Wireless Trends for 2008

For some great information on 802.11n and other wireless trends, AirWave's webcast Wireless Trends 2008 - What You Need to Know is available on Airwave's Webcast Library page. Some highlights from the webinar:

• 802.11n will be ratified in Q3 of 2009
• It's safe to purchase 802.11n devices now. These devices will "with just the slightest doubt" be compatible with the final standard.
• With 802.11n, you can expect performance of 4-6x times that of 802.11g
• Note that Gigabit Ethernet is a requirement, otherwise your wired LAN will be slower than your wireless link.
• There will be no need to replace your 802.11g equipment
• Don't try to run 802.11g and 802.11n at the same time in the same channel

For recent performance test results of 8.02.11n products, see this article in Network World.