ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Agere Systems Inc. today announced it was suing Proxim Inc. for patent infringement in a growing legal fight over technology rights in high-speed wireless local area networks.

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, ...

The aggressive use of new technology has always been a leading contributor to VARs' success. Now, more powerful wireless LAN technology is creating opportunities for VARs. But it also presents a ...

Ruckus Wireless launched a new line of products for the small to mid enterprise wireless LAN space. Ruckus was a maker of smart antenna technology specializing in smooth and reliable data delivery for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Wireless LAN management tools have evolved to provide central configuration, administration and monitoring capabilities, but the technology still needs more work in terms of managing multi-vendor gear ...

Nortel Networks is teaming up with Trapeze Networks to start reselling the company’s wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment by midyear and later co-develop products with embedded Trapeze technology, the ...

"I think we'll eventually see concentric circles of wireless data coverage," said Richard Webb of Infonetics Research in an interview Tuesday. "The first (circle) will be Wi-Fi, then WiMAX, and then ...