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A pair of powerful earthquakes off the coast of Taiwan damaged undersea cables and disrupted telephone and Internet access in Asia on Wednesday.

WiMax equipment and component makers this week announced steady progress on fixed wireless broadband products but looked eagerly to a future mobile WiMax as industry participants gathered at the Wireless Communications Alliance's WCA International Symposium & Business Expo in San Jose, California.

Top executives from Intel Corp. outlined the company's plans for encouraging and speeding the development of sophisticated wireless applications and of peer-to-peer computing.

In a move aimed at bolstering its mobile communications offerings, Intel has announced the takeover of Xircom. The acquisition complements Intel's existing network access businesses because it now will be able to provide products for notebook and mobile computing.