Monday, April 16, 2007

WiFi gearing up

This article contains the timeline for 802.11r, the WiFi standard enabling handover and thus mobility. The IEEE targets certification early 2008.

The interesting thing to me is that by adding mobility, WiFi could take away even more traffic from cellular networks. Wireless operators embracing WiFi could use this to stave off potential competition from WiMAX networks.

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