After seven years cooking, the cookie has been baked. The new 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard has been approved by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The painstaking process that reached almost a decade will be announce publicly on Sept. 15.
This new wireless internet standard which is capable of making throughput speeds up to 300 megabits per second or even higher, was finally finalized and been approved after going through dozens of other draft versions.
The current standard, the already-ratified 802.11g, reach speed that caps at only 54Mbps. Products which uses the 802.11n or commonly known as Draft N, is actually existing for some 6 years now. However, now that the new standard's finally been approved, the Draft N will no longer be use as it is no more a draft.
New and old gadgets can still use their wi-fi and have their gadgets 'agree' to the new standard by doing software updates or if updates are supported by the gadget manufacturers.
Personally, this is as lovely as an ice cream. It's about time their increase the standard for wireless internet connection.
It's been nice knowing you 802.11g. Hello 802.11n. Welcome to our world, officially.
