Wireless Home Network News

'Wi-Fi Thieving (13WHAM Rochester)
(Rochester, N.Y.) - If you have a Wireless Network at home, listen up. Total strangers or even your neighbor could be tapping in for free.

'Chikka Asia expands overseas network (Manila Bulletin)
After the successful partnership with Google Talk, home-grown Chikka Asia Inc. is expanding its network to Latin America and Europe making its two-way PC to mobile text messaging service Chikka Messenger a global operation.

'Home users getting wise to Wi-Fi security (Computer Active)
Home users are becoming increasingly aware of Wi-Fi security, a new study has found. Home users are most worried about privacy issues from leaving their network open and they're also concerned about illicit use and bandwidth theft.

'Taiwan network-equipment makers eyeing Sony's digital-home products orders (Digi Times)
Taiwan-based network-equipment makers are actively seeking to establish partnerships with Sony, with an eye to supplying the Japan company with RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)-compliant digital-home products, in addition to the WLAN modules that the company has been buying from CyberTAN Technology since 2005, according to market sources.

'Qualcomm ties up with Nasscom (News Today)
Qualcomm Incorporated, a developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) announced an alliance with the Nasscom Foundation to provide CDMA 2000-based wireless internet connectivity solutions to 65 village resource centres under Nasscom's rural knowledge network programme.