First look: Apple's move to 802.11n a wireless wow
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With its latest Airport Extreme base station, Apple moves ahead into the still uncharted world of 802.11n wireless networking. Oh, and there's one more thing...
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Apple has begun offering a $1.99 USD software patch that would enable use of 802.11n wireless networking on select Intel-based Mac models. However, the update has not come without controversy.
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Mobile phone has 802.11b wireless networking capabilities and an integrated 1.3-megapixel digital camera.
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Although the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard isn't expected to be ratified before early 2008, Intel plans to include a pre-standard version of the wireless networking technology in its Centrino chips next year.
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Columnist Craig J. Mathias takes a look at the Wi-Fi Alliance's unprecedented decision to develop a specification based on a draft of the 802.11n standard and concludes it was the right thing to do.
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MacCentral - With its eyes on the future of home entertainment and a relatively uncluttered band of radio spectrum, Cisco Systems Inc.'s Linksys division on Wednesday unveiled a line of IEEE 802.11g/a wireless LAN products.
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WiMax-capable products were on display all over the CES trade show, yet the announcement at Macworld of Apple's stylishly thin MacBook Air laptop made no reference to the high-speed newtork. Does Steve Jobs know something other vendors don't?
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By Jim Rossman, The Dallas Morning News  Mar. 9--Apple has always been out front on bringing wireless access to the consumer. It was the first computer company to offer wireless as a standard feature across its product line.
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Newer Technology will show a wireless router and variety of adapters for 802.11b, g, and n networks.
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A second consortium puts in a bid for the faster 802.11n spec. But don't expect a battle over formats.
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Apple has tweaked the firmware for its AirPort Extreme Base Station, though it's not saying why.
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(InfoWorld) - During a presentation at the IEEE Globecom 2006 Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday, Alan Crouch, director and general manager at Intel's Communications Technology Lab told the audience to expect Intel to put a pre-standard version of IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi into its Centrino chips by next year. The IEEE 802.11n standard, which is not expected to be ratified before the first half of 2008, will give users far greater performance and range than current Wi-Fi technology. The technology will someday scale to 600Mbps, according to Bill McFarland, a member of the IEEE committee, with a range 50 percent greater than available with Wi-Fi now. Although the news caused barely a ripple of reaction in the audience of software and hardware engineers, there are industry analysts who have already warned large buyers of wireless technology to resist the temptation to deploy high speed IEEE 802.11n devices until the standard is ratified. This is the advice of Gartner's Ken Dulaney, among others, who said that a pre-standard version might be fine for the home where the technology exists as a closed loop, but in an enterprise with a heterogeneous wireless environment it could lead to interoperability problems down the road. Continuing on a theme of emerging technologies, Crouch also touted the benefits of UWB (Ultra Wideband), a short range, three meters, wireless technology, which he said will start to gain recognition in â07. UWB is sometimes called Wireless USB but with better performance. In addition, Crouch said the Bluetooth standards body will adopt UWB technology as a future version of Bluetooth. With its short range and high performance, first devices will be capable of 480Mbps, Crouch said consumer electronics companies will quickly take up the technology. Following Crouch on stage was David Leeper, senior principal engineer for UWB at Intel who continued to talk about UWB benefits and uses. "It is a compelling technology because you can do video streaming at very low power," Leeper said. Leeper estimated a full-length feature movie could be downloaded using UWB in 80 seconds. If UWB performs as advertised it could easily replace most interconnect cables such as those running to printers, scanners, and other peripheral devices allowing a user to print, stream wireless display data, and synch all at the same time. The capability to move a great deal of content at high speed also has a use in the enterprise, Leeper added. At the end of the Intel presentation, Crouch admitted that the biggest challenge faced by the industry is overcoming RF (radio frequency) interference among the various wireless technologies, especially Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and UWB. Crouch said each of the three technologies has a unique usage model and he does not expect any one of the three to replace the other.Crouch said, however, it wouldnât be easy to have a single device with all three radios inside. "Requirements for [using] multi-radio is a huge leap. This is where companies are spending their time and energy," Crouch said.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.
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Sure, the soon-to-hit-the-shelves iPod Touch plays music and offers users a cool multitouch interface like its cousin, the iPhone. But it's the inclusion of Wi-Fi and Safari that makes it revolutionary, says Computerworld's Seth Weintraub.
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Most original draft-802.11n products should be firmware upgradable to the second draft, expected to be formally approved this week.
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Ken Mingis writes for Computerworld, âWith its latest Airport Extreme base station, Apple has done more than revamp the look of its popular wireless routerâ¦In addition to adopting 802.11n  â  a whole new standard in Wi-Fi that promises faster transfer speeds and better range  â  it is also making a foray into home storage networks.â
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As expected today, Intel rolled out its long awaited tri-mode wireless module with support for three Wi-Fi standards, 802.11a, b and g. The new module includes software intended to make it easier for end-users
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Blog: This rare, tenth update of an Apple OS includes a networking security patch.