Atheros Communications rolled out partnership program for systems...
Atheros Communications rolled out partnership program for systems based on wireless local area network (LAN) standard of IEEE 802.11a. Atheros said systems also used its 5 GHz radio-on- a-chip network technology for wireless LAN technology. Wireless networking standard of…
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802.11a carries maximum data rate of 54 Mbps. First companies joining partner program include Card Access, Intermec, Proxim, TDK. Proxim said its planned use of 802.11a would allow it provide business solutions with data rates of up to 54 Mbps, which company said was “the fastest speed of any wireless technology.” Intermec Vp Greg Smith said current wireless LAN technology had bolstered mobile computing with Ethernet-based PCs and wireless hand-held devices. “With this technology, a wireless-only facility is possible, flexibility,” he said.