Intel revs up for high speed wireless

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Aron Schatz
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May 16, 2003
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The Centrino will be getting 802.11g and a support in the coming year. Support for WiMax is also coming as well. WiMax goes up to 30 miles and has a speed of 70mbps. Ultra long wireless (802.16a).

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Also in the works are plans for Intel to produce silicon for the WiMax 802.16a standard, Maloney added in an interview with CNET News.com Friday, though the timing for the adoption has not yet been determined. WiMax, short for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, promotes 802.16a for wide-area broadband access. Networks based on 802.16a have a range of up to about 30 miles with data transfer speeds of up to 70mbps.

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