Intel Eyes Tri-Mode Wi-Fi

KingFishKingFish
edited August 2004 in Science & Tech
Fulfilling a long-time goal, Intel is set to introduce this week its first chipset that supports all three current forms of Wi-Fi, according to sources familiar with the announcement.
With a chipset that includes IEEE 802.11a, b, and g technology, a notebook PC can continue to connect to corporate wireless LANs without a hardware upgrade even if the enterprise migrates to a new infrastructure. Other vendors already offer so-called "tri-mode" chipsets. Early this year Intel introduced a combination 802.11b/g chipset, but it has yet to include all three technologies.
Source: PCWorld

Comments

  • qparadoxqparadox Vancouver, BC
    edited August 2004
    I have trimode (broadcom) .... i think I've used 802.11a once in an airport or something. Maybe its time for a resurgence tho :).
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited August 2004
    Yeah, I have a tri-mode card too and the only place I have ever seen "a" was at BAX where they had "b" running as well anyway.
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