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The A to Z of wireless

Everything you need to know from antivirus to Zigbee, and plenty in between...

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By Tim Ferguson

Published: 28 November 2006 09:00 GMT

Y is for Yucca

As unlikely as it seems, the biggest obstacle to wi-fi coverage in the office could be a poorly positioned plant - such as everybody's favourite yucca. Plants are often located below wi-fi access points, and suck up and distort the signal that people are trying to access.

In the course of its extensive research, wi-fi security specialist AirMagnet has found that numerous offices aren't making the best use of their wi-fi as they are unaware of the disruption a seemingly innocuous plant can cause.

The list from A to Z

Click on the links below to find out more on each of the entries in the list.

A is for Antivirus
B is for Bluetooth
C is for The Cloud
D is for dotMobi
E is for Email
F is for FMC
G is for GPS
H is for HSDPA
I is for i-mode
J is for Japan Air
K is for Korea
L is for LBS
M is for M2M
N is for NFC
O is for Operating systems
P is for Pubs
Q is for QoS
R is for Roaming
S is for Satellite
T is for TV
U is for UMTS
V is for Virgin
W is for WiMax
X is for XDA
Y is for Yucca
Z is for Zigbee

So, if there's an area in your office with a mysterious lack of wireless connectivity, check what plants are lurking under that wi-fi point...

Check out what else might be eating the wi-fi in your office.

  1. Zones
  2. Management
  3. Networks
  4. Software
  5. IT Services
  6. Hardware
  1. Verticals
  2. Public Sector
  3. Financial Services
  4. Retail & Leisure

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