Actually, 802.11a and 802.11b were ratified at the same time (Sept 1999), so its not actually true that 802.11a is a follow-on to 802.11b. 802.11g is a follow-on to 802.11b.
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 05:00 PM, Klotz, Leigh wrote: > Whaddya expect from the people who bought us 802.11a, the follow-on to > 802.11b ;-)? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack Grimes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 2:20 PM > To: Wireless List List > Subject: [BAWUG] The "Wi-Fi5" designation is history > > > "WiFi5" is Dead ; Long Live WiFi > > Wi-Fi5 designation was expected to be the moniker, the Wi-Fi Alliance > planned to give any wireless networking product it certified that used > the > 802.11a standard.� > > But a week ago, the alliance - -an association of companies that > certifies > whether wireless local area networking products meet Institute of > Electrical > and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) standards--scrapped those plans. It > instead > decided to call the new products "Wi-Fi," the same name it gives > certified > equipment based on the 802.11b standard, said Wi-Fi Alliance President > Dennis Eaton. > > "A single brand name for both products will reduce confusion and help > consumers with their buying decision," Eaton said. > > Those who got an early glimpse of the Wi-Fi5 name on certification > labels > didn't get it, Eaton said. It left them wondering, "what happened to > WiFi2, > WiF3 and Wi-Fi4," Eaton said. But those technologies don't exist. The > "5" in > Wi-Fi5 referred to the 5GHz radio frequency that 802.11a uses. > > > > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
