Next-Gen Wi-Fi Is Here
It might be time to upgrade, if you answer yes to any of these questions.
As if it isn't hard enough keeping track of all the next-gen Wi-Fi terms (802.11n, draft-n, and so on), you then have to figure out what the heck they mean. In the Wi-Fi space, draft-n is the new, faster, stronger, more reliable form of Wi-Fi. More than 25 percent of the Wi-Fi devices shipped in 2008 supported draft-n, says Edgar Figueroa, executive director of the Wi-Fi Alliance. He points to ABI research that estimates by 2012, 90 percent of all devices will support it.
Fortunately, old and new versions can work and play in harmony. So while "there probably won't be a time when it'll be absolutely necessary to upgrade," says Figueroa, "the market is naturally moving toward the best technology." And next-gen is where it's at.
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