Wireless 802.11ac, the next WiFi standard being discussed by the IEEE, will bring bring speeds of over 1 Gigabit per second.
The IEEE has just made the next WiFi standard, 802.11n, official but is already working on the next version. It plans to have 802.11ac available in draft form by 2011.
The new wireless standard will predominantly use the same technology that powers the current 802.11a WiFi protocol. However it will make larger data channels available rising from 20Mhz channels to as high 160Mhz.
It’s early days for 802.11ac WiFi though as the specs may change significantly before they’re finally ratified. Increasing internet speeds in our homes is also a little more complex – if internet architecture (the fiber optic network itself) isn’t upgraded we may not see the benefit from the new WiFi capabilities.
Due 2011 | £free | IEEE (via PC World)
Wireless 802.11ac, the next WiFi standard being discussed by the IEEE, will bring bring speeds of over 1 Gigabit per second.
The IEEE has just made the next WiFi standard, 802.11n, official but is already working on the next version. It plans to have 802.11ac available in draft form by 2011.
The new wireless standard will predominantly use the same technology that powers the current 802.11a WiFi protocol. However it will make larger data channels available rising from 20Mhz channels to as high 160Mhz.
It’s early days for 802.11ac WiFi though as the specs may change significantly before they’re finally ratified. Increasing internet speeds in our homes is also a little more complex – if internet architecture (the fiber optic network itself) isn’t upgraded we may not see the benefit from the new WiFi capabilities.
Due 2011 | £free | IEEE (via PC World)
