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How to jam your neighbor's Wi-Fi legally

Do you ever get frustrated with your neighbor hogging all the Internet bandwidth on the block? Tired of your neighbor using his Wi-Fi gear on channel 1, 6, or 11 (that's all the possible choices) on the 2.4 GHz spectrum? Well now's your chance to get even! ...

Tags: Airgo Networks

Blog posts 2006-06-15

IPTV needs minimum throughput, not maximum

Airgo Networks announced a new partner to deliver IPTV using its latest third generation MIMO technology. Having watched the MIMO space for some time and being a big fan of Airgo's first generation technology, I'm sorry to say that I can't agree with Airgo on IPTV. It's not...

Tags: Ruckus Wireless, Airgo Networks

Blog posts 2006-05-30

Alienware chooses Airgo chipsets for new laptops

Alienware chooses Airgo chipsets for new laptopsDidn't Dell acquire Alienware recently?Doesn't make them quite so niche anymore.Hasn't changed a thing so far.It is being run as a totally independent subsiduary.

Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Notebooks, Alienware, Airgo Networks, chipset, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2006-05-09

Netgear guilty of 'misleading' Wi-Fi claims

I predicted months ago that the Wi-Fi industry would be sued sooner or later, so it was no surprise for me that Netgear recently admitted in court that they engaged in misleading advertising for their "pre-N" RangeMax products. As a result of the lawsuit where Netgear officially admits no...

Tags: IEEE 802.11g, NetGear, Belkin Corp.

Blog posts 2005-12-06

Wireless LAN chipset makers battle for market share

[Updated: 10/18/2005 1:00 AM] While the struggle for the 802.11n standard continues, the fight for market dominance rages on. Currently, the three big chipset players in the pre-N high-speed wireless LAN market are Atheros, Airgo, and Ruckus (recently changed name from Video54). For a quick technical overview...

Tags: radio, Airgo Networks, pre-N

Blog posts 2005-10-17

Intel calls the Wi-Fi shots

Intel calls the Wi-Fi shotsWhat would Intel pick: 802.11n or WiMAXThis is part of the question folks need to be asking. Both will not be successful.Intel has to much invested in the success of the new 802.16e Mobile Wireless WiMAX chips to allow the upstart 802.11 WiFi Alliance series...

Tags: WIRELESS, Wireless LANs, Network technology, WiMAX, Intel Corp., IEEE 802.11n, Wi-Fi, Airgo Networks, chip

Discussion threads 2005-10-12

The MIMO war rages on!

When I posted the last blog on the fight for the MIMO 802.11n standard, I didn't realize that I was walking in to the middle of a raging war. An anonymous reader going by the name "Basketball Jones" using a hotmail account sent an enraged email blasting me for...

Tags: MIMO, Mhz, spectrum, Airgo Networks

Blog posts 2005-06-23

Is Airgo the uncrowned king of 802.11n MIMO?

Is Airgo the uncrowned king of 802.11n MIMO?3 channels is ridiculousJust what good is a multiple-channel technology, when you have just 3 channels? If there were 100 channels, then you could do this and NOT interfere with others . . .I wonder if WiMAX will use this technology . ....

Tags: Airgo Networks, IEEE 802.11n, MIMO, performance, Wi-Fi, WiMAX

Discussion threads 2005-06-20

Is Airgo the uncrowned king of 802.11n MIMO?

In March of 2005, the war for the 802.11n MIMO Multiple In Multiple Out high-speed wireless LAN standard seemed all but a foregone conclusion for the TGn Sync group since they had achieved a simple majority vote (57%) of attendees at the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 802.11n task...

Tags: True MIMO, Airgo Networks, MIMO

Blog posts 2005-06-20

Spectrum hog leads the race for 802.11n ratification

The 802.11n task grouplast weeknarrowed the number of candidates for the new wireless Ethernet standard 802.11n to just two. The significance of this is that the clear leader of the two remaining candidates, TgnSync, is unfortunately a spectrum hog. The trailing candidate WWiSE ironically stands for "World-Wide Spectrum Efficiency."There are...

Tags: megabit, Belkin Corp., Airgo Networks

Blog posts 2005-01-27

Airgo wins Wi-Fi following

Airgo wins Wi-Fi followingNo thanks.I can see how companies want to bring out next generation designs in order to acheive 1st to market advantage. However, doing this nearly a year before the standard is finalized and compatibility testing is complete is far too early for any IT department to...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Airgo Networks, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2004-06-13

Additional Resources

Netgear WPNT511 RangeMax 240

The Netgear WPNT511 RangeMax 240 proves that you can't judge a PC Card wireless adapter by its cover. The MIMO-based card's basic-black design belies its scorching short-range performance when used in conjunction with its router counterpart, the WPNT834. (While the adapter will work with any wireless router, you'll get the...

Tags: card, adapter, NetGear, Netgear WPNT511 RangeMax 240, network, performance, wireless, WPNT511

Product reviews 2006-03-15

Netgear WPNT834 RangeMax 240

There's a new kid in Wi-Fi town, and it's terrorizing the neighborhood: the Netgear WPNT834 RangeMax 240 wireless router provides nearly twice the maximum speed of our previous performance champs. This MIMO-based device also prevails in several other respects, such as solid documentation, simple setup, and ample security. Given that...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, Home networking, NETWORKING, router, NetGear, Netgear WPNT834

Product reviews 2006-03-02

The tortoise or the hare for Wi-Fi?

The never ending quest for speed has brought about the need for a new high-speed wireless LAN standard called 802.11n. MIMO Multiple In Multiple Out based wireless data transmission technology is the technology behind the new 802.11n standard but MIMO means different things to different companies that are...

Tags: Smart-Antenna, MIMO, Ruckus Wireless

Blog posts 2005-12-12

Wireless MIMO shootout Round II

Our old friend Tim Higgins is at it again with this massive MIMO face-off and he looks at the second generation of "pre-N" MIMO products. Tim looks at a wide range of products and I highly recommend anyone looking for high-performance long-range Wi-Fi gear to read Tim's review before...

Tags: MIMO, Atheros Communications

Blog posts 2005-12-01

Engagement announcement: VoIP and WiFi

From all the announcements and pronouncements I've seen coming out of the Interop show underway in Las Vegas, one central truth seems to jump out at me:VoIP and Wi-Fi have been seeing each other, and are soon to be engaged.I could cite dozens of examples. Here are just a...

Tags: VoIP, Wi-Fi

Blog posts 2005-05-03

Belkin and MIMO heats up the Wireless Ethernet wars

MIMO Multiple In Multiple Out Wireless Ethernet radio technology is one of the candidates for the new 802.11n standard. Even though official ratification of the standard is more than a year out and it isn't clear what the final standard will look like, Belkin just couldn't wait to jump on...

Tags: MIMO, Belkin Corp.

Blog posts 2004-11-28