Duxbury Networking has released a new WiMAX broadband solution from its principal, Alvarion, designed to help speed the deployment of broadband infrastructures in the license-free or license-exempt frequency bands.

The Enterprise Mobility Solutions business unit of Motorola has announced a new Wireless LAN Cost Calculation Service that enables customers to correctly calculate the complete costs of their investment in wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure and wireless services on a per-square-foot basis.

D-Link has announced that AirMagnet has joined the D-Link Global Alliance Programme (GAP) as a Solution Partner. GAP, launched earlier this year, is a formalised framework designed for both D-Link and its partners to share strengths and enhance each other's product offerings.

Confused with all those bits and pieces of technology to connect to the Internet, save pictures, music files and the like? Nology is taking this complexity away with the availability of the Victory 300 USB modem - an all-in-one device which effectively offers users 3G broadband connectivity, and SD flash storage in one device.

SMC Networks has announced the launch of its Barricade Wireless Broadband xDSL/Cable Router alongside a new EZ Connect USB Adapter.

D-Link has introduced a powerful Wi-Fi N addition to its portable and lightweight multi-function pocket router family for wireless access on the fly.

You wouldn't leave your house without locking the doors and setting your alarm, as theft is a very real possibility these days, writes Simon Webster, technical consultant at The Webcom Group. So why would you leave your wireless network open to the very same thing? Having an unsecured wireless network in your home or your business is just like leaving your house unlocked. It leaves you vulnerable to thieves who can steal your bandwidth and use this for whatever purpose they choose, legal or otherwise.

Boesmansfontein, a Western Cape dairy farm situated in the Swartland, has taken the proverbial leap to wireless communications with the implementation of a wireless infrastructure by Nology reseller PC-Dot-Com.

Rogers, Director, Alvarion, says Mobile WiMAX brings the promise of personalised broadband in real time, at home or on the go, anytime anywhere.

South Africa's networking space continues to show signs of strength and growth as an increase in research, development and product manufacturing holds promise for businesses.

802.11n promises faster speeds, closing the performance gap between wired and wireless networks, writes Pierre Holtzhausen, channel manager at Nology.

The inherent value-add in the wireless local area networking and communication standard, 802.11n, continues to attract the interest of business and is taking root in the market at a much faster rate than what was initially projected. This is the word from Paul Luff, country manager at SMC Networks South Africa.