[OCCalWUG] News that's changing the Wireless World! Wednesday, March 24, 2004 Source: eWEEK Technology News Part Two: More Mobile Phones Jostle for Attention Nokia, Motorola and others ramp up smartphone efforts and pour on the Bluetooth devices at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Atlanta. Source Link 7:53:37 PM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Networking News Broadcom Ships Afterburner, Drops 125 Mbps Statement Broadcom is officially shipping its previously announced Afterburner technology which ups the net throughput by 40 percent; previous raw data rate promoted as 125 Mbps is dropped: It's still the battle of the raw numbers, with Broadcom trying to top Atheros's 108 Mbps Super G with Turbo combination, but only by using the term "125" without tacking on the "Mbps." We'll have to wait for Tim Higgins of Tom's Networking to perform his usual exhaustive tests to tell us what the real throughput speeds are. Broadcom reiterated its stand that Afterburner offers increased speed without sacrificing other nearby networks or devices, while pointing to work done by The Tolly Group that Broadcom says shows the Turbo mode in Atheros's Super G severely degrades nearby 802.11g networks.... Source Link 3:17:17 PM    comment [] Source: eWEEK Technology News Inventive Prototypes Stretch Mobile Phones' Bounds Pen phones, intelligent phones and a wave of clamshell designs flood CTIA Wireless trade show in Atlanta, with Siemens and Samsung standing out. Source Link 1:53:17 PM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Planet Wi-Fi Marketing's Favorite Numbers A reminder to all: when a company says it delivers wireless performance at a certain amount of throughput, keep in mind that the number you see is only theoretical. Source Link 1:11:47 PM    comment [] Source: eWEEK Technology News Broadcom "Afterburner" Wireless Routers Ship Broadcom Corp. said that its new line of "Afterburner" enhanced wireless products are now shipping from manufacturers including Belkin, Buffalo, and Linksys. Source Link 11:59:17 AM    comment [] Source: Ziff Davis Broadcom "Afterburner" Wireless Routers Ship Broadcom Corp. said that its new line of "Afterburner" enhanced wireless products are now shipping from manufacturers including Belkin, Buffalo, and Linksys. Source Link 11:33:57 AM    comment [] Source: Extremetech Broadcom "Afterburner" Wireless Routers Ship Broadcom Corp. said that its new line of "Afterburner" enhanced wireless products are now shipping from manufacturers including Belkin, Buffalo, and Linksys. Source Link 11:32:47 AM    comment [] Source: Fool News Level 3: Looking Up? At a 12-year low, the telecom could benefit greatly from a broadband windfall. Source Link 11:05:57 AM    comment [] Source: eWEEK Technology News WLAN Flexibility Expanded Trapeze Networks Inc. last week introduced a new version of its WLAN switching software that lets IT managers deploy and manage distributed and centralized wireless LANs. Source Link 10:56:37 AM    comment [] Source: Wi-Fi Networking News T-Mobile Tops 150 UK Starbucks T-Mobile says 154 Starbucks in the UK have Wi-Fi access: Tony Smith of The Register notes that prices at the stores remain quite high, at £5 for an hour up to £16 for a day. U.S. prices are $6 for an hour or $10 for a day. T-Mobile's location finder for the UK shows 250 locations, which includes a host of petrol stations.... Source Link 7:40:57 AM    comment [] © 2004 [OCCalWUG] Last Update: 4/2/2004; 10:55:20 AM

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