The European Union's communications regulator, the European Commission, launched an initiative on Friday to boost the growth of broadband Internet access over power transmission lines.
Wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure vendors are bypassing Comdex this year as many hold off on making announcements and putting on exhibitions until the Wi-Fi Planet show in early December.
Motorola Inc. and speech recognition software maker SpeechWorks International Inc. have developed a prototype phone that they say will help computers better decipher wireless signals for clearer transmissions.
The Canadian Department of National Defence is hoping to chart a course toward improved radio communications on board its seagoing vessels with the help of a deal inked last month with Halifax-based xwave.