the "enhanced" 802.11g wars. It's based on Broadcom's "Afterburner" technology, which Linksys says "increases wireless network performance by up to 35%". Since this is my first review of an "Afterburner"-based product, I'll look at this claim pretty closely...

• -Digging into Afterburner
• -Does Afterburner beat Super-G?
• -Internal details
• -Wireless Features

router doesn't even have a product number yet. Other wireless routers introduced at the show that I've previously covered include the U.S. Robotics "MAXg" extended-range line, Belkin dual-band and ZyXEL G+ (based on Broadcom's Afterburner). Next item to report...

demo for something to show what sort of throughput that Afterburner could deliver. Fortunately, he had done some test runs at home where the air was clean and free and the results are shown in Figure 5. Figure 5: Broadcom Afterburner test run This...

• -Speed Limit 70Mbps
• -Conclusions

higher wireless speeds. Once the standard was ratified, enterprise grade gear made the transition and today (early 2006) 11g is the wireless LAN market leader, primarily based on its good cost vs. performance. Despite manufacturer's claims to the contrary,...