Cisco likely to use new 450Mbps chipset in 11n gear

Wireless Alert NetworkWorld.com | Wireless & Mobile Research Center | Update Your Profile Cisco likely to use new 450Mbps chipset in 11n gear By Joanie Wexler Last week, another possible reason for postponing enterprise deployments of 802.11n WLANs reared its head when chipmaker Marvell announced a 450Mbps chipset that Cisco will likely use in its enterprise access points. Read full story Joanie Wexler is an independent networking technology writer/editor in California's Silicon Valley who has spent most of her career analyzing trends and news in the computer networking industry. She welcomes your comments on the articles published in this newsletter, as well as your ideas for future article topics. Reach her at joanie@jwexler.com. MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC Download your FREE "Stretch Beyond" Solution Brief Find out how to stretch your wireless LAN across campuses, indoors and outdoors and in those hard to wire locations. 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