Intel leads Wi-Fi chipmakers in new forum

Iria · Oct 8, 2005, 05:15 AM

Leading Wi-Fi chip manufacturers will be announcing a new industry forum on Monday to help accelerate efforts to create a new, faster Wi-Fi standard, says a source close to the companies.

Intel, Broadcom, Marvel and Atheros have sidestepped the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' process to work on a draft of the new 802.11n standard, which the vendors plan to submit to the IEEE's working group for consideration, sources say.

The goal of the forum is to help accelerate the IEEE process, which has been mired in political infighting between two different groups. The forum is likely to further aggravate this split in the technology community.

The new standard will likely be based on a technology called multiple-input/multiple-output, or MIMO, which could boost throughput on wireless LANs to over 300 megabits per second. The 802.11a and 11g standards used today provide throughput between 20mbps and 24mbps.
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Oct 8, 2005, 05:15 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Intel leads Wi-Fi chipmakers in new forum Leading Wi-Fi chip manufacturers will be announcing a new industry forum on Monday to help accelerate efforts to create a new, faster Wi-Fi standard, says a source close to the companies. Intel, Broadcom, Marvel and Atheros have sidestepped the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers' process to work on a draft of the new 802.11n standard, which the vendors plan to submit to the IEEE's working group for consideration, sources say. The goal of the forum is to help accelerate the IEEE process, which has been mired in political infighting between two different groups. The forum is likely to further aggravate this split in the technology community. The new standard will likely be based on a technology called multiple-input/multiple-output, or MIMO, which could boost throughput on wireless LANs to over 300 megabits per second. The 802.11a and 11g standards used today provide throughput between 20mbps and 24mbps. __________ Read More / Source: News.com