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Buffalo Wireless N Wi-Fi Dongle Can Reach 450Mbps Transfer Speeds

Buffalo Technology has just announced the introduction of a new Wireless N compatible USB adapter that promises to deliver some impressive transfer speeds as well as improved range when connected to 802.11n compatible networks.Small enough to fit inside your pocket, Buffalo’s USB dongle can reach, at least in t...

9 December 2011
05:37 GMT

Quantenna Develops 600Mbps WiFi 802.11n Chipset

Quantenna Communications, a company specializing in the development of 802.11n wireless solutions, has just announced the launch of its QHS7xx family of Full-11n chipsets that are able to reach transfer rates as high as 600Mbps by using a 4x4 (MIMO) antenna design. The QHS7xx product family includes the QHS715 chi...

6 May 2011
07:58 GMT

TRENDnet Launches 450 Mbps Dual Band Wireless N USB Adapter

TRENDnet has just announced that it has updated its product portfolio to feature a new 450Mbps dual band wireless N USB adapter which comes as a great update path for desktop and laptop computers that rely on older 150Mbps or 54Mbps Wi-Fi hardware. TRENDnet's wireless N adapter is also known as the TEW-684UB ...

3 May 2011
03:30 GMT

Trendnet Is First to Bring to Market a 450Mbps Wireless Access Point

Lately, Trendnet has been making great strides in order to deliver a full range of Wireless N compatible products, the company just announcing they have expanded their 802.11n product family with the TEW-690AP, the first to market 450Mbps Wireless N access point. Just like all the other devices build using the 802...

21 December 2010
02:37 GMT

87% of Wi-Fi Smartphones to Sport 802.11n in 2014

According to a recently published report from ABI Research, around 87 of the Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones on the market in 2014 should include the 802.11n Wi-Fi technology. This still marks a great increase in the availability of the standard, which was present on only one percent of the Wi-Fi-capable smartphones last ...

13 January 2010
06:41 GMT

Aruba Networks Offers High-Performance 802.11n Access Point

With the recent ratification of the new wireless 802.11n network connectivity standard, a number of networking solution providers have decided to roll out new, supporting products. That is also the case with the Sunnyvale, California-based Aruba Networks, which has just announced the debut of its new compact, dual-ra...

25 September 2009
06:35 GMT

3rd-Gen iPod touch Insides Show Camera ‘Spot’

A teardown of the third-generation iPod touch has somewhat confirmed rumors that Apple intended to put cameras in its new iPod-touch lineup, and that the device is likely capable of the new 802.11n standard. iFixit carried out its usual routine and took apart a third-generation iPod touch unit only to find that, &ld...

15 September 2009
05:40 GMT

AirPort Client Update for MacBook and MacBook Pro Released

Apple has released an AirPort Client Update for owners of MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks in the Late 2007 - Late 2008 range, addressing an issue with performance while running on battery power. The software update is free to download and install for all users. AirPort is Apple’s local area wireless network...

12 August 2009
05:25 GMT

Apple Intros 2TB Time Capsule, Cuts 1TB Price

Time Capsule, Apple’s 802.11n router + NAS drive, is now available in a 2TB (terabytes) form for the price of $499, the same as before, when the largest capacity available was of 1TB. Moreover, Apple has dropped the price for the latter, offering the 1TB Time Capsule for just $299.00 now. Time Capsule is toute...

5 August 2009
03:01 GMT

ASUS Debuts New Wireless-N RT-N16 Router

A pioneer in the netbook market and a leading vendor of motherboards, ASUS has recently announced the introduction of its latest addition in the networking family of products, with the launch of the RT-N16 wireless high-speed router. The new product has been specifically designed to take advantage of the specificatio...

30 June 2009
05:25 GMT

ZyXEL and D-Link Announce 802.11n Solutions for SMBs

Two of the industry's leading providers of networking products, ZyXEL and D-Link, have recently announced the introduction of new enterprise and business-class access points, designed to take advantage of the features enabled by the latest wireless 802.11n specification. Both solutions are designed to provide su...

21 May 2009
04:39 GMT

Cisco Releases 802.11n Wireless Access Point

Yesterday, Cisco announced the launch of an innovative wireless access point that combined the full performance of 802.11n with deployment simplicity, thus allowing businesses to support the growing trend and diversity of mobile devices and software, while still obtaining financial profit. The company releases the ne...

14 January 2009
02:14 GMT

Wireless HDTV Not Ready Yet Say Analysts

According to the latest news on the web, at least four distinct standards for transmitting HDTV wirelessly over home networks are supposed to be unveiled at CES 2009, yet some analysts say that the technologies are still incipient and not ready for demonstration. While vendors already talk about plans to demonstrate ...

