Op Designtechnica komen we het bericht tegen dat Netgear gaat samenwerken met Atheros Communications. Deze samenwerking leidt tot de integratie van de Atheros 802.11a/b/g WLAN-chipset in Netgear-producten. Netgear zal deze maand al beginnen met de verzending van de dual-band 802.11a/g PC-kaart, welke gebaseerd is op de Atheros-chipset. Een access point en router zullen spoedig volgen, welke ook uiteraard geschikt zijn voor de drie verschillende WLAN-modi.
"We expect 802.11a/b/g products to accelerate the adoption rate of wireless LANs and to prompt the migration from single- to multi-mode in the small-to-medium business and enterprise sectors," explained Rich Redelfs, president and CEO of Atheros Communications. "Users don't want to worry about which flavor of wireless network is available, they just want to connect at the fastest possible speed regardless of environment. Because of NETGEAR's reputation for quality, reliability and performance in the wireless LAN industry, we are excited to collaborate with them in bringing this much-anticipated technology to market."