Don't Wait For 802.11n Ratification — Sell It Now

When it comes to the latest information technology, the best advice is usually to wait to implement it. This is true whether we're talking about the latest computer operating systems (think about all the glitches discovered when Windows XP first came out) and even niche products such as RFID (radio frequency identification), which had several standards issues that had to be worked out before it could be taken seriously in the enterprise.

With every rule, there is an exception, however, and in wireless technology, one exception is 802.11n, the latest Wi-Fi standard developed by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). 802.11n is currently in its second draft (aka draft 2.0), and it's about a year away from being ratified. Experts from Cisco, D-Link, Novarum, and Proxim Wireless offer several reasons you should not wait until January 2009 to start selling 802.11n. Some of the experts feel strongly that you can start selling this technology now.