January 06, 2005

Industry Looks for a Higher Speed Wireless Standard

Wall Street Journal reports (sub required) 26 wireless companies are working on a study together to figure out a new high speed wireless standard. The study will be finished by mid-2006 and specifications due by mid-2007. Commercial availablity can then come as early as 2009. The performance goal is an amazing 100 megabits per second. The consortium includes Cingular, Vodafone, Qualcomm, Lucent, and Motorola.