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• Spark launches biggest wireless broadband plan for selected Auckland customers

  Says ‘Unplan Metro’ is part of goal to move customers onto newer broadband technologies like fibre and wireless broadband by 2020

• The top 10 wireless tech trends for 2019 and beyond

  Wireless technology plays a key role in today’s communications, and new forms of it will become central to emerging technologies including robots, drones, self-driving vehicles and new medical devices over the next five years, says Gartner.

• ​Tait Communications and NEC team up on mission critical wireless

  “This alliance will enable Tait to offer reliable and cost-effective connectivity between remote sites in mission critical emergency services networks for voice and data services, without compromising availability,” says Craig Clapper of Tait Communications.
  

• IoT is here and mobile networks will never be the same

  A coming boom in connected sensors and devices will drive mobile networks into distributed computing, the president of Bell Labs says

• In Pictures: Inside the evolving world of wireless charging technology

  Wireless charging is starting to make headlines, with companies like Samsung pushing the technology in its Galaxy line of smartphones. But did you know wireless charging goes back as far as the early 1900s?

• Looking for something nearby? Wi-Fi Aware could find it for you

  A new feature of Wi-Fi could help people find both each other and things nearby, without even being near a hotspot.

• Wi-Fi password-sharing feature in Windows 10 raises security concerns

  With the launch of Windows 10, anyone who walks into your house and gets your Wi-Fi password for their PC could potentially let all their friends onto your network, thanks to a new feature that has ignited controversy online.

• Fon keeps adding Wi-Fi hotspots, but struggles to crack the US

  Wi-Fi aggregator Fon is continuing its mission to cover the world with shared broadband Internet connections, with recent deals giving it a boost. But the U.S. market continues to elude the company.

• Juniper, Ruckus join hands with an eye on mobile growth

  The newly-announced alliance between Juniper Networks and Ruckus Wireless underscores the importance of Wi-Fi in enterprises, where employees increasingly work and access cloud applications on mobile devices.
  

• Wi-Fi and LTE join up for gigabit mobile service in Korea

  What happens if you combine the best of Wi-Fi and cellular networks? In South Korea, consumers get gigabit-speed service to their phones.

• Qualcomm may adapt LTE into a network anyone can deploy

  As if the all the controversy over LTE networks crowding out Wi-Fi isn't enough, a new technology in the works at Qualcomm Research might allow a lot more people to set them up.

• Shopping for Wave 2 Wi-Fi? Don't rush into it

  The new world of Wi-Fi is a bit like the proverbial airplane being built in mid-air: Unless you really need to enter the new world of LANs right now, it might make sense to hold off. A case in point is the first 802.11ac Wave 2 access point from Cisco Systems, introduced on Tuesday in advance of the Cisco Live conference next week.

• Chipmakers giving home networks a gigabit boost

  Chipsets that power equipment capable of smoothly moving 4K video streams inside homes over wireless and wired networks were on display at the Computex trade show.

• Faster Wi-Fi coming soon to a device near you

  Wi-Fi in your home or office could get a big speed boost by the end of this year with Qualcomm's newest chip, which reaches new highs in data transfer speeds.

• Super-fast Wi-Fi coming to a public hotspot near you

  Wireless hotspots that can deliver hundreds of megabits per second in real-world bandwidth will become more common as operators increase their investments in Wi-Fi networks.