Wi-Fi "lite" from Microsoft
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft is expected to present its take next week on "soft Wi-Fi," a new idea in wireless networking for homes and offices. The software giant will show off some details of how to lighten the number of tasks routinely given to a Wi-Fi radio, the most expensive of several pieces of Wi-Fi equipment. The tasks are reassigned to either the modem that lets laptops access a Wi-Fi network, or to the laptop itself. Soft Wi-Fi is expected to lower the radio's price tag.