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Apple's 802.11g takes Advantage of Explosive Wi-Fi Growth
By Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac
January 19th 2003
Apple's picked the right moment to ride the waves of phenomenal Wi-Fi growth.
Hot on the heels of Apple's January 7 introduction of Airport Extreme - aka Airport
Extreme - comes the news that Wi-Fi shipments have achieved "staggering" growth.
Sales were an estimated $1.8 billion last year, compared with $527 million in 2000,
based on a report published by Synergy Research Group, says an article at
Recordnet.com.
15.9 billion wi-fi units and components were sold in 2002, almost double the 8 billion
sold the previous year. In 2000, shipments were a mere 2 billion. Apple introduced its
Airport-ready iBook in late 1999, having preannounced its support for the techniology
at MacWorld New York in Julu '99.
A key factor behind the growth in popularity of Wi-Fi is its plug-and-play nature.
With a range of 150 feet and 11Mbps speed (54Mbps with Airport Extreme(, Wi-Fi is an
attractive and inexpensive alternative to a home or business hardwired ethernet
network.
Apple retails its Airport card for $99 and with some models it's bundled. An Airport
Base Station costs $299, although cheaper, compatible third-party access points are
available.
Wi-Fi can also be retro-installed easily on older computers. All PowerBooks made since
1994, except the Duo 2300, can accept a third-party PCMCIA wireless card using the
11Mbps 802.11b standard. Most CRT iMacs also have an internal Airport slot.
Security issues are a concern, with Wi-Fi 'packets' susceptible to interception, but
most home and office installations usually bundle some security provisions into the
price. More recent incarnations of Wi-Fi have used increased levels of encryption to
protect transmitted data.
Analysis: Guess I picked the wrong week to invest in 5 miles of Cat5 cable.
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