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New High Speed Wireless Chipset from IBM

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the yes-but-can-it-stop-frequent-disconnects dept.

YesSir writes to tell us IBM scientists are reporting that they have created a new low-cost wireless chipset that could allow devices to communicate up to ten times faster than current technology. From the article: "Using the IBM-pioneered chip-making technology called silicon germanium, the chipset is able to send and receive information in a portion of the radio spectrum that is both unlicensed and can carry a much higher volume of data, a key advantage as data-intensive digital media formats, such as HDTV, become more pervasive."

2 of 62 comments (clear)

  1. Can I transfer my... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ...mohammed cartoons over it too? Please? Pretty please?

  2. how much faster do you need? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    We already have fast ethernet, and fast wireless at work, why do we need greedy IBM (or should I say, communist Lenovo) to butt into this? Talk about a great backdoor implementation! Thanks but no thanks China.