802.11n For Home Video
2007-01-04
EETimes is reporting on the change in focus of the 801.11n wireless networking standard to home video. 802.11n is a high-speed, multi-channel version of the current WiFi standards, 802.11a, b, and g. All the current Macs have the hardware built in: it's just not enabled with drivers yet.
Broadcom Corp. and Atheros Communications Inc. raised eyebrows last January when they offered "draft" silicon for 802.11n, even though by year's end the IEEE working group had yet to finalize this standard. Almost as surprising as the early silicon for 802.11n was the fact that they emphasized consumer, rather than enterprise, applications on their Web sites.
No doubt driven by at least one huge customer knocking at their door: Apple with iTV and other products. Eventually Apple will set the standard protocol for wireless video delivery and then sell iTV to the display makers in an embedded form (how else will they differentiate themselves?). Like the connector on the iPod the wireless "connection" will be the key compatibility item that locks the competition out.
Broadcom Corp. and Atheros Communications Inc. raised eyebrows last January when they offered "draft" silicon for 802.11n, even though by year's end the IEEE working group had yet to finalize this standard. Almost as surprising as the early silicon for 802.11n was the fact that they emphasized consumer, rather than enterprise, applications on their Web sites.
No doubt driven by at least one huge customer knocking at their door: Apple with iTV and other products. Eventually Apple will set the standard protocol for wireless video delivery and then sell iTV to the display makers in an embedded form (how else will they differentiate themselves?). Like the connector on the iPod the wireless "connection" will be the key compatibility item that locks the competition out.
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