the promised performance improvements. While I've concentrated on the range extension aspects of this trio of technologies, there are also speed improvements provided by Atheros and Airgo's chipsets. Atheros' Super G technology uses four techniques to increase...

• -The Products
• -11g results - Indoor
• -11b results - Outdoor
• -Wrap Up and Conclusions
• -11b results - Indoor
• -Do Extended-range WLAN technologies deliver?
• -11g results - Outdoor

but this week Atheros countered by announcing its "Super G" and "Super A/G" enhancements. Nitro is primarily aimed at offsetting the inefficiency that results from mixed 802.11b / g networks. Picture a conversation between a slow (11b) and fast (11g) talker...

using Atheros' Super G chips are a little easier to keep track of, since most manufacturers either use "108 Mbps" somewhere in the product name or even use the actual "Super G " term somewhere in their product literature. ...