A dream come true: 802.11g (54Mbps) WiFi for handhelds

[Colin Dunstan]

This is great news for all WiFi warriors among us! Wireless-expert SyChip today announced its WLAN 6100EWB Embedded Module providing IEEE 802.11g connectivity for handheld mobile devices including smart phones, feature phones, PDAs, gaming devices and media players.

According to SyChip, the WLAN 6100EB Embedded Module supports various operation systems, including Nucleus, REX, Palm, Linux, and Windows Mobile. It is optimized for handhelds through advanced power save functions (with an ultra low power sleep mode), security features (in compliance with IEEE 802.11i), and Quality of Service (QoS) traffic prioritization features critical for VoIP and multimedia applications. Its small form factor-the module takes up an area of 90 square millimeters and a height of only 0.9 mm, making it one of the smallest, complete WiFi solutions available today.

Now can anyone tell us how long it takes to integrate this kind of chip and to deliver it to the PDA retail market?

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Christmas 2005. No sooner. And you'll see it on a PPC first (of course duh).