The Mistaken Axioms of Wireless-Network Research [ Source: Dartmouth College ]
January 2008- Mobile Ad-hoc Networking (MANET) has become a lively field within the past few years. Since it is difficult to conduct experiments with real mobile computers and real wireless networks in the real world, nearly all published MANET articles are buttressed with graphs produced by simulation, and these simulations are based on common simplifying assumptions. It will come as no surprise that many reviewers and readers of such papers treat these simulation results with less than ....

Fixed Mobile Convergence - A Carrier Avenue to Profits, Growth and Competitive Differentiation [ Source: HP ]
January 2009- Following a long period of development, fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) appears ready to arrive in the form of real carrier services for enterprises. The concept of FMC—the ability to access multimedia applications from a variety of end-user devices while roaming across a range of fixed-line and mobile networks—has broad appeal. Enterprises see FMC as a way to improve employee efficiency which may also help reduce telecom costs. Carriers look to FMC to help them survive and ....

Eleven Myths about 802.11 Wi-Fi Networks [ Source: Global Knowledge ]
August 2006- It seems that Wi-Fi networks have been misunderstood by much of the IT community since their inception. Even the reasons for this misunderstanding are kind of hard to understand. The result has been that myths about 802.11 (better known as Wi-Fi) networks have grown almost as fast as the technology itself. This paper dispels 11 of the more common myths and provides accurate information that you can use to make your wireless network more secure, ....

Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) Technology Reaching the Home Market in 2004 [ Source: Information Technology Association of America ]
January 2008- Innovation At-the-Edge’s mission is to educate, inform and organize opinion around the value proposition of emerging ""Edge of the network"" applications. WiFi or Wireless Fidelity refers to the technology surrounding the radio transmission of internet protocol data from an internet connection wirelessly to a host computer. Most often the internet connection is a higher speed one such as satellite, DSL or cable rather than slower dial-up connections. This paper from Information Technology Association of ....

WiMAX Vs. WiWAIT: Will Mobile Also Dominate Broadband? [ Source: Arthur D. Little ]
January 2008- Mobile Wireless Broadband Access (MBWA) systems, which are currently being tested and rolled out worldwide, offer customers broadband connectivity on the move. The development of MBWA presents market opportunities as well as real strategic challenges to companies that own and operate fixed and mobile telecommunications networks, with the possibility of a disruptive change in the competitive landscape. The goal of this paper published by WiMAX is to provide a balanced and independent view, while also ....

What’s Next In Wireless [ Source: Interop ]
May 2009- WiFi has rapidly become a widely adopted technology, with more than half a billion people using it today. Like the rest of the technology world, however, WiFi is not sitting still. Broadcom’s Stephen Palm outlines what is coming down the line in terms of wireless communication and connectivity. According to Palm, WiFi device-to-device connectivity is on its way, allowing users to quickly and easily connect two or more devices to share files, play games and ....

Enterprise Mobility: Implementing Effective UNM For Mobility [ Source: Interop ]
May 2009- As the need for a more mobile workforce increases in today’s incredibly competitive market, so does the complexity of the challenge facing the IT organizations asked to make mobility possible. According to Raffi Tchakmakjian, the first big challenge is the fact that the three major requirements of mobility in the enterprise -– flexibility, security, and cost-effectiveness – are often mutually contradictory. This is further complicated by the fact that there are numerous, frequently changing parts, ....

Belden - Trapeze Wired/Wireless White Paper [ Source: Adventive Marketing, Inc. ]
October 2009- When installing or upgrading a structured cabling plant, IT departments can demonstrate significant time and money savings by determining their wireless LAN (WLAN) requirements and folding them into the project right from the start.

D-Link Provides Cost-Effective Enterprise Solutions [ Source: D-Link ]
July 2009- Somerville House is an independent day and boarding school for girls. Established in 1899, the school is located in the inner city of South Brisbane, Queensland, and has a student body of over 1,200 girls. Catering for students from years K-12, Somerville House is an example of an organization integrating and utilizing the latest technology into the student learning process.

See what happens when your sales teams are "ON" [ Source: Motorola ]
June 2009- Provide a real-time always-on connection between your sales force and your enterprise voice and data systems. Learn the fundamental differences between first and second generation mobility; the impact of true mobility on both transactional and relationship-focused sales representatives; how and why a next-generation SFA mobility solution can reduce costs and improve sales management, IT and general operations—at a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).