Cisco 'winds down' wireless chipsets

Cisco will retire 802.11a chipsets based on technology that it bought at the height of the dot-com boom. Cisco Systems has confirmed that it is "winding down" development and production of 802.11a wireless chipsets based on technology from Radiata, which was a company it bought at the height of the Internet boom. The networking gear giant plans to focus more of its energy on software development and on next-generation technologies based on newer standards, such as the 802.11b Wi-Fi standard, the company said.

"The long-term strategic interest no longer lies in internal production of wireless chipsets," Cisco spokeswoman Abby Smith said on Friday. "However, we will continue to invest in wireless software and solution design."

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