The Wi-Fi Alliance is facing an unprecedented situation with the 802.11n specification. While expected to be finalized only in 2008, many Wi-Fi Certified 802.11n draft 2.0 products are already available and should massively hit shelves for back-to-school purchases.
So the Wi-Fi Alliance decided to launch an official temporary certification for those new products based on 802.11n draft 2.0 which should ensure interoperability across wireless device manufacturers:
While products based on draft 2.0 are already available, the Wi-Fi Certified 802.11n draft 2.0-labeled products will be on our shops in September. Some 802.11n pre-draft 2.0 devices might be upgraded via firmware update, but this will vary from one manufacturer to another.
[translation by Linathael]
