Twenty-seven leading companies in the wireless network field have collaborated to establish a coalition for the development of the IEEE 802.11n standard and have introduced the specifications of this new technology for compatible WLAN devices.
By introducing a widely supported specification, the Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) hopes to gain approval for the 802.11n standard while starting to develop high-tech devices in a unified trend. These inherited technical characteristics will benefit users, ensuring that new products will be compatible with a variety of devices and environments.
The EWC has developed a new feature designed to allow users to access a new level of wireless processing. Speeds of up to 600 Mbps are achievable, and it includes other improved technologies such as Space Time Block Coding (STBC).
Current members include: Airoha, Apple, Atheros, Azimuth, Broadcom, Buffalo, Cisco Systems, Conexant, D-Link, Gateway, Intel Corporation, Lenovo, Linksys, LitePoint, Marvell, Metalink, NETGEAR, Ralink, Realtek, SANYO, Sony, Symbol Technologies, Toshiba, USRobotics, WildPackets, Winbond, and ZyDAS.
This new technology promises to bring numerous conveniences to users with its outstanding features, alongside growth in sales for PCs, networks, handheld devices, and electronic applications for consumers.