CNET editor Dong Ngo picks the five best Wi-Fi routers that support the latest standard, 802.11ac. It's time to upgrade! Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

The latest WiFi specification promises speed and capacity advantages, but the performance it delivers will depend on your district's devices and infrastructure. As districts upgrade or expand their ...

For early adopters eager to build 802.11ac networks, Asus’s RT-AC66U is the best router for the job. Asus currently builds the best consumer-oriented 802.11n router—the RT-N66U Dual-Band Wireless N900 ...

Extended signal up to 100 feet into dead zone in testing. Wonky setup. Lost 2.4GHz throughput after 100 feet in tests. Large antenna may limit placement options. LED not easy to see. Amped Wireless' ...

Wi-Fi-enabled devices are everywhere. By 2020, researchers estimate there will be 50 billion wirelessly connected devices worldwide. As a result, more consumers are demanding more speed, better ...

It's tempting, isn't it? 802.11ac is a hot new wireless technology that boasts faster and at longer ranges than 802.11n, the current king of wireless standards. It does promise some seriously ...

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 ...

A version of this article also appeared in the June 2012 issue of Test & Measurement World. See the PDF. IEEE 802.11ac is a new draft WLAN standard being integrated into devices. The manufacturing of ...

Dazzling users with specification sheets is nothing new: screen sizes, resolutions, megapixels, memory sizes and processor speeds are just a few, but one of the most neglected and important is WiFi ...

Back in 1999 we got our first real taste of our wireless future: WiFi. The first variant was called 802.11a and operated in the 5GHz spectrum (later on, 3.7GHz support was added). Back then, 5GHz ...

Wireless LAN, driven by the forthcoming IEEE 802.11ac standard, is poised for significant growth as Wi-Fi capabilities are added to a host of product categories ranging from automobiles to ...