Wireless LANs were once seen as the easy alternative to the wired LAN. After all, they weren't used for primary network access and they didn't have to be eternally stable or particularly far-reaching.

The popularity of the wireless LAN has sparked a conflict between the network administrators and the network users. Users are demanding seamless wireless access across the organization, and who can ...

It can be hard to predict costs when planning a large-scale wireless LAN (WLAN). What impact does the new technology have on existing products, policies and procedures? Is there a significant learning ...

Wireless test vendor VeriWave has released a “master test plan” to guide enterprises in testing wireless LAN gear for performance, behaviors, and characteristics. Wireless test vendor VeriWave has ...

Ethernet switch vendors who offer combined or unified LAN and WLAN gear say the ultimate goal is to get wired and wireless network technologies to appear as a single network access layer. However, ...

Wireless networks are becoming faster, more affordable and easier to adopt than ever. Growing small businesses that have adopted a wireless solution are already reporting immediate paybacks in higher ...

Meru's "virtualized wireless" is the equivalent of a network switch, not a hub. It allows the network manger to dedicate bandwidth out to each user. Arguably, there has been no hotter technology over ...

Continuous improvements in radio technologies over the last decade have facilitated the deployment of consumer wireless-LAN routers targeting the mobile workforce. But while the popularity of WLAN ...

[Updated 4/2/2007 - follow-up article here] For the last three years, I've been meaning to put to rest once and for all the urban legends and myths on wireless LAN security. Every time I write an ...

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) announced the launch of Managed Wireless LAN for medium businesses and large enterprises, which combines hosted and ...

United Parcel Service Inc. plans to deploy the world’s largest wireless LAN and short-range wireless Bluetooth network throughout its worldwide distribution hubs. The project, which will cost slightly ...