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Intel quit HomeRF and became a board member in the Wi-Fi Alliance in September 2001, basing its decision on the increasing dominance of Wi-Fi's standard.
All for One Dovev Lavie 2008
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The company's later decision in 2001 to quit HomeRF, some say, was a tipping point that helped lead to Wi-Fi's success.
All for One Dovev Lavie 2008
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Using the benchmarks stated above, there was already evidence not long after Wi-Fi's arrival to suggest that it would be the eventual victor.
All for One Dovev Lavie 2008
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While available in many flavors, different letters like b, g, a and n stand behind Wi-Fi's more technical name, 802.11, to help discern one version from another according to characteristics like speed and compatibility.
For CES and Beyond, 2008
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Sprint hopes to make an end run around Wi-Fi's hot-spot problems by instead offering more potent flavor of Wi-Fi called mobile WiMax in the latter half of the year.
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Sprint hopes to make an end run around Wi-Fi's hot-spot problems by instead offering more potent flavor of Wi-Fi called mobile WiMax in the latter half of the year.
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OF ENGINEERING, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: Wi-Fi's useful because you can easily get an Internet connection without having to find a hardwire jack to plug into.
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"If you want to start streaming high-definition television signals from your set-top box to your plasma display, Wi-Fi's technological underpinnings are not well suited for that," Pulselink's Watkins said.
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And Wi-Fi's appeal may even extend to making voice calls over private wireless networks, where it's easier to control quality of service.
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Those grand projections stem from white spaces' ability to address two of Wi-Fi's weaknesses: the technology's short range and its trouble flowing through walls and trees.
Forbes.com: News Elizabeth Woyke 2012
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