The Next-Gen Wireless-N product will appear in notebooks from companies such as Acer, Gateway and Toshiba by the end of this month, Dave Hofer, director of wireless marketing for the company, said Tuesday.
The new Wi-Fi chip is based on the draft 802.11n wireless standard, which is on track to be finalized later this year. It will become the newest piece of Intel's Centrino package of chips, which includes the Core 2 Duo processor, a mobile chipset and a wireless chip.
Notebooks with 802.11n chips will be able to connect to wireless networks at faster speeds and with greater range than notebooks with older wireless chips, Hofer said.Intel also says its 802.11n chips will provide up to an extra hour of battery life, compared with other Wi-Fi chips based on the draft 802.11n standard.
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