Wireless living
Monday, 2 February 2004 15:27 EST
Business PCs have been networked for two decades, but home users have never embraced building PC networks in their home to the same extent. Ethernet may have reigned supreme at work, but sneaker net - moving files around via floppy discs or, at a pinch, CD-Rs - remained the default for many consumers. However, the emergence of wireless networking systems - enabling PCs and other devices to be hooked up without the hassle of running cables between them - may finally see our homes become as networked as our offices.
There's certainly a lot of wireless devices about these days.
Research firm In-Stat calculates that 22.7 million wireless access systems were shipped globally in 2003, a 200 per cent increase on the previous year.
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