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IEEE Approves Revision of Wireless LAN Standard
An anonymous reader writes "IEEE announced the publication of IEEE 802.11-2012, which defines the technology for the world's premier wireless LAN products. The new IEEE 802.11-2012 revision has been expanded significantly by supporting devices and networks that are faster and more secure, while offering improved Quality of Service and improved cellular network hand-off. The standard's relevance continues to expand with the emergence of new applications, such as the smart grid, which augments the facility for electricity generation, distribution, delivery and consumption with a two-way, end-to-end network for communications and control."
Fuck you, Wifi. I didn't buy a 300 Mbps router and 300 Mbps receiver to transfer files at 2 MB/sec despite having line of sight and great reception.
Start advertising real-world speeds instead of peak, theoretical speeds (including overhead), in the vacuum of space, with 0 interference.
Then make sure those speeds deal with communication between 2 wireless clients connected to one AP. If we only had one client we'd use wires and put the fucking modem/router next to the single fucking client!