Post: Faster WiFi Coming Soon?
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05-31-2011, 08:37 PM
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coldkill1233
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So, as we know the WiFi is broad casted in 802.11b (11 megabits per second) and 802.11g (54Mbps) It's pretty fast for the most part. Well, according to new news coming in the researchers and developers are making faster WiFi speeds.
Originally posted by another user
But under development now are two new versions: 802.11ac at 1 gigabit per second and 802.11ad at 7 Gbps. Those speeds are good enough to open up a major new market, wireless streaming video, likely in 2012 or 2013.
But as you know, for every good thing there is always a down side to it...
Originally posted by another user
802.11ac and 802.11ad each are under development right now. But why mess around with the first if the second will offer 7 times the data-transfer speed?
The answer is that 802.11ad has significantly shorter range because of the physics involved.
The answer is that 802.11ad has significantly shorter range because of the physics involved.
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WiFi now in-home is 802.11b/g and run about 54Mbps, computers download well below that point, so why will the 802.11ad be important to us?
One word...Gaming
Originally posted by another user
One potential problem with games linked over Wi-Fi: latency. Even short delays between when a person takes an action and when that player or others register it on a screen can cripple game play.
The article goes into greater detail, but I just wanted to get out the more important detail and most people want to know about.
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