It's tempting, isn't it? 802.11ac is a hot new wireless technology that boasts faster and at longer ranges than 802.11n, the current king of wireless standards. It does promise some seriously ...

LAS VEGAS—Wi-Fi networks promise to get faster still this year with the release of hardware supporting an important optional feature of the 802.11ac wireless specification, MU-MIMO. At CES this week, ...

Faster Wi-Fi: It's something we all crave. Fortunately, it's also something we can have, even on a budget. It's not just about fast Internet speeds to and from your service provider. It's also about ...

As host to the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament in 2013 and 2014, the city of Asheville, N.C., is closely following an emerging wireless standard that promises to bring gigabit speeds to ...

Your 802.11n wireless network and devices are about to become passé. Although the official 802.11ac specification won’t be finalized until sometime in 2013, wireless equipment will soon appear on ...

The first routers based on the first draft of the next-generation wi-fi standard, 802.11ac, appeared at CES in 2012, sporting multiple antennas (the technical term is MIMO, standing for Multiple Input ...

802.11ac Wi-Fi routers are just the ticket for consumers looking to cut the cord. It’s a tricky time to be in the market for a new wireless router. The safe bet is buy a model based on the ...

For a hundred bucks less you also get less of a Wi-Fi router. Instead of a 3x3 MIMO antenna rig, the new WRT1200AC comes with 2x2 MIMO. Otherwise the pair are closer in specifications than you might ...

I’ve been having some problems with the WiFi side of my router — the wired side works fine, but WiFi has been giving me problems. This isn’t an uncommon occurrence and usually happens as routers age, ...

At CES 2014, Broadcom announces two new 5G WiFi system-on-a-chips (SoCs) designed to deliver range and speed while using less power from the host device's CPU. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...