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802.11ac more buzz than bandwidth, says report

An article written by G.T. Hill, director of technical marketing at Ruckus Wireless, on Network World on the topic of 802.11ac caught our attention. For the uninitiated, 802.11ac is the next

Broadcom unveils 802.11ac Wi-Fi chips

Chip maker Broadcom this week announced its first family of 802.11ac Wi-Fi chips, which promise up to four times the data throughput of most 802.11n deployments. The new Wi-Fi chips are also denoted

Broadcom expects 802.11ac Gigabit Wireless to ship 2H 2012

Communications chip maker Broadcom thinks that gigabit Wi-Fi in the form of 802.11ac will start shipping as early as next year. At more than three times the 300 Mbps bandwidth delivered by most

It's official: The HP Slate 500 tablet is out

After many months of rumors, sneak previews and delays, the HP ( NYSE: HPQ ) Slate 500 Tablet PC is finally out. In a nutshell, the HP tablet is a 8.9-inch slate that runs on Windows 7 via a 1.86GHz

Next-gen wireless spec features multi-gigabit networking

The Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance has published the initial specification of its ultra-fast wireless technology that can theoretically achieve data rates of up to 7Gbps by tapping into unlicensed

New multi-gigabit wireless specification targeted for year end

A total of eighteen companies have banded together to create the next multi-gigabit wireless standard. Calling themselves the Gigabit Wireless Alliance (WiGig), the group includes the likes of

Cisco unveils 320Mbps cable modem

In tandem with chip maker Broadcom, network giant Cisco has developed one of the fastest cable modems based on the DOCSIS 3.0 standard to date. By bonding up to eight cable channels, the DPC3212

Next version of Bluetooth expected to be ready mid-2009

A new version of the Bluetooth specification is likely to be ready by mid-2009, reports Wireless Week. There will be one version for Wi-Fi and another one for ultrawideband (UWB) antennas. The Wi-Fi

New processor could help reduce smartphone cost

A new baseband processor for smartphones has been created by a company called Sandbridge Technologies. According to the company, this processor could bring down the prices of smartphones, as well as

Qualcomm ban stayed

After a year of almost unrelenting bad legal news, Qualcomm finally has a break: a federal appeals court has granted