>> RF WLAN Technology & Standards

Technology Max Speed Advantages Disadvantages
Open-Air 1.6Mbps Wireless LAN Slow, Expensive, Superceded
802.11 2Mbps Wireless LAN Slow, Expensive, Superceded
802.11b 11Mbps Faster, Cheaper, stronger than 802.11 More Expensive than 802.11 and Open Air
802.11g 54Mbps Faster than 802.11b

Specs fixed in 2003.
Backwards compatible with 802.11b. No major support on hand helds yet.

802.11a 54Mbps/
100Mbps
Faster than 802.11b and 802.11g No Voice Support, not compatible with 802.11b.
No support on major handheld yet.
HyperLAN 54Mbps Supports Voice Expensive, not as fast as 802.11a
 
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