Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Belkin 802.11n Wireless Router - Four Times Current Wireless Speeds
Posted by James Fee in "NEWS" @ 01:00 PM
"It appears that Belkin will be one of the first manufactures to come out with a Pre-N wireless router based on the 802.11n specification under development by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). 802.11n, for those unfamiliar, is a new wireless specification that promises data throughput speeds 4 times faster (approx. 100 – 200Mbps) than typical 802.11a/g gear (Belkin claims that estimate is conservative – their product has been tested reaching speeds up to 6 times faster), and will have a transmission range that can span several floors in an office building (Belkin's Pre-N spanned 16 floors in informal testing). In addition, Intel and the IEEE are pushing for next-generation 802.11n devices to be backwards compatible with legacy 802.11a/g systems, which is good news for people who already made an investment in networking gear for their home or office."
We shall see if the "n" specification takes off as quickly as g did, but without backwards compatibility, it is not going anywhere. I'm not too sure about the 3 antennas on the demo unit. Why can't they just put them internally? It would look so much better.
We shall see if the "n" specification takes off as quickly as g did, but without backwards compatibility, it is not going anywhere. I'm not too sure about the 3 antennas on the demo unit. Why can't they just put them internally? It would look so much better.
