MIT brainiacs triple the speed, double the range of Wi-Fi

Re: "consumers won't have to buy new hardware"

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or are all the manufacturers going to simply issue firmware upgrades instead of selling a new shiny box?

Are you kidding?

Do pigs fly?

Did you get lucky in bed last night?

{Ok, that is a joke}

Do you really think that the makers will do anything apart from wanting us to buy new devices?

What about all those who use the WiFi device supplied by the ISP. For example the BT Home Hub. Will that get an update?

Will all those Starbucks etc throw out their existing kit and replace it with this new fangled kit?

I think not.

While this is a nice advance IMHO this will take at least a decade before it is even in 25% of networks. By then we will have something else instead of jamed WiFi networks

Currently, my laptop shows 34 other networks available and I'm well out in the 'burbs. Do we really need more range. I certainly don't want 134 networks all trying to use Channel 6 showing up.