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New WiFi Standards, Double the Data?

morkeleb writes "According to the New York Times (free reg. req.), just when you thought it was safe to stock your home or office the 802.11x way, another possibility springs up. From Stanford and Bell Labs comes an approach using MIMO, which 'relies on taking advantage of huge amounts of computing power to send numbers of signals from closely spaced antennas', thereby enhancing range and throughput. Looks like Intel and Nokia are interested in the technology, as well as a number of highroller venture capitalist groups."

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  1. Re:Stop, I want to get on by mesmartyoudumb · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Want to guess WHY people arent adopting it? CAUSE ITS TOO FUCKING SLOW. So why wouldn't they make it faster? No go away or i will taunt you a second time'a!

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