A version of this article also appeared in the June 2012 issue of Test & Measurement World. See the PDF. IEEE 802.11ac is a new draft WLAN standard being integrated into devices. The manufacturing of ...

The first thing you need to know about IEEE 802.11ac—the latest wireless networking standard—is that the standard isn’t actually finished. Today’s 802.11ac routers are based on a second draft. Early ...

The standard offers theoretical speeds ranging from 6.5 Mbps to 866.7 Mbps. There is always another standard coming. This one focused on high throughput wireless networks. It is the IEEE standard ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance is finally kicking off a certification program for routers, adapters, and other wireless networking gear based on the IEEE 802.11ac draft standard. The organization has a strong ...

The first smartphones supporting the new WLAN standard IEEE 802.11ac will soon be in the hands of consumers, allowing users to experience significantly higher data transmission rates. Although users ...

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We’ve been hearing about 802.11ac wireless for some time now, with many developers including support for the higher-speed Wi-Fi in a variety of new products. It’s becoming fairly apparent that ...

Six months from now, enterprise IT groups will be facing a big change for their Wi-Fi networks: the shift to 802.11ac, which promises wireless data rates that start at 433Mbps. But what’s on paper and ...

802.11n/802.11ac dual-band chipsets, according to ABI Research. networks, ABI Research. The 1×1 version of 802.11n replaced 802.11g. A rapid transition will occur with 802.11ac, but without the messy ...

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