Wi-Fi Standards In Place for Wider Adoption

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By Allen Bernard Unlike competition among software and hardware vendors, when it comes to 802.11 (Wi-Fi) standards, things are in pretty good shape. Only one body, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), sets worldwide baseline standards for Wi-Fi equipment and software vendors to follow and there are only a handful of standards under consideration at present. As of April a new security standard is in place, WPA (Wi-Fi protected access); certified and compatible...n

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