Although the approval of the 802.11n standard may be further delayed until 2008, Taiwan's network equipment makers are not worried that demand for pre-n products during the Christmas season will be weak, according to industry sources.
Draft 1.0 of the 802.11n standard was launched in January of this year, but seven months later, Draft 2.0 has yet to be unveiled, indicating that there are too many issues that need to be discussed on the first draft, the sources said.
Some industry players, according to the sources, have indicated that the approval of the 802.11n standard may have to wait until 2008, judging from the fact that the 802.11g standard took nine drafts before it was approved. That may mean that the goal to have the 802.11n standard approved in the first half of next year cannot be achieved, the sources remarked.
But others have pointed out that 802.11n may not take as long as 802.11g, because the present 802.11n draft has already undergone many tests by members in the Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC), which may reduce the time for the approval process, the sources said.
However, network equipment makers are not being deterred by the possible delay, as they place hope in Christmas demand for pre-n products, the sources said.
Gemtek Technology has revealed that although shipments of pre-n products in the third quarter may be slightly affected by talks about a possible delay, Christmas demand will drive up shipments.
Sercomm claimed that as both upstream and downstream vendors actively promote their products, the time frame of the 802.11n approval will have a limited impact.
Both D-Link and CyberTAN Technology said they expect strong demand for pre-n products in the first half of next year.
From: http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060815PR208.html// 搬自 Notebook
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