NetGear, SMC Gear up for 802.11g
crn.com | at | by Mike
March will be the month for networking gear based on the fledgling 802.11g wireless networking standard. NetGear and SMC Networks each said on Tuesday that they plan to ship 802.11g-complaint products next month. D-Link, another networking vendor, said at the Consumer Electronics Show that it also expects to ship a similar line by the end of March.
NetGear, Santa Clara, Calif., said it plans to ship a series of dual-standard products based on 802.11a (which operates at up to 54 Mbps but on a different frequency than 802.11g) and the draft standard of 802.11g. Since 802.11b and 802.11g are compatible, the products would support all three of the 802.11 standards: 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g.