Tim Higgins
TRENDnet has started to ship an AC1200 class Wi-Fi Extender.
TRENDnet’s TEW-822DRE AC1200 WiFi Range Extender simultaneously supports maximum link rates of 867 Mbps in 5 GHz and 300 Mbps in 2.4 GHz. Its wall-plugged format doesn’t block the top socket in a standard U.S. duplex outlet.
Its Gigabit Ethernet port can be used to bridge Ethernet devices in Extender mode or to provide network connection when the Extender is switched to access point mode.
A report just issued by research company In-Stat says growth of the Wi-Fi mesh networking equipment market will slow by 10% from 2006 through the end of this year.
In-Stat says that "strong growth" will continue for Wi-Fi mesh access points for the next several years, as shipments grow more than three-fold between 2006 and 2011. Most of that growth however will come between 2006 and 2008, with growth rates rapidly declining starting in 2009.
The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced that it has started certifying Wi-Fi Direct products.
D-Link has added a simultaneous dual-band router and 500 Mbps powerline adapter kit to its Amplifi product line.
