The first routers based on the first draft of the next-generation wi-fi standard, 802.11ac, appeared at CES in 2012, sporting multiple antennas (the technical term is MIMO, standing for Multiple Input ...

There are plenty of benefits to the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, and the second wave offers up even more. Let's be honest, the world of wireless Internet standards is a bit dull. The technology behind the ...

The WD My Net AC1300 HD adds 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard to its repertoire and not much else, compared with previous routers in WD's My Net family. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET ...

Faster Wi-Fi: It's something we all crave. Fortunately, it's also something we can have, even on a budget. It's not just about fast Internet speeds to and from your service provider. It's also about ...

Today, Linksys, a division of Belkin Electronics, released the first commercially available 802.11ac Wave 2 Multi-User MIMO router, the EA8500. Now, you might ask, "So what? 802.11ac has been around ...

When it comes to wireless networks in higher education, most campuses have weak points: places where the capacity of the initial network design does not match up to the rapidly increasing number of ...

The first thing you need to know about IEEE 802.11ac—the latest wireless networking standard—is that the standard isn’t actually finished. Today’s 802.11ac routers are based on a second draft. Early ...

We’ve been hearing about 802.11ac wireless for some time now, with many developers including support for the higher-speed Wi-Fi in a variety of new products. It’s becoming fairly apparent that ...

Dazzling users with specification sheets is nothing new: screen sizes, resolutions, megapixels, memory sizes and processor speeds are just a few, but one of the most neglected and important is WiFi ...

Trendnet announces the availability of its USB 3.0 Wi-Fi adapter that quickly adds support for latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard to any Windows computer. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved ...