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Speedy Wi-Fi alternative nears shelves
By Ben Charny
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
November 19, 2002, 5:09 PM PT
The first of what may become an avalanche of products based on the 802.11g
wireless-networking standard will hit the market early next month as gear
maker Linksys releases its line of "Instant Wireless-G" devices.
The Irvine, Calif.-based company said Tuesday that early December would see
the introduction of the home and office gear, which includes PC cards for
laptops, at $80; access points, or radio transmitters, for $140 each; and a
router, priced at $150.
The Instant Wireless-G products are likely the first of many wireless
networking devices to use the 802.11g standard, which allows for 54mbps Web
access as opposed to the 11mbps access available on popular 802.11b, or
Wi-Fi, networks. The Instant Wireless-G gear is compatible with any of the
6 million to 8 million Wi-Fi networks now in operation. In-Stat/MDR
researchers have said that by 2005, more than 55 million Wi-Fi-based
wireless networks will be in homes and offices.
Other companies announcing plans to release 802.11g products include
Intersil and chipmaker Atheros Communications.
Linksys intends to sell its 802.11g products even before the standard is
approved, a dicey move considering that pieces of the standard could be
changed during last minute ratification fights.
The equipment also includes a new interim security standard, called Wi-Fi
Protected Access.
Both the security standard and 802.11g are expected to be approved by mid-
to late 2003.
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