Intel-Led Alliance Stirs Angst over Future Wireless Spec

by Patrick Mannion EE Times, 31 Aug 2005 Intel has convinced fellow chip makers Broadcom, Atheros and Marvell to join forces outside of an IEEE wireless LAN group to develop an interoperable physical and media access control layer scheduled to be presented for IEEE acceptance by November. By working independently of the IEEE's 802.11n next-generation task group, Intel has angered task group members who accuse the Intel-led alliance of everything from co-opting the IEEE process to outright antitrust violations that could draw Federal Trade Commission scrutiny. Read more