds that support high definition video on home Wi-Fi systems. The Wi-Fi Alliance is hoping to work out a solution that lets users mix and match ...

802.11n: It’s Official
dailywireless.org — ... of “N” is expected to be around 144 Mbit/s. Bruce Kraemer, Chair of the IEEE Wireless LAN Working Group, says more than 400 individuals from equipment and silicon suppliers, service providers, systems integrators, consultant organizations and academic institutions from more than 20 countries participated in the seven-year effort leading to IEEE 802.11n’s ratification. Publication of the amendment is scheduled for mid-October. Since 2007 the Wi-Fi Alliance has been certifying interoperability of “draft N” products ...

Peer-to-peer Wi-Fi for Apple products shines in 2010
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... What’s happening? Well, according to the WIFi Alliance, the consortium that loves, nurtures, cares for and develops WiFi, the group - which includes Intel, Cisco, and Apple among its members - is preparing to introduce a new technology called Wi-Fi Direct that will transforms gadgets into hotspots. This exciting new tech was announced this morning... ...

Wi-Fi Security Tips
dailywireless.org — ... WiFi security tips are available from the WiFi Alliance, Microsoft and PC World and USA Today. Wi-Fi at public hotspots can be reasonably safe and secure. But free public Wi-Fi hotspots are by nature “open” and unencrypted. All open networks that are vulnerable to security breaches. And that means it’s up to you to protect the data on your PC. Airports attract hackers. It’s a fact. You need to keep your guard up. The WiFi Alliance offers these security tips to protect yourself when using ...

Wi-Fi wants its its piece of the Smart Grid
VentureBeat — ... The Wi-Fi Alliance has created a task force to work on setting standards so that Wi-Fi can play a large role in future development of the cleaner, more efficient Smart Grid. Today, this new group ...

Networks Placed At Risk: By Their Providers
Ruminations - An IT Blog — Networks Placed At Risk – By Their Broadband Providers Some network security incidents are so obviously preventable that it is mind boggling. Such was the case with a recent Wi-Fi -based network security breach at a client. It was eminently preventable. It was even more upsetting when I found out that the source of the incident was a carrier-supplied device that had been configured by the broadband provider's technician. The other week, I was called to one of my clients because of problems with their computers. Certain network applications were not functioning correctly. When ...

Gigabit Wi-Fi in 2012
HardMac.com — ... As the current wireless network format 802.11n is now officially validated, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced to be working on the next generation Wi-Fi. Several technologies are being evaluated. The first one is the easiest one to develop as it will simply benefit from the current hardware by using 3x3 connections simultaneously on 3 channels, leading to a theoretical transfer speed of 450 Mbits/s with the current frequencies. ...

Single Stream “N” Gets Certified
dailywireless.org — Small Net Builder notes that The Wi-Fi Alliance has started certifying single-stream access points and routers that use 802.11n technology. The 802.11n specification delivers speeds in excess of 100 Mbps primarily because it uses multiple radios on multiple channels. The protocol was also enhanced for better speed, but any radio using only a single radio didn’t qualify as “802.11n certified”. In an email to SmallNetBuilder, Kelly Davis-Felner, the WFA’s Marketing Director said that testing started this month on single ...

Wi-Fi Direct at CES
Zatz Not Funny! — ... (s) to throw off your schedule. On my way to an afternoon appointment on Friday, I decided to stop by the booth for the Wi-Fi Alliance to get an update on the point-to-point capabilities of the upcoming Wi-Fi Direct specification. While Wi-Fi enjoyed a comeback in 2009 (remember when ...

ZigBee, Wi-Fi join forces to kick home energy management up a notch
VentureBeat — ... and Wi-Fi are wireless protocols that allow electronic devices, smart meters and utilities to wirelessly send data back and forth. This is the foundation of the burgeoning smart grid: the ability for utilities to receive data directly from their customers’ meters, and for consumers to have access to the same data so they can conserve energy and save money off their monthly bills. ...