Faster Wi-Fi Standard Unveiled
August 15th, 2004
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New standard proposed, using multiple antennae, MIMO technology, makes WLANS way-fast?
A new Wi-Fi standard that promises to significantly boost the speed of existing wireless local area networks (WLANs) is being submitted for approval by a consortium of companies looking to take broadband wireless to the next level.The WWiSE (worldwide spectrum efficiency) group said it has developed technology for review by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11n task group, which is overseeing a next-generation Wi-Fi standard capable of sustaining data throughput exceeding 100Mbps.