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Actiontec and Atheros to Bring Out 802.11aBy Actiontec Electronics and Atheros Communications have teamed up to bring 802.11a technology to businesses and homes. The plan is for Actiontec to develop and market products based on the AR5000 WLAN chipset developed by Atheros. The Atheros AR5000 all CMOS chipset features "Radio-on-a-Chip" (RoC) technology. The first two Actiontec products, scheduled to debut in November, will be the 802.11a Wireless Card and the 802.11a Wireless Access Point with suggested retail prices of $169 and $499, respectively. The Wireless Card is designed to be compatible with the 32-bit Type II PC Card Slot. The Access Point will serve as a wireless hub and router to extend the network to additional computers and allow the integration of broadband modems and other wired and wireless networks. In December, Actiontec will begin shipping its Mini PCI 802.11a Wireless Card and the Mini PCI 802.11a Wireless Combo Card, which will include a 56K modem. Both cards will be designed to fit into any notebook or handheld computer equipped with a Mini PCI interface, so OEMs and system integrators can offer high speed wireless devices to their corporate customers. Actiontec will be able to customize either card to fit a customer's specific needs. The 802.11a Wireless Card, the MiniPCI 802.11a Wireless Card, and the Mini PCI 802.11a Wireless Combo Card operate ad hoc or peer-to-peer to create a stand-alone wireless network or with the Actiontec 802.11a Wireless Access Point for a wireless connection to existing conventional networks. The Actiontec 802.11a Wireless product family will offer users the ability to enjoy high-speed wireless access for transferring files, DVD movies, or songs at speeds up to 54 Mbps. The 802.11a standard delivers data rates up to 54 megabits per second, giving users the ability to handle demanding high-bandwidth multimedia applications, such as HDTV and digital video. In addition, 802.11a offers significantly more channels than current technology, allowing greater system capacity and scalability for large WLAN deployments. The unlicensed 5 GHz frequency band of the 802.11a standard provides wireless network connectivity that is free from interference with microwave ovens, cordless phones, and networking technologies such as Bluetooth and HomeRF that operate at 2.4GHz. Link: |
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