Daily Archives: May 25, 2005

Bottom Drops Out Of Consumer Wi-Fi Market

Although shipments of wireless Lan equipment for homes and small businesses have increased strongly since the first 802.11b-compliant consumer Wi-Fi kit arrived in 2000, prices have plummeted. Via [vnunet.com]Continue Reading

New Wi-Fi Standard Takes The Slow Road

The process to establish the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, which promises to quadruple transmission speeds, has stalled as members of the working group developing the standard failed to pass the main proposal onto the next stage. Via [news.zdnet.com]Continue Reading

Tesco Checks Out Wi-Fi Kit

Proving that Wi-Fi has become as commonplace as frozen peas, Cisco’s consumer division Linksys will begin marketing a special line of wireless networking products for home users at selected Tesco superstores in the UK. Via [vnunet.com]Continue Reading