First Gigabit Wi-Fi router goes in sale in May. The Netgear R6300 runs on a Broadcom chip which allows gigabit speeds over the still unratified 802.11ac standard, using a 5GHz spectrum. That standard is theoretically three times faster than the existing 801.11n. While the $200 router is capable of blazing speeds (and for a reasonable price), don’t expect to see a big boost using it to run your home network just yet as there’s currently no 802.11ac compatible devices or computer chips to receive the signal. Those will be available in early 2013, but until then the router will work with older (and slower) standards.

First Gigabit Wi-Fi router goes in sale in May.

The Netgear R6300 runs on a Broadcom chip which allows gigabit speeds over the still unratified 802.11ac standard, using a 5GHz spectrum. That standard is theoretically three times faster than the existing 801.11n.

While the $200 router is capable of blazing speeds (and for a reasonable price), don’t expect to see a big boost using it to run your home network just yet as there’s currently no 802.11ac compatible devices or computer chips to receive the signal. Those will be available in early 2013, but until then the router will work with older (and slower) standards.

Ars Technica

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