Wi-Fi

Let there be light ... based wireless networks: LiFi spec OK'd as Wi-Fi complement

Talk about a bright idea

Networks14 Jul 2023 | 41

Beijing proposes rules to stop Wi-Fi and Bluetooth networks going rogue

Local wireless network operators need to abide by "correct" political direction

Networks08 Jun 2023 | 16

Born in the USA! Broadcom will produce American-made RF modules for Apple

So what happened to Apple building its own modems?

Edge + IoT23 May 2023 | 7

Tokyo has millions of surplus Wi-Fi access points that should be shared with blockchain, says NTT

Claims it's verified viability of city-scale network that would free vast resources, in Japan or elsewhere

Networks27 Apr 2023 | 29

Building your own private 5G is as easy as Wi-Fi

Systems Approach YMMV. Hold onto your hats, we're diving into network technicals today

Networks25 Apr 2023 | 24

With ICMP magic, you can snoop on vulnerable HiSilicon, Qualcomm-powered Wi-Fi

WPA stands for will-provide-access, if you can successfully exploit a target's setup

Security07 Apr 2023 | 19

Warning: Your wireless networks may leak data thanks to Wi-Fi spec ambiguity

How someone can nab buffered info, by hook or by kr00k

Spotlight on RSA30 Mar 2023 | 15

UK antitrust watchdog provisionally clears Viasat's $7.3B buy of Inmarsat

Entrance of SpaceX and others into airline Wi-Fi eases worries. Next stop: US and EU regulators

Networks01 Mar 2023 | 1

Boffins concoct interference-busting radios

What’s the frequency, Kenneth?

Systems28 Feb 2023 | 26

HPE drops private 5G into GreenLake by acquiring Athonet

Wi-Fi not? It boosts Aruba's portfolio, single wireless nets are a way off, and everything-as-a-service is hot right now

Off-Prem24 Feb 2023 |

That's not a TP-Link access point, it's a… vacuum?

You might say this thing sucks

Bootnotes11 Feb 2023 | 29

Smart ovens do really dumb stuff to check for Wi-Fi

Pinging search services in the US, China, Russia perhaps not ideal for privacy

Personal Tech26 Jan 2023 | 167

Polish for Windows Spotlight and tabs for Notepad in latest Insiders build

You will soon know more about what your PC lockscreen is showing you

OSes23 Jan 2023 | 18

India partners with private company to sell ads to commuters via railway Wi-Fi

Dangerous without a data protection law in place, says rights org

Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 4

FCC suggests licensing 5GHz spectrum to drone operators

What's the WiFly password again?

Legal05 Jan 2023 | 5

Legit Android apps poisoned by sticky 'Zombinder' malware

Sure, go ahead and load APKs instead of using an app store. You won't enjoy the results

Research09 Dec 2022 | 25

FCC taps 13 providers to manage 6GHz band access for new Wi-Fi standards

Public will be able to test each system as part of development process

Networks03 Nov 2022 | 2

SpaceX's in-flight Wi-Fi, Starlink Aviation, takes to the skies

Oh c'mon! Was it too much to expect Skynet?

Networks19 Oct 2022 | 10

Viasat and Inmarsat $7.3b tie-up delayed over competition concerns

The multibillion dollar question: Will it make in-flight Wi-Fi on planes more expensive?

Networks07 Oct 2022 | 6

Xiaomi India names Qualcomm as destination for allegedly illegal payments

Asia In Brief PLUS: Toshiba considers offers, clams up; India's HFCL claims Wi-Fi 7 first; Vietnam may censor SocMed; and more

Legal04 Oct 2022 | 1

Cisco SMB revolution: selling hardware with no subscription required

In Cisco's world this makes a $125 Wi-Fi AP 'easier to buy' – maybe easier than its own Meraki kit?

Networks19 Sep 2022 | 9

Intel, Broadcom show off interoperable Wi-Fi 7 kit

For those who reckon we'll make it out of 2022 alive and into 2024

Networks09 Sep 2022 | 1

We'll get you that Wi-Fi 7 laptop by 2024, Intel says

Because if there's one thing you can trust with this x86 giant, it's deadlines and roadmaps

Networks03 Aug 2022 | 24

Juniper's entry-level campus switches pack a lot of (literal) power

Enough to run a microwave oven

Networks14 Jul 2022 |

The Raspberry Pi Pico goes wireless with the $6 W

Wi-Fi arrives. As does a $2 price increase... but it's a worthwhile update

Personal Tech30 Jun 2022 | 65

Why Wi-Fi 6 and 6E will connect factories of the future

Tech body pushes reliability, cost savings of next-gen wireless comms for IIoT – not a typo

Networks29 Jun 2022 | 7

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise adds Wi-Fi 6E to 'premium' access points

Company claims standard will improve performance in dense environments

Networks27 Jun 2022 | 1

Wireless kit hit by supply chain woes in Q1, China lockdowns blamed

Backlogs reportedly 10 to 15 times greater than they were pre-pandemic

Networks13 Jun 2022 | 2

New York City rips out last city-owned public payphones

Y'know, those large cellphones fixed in place that you share with everyone and have to put coins in. Y'know, those metal disks representing...

