Why 802.11ac Will Kill The 5 GHz Wi-Fi Band
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- Published: Thursday, 23 February 2012 16:50
- Written by Tim Higgins
Updated - 802.11ac is all about faster wireless. But it will eat up most of the 5 GHz band to do it.
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The latest wireless networking technology that just got the FCC's go-ahead may help for some applications. But it's not the ultimate solution that you may be hoping for.Why Is Three Stream N Taking So Long?
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I was briefed by both Atheros and Ralink last week on their announcements at this week's Computex over in Taipei. While it wasn't the sole reason for the calls, I was able to get a feel for why we still haven't seen any three-stream N routers, even though the first were announced well over a year ago.
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