The European Commission (EC) pushes for "more dynamic sharing" of licensed and unlicensed frequencies in the radio spectrum-- a proposal potentially bringing more capacity to wifi and other wireless technologies.

"Meeting the growing spectrum needs resulting from the exponential growth in wireless data traffic and the increasing importance of wireless connectivity in the economy is limited by the absence of vacant spectrum," the EC proposal says.

Wifi devices operate within the unlicensed 2.4GHz (802.11 b/g) and 5GHz (802.11a, 802.11n) space, Read more...

Broadcom announces the BCM4335-- the "first complete 5G wifi combo chip" for mobile applications, combining 802.11ac wifi, Bluetooth 4.0 and FM radio on the same silicon die.

According to the company the chip handles speeds x3 faster than existing wifi radios (reaching up to 433Mbps) with x6 more power efficiency than current 802.11n solutions.

Being platform-agnostic, vendors can add the chip to any smartphone, tablet or ultrabook.

The BCM4335 should be available from Q1 2013 once it exists "full sample phase."

Go Broadcom Introduces 5G Wifi Read more...

NextiraOne launches LinkerConnect in France-- a WAN offering allowing customers to build inter-site communications networks according to their own service, availability and performance needs. 

The service includes all requirements customers demand, including image streaming (including multi-cast), data centre interconnection within disaster recovery planning and user mobility. 

Such networks are also free from dependence on traditional telecoms operators. 

NextiraOne supports LinkerConnect with its own "Linker" national network spanning over 200 sites Read more...

The Wifi Alliance hopes it will have the standard of choice once the wireless video revolution happens-- with Miracast, a technology set aiming to beat WiDi and AirPlay.

The alliance still needs to finish the certification standard (which is to launch later this year), and will award compatible device with a "Wifi Certified Miracast" mark.

Devices eligible for certification include notebooks, smartphones and tablets.

One vendor already supports the standard-- future versions of Texas Instruments' OMAP processors and WiLink connectivity solutions Read more...