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Sanjeev Saju
Netgear on April 26 announced it's first 802.11 ac-compatible WiFi router capable of delivering gigabit speeds up to 3-times faster than current 802.11 n routers.Topping out at 1300 Mbps in 5 GHz mode and 450 Mbps in 2.4 GHz,Netgear's R6300 router will launch this month at a price of $199.99.
Netgear's announcement is notable for Apple's observers,as it appear that it will represent the first shipping product based on 802.11ac technology and Apple has been rumored to be introducing support for the faster technology in it's AirPort products sometime this year.
Broadcom has already launched it's first set of 802.11ac 5G WiFi chips,even though the standard will likely not be finalized until later this year.It is,however,routine for WiFi product manufacturers ,including Apple,to embrace upcoming technologies even before the are finalized.Several other companies are set to closely follow Netgear's launch with their own products,with Buffalo having announced a June launch for it's 802.11ac router.
Apple last updated it's AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule WiFi base station products in June 2011,while the smaller AirPort Express has not been updated since March 2008.Curiously Apple was reported last September to be preparing to launch an updated AirPort Express ,with a reference to the device appearing in developer seed notes for AirPort Utility at the time.Apple has not,however,launched such a device.
Support for 802.11ac would obviously also have to be incorporated into Mac and iOS hardware in order for them to take advantage of the new speeds.
Apple was one of the leaders in early adoption of 802.11 WiFi technology,with the original iBook being the first mainstream computer to ship with the technology as an option in 1999,coming in the form of the original AirPort card running the 802.11 b standard.
Netgear's announcement is notable for Apple's observers,as it appear that it will represent the first shipping product based on 802.11ac technology and Apple has been rumored to be introducing support for the faster technology in it's AirPort products sometime this year.
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| Netgear R6300 802.11ac WiFi router |
Broadcom has already launched it's first set of 802.11ac 5G WiFi chips,even though the standard will likely not be finalized until later this year.It is,however,routine for WiFi product manufacturers ,including Apple,to embrace upcoming technologies even before the are finalized.Several other companies are set to closely follow Netgear's launch with their own products,with Buffalo having announced a June launch for it's 802.11ac router.
Apple last updated it's AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule WiFi base station products in June 2011,while the smaller AirPort Express has not been updated since March 2008.Curiously Apple was reported last September to be preparing to launch an updated AirPort Express ,with a reference to the device appearing in developer seed notes for AirPort Utility at the time.Apple has not,however,launched such a device.
Support for 802.11ac would obviously also have to be incorporated into Mac and iOS hardware in order for them to take advantage of the new speeds.
Apple was one of the leaders in early adoption of 802.11 WiFi technology,with the original iBook being the first mainstream computer to ship with the technology as an option in 1999,coming in the form of the original AirPort card running the 802.11 b standard.
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