Cisco(NASDAQ:CSCO) has announced new products based on the next-generation 802.11ac wireless networking standard that offer data transfer speeds of up to one gigabit per second, fast enough to download significant amounts of Web content and run streaming video simultaneously. The new products, which are already being adopted around the world by hospitals, universities, law firms and other organizations, will enable businesses to more easily support the growing number of devices connected to their wireless networks, and to ensure the high performance of high-bandwidth applications, such as HD streaming video, Web conferencing, and data backup and transfers.
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The 802.11ac standard and Cisco's new product offerings arrive at a time when businesses are becoming increasingly complex and placing intense bandwidth demands on the network, caused by the growing number of employee-owned mobile devices. These demands will only increase, and by 2017, as mobile network connection speeds increase, the average bit rate of content accessed through the mobile network will increase.
Chris Spain, Vice-President - Product Marketing, Wireless Networking Group, Cisco, said, "We are continuing our leadership in the market with this rollout of 802.11ac offerings and are positioned to change the landscape for enterprise-class network infrastructure. We are in a new era of the digital lifestyle and our customers are looking to increase employee productivity for those working on their mobile devices, by supporting the higher bandwidth applications popular amongst these users. Cisco’s new 802.11ac modules will support devices now operating on this standard while more effectively utilizing spectrum in the workplace."
Operating in the 5GHz range, 802.11ac allows customers to provide end-users with greater speeds and access to more bandwidth-intensive applications. Cisco's field-upgradable modules help ensure high performance for connected users and also extend the battery life of mobile devices.
