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Broadcom announces 5G Wi-Fi chip for entry-level devices

Broadcom announces 5G Wi-Fi chip for entry-level devices
  • Posted May 24, 2013, 11:00 AM by Jesse Schoff | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Broadcom has announced that it will be bringing a new 802.11ac chip to the market for entry-level consumer devices. 802.11ac, commonly referred to as “5G Wi-Fi” because of its operation on the 5 GHz band, is the next iteration of…

Netgear adds cheaper router, USB adapter to 802.11ac lineup

Netgear adds cheaper router, USB adapter to 802.11ac lineup
  • Posted May 16, 2012, 4:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware
  • Earlier this week Buffalo beat Netgear to market with the first commercially available 802.11ac router, but it didn’t take long for the latter to respond by launching its own R6300 Wi-Fi router and adding a couple more products into the…

Buffalo ships first 802.11ac wireless router and media bridge

Buffalo ships first 802.11ac wireless router and media bridge
  • Posted May 14, 2012, 3:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Netgear may have been first to announce a 802.11ac wireless router, but Buffalo has beaten them to the punch by actually delivering one to market. The AirStation WZR-D1800H wireless router and WLI-H4-D1300 wireless media bridge are on sale now at…

Netgear announces world's first 802.11ac Wi-Fi router

Netgear announces world
  • Posted April 26, 2012, 2:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Netgear today announced the release of what it claims is the world's first router to utilize Broadcom's "5G Wi-Fi" 802.11ac chips, which are supposedly capable of delivering speeds over 1Gbit/s on wireless. Mind you, there aren't any compatible devices out…

Broadcom introduces first gigabit-speed 802.11ac chips

Broadcom introduces first gigabit-speed 802.11ac chips
  • Posted January 5, 2012, 10:06 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Hardware
  • Broadcom is ushering in a new generation of Wi-Fi technology with the release of its first gigabit-speed 802.11ac chips. The company says the new chips are aimed at enabling higher-bandwidth services like HD movie streaming over wireless connections. They are…

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