Apple has issues updates for the Airport Extreme and Airport Time Capsule, releasing minor upgrades for the firmware (now at version 7.7.1) and Airport Utility software (now at version 6.3) to add compatibility for the newly-announced, redesigned Airport hardware that supports the forthcoming standard of 802.11ac. The new standard, which uses the 5GHz bandwidth of 802.11n, is backward-compatible with earlier standards but supports faster speed and greater range. The new MacBook Air is the first model to feature 802.11ac.
