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Next generation Wi-Fi now officially approved
By siliconindia
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 15:43 IST
Bangalore: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, famously known as IEEE, has finally approved the next generation of Wi-Fi technology. This technology has been on sale in laptop and other equipment for many years but was still not approved by IEEE, a body that oversees all Wi-Fi standards.
There is nothing new that has been discovered now. In fact this technology was created seven years ago. This next generation Wi-Fi offers speeds at least six times faster than current approved technology. Many manufacturers were hesitant to use this technology as there were no guarantees that future networking equipment would be compatible with the devices from using it, as it did not have a rubber stamp from IEEE. The approval from IEEE has changed that.
All existing draft 802.11n Wi-Fi products will work with the final standard, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance, a group that tests wireless products to ensure compliance. "This was an extraordinarily wide-ranging technical challenge. When we started in 2002, many of the technologies addressed in 802.11n were university research topics and had not been implemented," said Bruce Kraemer of the IEEE to BBC.
Under ideal conditions, 802.11n technology can offer speeds of 300 megabits per second (Mbps) and above, many times higher than the previous 802.11g, which operates at speeds of up to 54 Mbps. It is also able to transfer data over distances of 90m (300ft) indoors, double that of previous technologies.
