802.11ac

Apple partnering with Broadcom for high-speed Wi-Fi in new Macs

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 a 12:40 pm

Apple is partnering with Broadcom to bring super-fast Wi-Fi to its 2013 Mac lineup. The newest addition to the 802.11 group of wireless networking standards, 802.11ac allows for high-speed wireless connections on the 5 GHz band. Products utilizing 802.11ac have only recently started appearing on the market, primarily wireless routers.

Could we see 802.11ac 5G gigabit Wi-Fi in iPhone and iPad in 2012?

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Jan 22, 2012 a 10:25 am

802.11ac, sometimes referred to as 5G or gigabit Wi-Fi, hasn't been finalized and Apple seldom if ever speaks ahead of time about the incorporation of new technology into the iPhone, iPad, or Mac lines, but they were aggressive in adopting 802.11n while it was in the draft stages and 802.11ac appears to have even more to recommend it.