More bad news for MIMO fans (if there’s such a thing): Glenn Fleishman over at Wi-Fi Net News is reporting that an IEEE member has informed him of a delay in the timetable for expected approval of the final draft of the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, from sometime this summer to late fall or even early winter. Fleishman’s source claims that Task Group N received around 12,000 comments on the proposed draft — compared to the 2,000-some that most drafts generate — which is yet another bad sign following the group’s earlier failure to garner even a easy majority in favor of the current proposal, much less the 75% supermajority needed for passage. With draft approval seemingly several months off at the least, it could be a year or even a year and a half before a final 802.11n standard is ratified, meaning that those folks who are already snatching up pre-N gear will have to wait even longer to find out if their hardware ends up being compatible.
[Via Ars Technica]
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IEEE source: draft 802.11n timeline slipping yet again originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Might 2006 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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