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Broadcom Chipsets Expand Wi-Fi Coverage Areas
Posted by mitchy_g on 23 Nov 2004 - 08:55 0 comments
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Broadcom said its new chips will operate at the highest transmission rate possible for a longer time than currently available chips, which are quicker to shift to lower data rates in order to maintain clear transmissions. It said the chips would improve performance whether used only on the client side only or in the router portion of a network.

Broadcom has rolled out a new line of local area network (LAN) chipsets that it says can increase the range of existing Wi-Fi networks by as much as 50 percent in both office and home settings.

Broadcom said its Broadrange 54g chipsets rely on advanced signal processing technology to boost the range from which wireless-enabled computers can access a network. The company rolled out both a single-chip 802.11g client solution for mobile computers and a system-on-a-chip for routers.

Broadcom said its new chips would operate at the highest transmission rate possible for a longer time than currently available chips, which are quicker to shift to lower data rates in order to maintain clear transmissions.

It said the chips would improve performance whether used on the client side only or in the router portion of a network, which sets it apart from other higher-performing Wi-Fi offerings, such as those from Atheros, which relies on having the same chips at both ends of the connection.

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News source: TechNewsWorld



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