GainSpan claims industry first for its Wi-Fi® and ZigBee® IP single chip

Nuremberg, Germany – GainSpan® Corporation, a provider of ultra-low power Wi-Fi connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), unveiled the GS2000 at Embedded World 2013 Germany last week. It is said by the company to be the first single chip solution to bring together two IEEE low power standard wireless technologies: Wi-Fi® (802.11b/g/n) and 802.15.4.

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Cisco launches hybrid home wireless system for consumers

London, UK. September 1, 2011 – Cisco has introduced the Linksys® X-series, a range of hybrid home wireless products that help consumers to simply create a high speed wireless home network that works with both DSL and cable broadband connections.

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Security will be the bedrock for my next gen HAN

I had an interesting conversation about the future of Home Area Networks (HANs) today with INSIDE Secure, a privately-owned company based in beautiful Aix-en-Provence, France. As one who lives near Basingstoke, I can only imagine what that must be like. But, I digress.

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