Wireless networking using the 802.11 standard, also known by its trade name, Wi-Fi, has become common in the home and has a significant and growing role in corporate settings. But the existing ...

We all know about wireless; we have all seen wireless access points and routers. They all look about the same with a few minor aesthetic differences. However, they do not have to look the same as we ...

802.11n fast Wi-Fi has plenty of speed to offer enterprises but limited range; using 'prosumer' products, you can set up Wi-FI bridging to extend 802.11n coverage farther In companies, wireless ...

But here's the rub: The 802.11n standard is still in draft form. A final standard isn't likely to be released by the IEEE until 2007 at the earliest. Even the second draft of the standard, which will ...

As a proposed wireless standard for high-throughput enhancements, 802.11n has been viewed primarily as a consumer technology. However, 802.11n has key applications applicable to the enterprise and is ...

Wi-Fi systems enable products from different manufacturers to work together. This is made possible by international open systems, which no one manufacturer owns. All gain a commercial benefit by ...

The releases, which come from the San Jose, Calif.-based vendor's enterprise mobility business, come months after other wireless players like Cisco Systems, D-Link, Meru Networks and Colubris Networks ...

With the arrival of the first 802.11n routers from Buffalo Technology, Belkin, D-Link and Netgear, early adopters are wondering whether it’s time for them to upgrade their home networks. With speeds ...

In theory, 802.11n can zip by your 100Mbps Fast Ethernet at a real-world 160Mbps, but the practice it's usually much slower. No, the Wi-FI vendors aren't lying; the problem is that you have to set 802 ...

The growing number of mobile devices used by the average consumer — paired with the popularity of new wireless applications such as HD video streaming, mobile gaming, and high-speed wireless backup — ...

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