cnet news – September 11, 2009 5:33 PM PDT
Finally, the Draft will now be taken off this logo.
As predicted last month, the IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.
Finalization of the new wireless networking standard–which is capable of delivering throughput speeds up to 300 megabits per second (and even higher)–took exactly seven years from the day it was conceived, or six years from the first draft version. The standard has been through a dozen or so draft versions.
News of the ratification broke via a blog post displaying an e-mail sent by Bruce Kraemer, longtime chairman of the 802.11n Task Group, to task group members. There has been no public announcement yet. Update 5:49 p.m. PDT: A press release has been issued.
It took seven years to tie up the patents, or to settle on the standard?
i think it was 7 years to sober up and fly right….
…but, but, but…. even though they have settled on a standard, they will allow gear tested before the new standard was complete (ie draft n) to use the new logo without retesting to the new standard. And there are differences in throughput.
Read the specs carefully on the “n” products you want to buy if you want to be sure your buying real “n” products.
Thank God!
I guess I can come out of the closet now and admit I’m using N. But, it makes me wonder, what happened to 802.11 h thru m?
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#7 Finally, conservatives can now upgrade to 802.11g
So it is safe to replace my Bell 103 modem and move to WiFi?
You are teh funnay Sparky.
I may be dead before this shows up here. AT&T yah know.
I hate it when they spring surprise standards like this on us. Now I’ll have to put up with the frammis spec being 0.37 Hz slow. Dang!