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1. D-Link Dual-band 11n for the impatient: DGL-4500 Reviewed

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Tuesday, 18 December 2007

   If you want a dual-band draft 11n router from D-Link, there is no need to wait for the DIR-855. The DGL-4500 has everything that router will have, except the second radio. I don't know what it is with ...

2. Legacy-friendly Draft 11n: Belkin N1 Vision Reviewed

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Friday, 07 December 2007

   Belkin's Certified Draft 2.0 802.11n wireless router is nice to nearby WLANs and supports jumbo frames, too! Belkin created a bit of a stir when it introduced the N1 Vision Wireless Router back in July. ...

3. Linksys WRT350N Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link Reviewed

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Monday, 03 December 2007

   The WRT350N is a single-band clone of the dual-band WRT600N. So why did I review the dual-band WRT600N before this previously-introduced, single-band sibling? I've had the WRT350N and its companion WPC300N ...

4. Are You Playing the Draft 802.11n Shell Game?

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Tuesday, 27 November 2007

   Manufacturers keep us guessing about what's really inside the wireless networking products we buy. One of the games that many consumer networking product manufacturers play is changing the hardware design ...

5. Add, Don't Replace When Upgrading to 802.11n

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Monday, 19 November 2007

   Recycle, don't toss your old 802.11g wireless router when moving up to draft 802.11n gear. Those of you who have slogged through the entire Performance test sections of our draft 802.11n product reviews ...

6. Linksys WRT600N Review: Dual-Band 11n comes to Linky-land

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Wednesday, 31 October 2007

   Linksys fans will find a lot to like in this long-awaited top-of-the-line simultaneous dual-band Draft 2.0 11n router. Linksys almost announced the WRT600N back in January at CES. They decided not to ...

7. Hole discovered in Wi-Fi 802.11n Draft 2.0 certification test

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Friday, 19 October 2007

   SmallNetBuilder has discovered a hole in the Wi-Fi Alliance's 802.11n Draft 2.0 test suite that can allow Wi-Fi Certified products to interfere with existing wireless networks, in direct violation ...

8. Apple AirPort Extreme Reviewed: Dual-Band Draft 11n for Everyone

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Monday, 15 October 2007

   With good wireless performance, gigabit ports and built-in print and file servers, Apple's Airport Extreme Gigabit has a lot to offer both MacOS and Windows users. If Apple is known for anything, it’s ...

9. Draft 11n ≠ 100 Mbps Ethernet

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Wednesday, 10 October 2007

   If you're starting to believe that draft 11n will make wired connections obsolete, you better read this before cashing in on all that scrap copper. Despite a certain networking publication's ...

10. Samsung announces Wi-Fi plasma TVs

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 18 July 2007

    Samsung has introduced two new plasma TVs that are equipped with draft-n (802.11n) connectivity to enable consumers to stream video content wirelessly to their TV. Ridgefield Park (NJ) – Samsung ...

11. First products get new 802.11n draft 2.0 certification

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 17 May 2007

    ... said Gartner Research VP and analyst Ken Dulaney.  The specification will be named simply 802.11n when it is finalized. Products given the initial certification include Intel's Wireless WiFi ...

12. Intel to launch 802.11n Wi-Fi chipset next week

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 17 January 2007

    ... to show Kedron in available products next week. Kedron will be officially named "WiFi Link 4965 AGN". There will be a Kedron part without draft-n capability ("WiFi Link 4965 AG") as ...

13. Asus first to guarantee free upgrade of draft-802.11n products

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 03 October 2006

    Being the first to buy new tech isn't always the best strategy and this may be especially true for wireless networking products. Jump on the train of non-standardized products - such as draft-n devices ...

14. Opinion: Et Tu, Wi-Fi Alliance?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Wednesday, 30 August 2006

    It is no secret that the wireless LAN industry has made a huge mess so far of the opportunity that is known as 802.11n. This standard, which holds the promise of application level, i.e. real, wireless ...

