Intel Centrino chip into the next 802.11n Standard

April 20th, 2007

Recently that Alan Crouch, general manager of Intel’s communications technology laboratory, said recently : IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi prepared in the coming year will be integrated into the standard Centrino chip.

Compared with the current Wi-Fi technology, the performance IEEE 802.11n will have to increase substantially. effective range is also higher than the current range. According to the IEEE member Bill McFarland, the 802.11n 600Mbps speed can reach the final, the effective range of about 50%.

However, the first half of 2008 IEEE 802.11n standard is expected to be formally approved. In this regard, Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney, Prior to the announcement of the official 802.11n standard, large corporate users to avoid deployment of this technology. Intel will introduce the preparation and 02.11n standard suitable for home users only.

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