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Wireless The in-building wireless network is more stable than ever with data encryption and security providing more peace of mind than they previously could. Users of IEEE 802.11n, 802.11b and other wireless LAN equipment will find information here about system performance as well as the cabling systems behind those wireless LANs. They will also find information on RF wireless and point-to-point wireless networks. Wireless News & Products
NEMA-4 enclosures for WLAN equipment stand up to tough conditions
(Jan 20, 2012)
Oberon's 1021-00 and 1026-00 compact NEMA-4 enclosures are designed to protect Cisco's 1140, 1260, 3500, 3502p and 3600 series access points.
Residential WiFi becoming peer-to-peer
(Jan 18, 2012)
Research says there will be 600 million WLAN-enabled video devices by 2015, and 40 percent of digital TVs will be WLAN-attached by that year.
Oxford Brookes U beefs up WLAN to support explosion in demand for access
(Jan 12, 2012)
The UK university saw three conesecutive years of 100-percent-growth of mobile-device Internet access.
Aruba Networks intros wall-mountable wireless access point for multi-tenant environments
(Jan 12, 2012)
Aruba AP-93H provides deployment flexibility and may lower cabling and installation costs for university dormitories, school classrooms, hotels, hospitals, etc.
Analyst provides recommendations for handling employee-owned devices on WLANs
(Jan 6, 2012)
Among the practices recommended by Aberdeen Group is to consolidate wired and wireless policies and management.
IT and communications R&D to grow in 2012
(Jan 5, 2012)
An annual report by Battelle says that ICT (information and communications technologies) will buck the overall R&D trend in that China is a minor player.
Researcher: Enterprise networks to ramp up small-cell deployments
(Jan 3, 2012)
NPD In-Stat uses the term RAN - radio access network - to describe the wireless systems that support mobile data.
Telos to implement WLAN site surveys, secure network design for U.S. DoD
(Dec 13, 2011)
Subcontractor Telos to perform work awarded to Dell under ITES-2S.
Report: Wireless LAN equipment sales hit new peak
(Dec 9, 2011)
Infonetics Research says wireless LAN equipment sales hit new high in 3Q11.
The Cabling Blog
by Patrick McLaughlin & Matt Vincent
CWA likes what it hears from President Obama during State of the Union
On Tuesday, January 24, as President Barack Obama wrapped up his State of the Union address, the Communications Workers of America issued a statement praising the president "for his focus on creating an America that is built to last with an economy that...
FOA says, 'We have your standard right here ... on one page'
In its January 2012 online newsletter, The Fiber Optic Association stated that it is starting a program "to make standards more accessible to the world of users, contractors, designers and installers." Specifically, the association is creating one-page...
Video demonstrates how to test patch cords for standard compliance
In a five-minute video posted to YouTube, Adrian Young, senior technical support engineer with Fluke Networks, demonstrates the procedures for using the company's Category 5e, 6 and 6A patch-cord adapters with the DTX-1800 CableAnalyzer.In the video Young...
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