Wireless chip maker Broadcom on Thursday announced good news for Linux users in the form of a fully open wireless driver that’s compatible with the operating system. Wireless networking has long been ...

Software developers who build products for the Linux platform will no longer have to worry about embedding drivers to offer wireless support. Devicescape, which makes Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) ...

Slowly, too darn slowly for the taste of Linux notebook users, Broadcom has been providing drivers for its Wi-Fi chipsets on netbooks and laptops. Now, Broadcom has released an open-source driver for ...

When Wi-Fi is not working in Linux, the first step is to determine whether the problem is hardware or software related. Here’s how you can diagnose the issue: If your Linux distribution is not ...

While we are used to USB WiFi adapters, embedded devices typically use SDIO WiFi cards, and for good reasons – they’re way more low-power, don’t take up a USB port, don’t require a power-sipping USB ...

Embedded system designers face many challenges when selecting the right components to meet functional, budgetary, and regulatory requirements, especially when it involves wireless technologies. Until ...