802.11n in 87% of Wi-Fi smartphones by 20142010-01-12 10:57 by DanielaTags: 802.11n, Wi-Fi, smartphones
Although 802.11n Wi-Fi technology was found in less than 1 percent of Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones last year, in 2014 at least 87 percent of Wi-Fi-capable smartphones, such as Apple's iPhone, will feature this latest of the 802.11 protocols. However, users of these phones shouldn't expect laptop-like performance, at least not initially. "Driven by chip-makers more than by handset vendors, 802.11n is making its official debut in higher-end smartphones in 2010," says ABI Research industry analyst Michael Morgan in the report "Wi-Fi Handsets - Moving to 802.11n". "802.11n is arriving in the handset just at the right time. We had to wait for consumers to switch over to 802.11n access points, and we're just now reaching that tipping point. Something like 50 percent of the Wi-Fi access points on offer are now 11n. Consumers are becoming aware of what it can do." However, warns Morgan, "At first, 802.11n-enabled handsets will not offer MIMO or some of 11n's more advanced enhancements." So users won't see the same degree of improvement that they would with a laptop or netbook. Read more -here-
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