International Group OKs New Standard
From Reuters
An international technical body put its stamp of approval on wireless Internet technology that can transmit data two to five times faster than existing short-range network gear known as Wi-Fi, or 802.11b.
The Institute of Electrical Electronics Engineers, a technology standard-setting body, said it had approved the new network standard, called 802.11g, a move analysts said would encourage business to use the gear.
The standard runs at theoretical speeds of up to 54 megabits per second, compared with Wi-Fi’s theoretical speed of 11 megabits per second.
