Networking vendor D-Link
has announced plans to switch its development focus to the recently approved
draft 802.11n technology, which it expects to become ratified as a wireless
standard in 2007.
The company said this week that it has been supporting the
Enhanced
Wireless Consortium standard which has now been adopted by the
IEEE as draft
802.11n.
D-Link is "convinced" that the draft 802.11n standard paves the way for a
clearer market and supports the development of interoperable products.
The draft was approved last month and offers significant benefits such as
interoperability between vendors.
It also facilitates the standardisation of optional and additional features
such as dynamic 40MHz mode using dual channels for increased throughput, and
packet bursting to enable higher speeds.
D-Link plans to continue to support its Mimo range while developing a new
draft 11n portfolio, featuring wireless broadband routers as well as CardBus,
PCI and USB adapters.
Once the final ratification for 802.11n is complete, D-Link expects large
scale adoption as many customers have been holding off from upgrading to the
proprietary Mimo technology in favour of waiting for the new wireless standard.
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