Could 802.11a make a comeback? Intel will likely introduce a tri-mode WiFi chip later this week that will add support for 802.11a along side the much more popular 802.11b and 802.11g. Intel was ...

Apple Computer joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home ...

Network Associates is the latest major firm to sway its attention toward the 802.11a wireless networking standard, widely heralded as the successor to 802.11b, which Apple currently has used for 3 ...

Despite comments from Apple executives that the company would have no part in bringing the 802.11a WiFi specification over to the Macintosh, the first Intel-based Macs announced this week have the ...

Just when consumers have learned to use--and pronounce--the wireless networks known as 802.11, along comes a few new versions that threaten to confuse the market. Millions of people and businesses ...

I hear it all the time: “802.11g gives you the same throughput as 802.11a, so there is no reason to upgrade to 11a hardware.” But that statement doesn’t take into account a fundamental advantage of ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The wireless ethernet compatibility Alliance last week ...

We don’t believe that 802.11a will prove analogous to Betamax. The 802.11a radio spec provides a number of advantages over 802.11b for businesses, which more time and usage will make obvious. At first ...

In the morass of wireless goings-on, how can you make sure your investments are sound and future-proof? With new suppliers, architectures and standards continually emerging, it’s no wonder a recent ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance, the standards group formerly known as the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA), last week finally disclosed plans for the long-awaited certification testing process of ...

If your wireless LAN applications require high performance, then you’re probably facing a decision on whether to use 802.11a or wait for 802.11g. Before making the choice, you need to fully understand ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. WLAN protocol successor 802.11a is making headway as ...