[James Fee]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/archives/000548.php' target='_blank'>http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/archives/000548.php</a><br /><br /></div>"<i>It appears that Belkin will be one of the first manufactures to come out with a Pre-N wireless router based on the 802.11n specification under development by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). 802.11n, for those unfamiliar, is a new wireless specification that promises data throughput speeds 4 times faster (approx. 100 – 200Mbps) than typical 802.11a/g gear (Belkin claims that estimate is conservative – their product has been tested reaching speeds up to 6 times faster), and will have a transmission range that can span several floors in an office building (Belkin's Pre-N spanned 16 floors in informal testing). In addition, Intel and the IEEE are pushing for next-generation 802.11n devices to be backwards compatible with legacy 802.11a/g systems, which is good news for people who already made an investment in networking gear for their home or office.</i>"<br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/belkin_pre_n_router.jpg" /><br /> <br />We shall see if the "n" specification takes off as quickly as g did, but without backwards compatibility, it is not going anywhere. I'm not too sure about the 3 antennas on the demo unit. Why can't they just put them internally? It would look so much better.

[James Fee]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/archives/000548.php' target='_blank'>http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/archives/000548.php</a><br /><br /></div>"<i>It appears that Belkin will be one of the first manufactures to come out with a Pre-N wireless router based on the 802.11n specification under development by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). 802.11n, for those unfamiliar, is a new wireless specification that promises data throughput speeds 4 times faster (approx. 100 – 200Mbps) than typical 802.11a/g gear (Belkin claims that estimate is conservative – their product has been tested reaching speeds up to 6 times faster), and will have a transmission range that can span several floors in an office building (Belkin's Pre-N spanned 16 floors in informal testing). In addition, Intel and the IEEE are pushing for next-generation 802.11n devices to be backwards compatible with legacy 802.11a/g systems, which is good news for people who already made an investment in networking gear for their home or office.</i>"<br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/belkin_pre_n_router.jpg" /><br /> <br />We shall see if the "n" specification takes off as quickly as g did, but without backwards compatibility, it is not going anywhere. I'm not too sure about the 3 antennas on the demo unit. Why can't they just put them internally? It would look so much better.