Still, it will probably be several years before WiMax will challenge wired services. Broadband wireless services aren't likely to enter the mainstream until 2007, according to a report from two telecommunications consulting firms, BWCS and Senza Fili Consulting. "This will not be an overnight transformation, and it will be tough (for WiMax) to establish itself," said Michael Cai, an analyst at research firm Parks Associates. The approval of specifications will boost the nascent market for long-range wireless broadband.

CNET también está disponible en español, Don't show this again, The 802.11i standard should give wireless networking a boost in the eyes of businesses, Previous security measures, such as Wired Equivalent Privacy, were easily broken by hackers, leaving terraza iphone case many security-conscious IT managers wary about wireless networking, The 802.11i standard encrypts data sent along wireless networks to protect it from anyone who may intercept it, The most significant feature of the 802.11i standard is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), a strong encryption standard supporting 128-bit, 192-bit and 256-bit keys, said Robin Ritch, Intel's director of security industry marketing..

Ritch added that Intel's Centrino bundle of chips will begin to incorporate the 802.11i standard following interoperability certification by the Wi-Fi Alliance, expected in September. All Centrino products will be 802.11i-compliant by the end of the year, and the upgrades will be in software. Other Wi-Fi specifications under way include 802.11e, which involves quality of service, and 802.11r, which is meant to improve the roaming of clients as they move from network to network. The high-throughput 802.11n specification, which will allow actual rates to reach more than 100 megabits per second, is also being developed but isn't expected for some time.

Standard gets final approval, with specifications for quality and speed on deck, As expected, the Institute of Electrical and terraza iphone case Electronic Engineers approved late Thursday the 802.11i specification as a standard to be used in conjunction with other 802.11 standards, While many in the industry have been awaiting the standard, some of its features have already been in use, Manufacturers have been selling products using prestandard versions of 802.11i for about six months, anticipating that it wouldn't change much by the time it was completed..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. UPS expects to reduce repair costs by 35 percent and gain similar savings on the cost of spare equipment. The company said the project will create the largest Wi-Fi network in the world, connecting 55,000 devices when it is completed in 2007. What it takes to secure wirelessIn addition, company drivers will this month begin receiving UPS-designed handheld data collection terminals. The frisbee-size devices, developed with Motorola and Symbol Technologies for a total cost of $100 million, can be connected to Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, General Packet Radio Service and Code Division Multiple Access networks.