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 ...
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 ...
Ikanos Communications, Inc. and Atheros Communications, Inc. have jointly developed a Fusiv®-based reference platform that integrates VDSL2 technology with the new 802.11n draft 2.0. This reference ...
802.11b was supposed to have given way to its sibling standard 802.11a which operated in the 5 GHz range with a wide-open 8 (potentially 24) channels that was rarely used by consumer devices like 2.4 ...
With many routers now transmitting Wi-Fi signals using the 802.11n standard (including all of Apple's current router offerings), some users may find that they are unable to take advantage of the ...
Like lets say under "ideal" conditions, the 802.11n is transferring at 300Mbps. If a router is rated 900 for that band (5Ghz), does this mean there is still 600Mbps available for ac connections? Or ...
Western Digital delivers an easy-to-use dual-band router endowed with a good feature set, but lacking in speed Sure, those fancy new 802.11ac routers are wicked fast, but the IEEE isn’t expected to ...
Want to give your home network a speed and range boost? Trendnet's Easy-N-Upgrader will do the trick. It's designed to piggyback on an existing router. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and ...
It’s been a long time coming, but 802.11n is finally here. And that means wireless LANs now are a viable replacement for wired LANs. Without delving too deeply into ...
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple plans to charge US$5 for the upgrade to the 802.11n wireless capability that is currently included (but not activated) in the latest Core 2 Duo iMac, Mac Pro, ...
The 802.11 designation refers to the IEEE’s WLAN standard, commonly called by its trade name, Wi-Fi. The suffix indicates one alternative of the standard. Currently, 802.11n is the most widely ...
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 ...