"Wireless internet stumbles ahead"

Dec 04, 2005 2 Replies

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1) Thank you Rob. Like using snopes.com for rumours, having attribution and date is necessary for credibility of any quotes or stories.

As you (and John) may know, tech industries and market conditions change quickly, and the consumer wireless market is changing and growing somewhat faster than the general average.

2) Now, what makes and models of equipment have especially good (or not good) (a) interoperability, or (b) understandable and useful documentation? 3) What links are especially good for evaluating products with respect to the above?

NB: This is for such as 802.11a, -b, and -g, and recognizing that

802.11n won't be a real standard for some months yet.

The spread of wi-fi is being hampered by increasing complex and incompatible products, an industry body promoting the technology has said.



The Wi-Fi Alliance said 22% of new wireless devices it tested did not work properly on the first attempt.



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embrace new technology when they are confident that what they buy will work together and they won?t be stranded,? said Tedesco. ?The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED program is instrumental in ensuring that products interoperate. Because of certification, early customers had a positive experience with Wi-Fi technology and the momentum continued from there.?

Rob

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