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SkyNetGlobal deal wheels wobble

SkyNetGlobal deal wheels wobble

A $29 million Russia-Ukraine deal for Sydney wireless and broadband provider SkyNetGlobal seems tipped to collapse while the firm flags plans to acquire a Malaysian e-payments and prepaid mobile services business for some $42.5 million.
Fleur Doidge Sep 8 2005 1:05PM Telco/ISP
Netgear joins wireless forum

Netgear joins wireless forum

Networking vendor Netgear has joined the WiMAX Forum.
Vivienne Fisher Sep 6 2005 3:40PM Networking
Wireless security is broken and it doesn’t matter.

Wireless security is broken and it doesn’t matter.

It’s hard to pick up an industry magazine or a newspaper without finding an article about the latest security flaw in one of the wireless protocols. Companies are scrambling to fix the problem by throwing money and resources at new standards and products. Organizations everywhere are wasting financial resources on technologies that prevent their users from taking advantage of wireless networks because of perceived security reasons.
Thomas Gilbert Aug 31 2005 11:14AM Security
Telstra goes wireless as Unwired wins $37m

Telstra goes wireless as Unwired wins $37m

Telstra BigPond has finally entered the wireless broadband race just as competitor Unwired announced it had scored another $37 million in funding.
Byron Connolly Aug 25 2005 12:11PM Telco/ISP
Wireless hacker was bank insider

Wireless hacker was bank insider

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Finland after he allegedly hacked into an online bank account and stole €200,000 ($244,000) from his company.
René Millman Aug 22 2005 4:35PM Security
Wireless distributor Brightstar lands in Australia

Wireless distributor Brightstar lands in Australia

Global wireless product wholesaler Brightstar Corporation has landed in Australia and has signed an agreement to distribute Samsung's range of mobile handsets to the reseller channel.
Byron Connolly Aug 4 2005 9:54AM Telco/ISP
Companies struggle to secure wireless networks

Companies struggle to secure wireless networks

Corporate wireless networks are being left open to hackers as companies struggle to implement adequate security measures, a study claims.
René Millman Aug 3 2005 1:23PM Security
Wireless hacker cut down to size

Wireless hacker cut down to size

A man has been successfully tried as the U.K’s first conviction for using someone else’s wireless connection.
David Quainton Jul 22 2005 3:24PM Security
Aruba Wireless signs Zircon as Aust distributor

Aruba Wireless signs Zircon as Aust distributor

Switchmaker Aruba Wireless has signed Zircon to distribute its range of wireless LAN switches and mobility systems for enterprise networks.
Fleur Doidge Jul 22 2005 10:18AM Networking
BigAir takes second look at channel

BigAir takes second look at channel

Wireless broadband provider BigAir has begun working on a reseller model and signing more integrators, broadening a strategy the ISP originally outlined when it launched in 2004.
Fleur Doidge Jul 19 2005 3:00PM Telco/ISP
Linksys outlines further partnership plans

Linksys outlines further partnership plans

Networking hardware vendor Linksys has outlined plans to team up with more channel partners following its successful foray into wireless VoIP boxes with upstart ISP engin.
Fleur Doidge Jul 19 2005 12:30PM Networking
Optus and Azure turn up the heat

Optus and Azure turn up the heat

Optus has partnered with wireless internet provider Azure, to extend the reach of the telco's network of wireless hotspots.
DVD Editor Jul 13 2005 3:30PM Telco/ISP
Jetstar begins wireless trials

Jetstar begins wireless trials

Low cost airline Jetstar has started a trial of wireless broadband for the launch of its Sydney-Ballina Byron service.
DVD Editor Jul 13 2005 1:50PM Networking
New type of wireless attack surfaces

New type of wireless attack surfaces

AirMagnet researchers are tracking a new kind of wireless attack that can flood a company's central authentication server.
Marcia Savage Jul 8 2005 10:15PM Security
Austar, Unwired swap spectrum in $15m deal

Austar, Unwired swap spectrum in $15m deal

Austar has agreed to trade some of its 2.3GHz spectrum licences to Unwired in a deal aimed at spreading interoperable wireless broadband further around Australia.
Staff Writers Jul 8 2005 4:11PM Networking
Access Providers weighs into wireless broadband battle

Access Providers weighs into wireless broadband battle

Melbourne-based wireless broadband ISP Access Providers has bought a business internet provider, Online 2000, for an undisclosed sum.
Fleur Doidge Jul 4 2005 4:33PM Telco/ISP
Gigabyte signs Synnex and Rectron

Gigabyte signs Synnex and Rectron

Taiwan-based vendor Gigabyte Technology has signed Synnex and Rectron as distributors for all its wireless networking and communications products.
Staff Writers Jun 27 2005 4:20PM Hardware
ACA earmarks spectrum for regional wireless

ACA earmarks spectrum for regional wireless

The Australian Communications Authority has set aside a band of spectrum for future regional wireless broadband systems.
Staff Writers Jun 3 2005 4:16PM Telco/ISP
Never get lost with GPS notebook-phone

Never get lost with GPS notebook-phone

Italian vendor Dialogue has launched the Flybook, an ultra-portable full-featured tablet notebook complete with WLAN, Bluetooth, GPRS, 3G and GPS functionality.
Fleur Doidge Jun 2 2005 10:15AM Hardware
Lax wireless security at federal agencies

Lax wireless security at federal agencies

Federal agencies have not secured their wireless networks, despite well-known risks associated with WLANs, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.
Marcia Savage May 18 2005 5:19PM Security

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