Windows Phone Thoughts: D-Link Unveils High-Speed Wireless Line

802.11g is coming soon, and D-Link is at the forefront of the technology. I'm not convinced adoption of 802.11g will be as quick as 802.11b though - unless you're in a multi-user environment, it's very difficult to saturate 11 Mbps of bandwidth (although on those big multi-gig transfers more speed would certainly be welcome). I swapped out my D-Link wireless networking gear with Microsoft networking hardware this weekend, and I'm thrilled with the results. More on that later. Back to the article:

"Users of IEEE 802.11b wireless LANs who want higher speed over the same radio spectrum will soon have a chance to jump toward the next generation: D-Link Systems has announced a hardware client and access point designed from a draft of the coming 802.11g specification. The new standard is designed to offer a maximum 54-megabits-per-second carrying capacity on the same radio spectrum used for 802.11b. The AirPlus Xtreme G line will use a dual-mode system so users can integrate the new products with existing 802.11b networks, which deliver up to 11 mbps, according to D-Link.

The 802.11g standard is expected to be completed in March. Products are already shipping that deliver up to 54 mbps using another relatively new standard, 802.11a. However, they use a different part of the radio spectrum (around 5 GHz) and require a typically more expensive dual-band radio if combined with 802.11b."