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Apple Makes 54Mbps Standard On EMac
News Apple also added support for 802.11g wireless, or what the company calls AirPort Extreme. The "g" class transfers data at 54Mbps -- fast enough to move video over the air -- compared with 802.11b's maximum transfer rate of 11mbps.
[May 6, 2003, 16:01]
Netgear Spreads Home Wi-Fi Over Power Circuitry
News Networking equipment manufacturer Netgear launched a product on Thursday that will allow users to propagate high-speed wireless broadband around their home via their mains wiring. The snappily named WGXB102 54Mbps Wall-plugged Wireless Range...
[October 1, 2004, 17:45]
802.11g Boosts Wireless Hardware Sales
News Worldwide sales of wireless networking products grew in the first quarter, a seasonally slow selling period, according to a report released on Tuesday from research firm Dell'Oro Group. Revenue for wireless networking equipment was $411m in the...
[May 14, 2003, 9:19]
Broadcom And Netgear Unveil Wi-Fi Kit
News Two manufacturers launched products this week aimed at making high-speed wireless networks easier to deploy. Broadcom released details on Wednesday about a new "system on a chip" that supports 802.11g, Ethernet, VPN security and MIPS processing...
[June 3, 2004, 15:15]
Fast WLANs To Get Outing At Fashion Show
News Just months after a demonstration of WLANs at the London Fashion Week in October, newer and faster WLANs will be on show at the repeat event in February -- even before they are legally approved for general use in the UK.
[December 18, 2001, 16:18]
802.11g: Final Testing Begins
News Hoping to assuage concerns about the latest wireless networking specification, an industry group gave its time frame for the completion of interoperability tests ensuring optimal performance of new gear.
[February 26, 2003, 12:49]
HP Updates Presario, Adds 802.11g
News The four new Presario S3000 desktops, available from Friday, feature a silver and black chassis with slightly rounded edges and a bay for USB (universal serial bus) ports located in front that can covered by a tiny sliding door.
[March 31, 2003, 10:38]
802.11g Approved, 802.11n Is Next In Line
News The cycle of increasing throughput in the wireless networking industry continued on Thursday as a standards body approved a new specification and began work on another spec that promises to lead to even higher data-transmission speeds.
[June 13, 2003, 10:49]
Intel Readies Centrino Wi-Fi Upgrade
News A much-anticipated Wi-Fi part from Intel is finally available for high-volume shipments, and the company's next-generation part is being sampled by major customers. The company has twice pushed back the availability of its combination 802.11a/b Wi...
[October 29, 2003, 12:00]
Wireless Firms Jumping Gun On New Spec?
News The makers of wireless-networking gear aren't known for their patience. When 802.11b first burst on the scene, offering a quick and workable wireless home-networking platform, some manufacturers jumped into the market with components and products...
[January 31, 2003, 15:06]
Deployment Guidelines For WLANs
News What you need to know As more vendor choices become available, wireless local area network (LAN) deployment can be a confusing endeavour. As a result, enterprises must develop comprehensive, enterprise-wide LAN and WLAN integration plans.
[May 19, 2004, 12:30]
Doesn't Get Any Easier
Member Review Took about 10 minutes to get up and running with WEP. Get 54Mbps in the same room and 48Mbps in farthest away point inside two-storey home. Flawless.
[April 15, 2004, 18:43]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Wednesday 25/02/2004The irresistible rise of the wireless network is getting faster, in all sorts of ways. Sales of the 54Mbps 802.11g standard is likely to outpace 802.11b's slowpoke 10Mbps for the first time this year, says a report , while...
[February 27, 2004, 16:05]
Intel Plans 802.11g Centrino This Year
News Intel is picking up the pace on introducing 802.11g technology into its products, as the emerging wireless networking specification gathers customer and standards support. The chipmaker is moving up the timeframe for using 802.11g technology in its...
[May 19, 2003, 10:51]
Faster WLAN Promise May Obscure Benefits Of Current Products
News Suppliers are launching wireless LAN equipment which will be ready for higher speed transmission when European regulations allow its use, although suppliers competing to establish the new standard may simply cause confusion amongst users and...
[October 8, 2001, 19:25]
IEEE's 802.11g WLAN Standard Seems Doomed
News A faster variation on the 802.11b wireless LAN standard seems certain to arrive in the market too late to have any real use. The 802.11g specification may cause little more than confusion as it will be beaten to the market by the superior 802.11a...
[December 18, 2001, 15:56]
Wireless Bandwidth - Not Necessarily As Advertised
White Papers Picking up an 802.11g wireless access point and wireless adaptor, you would probably expect to get a bandwidth availability of 54mbps. But this may not be so. In this paper you will learn why the bandwidth you would expect disappears into thin air.
[January 7, 2008, 23:00]
802.11g Approved, 802.11n Is Next In Line
Talkback the conclusion: What exists today meets the needs of 90 percent of the market," said Nogee. The more standards that are set, the more complex the market will become.It's debatable if people will even notice going from 54Mbps to 100Mbps in most...
[February 25, 2004, 13:22]
Powerdsine Case Study: Plymouth College Of Further Education
White Papers Plymouth College of Further Education has always prided itself on being at the forefront of technology. The college issued a Request for Tender inviting suppliers to submit a proposal to design, build and implement a scalable, cost effective...
[February 9, 2006, 23:00]
Linux Gets 802.11g Intel Centrino Driver
News Linux users can now take full advantage of the 54Mbps wireless networking chipset in Intel's Centrino platform. Windows XP has enjoyed full Centrino support since the platform was first launched by Intel in March 2003.
[June 1, 2004, 14:20]
