Wi-Fi Alliance Speeds 802.11n Certification (Electronic News)

Executive Quote and Information Service : EQUIS, September, 2006

Delays continue to plague the advancement of IEEE wireless LAN technologies, as the industry has now pushed the standardization of 802.11n back to Q1 2008. Meanwhile, the Wi-Fi Alliance today announced plans to move ahead with its certification process based on an upcoming letter ballot approved draft, expected to be draft 2.0 of the specification, in an effort to move interoperable products to market faster.

The follow-up technology to 802.11g, 802.11n is expected to bring additional growth to the consumer electronics market by enabling wireless transfer speeds around the home that are fast and reliable enough to support streaming high definition video and music, and, among other wireless technologies, is considered key to the realizing the promise of the true...