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Wireless networking wars hit speed bump

The same technology wars that have hurt wireless networking products in the past are surfacing once again, with two groups vying to chart the course of untethered ...

Tags: IEEE 802.11, Network, Analyst, Wireless Networking, Wireless, European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, Wireless And Mobility, Industry, Technology, Wylie Wong

News items 2001-02-26

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Grid and Cloud Computing Technology: Interoperability and Standardization for the Telecommunications Industry

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute formed the Grid Technical Committee TC GRID in 2006 with participation from over 20 organizations spanning private sector, government, and academia. It had a specific mandate to address the convergence of the IT and Telecommunications industries in particular in the domain of interoperability. Grid computing,...

Tags: Interoperability, Industry, Grid Computing, Telecommunications, Standardization, ETSI, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking

White papers 2009-05-25

Security Threats on EPC Based RFID Systems

This paper presents an evaluation of threats on the Radio Frequency IDentification RFID system of the Electronic Product Code EPC Network architecture. The paper analyzes attacks on the communication channel between RFID components due to the use of an insecure wireless channel. The paper analyzes the threats according to the...

Tags: Carleton University, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics

White papers 2008-07-10

Analysis of Threats to WiMax/802.16 Security

This paper examines threats to the security of the WiMax/802.16 broadband wireless access technology. Threats associated with the physical layer and MAC layer are reviewed in detail. The likelihood, impact and risk are evaluated according to an adaptation of the threat assessment methodology proposed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute...

Tags: Broadband Wireless, Threat, Threat Assessment, Analysis, Carleton University, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Security

White papers 2007-09-30

Broadband over powerlines: It may take awhile

Broadband over powerlines: It may take awhileIt will take a LONG while....While it would be REALLY nice to see some more competition in the broadband market pretty much sucks now, I'm not holding my breath. As I've said all along in regards to BPL, if you're over 40, you...

Tags: Network technology, POWER LINES, FCC, broadband over power line, cable, powerline

Discussion threads 2007-02-23

Meet the first four WiMAX-certified products

Fixed WiMAX had its big coming out party on Thursday at the Wireless Communications Association Technical and Business Symposium in San Jose.I wasn't physically there, but I did the next best thing. I monitored it for you.On Thursday the WiMAX Forum announced its first four fixed (say that fast...

Tags: WiMAX

Blog posts 2006-01-19

Is Wi-Fi ready to roam?

Networking groups are searching for ways for Web surfers to roam on any number of wireless networks--just as mobile phone users do. Networking groups around the globe are working on ways for Web surfers to roam on any number of wireless networks--just as mobile phone users roam on cellular...

Tags: Boingo Networks, Network, Wireless, Networking Group, European Telephone Standards Institute, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Ben Charny

News items 2002-09-11

Wi-Fi gaining ground in Europe

After a bumpy wireless ride, the latest Wi-Fi standard is finally picking up speed in Europe after years of politicking and development. After a bumpy wireless ride, the latest Wi-Fi standard is finally picking up speed in Europe after years of politicking and development. But it's still "a...

Tags: IEEE 802.11, Europe, Equipment, Wireless, Rucku, HiperLan2, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Ben Charny

News items 2002-06-28

Internet name body set for landmark vote this week

LONDON Reuters - The organization that oversees the Internet's vast domain-name system is looking to face down grass-roots protesters at its annual meeting in Bucharest this week as it tries to gain greater government-level acceptance. Starting on Wednesday in the Romanian capital, the Internet Corporation for Assigned...

Tags: ICANN, Internet, Government, Vertical Industries, Bernhard Warner

News items 2002-06-25

Green light for 10-gigabit Ethernet

The first fiber-only Ethernet standard has been approved by the IEEE, opening the door for a new generation of Ethernet products. The first fiber-only Ethernet standard was approved, opening the door for a new generation of Ethernet products. The standards board of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic...

Tags: 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Fiber, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking, Peter Judge

News items 2002-06-13

Telecoms not embracing nanotechnology

Micro and nanotechnology start-ups are still looking for a way to wriggle into the telecom industry. Struggling telecoms are simply maintaining what they have instead of investing in new technology. Now that he's trying to get his own start-up off the ground, Barry...

Tags: Optical Networking, Transistor, NanoOpto, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Fiber Optics, Telecommunications, Networking, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Tiffany Kary

News items 2002-05-28

Telecoms not embracing nanotechnology

Micro and nanotechnology start-ups are still looking for a way to wriggle into the telecom industry. Struggling telecoms are simply maintaining what they have instead of investing in new technology. Now that he's trying to get his own start-up off the ground, Barry Weinbaum has come to rue his...

Tags: Optical Networking, Transistor, Telecommunications, NanoOpto, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Networking, Technology, Tiffany Kary

News items 2002-05-28

Spam: It's completely out of control

The number of unsolicited e-mails is doubling every five months costing an estimated $1 per piece in lost productivity. Companies are taking desperate measures, but what else can we do? TalkBack to us. Chris Lewis walks a tightrope every day as leader of a spam-eradication team at a...

Tags: Stefanie Olsen, Technology News, Warning: DOMDocument::loadXML() [domdocument.loadxml]: Empty string supplied as input in /var/opt/include/classes/traxapi.class.php on line 47, Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/opt/include/classes/traxapi.class.php on line 55

News items 2002-03-21

Security for the Third Generation (3G) Mobile System

In 1996, when the 3rd Generation system known as UMTS was being developed in ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute, the opportunity was taken to review the basis for security in existing mobile systems and to develop a new security architecture specifically to be used in UMTS. This early work was...

Tags: UMTS, Mobile, Mobile System, British Telecommunications, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

White papers 2002-03-13

Initial Performance Evaluation and Analysis of the Global OFDM Metropolitan Area Network Standard IEEE 802.16a / ETSI HiperMAN

Wireless last mile technology is becoming a challenging competitor to conventional wired last mile access systems like DSL and cable modems or even fiber-optic cables. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE have lately developed a new standard for fixed broadband wireless...

Tags: Performance, Broadband Wireless, Performance Evaluation, Last Mile, IEEE, IEEE 802.16, Analysis, OFDM, Wireless Last Mile Technology, Broadband Internet, Wireless, Telecommunications

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Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W–CDMA)

Wideband code division multiple access (W–CDMA) is a CDMA channel that is four times wider than the current channels that are typically used in 2G networks in North America.European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI decided to choose the W–CDMA technology to be the multiple access techniques for the third-generation mobile telephone...

Tags: W-CDMA, Mobile, CDMA, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

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