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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: TNETW1130
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 June 2003
Standardisation gives green light to
802.11g chips
Texas Instruments has begun providing its TNETW1130 802.11g solution to customers now that the IEEE802.11g standard has been approved by the IEEE Standards Board.
Texas Instruments has begun providing its TNETW1130 802.11g solution to customers now that the IEEE802.11g standard has been approved by the IEEE Standards Board Current TI customers, SMC Networks and US Robotics, and new customers, Netgear, Samsung and Sitecom, will be using TI WLAN technology for their 802.11g and multimode Wi-Fi products
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Now that the IEEE Standards Board has approved the 802.11g standard and the Wi-Fi Alliance is going to begin interoperability testing, we will start to see the full application potential and growth of the 802.11g market", said Allen Nogee, Principal Analyst with In-Stat/MDR.
"TI is delivering their differentiated 802.11g solution at the perfect time to capitalize on the growth of 802.11g with customers and ODMs who can quickly take their solution to market".
TI's TNETW1130 provides superior performance and interoperability within mixed-mode networks (802.11b and 802.11g) by leveraging TI's success with mixed-mode 802.11b/b+ networks.
The TNETW1130 will also provide an 802.11g+ turbo mode for at least a 50% throughput improvement over other 802.11g solutions.
TI has invested heavily in internal interoperability testing with other 802.11g products to ensure that TNETW1130-based devices will be interoperable and provide high-performance operation in any network with any vendor combination.
"It is great news for TI and the industry that the 802.11g standard has been approved.
We have been working to deliver standards-based products to our customers and ODMs that will not require hardware or software upgrades to ensure interoperability, unlike solutions that were deployed based on earlier drafts of the 802.11g standard", said Marc Cetto, General Manager of TI's Wireless Networking Business Unit.
"Following our success with 802.11b+, the TNETW1130 delivers high performance in mixed-mode networks, improved reach, and an 802.11g+ mode, all of which have been well received by our customers and ODM partners".
The TNETW1130, launched last October, offers higher throughput at longer distances for 802.11b, 802.11b+ (22Mbit/s), 802.11g, 802.11a and now 802.11g+ networks leveraging TI's superior multi-path and receiver technology.
The solution has been designed to support advanced security modes such as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Cisco Compatible Extensions and the current 802.11i draft standard.
For increased time to market, TI provides OEMs and ODMs complete system reference designs, development tools and regional design support for the TNETW1130.
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