13 December 2008
03:59 GMT

Enterprise WLAN Market to See Growth Amid Financial Turmoil

Dell'Oro Group, a trusted provider of information on networking and telecommunications industries, has recently published a report revealing that the enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) market increased by more than 15 percent over the previous year. The enterprise WLAN revenues have been on a rising route during the...

12 December 2008
04:24 GMT

Broadcom Brings 802.11n Wi-Fi Chip with FM Transmitter and Bluetooth Radio Included

Broadcom Corporation, a leading company in semiconductors for wired or unwired technologies, is taking it to the next level with its latest chip development. The new product, the BCM4329, is definitely raising the bar for all other Mobile connectivity developers, simply because this new invention not only delivers co...

9 December 2008
06:26 GMT

HP Unveils New 802.11n ProCurve Access Point

Leading systems vendor HP has announced today the integration of the Colubris range of networking products in the company's existing ProCurve networking family. In addition, the company has also revealed the introduction of its new 802.11n wireless access point, which has been designed to enable high-bandwidth a...

10 November 2008
09:29 GMT

New 802.11n Wireless Router from ASUS

Before most people get their chance to take advantage of the technical specifications delivered by the WiMAX technology, computer users out there are likely to switch to 802.11n-enabled devices, which is why we are seeing that most of the recently released portable computer systems come with support for the new wirel...

3 November 2008
08:36 GMT

Wireless 802.11n Closer to Becoming a Standard

Today's 802.11 b/g wireless standard could soon be history as the emerging 802.11n Wi-Fi networking standard is expected to become the next major upgrade to current wireless technology. Although you might think that the 802.11n has already been released, the fact is that equipment manufacturers have released the...

19 September 2008
05:25 GMT

Free Linux Wireless Driver from Atheros

Atheros Communications, a pioneer in wireless network solutions, is pleased to announce the free availability of the ath9k Linux driver for IEEE 802.11n wireless devices. The ath9k driver will be soon included in the Linux kernel. "The ath9k driver comes shortly after Atheros hired two key Linux wireless developers -...

28 July 2008
04:09 GMT

AirPort Extreme Update 2008-002 Available

Apple has released the AirPort Extreme 2008-002 update for users of its powerful base station known as AirPort Extreme. The update improves the reliability of AirPort connections and (as if we even have to mention this), it is recommended to all AirPort Extreme users (under Tiger).Using one AirPort Extreme, up to 50 ...

25 July 2008
07:06 GMT

'Dramatical' Increase in 802.11n Shipments

The latest analysis of the IT market shows that the following years will bring a 'dramatic' increase in consumer 802.11n Wi-Fi access point shipments. By 2013, they are expected to reach 88 million units, compared to six million units that are shipped today.According to analysis firm ABI Research, the next ...

2 July 2008
02:44 GMT

Enterprise Access Point Delivers 802.11n Wireless in a Blanket

Enterprise wireless solution implementor Extricom has just announced the introduction of a new professional Wi-Fi switch with blanket technology, that is alleged to dramatically increase the adoption of the "n" wireless draft.The new wireless standard is still covered by draft specifications only. However, it promise...

26 March 2008
05:19 GMT

Bluetooth-over-Wi-Fi Kills Nearby WiMax Networks

The upcoming Bluetooth standard based on the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hybrid technologies has been accused by a WiMedia Alliance company to be crippling the nearby WiMax networks because of its severe interference ratio. According to it, all the WiMax and cellular networks situated in the proximity of a Bluetooth 2.0 netw...

22 March 2008
04:47 GMT

AirPort Express Updated with 802.11n

Following news of European Apple stores being down, Apple Switzerland has recently revealed an upgrade to its simplified AirPort Extreme base station, the AirPort Express. The updated device now uses the latest Wi-Fi standard, which offers much better performance and twice the range of the previous 802.11g SKU."Conne...

17 March 2008
09:52 GMT

The 802.11n Challenge: Minnesota Wants the Greatest Wireless Network

The University of Minnesota is gearing up to deploy world's largest 802.11n wireless network that will cover two of its campuses at the Big Ten University. According to the university officials, the deployment will start in May and, upon completion, the network will serve no less than 80,00 staff and students.La...

11 March 2008
12:32 GMT

D-Link Introduces Dual Channel Wireless Router

Wireless specialist D-Link has just announced its Quadband DIR-855 Wireless N Router, that is capable of separating network traffic by application. The router can support simultaneous 802.11n transmission over both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio, in order to deliver up to 600 Mbps of bandwidth for multiple wireless devices.Us...

