Cisco has unveiled what it claims is the first certified 802.11n Draft 2.0 access point.
A faster Wi-Fi standard appears to be about a year away, after a task group unanimously approved a proposal for an update to the 802.11g standard.
The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to begin certifying next-generation Wi-Fi products starting in 2007 before the 802.11n standard is fully complete, a decision that should ease consumers' concerns about buying prestandard products.
The long-awaited next-generation Wi-Fi standard has been delayed again and won't likely be ratified until sometime in 2008.
Aruba Networks has released in the UK its first products that utilise the latest generation of Wi-Fi technology, 802.11n.
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If you're one of those people who likes to complain whenever their Wi-Fi connection even temporarily flickers, then being forced to use older connectivity technologies is a useful reminder of how much we have to be intermittently grateful for.
As CSIRO stands firm on its refusal to freely license key patents relating to WLANs, I'm reminded of the joke: what do you get when you grab a man by the testicles? The answer: his full attention.
The standard known as 802.11b or Wi-Fi is disruptive, certainly if you've invested any time, money and effort in 3G. But there is always something potentially superior around the corner.
The next-generation wireless technology could take us one step closer to the mobile nirvana of one bill for mobile, Wi-Fi and broadband connectivity.
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Apple Computer has joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.
Wi-Fi gear makers are lining up to lend support to a new security standard, as they try to allay concerns about transmitting data over wireless networks.
The standard known as 802.11b or Wi-Fi is disruptive, certainly if you've invested any time, money and effort in 3G. But there is always something potentially superior around the corner.
The next generation of digital entertainment products will run off a new wireless networking standard completed this week
Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.
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In recent months, wireless networks have received a boost as products based on the 802.11g standard--capable of 54Mbps--have come into the mainstream. Are you ready for fast wireless?
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