Bootnotes26 May 2022 | 33

Ryzen shines with remote management on Qualcomm Wi-Fi kit

Working to compete with Intel as FastConnect comes to AMD-processor-powered PCs

Systems19 May 2022 |

Qualcomm sampling Wi-Fi 7 silicon for next-gen access points

OEMs able to develop new products with aim of 10Gbps-plus throughput

Networks04 May 2022 | 7

Broken password check algorithm lets anyone log into Cisco's Wi-Fi admin software

Specially crafted credentials grant remote high-privilege access? That's a 10 out of 10 in severity

Networks14 Apr 2022 | 31

WBA OpenRoaming promises seamless access for municipal Wi-Fi

Standard grants access to public hotspots without having to register each time

Networks08 Apr 2022 | 2

Wi-Fi 6E unaffected by chip shortages, claims Wi-Fi Alliance

Move along, people. Nothing to see here. Go home

Networks14 Mar 2022 | 6

Qualcomm jumps on Wi-Fi 7 bandwagon amid chip shortage

Key tech advances dovetail with availability of new spectrum

Networks14 Feb 2022 | 2

Chip supply problems might mean Wi-Fi 6E is skipped over for Wi-Fi 7, says analyst

Lack of endpoints mean firms are ordering 6 or 7, but not 6E

Networks07 Feb 2022 | 28

Apple, Broadcom allowed to press Ctrl-Z on billion-dollar Wi-Fi patent payout to Caltech

Appeals court orders do-over for damages calculation

Networks04 Feb 2022 | 31

The future of work is hybrid, says Cisco, so here's Wi-Fi 6E access points and Private 5G

'The remote worker will no longer be a minority'

Networks04 Feb 2022 | 7

Throw away your Ethernet cables* because MediaTek says Wi-Fi 7 will replace them

*Don't do this

Networks24 Jan 2022 | 105

Samsung adds non fungible token trading app to its tellies

Not as bonkers as it sounds seeing as Sammy suggests they’re already works of art

Personal Tech04 Jan 2022 | 30

Wifinity hands customers bills for Wi-Fi services they didn't want but used by accident after software 'glitch' let 'fixed term' subs continue

Firm admits problem and then tries to cash in from own screwup

Networks23 Dec 2021 | 49

Tomorrow's wireless world will be fatter, faster, and creepier

Feature Video didn't kill the radio star – it made it stronger than ever

Networks20 Jul 2021 | 36

Network managers think you're coming back to the office. Why else did they go on a Wi-Fi 6 buying spree?

Q1 WLAN sales rose by 16.7 per cent year-on-year

Networks10 Jun 2021 | 7

Boffins improve on tech that extracts DC power from ambient Wi-Fi

Series of 8 spin-torque oscillators improves efficiency, but parallel design better for wireless transmission

Science21 May 2021 | 53

Wi-Fi slinger Ubiquiti hints at source code leak after claim of ‘catastrophic’ cloud intrusion emerges

Says customer data wasn't touched, doesn't say much about being rooted

Security01 Apr 2021 | 25

Report: UK colleges face testing times with ageing kit, iffy connectivity, and some IT staff supporting 1k+ users

Cloud-first but no 'resilient internet connection'? Oh dear

Security26 Oct 2020 | 14

The WAN of opportunity: Funnily enough, home Wi-Fi sales see 'sudden spike' amid pandemic, not so much for biz

Analyst predicts five good years as homeworking and refresh cycles meld

Networks06 Oct 2020 | 2

Hey, want to make a few bucks? Let Google sell your store's Wi-Fi network capacity

Orion WiFi tries to make a market for under-utilized bandwidth

Networks09 Sep 2020 | 17

Wi-Fi 6 isn't signed off yet, but boffins are already teasing us with specs for venerable wireless tech's next gen

Wi-Fi 7 had us on 'Extremely High Throughput,' the latency improvements sound nice, too

Networks12 Aug 2020 | 36

Battle for 6GHz heats up in America: Broadcasters sue FCC to kill effort to open spectrum for private Wi-Fi

Big Tech pushes back, says band use Hertz no one

Networks28 Jul 2020 | 24

Philippines to install 23,000 free public Wi-Fi hotspots

To help plague time working and learning, even though schools are to remain closed until a vaccine is found

Networks20 Jul 2020 | 6

Caltech to Apple, Broadcom: You know that $1.1bn you owe for ripping off Wi-Fi patents? Double it, hotshots

US uni goes full honey badger on iPhone giant and its chip sidekick

Personal Tech04 May 2020 | 10

Work from home surge may work in Wi-Fi 6's favour, reckons analyst house

Research ponders whether lockdown may lead folk to update dusty networking kit for sitting room setups

Networks23 Apr 2020 | 55

Bored during lockdown? Why not try out these data-spilling KrØØk Wi-Fi bug exploits against your nearby devices

It's not like you can snoop on anyone right now anyway, right?

Security20 Mar 2020 | 6

Wi-Fi kit spilling data with bad crypto – Huawei, eh? No, it's Cisco. US giant patches Krook spy-hole bug in network gear

Roundup Meanwhile, Sophos finds nasty rootkit, OnlyFans says massive archive not a hack

Security02 Mar 2020 | 3

Wi-Fi of more than a billion PCs, phones, gadgets can be snooped on. But you're using HTTPS, SSH, VPNs... right?

Encryption keys forced to zero by chip-level KrØØk flaw

Security27 Feb 2020 | 50