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802.11n Proposal For Next-Gen Wi-Fi Approved

January 20, 2006 /

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An industry-standards group has given its blessing to a proposal for the next-generation 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, paving the way for 600-Mbit/s products by 2006.

That the standard was approved was no surprise: members of the IEEE working group had resolved their differences last week, banding together to support a modified proposal from the Enhanced Wireless Consortium, led by Atheros, Broadcom, and Intel.

Officially, the IEEE 802.11n proposal is merely the draft standard, and must face additional confirmations before being approved as the final IEEE standard, a process which can take about a year.

By Mark Hachman

Full Story: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1913452,00.asp

(Many thanks to Jonathan Taylor of Global Net Inc. http://www.theglobal.net for passing this along. Russ)