What's in store for Wi-Fi standards?

Representatives from key industry groups gave an update on upcoming Wi-Fi standards that lay the groundwork for determining what tools manufacturers will have to work with as they develop new products in the coming years. "In a panel session at the Wi-Fi Planet conference late Wednesday, representatives of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Wi-Fi Alliance laid out broad time tables for the availability of protocols to be used with the various 802.11a/b/g standards to improve security and enable higher throughput and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)."

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