4 March 2008
05:09 GMT

Duke University Has World's Largest Individual Wireless Network

Network specialist Cisco has just announced that it finished outlining the upcoming wireless network of 2,500 routers at the Duke University. The effort resulted in world's largest 802.11n network owned by a single organization to date.While the 802.11n standard is still in draft form, wireless networking gear p...

20 February 2008
04:07 GMT

TRENDnet's 300Mbps Wireless Upgrader Will Blow New Life Into Your Wired Router

Home networking specialist TRENDnet launched its first 300Mbps Wireless Easy-N-Upgrader, a tool that will transform your old wired router into an 802.11n-ready wireless device. The Upgrader connects to the functional, wired or wireless router and upgrades it to a wireless device to support the n draft. Wired routers ...

6 February 2008
05:45 GMT

Atheros Introduces High-Speed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Miniature Chips

Atheros Communications has announced, during the International Solid State Circuits Conference, that it has readied a new chip to integrate wireless and Bluetooth services. The papers presented during the conference revealed a small chip to offer both functionalities that can be easily integrated inside mobile phones...

6 February 2008
03:45 GMT

Siemens to Solve the 802.11n Power-Related Issues

Siemens, one of the last enterprise wireless network vendor to have joined the 802.11n standard, has just announced that it has released its own version of wireless gear to comply with the standard. The 802.11n specifications set has not been fully ratified yet, but it was proven to deliver up to five times the throu...

23 January 2008
04:56 GMT

Father of All Mods: The Eee That's Eight Devices Richer

Everybody knows how popular the Asus Eee PC is. I won't even bother mentioning how many units have sold until now, or how much it costs, as these are just some details you Eee lovers already know. I will mention only the fact that its popularity mixed with an affordable price (affordable enough to risk FUBAR-ing...

22 January 2008
10:29 GMT

CES 2008: Netgear to Migrate Wireless Traffic to the 5 GHz Spectrum

This year's Consumer Electronics Show is dedicated to the wireless technologies, as the new specifications tend to take over the pile of cables roaming along our living-rooms. Wireless solutions provider Netgear has come up with a whole new lot of wireless 802.11n networking devices that focus on moving the net...

7 January 2008
10:19 GMT

Cisco and 802.11n: the 2008 Love Affair

Cisco Systems have disclosed their plans for accelerating the deployment of wireless networks in 2008. The company said that the 802.11n standard will become an important player in the new network architecture. According to Chris Kozup, senior manager of mobile solutions marketing for Cisco, companies are widely adop...

20 December 2007
03:29 GMT

Atheros: Two 802.11n Chips for Carrier Markets

Atheros Communications have announced their new chips in the XPSAN family, to be used in gateway products. The dual-band AR9220 and the single-band AR9223 products are single-chip solutions, fully compatible with the 802.11n wireless specifications. The chips support 2x2 MIMO technology and provide a PCI interface. B...

18 December 2007
09:36 GMT

Belkin's N1 Wireless Router: Nice and... Period

The vast majority of wireless routers are so brutally shaped than they deserve their place inside networking cabinets, closets or just camouflaged under the fake ceiling - anyway as far from the beholder's eye as possible.Belkin's N1 Vision Wireless Router has been built with style and great taste in mind. ...

10 December 2007
04:02 GMT

Bluesocket - Integrated Security for 802.11n

Bluesocket have revealed their new line of access point hardware to unify wireless and existing wired networks into enterprise-class security. A centralized architecture is alleged to be much more expensive than the coordinated control solution, since the former needs replicating the already existing data infrastruct...

5 December 2007
03:56 GMT

Cisco Prepares a New 802.11n Chip

Cisco Systems, a well-known and respected company in the corporate and enterprise networking solutions, announced that is will start shipping wireless products based on the newer 802.11n standard in October. Among the big players on the networking field, Cisco Systems is the first company to start shipping access poi...

4 September 2007
10:44 GMT

The Wireless Battle

Wireless standards are coming and going at an annual rate, as the 802.11n standard gets some more market acceptance, the "Draft n" of the standard being ratified. Because the new standard comes with a few new features, almost all wireless hardware manufacturers from Intel to the white box vendors are interested in th...

23 August 2007
11:51 GMT

A New Wireless Solution from Ralink

Ralink Technology announced the launch of the RT2700 802.11n 1T2R, the shorthand for one transmit, two receive, chipset that comes packed as a mini add-on card compatible with the new PCIe 1x expansion slot. Because of its compliance with the PCIe standard, the mini expansion card can be used on both mobile computing...

23 August 2007
03:22 GMT


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