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 ...

Aerohive Networks has rolled out two new 802.11ac gigabit wireless access points (APs). The Aerohive AP370 and AP390 802.11ac access points use Aerohive's Cooperative Control distributed architecture, ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance is finally kicking off a certification program for routers, adapters, and other wireless networking gear based on the IEEE 802.11ac draft standard. The organization has a strong ...

Your 802.11n wireless network and devices are about to become passé. Although the official 802.11ac specification won’t be finalized until sometime in 2013, wireless equipment will soon appear on ...

With routers, smartphones, tablets, and TVs expected to adopt Wi-Fi 802.11ac over the next few years, the upcoming standard will be the linchpinch for wireless HD video streaming, says NPD In-Stat.

You may think of 802.11ac as a technology more useful for streaming HDTV than for corporate use, but you'd be mistaken. The company found that while 802.11ac is being adopted quickly, it still has a ...

That 802.11n router not keeping up with the gigabit pipe to your homestead? Netgear's latest may just give you a much-anticipated boost. The R6300 Dual-Band Gigabit WiFi Router is the first to utilize ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Santa Clara, California (December 3, 2012) – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced the Marvell® Avastar® 88W8864, a wireless local area network (WLAN) system-on-chip (SoC) and the industry's first ...

Netgear is expanding its family of next-generation 802.11ac wireless products with the R6250 Smart WiFi Router. The industry's newest router to support the upcoming 802.11ac wireless standard, the ...

Vendor tests and very early 802.11ac customers provide a reality check on “gigabit Wi-Fi” but also confirm much of its promise. Vendors have been testing their 11ac products for months, yielding data ...

802.11ac is a new wireless standard worth getting excited about, even though it has yet to be ratified. Netgear has a solid 11ac router on the market, the R6300 WiFi Router 802.11ac Dual Band Gigabit, ...