Shipments of 802.11n access points have accelerated since the IEEE standard was formally approved one year ago. But what the numbers alone don’t show is the new reality of Wi-Fi networks: they are ...

Chip maker Atheros Wednesday released samples of its powerful new 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset, which tops out with a maximum data rate of 450Mbps for access points and routers, and a signal that’s more ...

Wireless LAN (WLAN) throughput advancements introduced by the emerging IEEE 802.11n standard come at the price of unprecedented technological complexity. This creates an immediate need for ...

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on Thursday confirmed the draft specification for the next-generation 802.11n WiFi standard. The decision could help push 600-Mbps products into ...

Wi-Fi group's next major initiative will be developing a device-to-device specification for Wi-Fi clients to communicate without an access point The Wi-Fi Alliance is launching a certification program ...

Given a choice between fast, 802.11b; faster, 802.11g; and fastest, 802.11n, most people will pick the fastest every time. But, while the IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, with its up to 300Mbps burst ...

Marvell introduced the Marvell 88W8786, an 802.11n single stream Wi-Fi solution designed for a broad range of mainstream consumer devices. With this technology, Marvell makes high-performance 802.11n ...

Proxim said the access points -- the single-radio ORiNOCO AP-800 and the dual-radio ORiNOCO AP-8000 -- can break the cost and complexity barrier of WLAN deployments. Geoffrey Smith, Proxim's vice ...

My normal network is Wifi 5, but I have 802.11n enabled on the guest network. The guest network runs on the same APs as my main network. I have 3 APs controlled by a controller. I might occasionally ...

A big focus for Wi-Fi makers these days is on building equipment that supports high-speed outdoor network applications. For example, there are enterprises that want to extend their wireless LANs ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance is launching a certification program based on the completed IEEE 802.11n standard on Wednesday and looking toward a future peer-to-peer specification it is developing on its own.