Nokia's clash with RIM centred on wireless local area network (Wlan) connections to the internet.

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My car, outfitted with a GPS position finder and an off-the-shelf wireless local area network (WLAN) communication system, was tipped off by another car carrying the same gear.

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The company, which provides phones that work off a wireless local area network (WLAN)--a Wi-Fi network designed for the workplace--had recently acquired KIRK Telecom, a privately held Danish provider of wireless communications products.

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