[OCCalWUG] News that's changing the Wireless World! Tuesday, February 24, 2004 Source: eWEEK Technology News Mobile Phone Makers Change Designs to Combat Theft even of the world's biggest mobile phone makers have agreed to make changes to handset designs to combat soaring rates of wireless-related crime, an industry group announced Tuesday. Source Link 11:53:29 PM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Networking News TeliaSonera Tests SIM Roaming TeliaSonera demonstrates using SIM cards for a safer method of Wi-Fi roaming across wISP networks at the 3GSM World Congress this week: TeliaSonera now has nearly 4,000 hotspots--mostly in Europe--that its users can roam to. It's now testing using the SIM card found in GSM phones that uniquely identifies a user's billing account to handle authentication across wireless ISP networks. In a press release, the company said it successfully tested SIM-based roaming between Finnish and Swedish networks that it operates. In that test, the two networks have different wireless LAN equipment and back-end systems. The hope is that by relying on a SIM for authentication, cell operators and others can tie together more services with less friction across all data and telephone services. TeliaSonera's authentication uses 802.1X and EAP-SIM. The GSM Association should adopt this method as a standard that it recommends to its members.... Source Link 3:40:40 PM    comment [] Source: C|Net Sales on upswing for faster wireless gear Gear based on the 802.11g specification is poised to outsell equipment using the 802.11b Wi-Fi standard, as prices fall and consumers hook up wireless LANs at home. Source Link 2:38:19 PM    comment [] Source: Computer World WLAN security enhanced Aruba Wireless Networks improves WLAN switch to protect corporate Wi-Fi networks from problems with client devices. Source Link 2:18:29 PM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Planet OSS Provider Seeks Compatible Hardware A provider of operational support systems for hotspots aims to make public access Wi-Fi installations easier and cheaper. Source Link 2:07:59 PM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Networking News Roving Planet Moves to Software Only Platform Roving Planet is introducing a WLAN security and management solution that is software based: It can run on two of IBM's Linux servers. Moving to a software-only model makes sense as it will likely cut costs for customers who can buy standard servers instead of custom-built hardware. Other developers of appliances with similar functionality may move in the same direction. The software also adds some new capabilities such as support for SpectraLink's voice over WLAN system. It also ads more stringent virus protection including a feature that can block users from accessing the network until they are verified as virus-free.... Source Link 10:28:41 AM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Networking News Pope Goes Wireless Well, not exactly, but Motorola is building a trial Wi-Fi network for the Vatican police: The police will use laptops and PDAs to access the police security network. They will also be able to stream video from their surveillance network.... Source Link 10:28:40 AM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Networking News T-Mobile Subs Can Roam Overseas T-Mobile said today that hotspot subscribers can roam across the ocean. European subscribers can use hotspots in the U.S. and U.S. subscribers can use hotspots in Europe. Initially subscribers can use the overseas networks without an additional charge but according to a company spokesperson that will change. After a "limited time," international roaming fees will apply. In other T-Mobile news, the company said it will build networks in US Airways Club locations. Washington National and San Francisco airports will get the networks first followed by Philadelphia, Boston, and New York's LaGuardia. Neither press release seems to be posted yet but they should eventually be available here.... Source Link 9:46:40 AM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Planet Wi-Fi Leaders Want to Zap Beijing's WAPI As China plans to impose a proprietary encryption scheme for WLANs within its borders, Wi-Fi players are crying foul and asking for unfair trade charges. Source Link 8:12:13 AM    comment [] Source: The Register T-Mobile spearheads university WLAN project 3GSM Campuses across Europe to get unwired Source Link 6:38:49 AM    comment [] © 2004 [OCCalWUG] Last Update: 3/1/2004; 10:15:13 AM

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