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Aerohive updates its 802.11n WLAN software

Posted June 24, 2011 - 10:42 am

Aerohive Networks this week released new wireless LAN software, with new mobile device management and spectrum analysis features.
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Wi-Fi client surge forcing fresh wireless LAN thinking

Posted June 20, 2011 - 9:23 am

Mobile Wi-Fi clients are surging on wireless LANs. The growth is forcing IT groups to adapt to a new, more dynamic RF environment and rethink WLAN design.
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Cisco unveils secure teleworker products

Posted March 21, 2011 - 10:34 am

Cisco introduced four devices aimed at improving the performance and security of home offices used by corporate workers.
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Juniper fills WLAN hole with Trapeze buy

Posted November 16, 2010 - 6:51 pm

Juniper Networks, as expected, has agreed to acquire and Belden's Trapeze Networks wireless LAN unit for $152 million in cash.
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Intelligence at the network's edge -- defining the future of wireless networking architecture

Posted November 9, 2010 - 10:12 pm

With ever more devices needing greater throughput for video and voice content, today's wireless hub-and-spoke network architecture is showing its age. What's needed is a wireless LAN (WLAN) solution capable of greater intelligence at the network's edge to optimize traffic flow without compromising security or quality of service and driving up cost.
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Meraki adds Wi-Fi management tools to cloud-based controller

Posted August 11, 2010 - 1:22 pm

Wi-Fi vendor Meraki unveils new management tools for its cloud-based wireless LAN offering, adding bandwidth controls, diagnostic tools, and spectrum analysis.
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How can enterprise WLANs manage the bandwidth crush from mobile devices and multimedia apps?

Posted July 26, 2010 - 12:29 pm

Some existing wireless LANs, based on 802.11abg gear, already "are buckling under video applications," says Andrew Borg, senior research analyst for wireless and mobility at Aberdeen Group, a technology research and consulting firm based in Boston. And the surge in sophisticated mobile devices is making it worse.
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Aruba Networks reports record quarterly revenues

Posted May 20, 2010 - 1:34 pm

Wireless LAN vendor Aruba Networks reported another quarterly loss, slightly smaller than a year ago, but its third-quarter adjusted earnings were slightly better than analysts expected, and it set a record for revenues.
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VeriWave captures users' view of Wi-Fi networks

Posted May 18, 2010 - 10:00 pm

Enterprise Wi-Fi networks are often mysteries, because it's difficult for IT to get a user perspective on how applications such as voice and video are performing over 802.11. VeriWave's new WaveDeploy system shows the quality of the user's Wi-Fi experience.
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Best practices for effective Wi-Fi RF management

Posted May 17, 2010 - 3:34 pm

Wireless LANs have evolved significantly over the years, with controller-based architectures offering a system-level approach to wireless management. But with many businesses now relying on their WLANs for critical operations, it is crucial for IT managers to gain visibility into the radio frequency spectrum.
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Cisco announces CleanAir for Wi-Fi interference on new access points

Posted April 27, 2010 - 9:46 am

Cisco Systems announced a new series of high-end wireless LAN access points with so-called CleanAir technology that is designed to give network administrators the ability to monitor Wi-Fi interference from a variety of devices.
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Enterasys enhances Wi-Fi management, 802.11n performance

Posted February 22, 2010 - 5:50 pm

A new version of Enterasys' Wi-Fi software simplifies network management and operations, and improves client performance in 802.11n enterprise wireless LANs.
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Wi-Fi eyes global domination

Posted September 21, 2009 - 12:09 pm

If your reaction to last week's ratification of the 802.11n standard was a loud yawn or a "what took them so long," you'd certainly have some justification. But let's not gloss over what a stunning accomplishment this really is. Or what it will mean down the road in terms of wireless technology becoming the dominant network technology in enterprise shops.
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Colleges Get Head Start on New 802.11n Standard

Posted September 21, 2009 - 10:44 am

The IEEE this month finally ratified the 802.11n wireless standard, long after Brandeis University and the University of California, San Diego started installing equipment based on draft versions of the specification.
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802.11n set for final approval

Posted September 10, 2009 - 4:41 pm

Sometime on Friday, at the sprawling Hyatt Regency hotel in New Brunswick, N.J., an IEEE group called the Standards Board is expected to approve the 802.11n wireless LAN standard.
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WLAN market slammed, but 802.11n gains

Posted June 17, 2009 - 8:41 pm

The first quarter of this year may have been the gloomiest ever for the wireless LAN market, with overall revenue falling about 11 percent from a year earlier, the first year-over-year drop recorded by industry analyst firm Dell'Oro.
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China to propose WLAN security standard for global use again

Posted June 16, 2009 - 9:40 am

China will submit its wireless LAN security protocol to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for consideration as a global standard, years after its rejection by the standards body incensed Chinese backers
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Meru revamps WLAN management software

Posted June 8, 2009 - 4:32 pm

Meru Networks has released a radically revised wireless LAN management application that for the first time runs on a dedicated appliance to collect only periodic summaries of access point statistics and look for problems.
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Chips target unified edge switch for wireless, wired clients

Posted May 26, 2009 - 4:44 pm

Broadcom this week announced new chips designed to create a low-cost 802.11n wireless LAN edge for the enterprise, without the need for separate WLAN controllers.
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Aruba unveils low-priced WLAN gear

Posted May 12, 2009 - 12:10 pm

Aruba Networks Tuesday showed off a new family of low-priced wireless LAN access points and controllers designed for fast setup and easy management.
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Tropos introduces 802.11n into its outdoor wireless mesh

Posted April 15, 2009 - 10:55 am

Tropos Networks has released a trio of new outdoor wireless mesh nodes, its first supporting the high-throughput 802.11n IEEE standard.
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Firetide unveils MIMO mesh node, 400Mbps throughput

Posted April 10, 2009 - 1:20 pm

Firetide is beta-testing its first wireless mesh node that uses the same technology foundation as 802.11n Wi-Fi products.
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WLAN market shriveled globally in Q4 2008

Posted March 16, 2009 - 4:26 pm

The wireless LAN market shriveled at the end of 2008, according to new, if sketchy, data released by Infonetics.
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Cisco warns of four WLAN controller vulnerabilities

Posted February 5, 2009 - 11:48 am

Cisco Wednesday issued a security alert warning of a quartet of vulnerabilities affecting all of its wireless LAN controllers, including the Catalyst 6500 and 7600 wireless modules, with software version 4.2 or higher.
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Cisco ships new 802.11n AP to resolve power issue

Posted January 13, 2009 - 5:41 pm

The growth of 802.11n wireless LAN access points has been somewhat limited by a well-known problem with insufficient power to APs when using Power-over-Ethernet connections. Today, Cisco is addressing the problem head-on by announcing a new Aironet 1140 Series Access Point that works with standard PoE.
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