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Articles tagged with: Wi Fi and 802.11n
Wi-Fi Alliance Launches Updated Wi-Fi Certified Program
The wi-fi Alliance says that it has begun product testing for its wi-fi Certified n program, updating its two-year-old wi-fi Certified 802.11n draft 2.0 program. The updated program adds testing for some popular optional features now more widely available in wi-fi equipment. more
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Standards Body Approves Wi-Fi Standard Supporting 300Mbps Download Speeds
The standards body, the IEEE has ratified the IEEE 802.11n-2009 amendment, defining mechanisms that provide significantly improved data rates and ranges for wi-fi networks (WLANs). The 560-page 802.11n amendment will enable rollout of significantly more scalable WLANs that deliver 10-fold-greater data rates than previously defined while ensuring co-existence with legacy systems and security implementations. more
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Wi-Fi Pushing Radio IC Market to $4 Billion in 2013
Vendors will ship $4 billion in wi-fi radio chips in 2013, most of these for cellphones, notebooks, netbooks, infrastructure, home entertainment systems and wireless gaming consoles. At the same time, adoption of 802.11n MIMO with multiple transmit streams will help boost the market for wi-fi power amplifier modules to twice its 2008 size, despite continued pricing pressure. more
Related Tags: mimo, broadcom, skyworks, rfmd, triquint, anadigics, 802.11g, radio
Faster Wireless Standard Making Mark in Home Networking
Home network users are continuing to migrate to newer and faster home networking connectivity technologies, including Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n and alternative wire technologies, such as coax, powerline and phone wiring. In 2008, 10/100 Ethernet was still the leading technology in use with home networks worldwide. However, 802.11x networks will outnumber 10/100 Ethernet by the end of 2009, reports In-Stat. more
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Wi-Fi Connectivity Becoming Pervasive on Devices
wi-fi enabled products continue to proliferate across nearly all categories, including computing, networking, consumer electronics and mobile devices. Over 1,000 new products were launched with wi-fi in 2008; 2009 promises to surpass that mark, reports In-Stat. more
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One Billion Wi-Fi Chipsets to Ship in 2011 Alone
wi-fi seems to be all-pervasive, and in the year 2011 alone, wi-fi chipset vendors will ship one billion units, according to market data just released by ABI Research. By the end of the following year a cumulative five billion such chipsets will have shipped since the firm began tracking wi-fi chipsets in 2000. more
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Wi-Fi Hotspots Offer Dynamic Beamforming
Ruckus Wireless has launched a outdoor wi-fi access points with dynamic beamforming to overcome problems that have hindered outdoor wi-fi deployments, including interference, unanticipated physical obstructions such as foliage, network management complexity and cost. more
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802.11n Shipments will Surge Ahead of 802.11g in the Chipset Market in 2010
With growth rates well over 100% in 2010, shipments of wi-fi Chipsets based on the draft n/802.11n will surge ahead of those based on 802.11g, reports In-Stat. 802.11n is ahead in nearly every equipment category, but unit volume is being driven by shipment growth in mobile handsets and notebook PCs. more
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Spanish University Upgrades Campus Wi-Fi Network
Aruba Networks has announced that Spain's Universidad de Valladolid has upgraded the wi-fi network at its campuses in Valladolid, Palencia, and Segovia with its 802.11n solution and AirWave Wireless Management Suite. Founded in 1293, Universidad de Valladolid encompasses 45 buildings and supports 25,000 students, 3,000 teaching staff, and 900 administration staff. more
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Wi-Fi Access Point Shipments to Exceed 70 Million by 2010
The global WLAN market has grown tremendously in recent years. wi-fi in particular has been successful because of its ease of deployment in both consumer and enterprise environments: it is neater to deploy wireless than run cables throughout the home, and wi-fi is much cheaper to deploy than wired networks in the business space. In the latest update to ABI Research's wi-fi Equipment Market Data, global access point shipments are forecast to exceed 70 million by 2010, of which an overwhelming 90% will be generated by the SOHO and consumer markets. more
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