Atheros developed the 802.11n silicon used in my Apple router and AppleTV, whereas Broadcom is the wireless IC supplier for my Dell XPS M1330 along with my Apple MacBook and MacBook Air. I spoke with ...

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It has been widely reported that 802.11n, the wireless LAN IEEE draft standard that uses multiple input/multiple output technology to boost Wi-Fi speeds to over 100Mbps, is “backward compatible” with ...

The antennas used by wireless devices have a major impact on WLAN coverage, security and performance. This becomes increasingly evident in new draft 802.11n access points (APs), which use multiple ...

Dazzling users with specification sheets is nothing new: screen sizes, resolutions, megapixels, memory sizes and processor speeds are just a few, but one of the most neglected and important is WiFi ...

Perhaps the loudest buzz around 802.11 these days comes from vendors trying to prepare customers for the “all-wireless enterprise,” which they maintain will be made possible with high-speed 802.11n ...

Chris Kozup, senior manager of mobile solutions marketing for San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco, said the WLAN is in a state of transition as 2007 draws to a close. Companies are looking to leverage more ...

Illustration: Mick Wiggins What a difference a couple of years makes. In our first roundup of draft-802.11n Wi-Fi routers (see “Wireless Routers: The Truth About Superfast Draft-N“), we found so many ...

Faster Wi-Fi: It's something we all crave. Fortunately, it's also something we can have, even on a budget. It's not just about fast Internet speeds to and from your service provider. It's also about ...

But because 802.11n needs two channels to operate at full speed but can't because of legacy device considerations, 802.11n is capped at approximately half of its actual potential. Note: Japan allows ...