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Airgo Quadruples Wi-Fi Limit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the everybody-likes-more dept.

QED writes "Airgo Networks, a privately held maker of wireless networking components, said on Wednesday it has developed chips that will increase the Wi-Fi speed limit by a factor of four. The Palo Alto, California-based company, which designs its chipsets around Multiple Input and Multiple Output (MIMO), a wireless technique that uses different radio channels to improve both speed and transmission quality, said it has achieved data rates up to 240 megabits per second (Mbps)... "

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  1. Great by WesLsoN · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now someone can ghost my hard drive and pull away before I even see them parked outside

  2. Re:Real Speeds? by Eil · · Score: 2, Funny


    I can't get anywhere near 54mbps on my wireless if I put my Powerbook right next to the wireless router!

    Because 54mbps is the speed you'd get under ideal circumstances. In order to achieve maximum performance from your wireless equipment, you have to ensure that you eliminate all possible causes of interference including microwaves, telephones, trees, walls, and air. Your best bet to get the maximum wireless speeds possible is to directly connect the powerbook's antenna to the router via a short length of cable. Then your data should fly.

  3. Beware of the Grue by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You are in a sheetrock maze full of twisty hallways....