Posted on 08/13/2004 6:01:55 PM PDT by Libloather
Group to Propose New High-Speed Wireless Format
Thu Aug 12,12:46 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group of technology companies including Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE:TXN), STMicroelectronics (STM.PA) and Broadcom Corp. (Nasdaq:BRCM), on Thursday said they will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times the speed of the current generation.
The group says they are submitting a plan for a new standard for a popular short range wireless networking technology known as Wi-Fi -- which is used in airports, hotels and coffee shops to access the Web without wires.
The group, calling itself "WWiSE," said their version of an 802.11n standard would be compatible with the technology currently in use, known by various code names such as 802.11b and 802.11g. Their technology could operate at speeds up to 540 megabits per second.
The group said they planned to submit their proposal to the task force at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers charged with developing an 802.11n standard.
The group's proposed version of the standard would peak at a speed of 540 Mbps, requiring using a larger communications channel for the signal than most jurisdictions allow. Using the more standard channel size, their 802.11n proposal would peak at 135 Mbps.
They also said they would license their patents necessary to implement their version of 802.11n on a royalty-free basis.
Other companies taking part in the WWiSE group are Airgo Networks, Bermai, and Conexant Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT - news).
Aint it cool?
There are other highspeed proposals out there as well, the trick is finding a seamless standard for all data
Be assertive FLORIDA!
There was no talk of wireless standards back then. Everything was wired up with coaxial cables (called 10base2 or something like that). There were no DVD players. No MP3 players.
Back then I used to eat a lot at places like McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut. I don't eat in those places anymore.
I am looking forward to building a small cabin in the middle of nowhere and hooking up to a high-speed internet connection wirelessly. I will build a porch where I can sit most of the day. Then I will spend the rest of my days doing nothing but surfing the web, drinking beer and watching the sun move across the sky.
Hey buddy, you left out cooking steaks on the grill!! Otherwise, of course, it sounds good. :)
Do you mean, increasing the range without increasing the power requirements? :-) Agreed...
OTOH, sometimes there are situations (I encounter them) where you'd want to reduce the range.
I feel the need for speed.
Ha, Ha, Ha, We have everything you describe here but that high speed gismo. We also have the darkest nights so the milky way is spectacular. The magic moment happens at this time every night when the sun starts to set and the mesas glow with the afterburn. There are about two hundred people in the town and five hundred in the valley. No McDonalds; we go 17 miles to get the Arizona beer as the Utah stuff is terrible. Sorry to tease!
Mind if I move in 10 or 20 miles away?
Does this mean you lose your connection 10x faster, too?
540 M/sec, huh? Wow!
The fastest commercial hard drive is 320 M/sec burst. I forget right now what the sustained is.
What is going to happen to the other 220 Meg?
My point is that if the hard drive can't be at least as fast as the wireless then what is the point?
'Course, it's hard to beat a gigabit wired network. Wuf. Now that is some serious bandwidth.
*sigh* One of these days I'll have it...oh yes, one of these days...
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