Industry groups backing competing wireless standards have admitted that they must start cooperating more for users' sake. The proliferation of competing wireless standards risks confusing technology ...

The global market for wireless charging is expected to increase 40-fold from $216 million in 2013 to $8.5 billion by 2018, according to IHS. 1 The evolution of the sector, however, is impacted by the ...

As the groundbreaking capability to charge electronic devices without relying on cords continues to grow, a universal wireless power standard that defines common expectations and experiences becomes ...

In the past year, 802.11b has gained considerable ground in its attempt to become the primary standard for wireless LANs. However, many industry decision-makers are looking toward a next-generation ...

As a result, Bluetooth offers improvements to the Isochronous Adaptation Layer (ISOAL), which is responsible for transmitting real-time data, such as audio. Enhancing this technology optimizes ...

Ki (pronounced "kee") is a wireless power standard built for kitchens. Developed by the Wireless Power Consortium, the same group behind the Qi standard, Ki is designed to power full-size appliances ...

Would you like to charge gadgets simply by placing them on a surface? You’re not alone: since Palm introduced the Touchstone wireless charging dock in 2009, companies have been trying to commercialize ...

The development of new wireless technologies continues at an ever-rapid pace, primarily driven by the consumer electronics industry. Although it seems logical to apply the same leading-edge ...

Why there’s a need for common standards for wireless communication in smart-home applications. The pros and cons of wireless network protocols, including Zigbee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Matter, Thread, and ...

The telecommunications industry has for quite some time relied on interoperable industry-wide standards and specifications and the bodies that create them. There are many different standards bodies ...

Confused by the sea of numbers and acronyms that label Wi-Fi’s current and future standards? You’re not alone. Here’s a handy guide Most wireless standards come from the IEEE, whose 802.11 category ...

New standard from Wireless Gigabit Alliance promises speeds up to 7 gigabits per second, ten times faster than Wireless N, but only works for short distances. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...