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Article | 11/02/2011 Atheros, Marvell to push fast 11n into phones

The fast, high-capacity Wi-Fi that users have been enjoying for a few years in laptops is now due to hit smartphones and tablets in a big way, with tw...

Article | 9/02/2011 Ericsson airs smaller mobile base stations

Ericsson is joining the move towards using smaller mobile base stations, announcing Ericsson Air (antenna integrated radio), which aims to reduce powe...

Article | 9/02/2011 Qualcomm aims at peer-to-peer with FlashLinq

Qualcomm plans to demonstrate a peer-to-peer wireless technology that will let devices form "neighborhood-area networks" at the Mobile World Congress ...

Article | 9/02/2011 Nokia Siemens integrates Wi-Fi and cellular networks

Nokia Siemens' Smart WLAN Connectivity Solution will free users from having to manually switch a device's data connection between Wi-Fi and cellular b...

Article | 8/02/2011 Follow that doughnut! CSIRO unveils mini guide blimp

Queensland University of Technology avionics engineering student Bryan Huang has unveiled a mini blimp that looks a lot like a shiny, floating doughnu...

Article | 8/02/2011 Suddenly everybody's selling IPv6

For IT professionals and network industry vendors alike, the events of last week represent a game changer regarding IPv6, which was developed in 1998 ...

Article | 5/02/2011 Why you shouldn't worry so much about IPv6

A critical juncture in history arrived this week as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) assigned the last IPv4 addresses to the five region...

Article | 4/02/2011 ICANN assigns its last IPv4 addresses

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has handed out its last IPv4 addresses, leaving the remaining blocks to regional registries that in som...

Article | 3/02/2011 Egypt reverses 'kill switch' to restore Internet access

Egypt returned to the Internet earlier today by reversing the "kill switch" move it made last week when it withdrew router announcements, experts said...

Article | 2/02/2011 IPv4's funeral expected to come Thursday

A press conference taking place on Thursday in Miami is expected to mark the last allocation of internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses by the ce...

Article | 2/02/2011 Advanced antennas, virtual modems to make networks greener

The GreenTouch Consortium demonstrated its work Tuesday into how using large-scale antenna systems and virtual modems, along with splitting mobile net...

Article | 1/02/2011 Address allocation kicks off IPv4 endgame

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority has assigned two large blocks of IPv4 addresses to the Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre, activating a r...

Article | 1/02/2011 Africa to continue using IPv4

Africa will continue using Internet Protocol version four (IPv4) after the global supply is exhausted in coming weeks.

Article | 1/02/2011 As IPv4 disappears, transition poses hazards

With the last IPv4 addresses about to be allocated, the good news is that IT managers -- at least in the U.S. and Europe -- don't suddenly have to get...

Article | 31/01/2011 D-Link debuts new router for small businesses

D-Link has launched a new Wi-Fi router designed for small and medium businesses. The D-Link DSR-500N Wireless N Router offers 802.11n Wi-Fi networking...

Article | 28/01/2011 With protests growing, Egypt cuts links to Internet

As protesters continue to clash with police in anti-government demonstrations, Egypt has pulled the plug on the Internet.

Article | 27/01/2011 China 4G TD-LTE trials expected to last 18 months

China has begun large-scale trials of fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology known as TD-LTE, with the tests expected to last 18 months, according t...

Article | 27/01/2011 Enterprise IPv6 address planning considerations

With interest in IPv6 accelerating and adoption heating up more attention is being paid to address planning, but where do you start?

Article | 25/01/2011 Five ways to speed up your home network

Maybe you're tired of paying the cable company and want to get your movies and other entertainment from the Web. Naturally you'll want to watch those ...

Article | 25/01/2011 DNLA software push for home networks

The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) has been busy certifying hardware, with more than 9,000 consumer electronics products receiving its stamp o...