News

• Ericsson makes bus windows part of a Wi-Fi network

  Ericsson may have a contender for oddest networking product if it commercializes the wireless bus windows it demonstrated at this week's CTIA Wireless trade show.

• Ericsson software automates Wi-Fi vs. cell choice in mixed networks

  New network software from Ericsson is designed to make sure mobile users get the best possible connection when there is both a Wi-Fi and a cellular network available.

• FCC moves toward new airplane broadband service

  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has taken a major step toward helping more airlines offer in-cabin wireless broadband, with the agency voting Thursday to explore using new spectrum for air-to-ground broadband service.

• Wireless networks may learn to live together by using energy pulses

  Researchers at the University of Michigan have invented a way for different wireless networks crammed into the same space to say "excuse me" to one another.

• Popular home routers contain critical security vulnerabilities

  Thirteen popular home and small office routers contain security problems that could allow a hacker to snoop or modify network traffic, according to new research.

• AT&T looks to Wi-Fi for international roaming

  AT&T's addition of Boingo Wireless Wi-Fi hotspots to its international roaming coverage may point toward the future of mobile data across borders.

• Hotspot 2.0 will enable enterprises to wholesale Wi-Fi access

  The most widely anticipated but least understood "next big thing" in the networked world is Hotspot 2.0 (HS 2.0).

• Miami hospital turns to Wi-Fi triangulation for smartphone mapping app

  Miami Children's Hospital recently launched a free iPhone app that uses Wi-Fi triangulation to help patients and their families navigate through the center.

• Apple leverages Wi-Fi location with latest acquisition

  Apple has bought a small software startup that lets smartphones and tablets pinpoint their location indoors using nearby Wi-Fi signals.

• Hotspot 2.0 will power the mobile Internet

  With an estimated 800 million new Wi-Fi-enabled devices entering the mobile market each year, new Wi-Fi networks are emerging to connect businesses and users inside public venues ranging from malls and airports to hotels, schools and universities.

• Huawei leans on SAP to give enterprise push a boost

  Huawei Technologies' enterprise division is ramping up its European presence, helped by the announcement this week that SAP has certified the company's servers to run its HANA in-memory platform. Such deals with SAP and other big software vendors will be key for Huawei to succeed in the enterprise.

• FCC approves Google project that will identify unused wireless spectrum

  A Google project designed to collect information on available wireless spectrum into a central database has been given an FCC go-ahead to begin a public trial, the company announced today.

• Fon and Deutsche Telekom hope to cover Germany with Wi-Fi

  German operator Deutsche Telekom is joining forces with Fon to help expand its network coverage, as it does its best to keep up with growing data volumes.

• MWC: Carrier Wi-Fi playing more prominent role

  Underneath the mobile technology buzz at Mobile World Congress 2013 about expanding LTE deployments, and phasing in even faster LTE-Advanced networks later this year, is the strengthening market in operator-based Wi-Fi services.

• Mobile devices will get next-gen Wi-Fi in early second half, Qualcomm says

  Smartphones and tablets with the emerging Wi-Fi wireless networking technology, 802.11ac, will arrive early in the second half of this year, a Qualcomm executive said.