Tag archive: IEEE

If you've seen or heard an ad about a cell phone or wireless plan lately, you may have noticed that a lot of new buzzwords are being thrown around. Words like 4G, LTE, and WiMax seem to have replaced the last set of words we barely understood: 3G, GSM, and CDMA. But what does it all mean? Is it all a bunch of marketing nonsense or are these words you should know and understand? We've got the scoop in our official mobile broadband… Read More

IEEE 1394, also known as FireWire and Sony's i.LINK interface, isn't just for PC's anymore. According to In-Stat, IEEE 1394 is working its way into more CE products, like your television, DVD player, and set-top boxes. The older 1394a spec which provides 400 Megabits/second of bandwidth, is the interface often being used for new CE products, while the newer, higher bandwidth 1394b which supports 800 Megabit/second of… Read More

“Sony Marketing Inc of Japan on Sept 20 plans to launch a 20-inch, liquid-crystal display (LCD) TV, the “KLV-20WS2,” which is compliant with two wireless LAN standards, the 5GHz (IEEE802.11a) and 2.4GHz (IEEE802.11g) bands. “Dual Hi-Bit Wireless,” compatible with two wireless LAN specifications, the IEEE802.11a and IEEE802.11g, is used for the display and transmission systems. In order to deal flexibly… Read More

The ability to send high-speed digital data over the power lines between substations and homes and offices is attracting increasing attention because it can make every wall outlet a portal to theInternet. In seeking to help realize this potential, the IEEE has begun to develop IEEE P1675(TM), “Standard for Broadband over Power Line Hardware.” When finished, IEEE P1675 will give electric utilities a comprehensive standard for… Read More

Quote from the article at InfoSync: “The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) has approved the 2004 draft of the new 802.16 WiMax specification, while Intel and Proxim have teamed up to build it. If successful, it could spell wireless broadband faster than any currently-available connection. WiMax stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, and is the trade-name for the IEEE 802.16 specification the… Read More