802.11g set to shake up WLAN market

摘要

The IEEE this week is expected to put its stamp of approval on the proposed 802.11g standard, which boosts data rates on 2.4-GHz wireless LANs from 11M to 54M bit/sec. For at least some enterprise network executives, the move can't come soon enough. "We're looking at replacing our cable TV system, but now I can put this on a [WLAN]," says Brad Noblet, director of technical services at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., where about 560 802.l1b access points are deployed.