15. Wi-Fi Alliance cozies up to industry, promises to certify draft 802.11n products

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 29 August 2006

    The only organization able to make the anything-goes WLAN industry toe the line has decided to take a less objective approach. The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced it plans to adopt a two-phase plan that ...

16. Network equipment makers confident about pre-n demand despite possible delay in 802.11n approval

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Wednesday, 16 August 2006

      Although the approval of the 802.11n standard may be further delayed until 2008, Taiwan's network equipment makers are not worried that demand for pre-n products during the Christmas season will ...

17. Brand vendors to cut orders for pre-N products amid weak demand, say sources

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Thursday, 27 July 2006

      Taiwan-based WLAN-equipment makers were caught off-guard by recent reports stating that sales of pre-N (802.11n draft 1.0) devices in the US channel have been slower than expected, with some brand ...

18. Motorola pushes WiMAX for 'personal broadband' amid lack of 11n standard

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 08 June 2006

    ... wireless, WiFi, and wireline," he stated this morning, "and can be used by many types of operators to meet their specific business case and needs." There may very well be a business "paradigm" for creating ...

19. Draft 11n performance disappoints in latest Tom's Networking tests

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 01 June 2006

    In the first round of in-depth tests conducted anywhere on the third generation of wireless networking equipment, Tom's Networking Guide revealed today that three draft 11n WiFi routers performed surprisingly ...

20. True MIMO now three steps closer to removing the cable from cable TV

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 30 May 2006

    ... at the digital table - the same place that Lucent tried to wrest for itself, and failed. To that end, however, Airgo moves ahead with its plans to provide its own flavor of WiFi technology - what Airgo ...

21. China files ISO appeal over Intel's wi-fi standards win

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 30 May 2006

    China has filed an appeal with the International Standards Organization (ISO) over Intel's recent Wi-Fi specification win. China has filed an appeal with the International Standards Organization (ISO) ...

22. Interop 2006: Some vendors plow ahead with 802.11n despite vote failure

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 03 May 2006

    ... WiFi gear that doesn't necessarily conform to any new standard - it might, but it might not. Meanwhile, Airgo's taking a bold stand against such moves. Las Vegas (NV) - Yesterday's failure of the 1.0 ...

23. IEEE 802.11n Draft 1.0 fails letter ballot

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 02 May 2006

    Today's vote by members of the IEEE 802.11 working group on Draft 1.0 of the proposed 802.11n standard showed that the standard is not yet ready for prime time. The vote not only failed to reach the 75% ...

24. D-Link also spreading its draft 11n bets, this time with Marvell

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 13 April 2006

    Marvell late today announced that its 'TopDog' 802.11n IEEE draft-compliant wireless chipsets have been selected by D-Link for its draft 802.11n product line. Santa Clara (CA) - Marvell late today announced ...

25. High-def discs will never require dedicated Internet connection, says AACS rep

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 22 March 2006

    ... can utilize a customer's existing network equipment, including Ethernet routers and WiFi transmitters. "There has been some false alarm raised in the community, [saying] that it would require connectivity ...

26. Brinksmanship in 802.11n

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Wednesday, 15 March 2006

      A game is being played with announcements from Task Group N: Yes, there is unity. Of a sort. A game is being played with announcements from Task Group N: Yes, there is unity. Of a sort. In an interview ...

27. First draft proposal for next-gen Wi-Fi "802.11n" approved

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 19 January 2006

    Today at Noon Pacific Time, the 802.11n task group voted to accept the Joint Proposal as the basis for Draft One of the new standard. According to a release from Airgo Networks, the vote today was decided ...

28. 11n Joint Proposal gets ok for IEEE presentation

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 12 January 2006

    The Joint Proposal (JP) Team, representing the final three TGn proposal groups (TGnSync, WWise, and MITMOT), yesterday voted unanimously to adopt the Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) specification, ...

29. TG Daily complete wrap-up of CES 2006 coverage

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 03 January 2006

    ... Mbps Today's announcement by Atheros of its 300 Mbps MIMO chipset shows once again that the consumer wireless LAN market is mainly a numbers game. Multimedia WiFi device opens the door for Microsoft The ...