Marvell Follows Atheros Into Powerline, Buys DS2
Marvell said it has acquired Spanish powerline chipmaker DS2.
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Fun Wi-Fi Market Factoids
A few Wi-Fi factoids caught my eye from recent press releases.
Atheros, Wilocity Team For Combo Wi-Fi, WiGig Devices
Wilocity and Atheros today announced their collaboration to build "tri-band" WiGig / Wi-Fi devices.
Unified Coax, Powerline, Phoneline Standard Approved
The HomeGrid Forum today announced that the G.hn standard for next-generation wired home networks has been approved by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T) during its Geneva meeting held this week.
Why Is Three Stream N Taking So Long?
I was briefed by both Atheros and Ralink last week on their announcements at this week's Computex over in Taipei. While it wasn't the sole reason for the calls, I was able to get a feel for why we still haven't seen any three-stream N routers, even though the first were announced well over a year ago.
2010: The Year of HD Streaming Wirelessly? Part 2
Updated In the second and final part of this series, we look at two technologies aimed at whole-home wireless HD distribution.
CES 2010: Broadcom and Atheros Announcements
Broadcom announced three 802.11n router SoCs and Atheros its first powerline chipset.
Atheros Announces Three-Stream 802.11n Device Family;Combo Single-Stream / Bluetooth Chip
Atheros today launched a new 802.11n product family using three streams to provide 450 Mbps maximum link rates.
Wi-Fi Alliance Brings New Life to Wireless Ad Hoc
Updated The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that it is getting close to completing a new specification for direct connection among wireless clients without using a wireless router or access point.
Atheros Buying Intellon
Atheros today announced it was buying HomePlug chipmaker Intellon in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $244 M.
New Approach Solves Wi-Fi Speed, Range Problems
Entropic and Atheros today announced they have formed a new industry group to solve the range and speed problems that have plagued wireless LAN users.
Atheros’ Align: Does Single Stream 802.11n Really Help?
Will Atheros' new "single-stream" draft 11n chipsets really deliver lower cost products? Or just a splitting headache to already-confused wireless LAN consumers?