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All 802.11n Wi-Fi is NOT Equal

The black and white worlds of 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi are giving way to shades of gray with 802.11n. The days of simply knowing that the laptop you were going to buy included the latest Wi-Fi adapter are gone. 802.11n is dramatically … Continue reading

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The Power of 802.11 Draft-N 3×3

802.11 Draft-N is hot – up to 300 Mbps of bandwidth today with up to 450 Mbps of bandwidth tomorrow. But did you know that not all 802.11 Draft-N products are the same? To be a connoisseur of these differences, … Continue reading

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An update on Intel Itanium processors

I get asked regularly about Intel’s Itanium strategy and plans. Having taken over responsibility for Itanium at Intel in 2005, I spent time taking a deep and careful look at the technology, products and positioning of the product in the … Continue reading

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The Less Obvious Hard Parts about Designing Systems with Radios

The Communications Technology Lab at Intel has a charter that matches its name – we are supposed to look at all the issues around communications for Intel’s future platforms. That’s a pretty broad charter since it means we worry about … Continue reading

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