Wireless communication networks have been around for centuries: the use of smoke signals from mountain tops to alert tribal members of impending danger; waving lanterns at night to signal neighbors of the arrival of unexpected or uninvited visitors....

While the term wireless network may technically be used to refer to any type of network that is wireless, the term is most commonly used to refer to a telecommunications network whose interconnections between nodes is implemented without the use of...

Connectivity without constraints Two major developing technologies are changing the computer networking landscape: Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) and Bluetooth. These two forms of wireless technology can change the entire infrastructure of business networks. Many new hardware and software products, produced by many technology companies,...

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From the way he thrashed his head, kicked and tried to make a getaway, M16 made it clear he didn't like human contact. But the researchers wrangling with him could be helping to save his species.Despite his best efforts to escape the clutches of two...

Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps doesn't favor using regulation to force wireless companies to open their networks for use by all phones or devices, preferring to let the industry's "voluntary initiatives" drive adoption of new standards forward, he told a think thank audience this week....