"The new 802.11n standard, expected to be finalized later this year, will let notebook users connect to wireless access points at much faster speeds than currently available with 802.11g technology. The Draft 1.0 of the new 802.11n Wi-Fi standard was voted on during a working group meeting Tuesday, but it did not garner the necessary 75 percent approval that it needed to move forward as the final draft. Comments and potential changes will be submitted to the working group and discussed during the IEEE's May meeting. While it's typical for early drafts to be rejected at this stage in the standards process, the failure is noteworthy since many companies have already begun selling products based on the Draft 1.0 version of the standard. "Depending on how this pans out, your pre N router could quickly become a piece of proprietary technology. Not that I don't like something being faster just for the sake of being faster, but for normal web usage, I can't really tell the difference between wired and wireless on my home network using Comcast cable modem service. For me, a bigger priority would be increase range and security.
CNet: New Wi-Fi Standard Hits Another Bump in the Road
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