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Tales In Tech History: Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi has its origins in the telecom market, and arguably its popularity neutred the absolute power of telecom giants

802.11n wireless protocol is a lot less hungry thanks to ‘frame aggregation’

The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying wireless equipment with the forthcoming 802.11ac standard

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Cisco is preparing to break the 1Gbps barrier with a new enterprise access point for Wi-Fi networks

Greman router maker AVM also has an LTE-equipped box for lucky Germans with 4G coverage

As users want more from Wi-Fi, Meru is using a lower-cost access point to take its wares into new markets

Wireless LANs must withstand a surge of traffic from mobile devices, says Aruba

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Wireless network vendor Xirrus provides helpful guidelines on how to optimise 802.11n networks in the enterprise

As 802.11n makes its way onto new smartphones and tablets, wireless administrators should stay skeptical about interoperability, warns Andrew Garcia

Ruckus Wireless is offering enterprise 802.11n Wi-Fi access points for around £400