{"id":686,"date":"2013-06-21T16:25:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T16:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/?p=686"},"modified":"2016-10-11T14:57:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-11T18:57:10","slug":"wireless-802-11ac-certified-by-wi-fi-alliance-let-the-upgrading-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/wireless-802-11ac-certified-by-wi-fi-alliance-let-the-upgrading-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Wireless 802.11ac Certified by Wi-Fi Alliance &#8211; Let the Upgrading Begin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2013\/06\/Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"687\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/wireless-802-11ac-certified-by-wi-fi-alliance-let-the-upgrading-begin\/feature_image_wireless_ac_approved_wifi_alliance\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2013\/06\/Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,270\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2013\/06\/Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance-300x135.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2013\/06\/Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-687\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2013\/06\/Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Wireless 802.11ac standard cerified by Wi-Fi Alliance\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2013\/06\/Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2013\/06\/Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2013\/06\/Feature_Image_Wireless_ac_Approved_WiFi_Alliance-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>WiFi use is exploding across the world and the need for a faster wireless standard just got a boost with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wi-fi.org\/media\/press-releases\/wi-fi-certified%E2%84%A2-ac-takes-wi-fi%C2%AE-performance-new-heights\">the formal certification of 802.11ac by the Wi-Fi Alliance<\/a>. According to the Alliance, &#8220;the IEEE 802.11ac standard, takes Wi-Fi capabilities to new levels of performance&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Higher data rates \u2013 Networks based on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac can deliver data rates up to more than double those of a typical Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n network. For users, this means a network can support simultaneously streaming multiple HD-quality videos to multiple devices.<\/li>\n<li>Greater capacity \u2013 More devices can be simultaneously connected to a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac network without reducing performance.<\/li>\n<li>Reduced latency \u2013 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac products can deliver a higher-quality user experience with applications such as gaming or streaming music, where even the slightest delay can have a detrimental impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of this is good news for the network administrators struggling to handling all of the mobile devices sucking bandwidth from the clogged wireless n networks currently in place. So let the wireless upgrading begin. According to the Wi-Fi Alliance a number of products are now certified as part of the 802.11 test suite including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Broadcom BCM4360 5G WiFi Single Chip MAC\/PHY\/Radio for Clients and Routers<\/li>\n<li>Intel\u00ae Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260<\/li>\n<li>Marvell Avastar 88W8897 AP Reference Design<\/li>\n<li>Marvell Avastar 88W8897 STA Reference Design<\/li>\n<li>MediaTek Dual Band 802.11ac Reference Access Point<\/li>\n<li>MediaTek Dual Band 802.11ac Reference STA<\/li>\n<li>Qualcomm\u00ae VIVE\u2122 802.11ac 3-stream Dual-band, Dual-concurrent Router<\/li>\n<li>Qualcomm\u00ae VIVE\u2122 802.11ac 3-stream, PCIe Client<\/li>\n<li>Realtek RTL8197D+RTL8188AR+RTL8192CE AP\/Router<\/li>\n<li>Realtek RTL8812AE HMC card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"widget\"><div class=\"aside-card\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><div class=\"box box0\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/free-80211ac-wireless-network-solutions-buyers-guide\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1183\" src=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover.png\" alt=\"wireless guide cover\" width=\"140\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover.png 660w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover-211x270.png 211w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover-63x81.png 63w, https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/files\/2016\/03\/wireless-guide-cover-141x180.png 141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/><\/a><strong>For information on the top 802.11ac solutions,\u00a0check out our latest Buyer&#8217;s Guide:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy, side-by-side comparison of the top 802.11ac wireless vendors<\/li>\n<li>Descriptions of each solution and their strengths<\/li>\n<li>Important questions to ask yourself and potential vendors when considering a solution<\/li>\n<li>Market overview of the current\u00a0802.11ac wireless space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/wireless-network\/free-80211ac-wireless-network-solutions-buyers-guide\/\" class=\"ss-button aqua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WiFi use is exploding across the world and the need for a faster wireless standard just got a boost with the formal certification of 802.11ac by the Wi-Fi Alliance. According to the Alliance, &#8220;the IEEE 802.11ac standard, takes Wi-Fi capabilities to new levels of performance&#8221;: Higher data rates \u2013 Networks based on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wireless 802.11ac Certified by Wi-Fi Alliance - Let the Upgrading Begin! 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