There are plenty of benefits to the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, and the second wave offers up even more. Let's be honest, the world of wireless Internet standards is a bit dull. The technology behind the ...

The first routers based on the first draft of the next-generation wi-fi standard, 802.11ac, appeared at CES in 2012, sporting multiple antennas (the technical term is MIMO, standing for Multiple Input ...

Your 802.11n wireless network and devices are about to become passé. Although the official 802.11ac specification won’t be finalized until sometime in 2013, wireless equipment will soon appear on ...

The standard offers theoretical speeds ranging from 6.5 Mbps to 866.7 Mbps. There is always another standard coming. This one focused on high throughput wireless networks. It is the IEEE standard ...

802.11ac Wi-Fi routers are just the ticket for consumers looking to cut the cord. It’s a tricky time to be in the market for a new wireless router. The safe bet is buy a model based on the ...

The growing number of mobile devices used by the average consumer — paired with the popularity of new wireless applications such as HD video streaming, mobile gaming, and high-speed wireless backup — ...

From a technical perspective, a typical 3×3 array of 802.11ac antennas using an 80-MHz channel should, within an interference-free room, transmit over 1 Gbits/s. That’s about three times the ...

Alexander Slagg is a freelance writer specializing in technology and education. He is an ongoing contributor to the CDW family of magazines. There's an explosion of growth happening in the mobile ...

These days, business users expect increased connectivity and bandwidth, not only for smartphones and tablets but also for desktop computers and notebooks that would have traditionally used wired ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif — Broadcom Corp has declared itsallegiance to the forthcoming 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, which it hopes willreplace the current 802.11n standard in its consumer electronics hardware ...

How many Wi-Fi devices are currently humming along in your home? If it’s more than three, or you like to frequently stream HD movies, a new generation of Wi-Fi is coming soon, and it’s worth your ...