Qualcomm is making two acquisitions of Bluetooth and WLAN (wireless LAN) chip technologies, allowing it to further the integration of wireless networking capabilities in mobile phones. The company ...

COMMENTARY--Much debate is brewing over whether Bluetooth will replace WLAN standards like 802.11b. Yet, how can a technology, initially developed for cable replacement, be seen as a threat to a ...

Atheros Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced wireless solutions, today announced its ongoing drive to deliver the highest performance wireless LAN (WLAN) technologies ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. &#151 Intersil is taking steps to expand its market share in the wireless LAN (WLAN) sector through a development pact with ParthusCeva. Under terms of the deal, Intersil will license ...

The Chinese government has granted licensing rights for the security protocol at the heart of China’s national WLAN (wireless LAN) standard to nine more companies, a spokeswoman for the State ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Optimism is growing around WLANs now that vendors have ...

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, ...

In a recent CNET News.com column, Richard Lowe suggested that Cellular and Wireless LAN are competitive technologies. These two wireless approaches, however, are actually allies in the race to ...

Police, fire, and building inspection workers are among the City of Glendale employees who will soon benefit from wireless LAN technology, which will give them access to city resources while out on ...

As discussed last month in the first of this series on 802.11 testing, traditional WLAN-system testing methods are inherently at odds. Examples of such testing methods include isolated screen rooms ...