Wireless but not clueless
Further reading
January-February 2007, pages 14-15
CSIRO wins important Wifi patent case (by Simon Grose)
Reports that a victory in the US courts paves the way for CSIRO to claim royalties from IT giants.
4 August 2006
Music of the spheres (by Peter Domachuk)
An article written by a researcher at the Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems.
No. 132, 2006, page 7
Running a smart farm
Describes the development of a 'smart farm' which uses a wireless sensor network to manage water and stock.
Autumn 2009, pages 52-56
Where it stops, nobody knows (by Simon Sharwood)
Explores the potential of faster wireless broadband networks in Australia.
2 September 2002
War driving lessons (by Winn Schwartau)
Describes how easy it is to identify insecure wireless networks by 'war driving'.
15 March 2008, page 28
Long-range Wi-Fi threat to satellite communications (by Jeff Hecht)
2 February 2008, page 24
Wi-Fi ‘co-op’ could provide internet for all (by Anil Ananthaswamy)
Looks at the development of free, secure Wi-Fi coverage.
20 June 2007, pages 26-27
Point-to-point Wi-Fi brings internet to all (by Paul Marks)
Looks at the use of Wi-Fi technology in remote communities.
7 June 2007
Wireless power could have cellphone users beaming
Reports on research towards wireless recharging of electronic gadgets.
26 May 2007, page 32
Noise keeps spooks out of the loop (by Jason Palmer)
Explores noise encryption as a safe way to send messages.
7 October 2006, page 30
Undersea signals that keep the peace (by Barry Fox)
A British firm claims it has developed a wireless modem that works under water.
16 May 2006
'Fly-by-wireless' plane takes to the air (by Duncan Graham-Rowe)
Describes a plane that will have a wireless network instead of mechanical connections between its engine, navigation systems and onboard computers.
25 March 2006, pages 28-29
Cities race to reap the rewards of wireless net for all (by Paul Marks)
Reports on the increasing number of councils that provide city-wide wireless networks.
11 March 2006, pages 26-27
Welcome to the open source cellphone (by Mason Inman)
Suggests that 'build your own' mobile phones may spark new phone designs and software.
3 February 2006
Software-defined radio could unify wireless world (by Will Knight)
Describes the trial of a gadget that unifies wireless technologies by switching between conflicting frequencies and standards.
21 September 2005
Cellphones-on-planes era poised to begin (by Celeste Biever)
Describes the introduction of in-flight mobile phone use in two European airlines.
9 July 2005, pages 38-41
Take it to the limit (by Dana Mackenzie)
Summarises how 'turbo' and LDPC codes are used to filter noise from real signal.
10 July 2004, pages 24-27
Radio sans frontières (by Bennett Daviss)
Software defined radio allows users to access and integrate different communications schemes.
June 4 2008, pages 14-15
Fight in white space (by Larry Greenemeier)
Describes a faster wireless internet service which may affect television signals.
July 2007, pages 64-69
Broadband: room service by light (by Mohsen Kavehrad)
Looks at the use of optical wireless technology to solve the limitations of current wireless technology.
June 2007, pages 56-61
Breaking network logjams (by Michelle Effros, Ralf Koetter and Muriel Médard)
Examines an approach to enhance the reliability and efficiency of communication networks.
November 2006, pages 46-53
Malware mobile (by Mikko Hypponen)
Looks at malicious software such as worms, Trogan horses, viruses and spyware that are aimed at smartphones that allow users to install software applications from sources other than the network provider.
18 September 2006
The new age of wireless (by Andrew Lippman)
Suggests that technologies that turn broadcasting 'bugs' into features that open radio spectrum to novel uses will be a boon for consumers.
September 2006, page 22
The net's real security problem (by Tom Leighton)
Argues that the greatest threats to online security are the weaknesses in network protocols.
20 February 2006
Cognitive radio (by Steven Ashley)
Describes how smart radios and other wireless devices will avoid transmission bottlenecks by switching to nearby frequencies that they sense are clear.
October 2005, pages 68-75
Smart Wi-Fi (by Alex Hills)
Looks at how WiFi works and the solutions to problems that arose with WiFi use.
Scientriffic
May-June 2010, pages 8-9
Wireless communication (by Stephanie Kuisma)
Provides a simple outline of different wireless communication technologies.
Page updated May 2010.